Earlier this month, we passed on the word that the American Princes, from Little Rock, were canceling a concert at the Smoke & Barrel Tavern, the new venue on Dickson Street.
The band’s publicist told Tuned In the cancelation was the result of a “medical emergency.”
Now, we (officially) know a lot more about it.
Prior to the [...]
Filed under: Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 30, 2008 at 2:19 pm
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Here at the What’s Up! section, it’s tough for us to talk about house concerts.
We know a lot of good music is going on in houses (such as this one a few weeks back), but most owners don’t want the publicity because of the attention it might attract, both in terms of a police presence [...]
Filed under: NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 26, 2008 at 6:03 am
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This New Year’s Eve, Fayetteville party rockers Hunkr Down will help revelers ring in 2009 at Club Froggy’s, 402 W. Dickson St. The group is no stranger to New Year’s Eve parties, having played at one each of the past six years. For the Dec. 31 night show, Hunkr Down will be joined by special [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, In the Spotlight, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 26, 2008 at 6:01 am
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Robert Earl Keen sings about Christmas, redneck style. The song is “Merry Christmas From the Family,” and it’s good for a bunch of laughs.
I must credit another blog for introducing me to this video, but this song is so priceless it needs to be repeated.
From all of us here at the blog, Merry Christmas.
Filed under: Uncategorized by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 25, 2008 at 8:03 am
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Need a last minute Christmas gift?
Want one that helps a charity, too?
Well, here you go. The AMX, the morning show at 104.9 FM and the station where we chat about the week’s events every Friday, has released a holiday sampler. Sort of.
The songs might not be Christmas songs, but the disc is certainly offered in [...]
Filed under: Listen Here First, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 22, 2008 at 10:01 am
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We just got word from the folks over at the Smoke & Barrel Tavern that the American Princes have canceled their concert scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 20) at the venue at 324 W. Dickson St.
According to Smoke & Barrel co-owner Evan McDonald, the bands scheduled to be opening acts, The Good Fear and The Memphis [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 19, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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The band that is Jesus Chrysler Supercar has existed for about nine months, but it was only about three months ago that they put the pedal to the medal, so to speak.
The Northwest Arkansas trio plans to release their five song debut EP, “Bible Salad,” at a concert tonight (Dec. 19) at Club Froggy’s, 402 [...]
Filed under: Listen Here First, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 19, 2008 at 3:37 pm
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We know we haven’t quite made it to the end of the year, but it sure is close.
And so, with just a few days to go in 2008, we launched our annual What’s Up! year in review edition.
Included in today’s (Dec. 19) publication are all the details about the top entertainment stories of the year, [...]
Filed under: Concert Wrap, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 19, 2008 at 6:03 am
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A popular draw in Northwest Arkansas, the American Princes are scheduled to return for a performance in Fayetteville, this time at a new venue. The Little Rock-by-way-of-New York City rock outfit is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Smoke & Barrel Tavern, 324 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. The Princes recorded [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, In the Spotlight, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 19, 2008 at 6:01 am
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It’s that time of year again. There are only eight days until Christmas, and everyone seems to be announcing their best of albums, including Pitchfork, an AP writer, another AP writer (that list is awful, by the way), Metacritic, and many more.
Here are our choices.
And here’s what 11 ½ months of listening have helped me [...]
Filed under: Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: December 17, 2008 at 10:37 am
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