Matisyahu performs “King Without A Crown” on “The Late Show With David Letterman.” The reggae artist is among the acts added to the Wakarusa lineup earlier this week.
Lost in the chaos of the ice storm was the announcement of a few more bands who will be coming to the newly local Wakarusa Music and Camping [...]
Jason Boland is back.
And not just in the sense that he’s coming to Fayetteville on Wednesday (Feb. 4) for a concert at George’s Majestic Lounge, where he and his backing band The Stragglers have been playing for years.
That’s true, but this is a much more significant kind of return.
Years of vocal strain finally took its [...]
UPDATE: Because of the ice storm and travel conditions, Rector will not perform. The show goes on with Fundamental Elements, Club Froggy’s tells the Northwest Arkansas Times.
Profilic local songwriter Ben Rector dropped a new record in 2008, and he’ll be showing it off when he and his band play tonight (Jan. 30) at Club Froggy’s [...]
One of the men who helped introduce crowds to “Freebird,” above, by Lynyrd Skynyrd passed away Tuesday. The death of Billy Powell leaves only one original member in the Southern rock band.
We’re a little late to get this information up, but here it is in its sad truth.
Pianist Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd passed [...]
1:33 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 29) — Like so many others, we’ve been down.
But, (cross our fingers) we’re back up.
We’re going to keep this as an open thread. When we hear what is open and what is closed, we’ll post it here.
George’s Majestic Lounge was open last night, we expect to be so again today.
What else [...]
Although it seems half of Northwest Arkansas is cozy at home today, we at the Northwest Arkansas Times are all working diligently to make sure we get a paper out this weekend. And, listening to a bit of music appropriate for the day.
Which leads us to the video below.
Enjoy your snow ice day.
Though many area music acts are worthy of — and receiving — national attention, perhaps none are more decorated than Prairie Grove’s Trout Fishing in America.
Just like clockwork, almost, the band releases an album every few years, earns accolades across the country and ends up nominated for a Grammy Award.
Which is precisely what happened last [...]
The boys of Lucero are no stranger to Fayetteville.
And they’re coming back. The Memphis-based band will perform tonight (Jan. 23) at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.
Lead singer and Little Rock native Ben Nichols recently chatted with the Northwest Arkansas Times, offering a status report of sorts about his band and his NUMEROUS projects.
Read more about [...]
Texan and folk singer Eliza Gilkyson followed in her parent’s footsteps and has enjoyed a life of touring. The songwriter has performed around the country for years, gaining popularity along the way. She may be producing the best work of her life now, as The Boston Globe declared that her 2007 album “Your Town Tonight” [...]
We’ve heard about some of the talent that might be coming to The Arkansas Music Pavilion this summer, and we’re excited.
And while The AMP, located in the Northwest Arkansas Mall parking lot in Fayetteville, has officially been mum on the roster, Pollstar.com is announcing one of the performers.
According to the Web site, Darius Rucker, of [...]