It’s busy in October, with all the football games, craft fairs and Halloween hijinks.
So those at the Eureka Springs Festival Office decided to give the 61st annual Ozark Folk Festival a weekend of its own — in November.
The festival kicks off Nov. 6 with performances by Noah Earle and 3 Penny Acre and concludes with [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 31, 2008 at 6:05 am
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When he performs Nov. 7 at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, Joey DeFrancesco should be happy man.
The jazz musician recently moved to Arizona, but he spent a considerable amount of time in Philadelphia. His beloved Phillies just won the World Series, so expect a little euphoria onstage.
He might also play “Take Me Out to the Ball [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 31, 2008 at 6:03 am
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The Maryland-based duo of Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus, above, are usually on the road as members of their band, Edge City, but have stepped away from the full band sound to something more intimate. In a series of acoustic settings across the country, the duo will perform songs from their recent album, “Plans Gang [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, In the Spotlight, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 31, 2008 at 6:01 am
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A band somewhat resembling The Kinks, above, will perform at Club Froggy’s on Oct. 31.
By now, you’ve got your costume all ready to go. The pumpkins are carved and sitting on the front porch, scaring little kids.
There’s only one question left: Where to party on Halloween?
We’ve compiled a list for your convenience, and we must [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Concert Reminders, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 30, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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The answer is yes.
Earlier this week, we told you about the opening weekend of The Gypsy on College, which kicks off with Nashville, Tenn.’s Bonepony on Saturday (Nov. 1).
Now comes word that another music space swings open its doors that day, too.
The Mayapple Salon opens Nov. 1 at 546 W. Center St., located in the [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Concert Reminders, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 29, 2008 at 1:30 pm
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It isn’t often that the blog discusses the national music scene. After all, this is a local music blog.
But this is one of those stories that has to be discussed.
Because it involves free Dr Pepper.
It seems the soda maker was so confident that “Chinese Democracy,” the much ballyhooed and much delayed release from Guns ‘N’ [...]
Filed under: Music Industry News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 27, 2008 at 8:14 am
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Attempts to take live photos at the Three 6 Mafia concert were unsuccessful. Silly cameras. And we can’t exactly post a YouTube for all the language, so here’s a text-only review:
The biggest crime perpetrated by the crowd at the Three 6 Mafia show on Oct. 24 at the Fayetteville Town Center was this: It ignored [...]
Filed under: Concert Wrap, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 25, 2008 at 12:24 pm
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This is something we’ve heard about for several months now, and it looks like it’s as good a time as any to chat about it:
Fayetteville is apparently getting a new live music club.
It’s called The Gypsy on College, and it will be located in the former Dart Room location on North College Avenue. For [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 24, 2008 at 9:32 am
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For someone — myself included — who didn’t live here until a few years ago, it’s hard to qualify and quantify the influence the band Punkinhead might have had on Fayetteville and the local music scene in the ’90s.
The group, which released two studio albums and toured the country during its heyday, hasn’t played together [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 24, 2008 at 6:05 am
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As long as folk/bluegrass duo Still on the Hill have been together, songwriters Donna Stjerna and Kelly Mulhollan have written character studies, tales about the famous and not-so-famous people they meet in their travels.
With the cooperation of Jones Television, Still on the Hill has compiled a 14-song collection of such tunes for “Ozark: A [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Listen Here First, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: October 24, 2008 at 6:03 am
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