Hailing from Chicago, the trio known as Future Rock call themselves “electronic sensory overload.” Their sound comes courtesy of live loops, synthesizers and an electronic drum kit, and it is augmented with a vivid light show. The group, which has been touring across the country and performing at festivals, will visit Fayetteville tonight (Nov. 14) [...]
A frequent performer on the local music scene and a featured artist on “The Local X” radio program on KXNA 104.9 FM, Fayetteville-based Well, Well, Well… will release its debut album at a concert Saturday night at Club Froggy’s, 402 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. The thrash- and punk-flavored group cites bands such as Black [...]
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 [...]
Mississippi native Cory Branan’s name has been tossed about by the national music press with some of the heavyweights of songwriting: Ryan Adams, Conor Oberst, Paul Westerberg and more. While working on material for an upcoming release, Branan is touring the South, the part of the country so prominent in his folky tales. Branan will [...]
A veteran player in local groups such as Chilly Moon and The OneUps, local songwriter Jared Dunn decided to try things on his own. The result is “The First Try,” an album he released earlier this year. Dunn, who also is a drummer, plays piano and sings on his debut release. He will perform live [...]
Husband and wife team and Northwest Arkansas residents Curly Miller and Carole Anne Rose have been making music together for about 20 years, using vintage instruments in the process. With Carole Ann on banjo and Curly on fiddle, the two make dance music reminiscent of the kind made more than 100 years ago. For their [...]
Sarah Hughes is no stranger to local stages. For several years, she was one of the more visible songwriters on the local scene. At the beginning of this year, Hughes took off for Austin, Texas, to try her skills there. She returns to Northwest Arkansas for a series of gigs beginning at 11 a.m. Oct. [...]
Although he made a name for himself as the leader of lyrics-from-the-heart neo-folk group Bright Eyes, the chameleon-like Omaha, Neb., native Conor Oberst has changed styles again. His latest incarnation comes as the frontman of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, which released the album “Conor Oberst” on Merge Records in March. The singing [...]
An accomplished storyteller and musician, North Carolinian Michael Reno Harrell’s journey will bring him to GoodFolk Productions, 229 N. Block Ave., in Fayetteville, for a concert tonight (Sept. 5). Harrell arrives before a stop at the Walnut Valley Festival, an annual gathering of Americana, bluegrass and folk talent that takes place in Winfield, Kan. Harrell’s [...]
Up-and-coming Texas group the Eli Young Band, fresh off a set of opening dates with the Dave Matthews Band, will return to Fayetteville today (Sept. 5) for a performance at George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. The group has also served as the opening act for John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow while [...]