Jay Farrar plays “Highways and Cigarettes.” He and his band, Son Volt, are in town tonight (Feb. 28).
We already know a lot about the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, which will take place this year at Mulberry Mountain from June 4-7.
But what about the Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival, which takes place at the same [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 28, 2009 at 10:01 am
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It was just about a year ago that the members of 3 Penny Acre came together from separate backgrounds to see what making music together would be like.
All of the members had previously been in other acts, among them, bands such as the Wildebees, Grandpa’s Goodtime Fandango and Wildwood.
Because they all had experience writing songs, [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Listen Here First, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 27, 2009 at 6:03 am
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Little Rock native Elise Davis got an early start in music, performing in a high school band called the Sandbox Lizards. That band earned some traction in the state’s capital city as a semifinalist in a new band competition and was picked to play at the annual Riverfest. Davis, now a local resident and a [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, In the Spotlight, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 27, 2009 at 6:01 am
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The Northwest Arkansas Times was not granted permission to take photos of T.I. during the concert. This photo is courtesy of Scott Flanagin/University of Arkansas.
Several times during his Wednesday evening (Feb. 25) performance at Barnhill Arena on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, Atlanta rapper T.I. had a message for his haters.
It went like [...]
Filed under: Concert Wrap, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 26, 2009 at 5:09 pm
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We’ve spent much of the last month chatting about Wakarusa, as we’ve announced the lineup, speculated on the artists and announced more artists.
Now comes an opportunity to send one of our own to the festival, which for the first year will take place at Mulberry Mountain near Ozark.
Tonight (Feb. 26) at George’s Majestic Lounge is [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 26, 2009 at 9:19 am
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Queensryche does “Jet City Woman.” They are flying into Fayetteville for a concert in May.
Pollstar.com is announcing that rockers Queensryche will be visiting the Arkansas Music Pavilion early this summer.
The group, best-known for the song “Silent Lucidity,” will be here on May 27, a Wednesday. The band is touring in support of its forthcoming album [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 25, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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Lucinda Williams does her thing, above.
T.I. does his thing, with help from Kanye West. Caution, rap-star language.
In case you haven’t been paying attention recently, there are two BIG shows taking place tonight (Feb. 25).
And they couldn’t be more different.
On the stage at 8 p.m. at Barnhill Arena is Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. Learn more about [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 25, 2009 at 11:07 am
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The B-52s know a little place to get together. You can get together with 250,000 other people at this year’s Riverfest in Little Rock, which is May 22-24.
Amazingly, Memorial Day weekend isn’t that far away. It’s just three months out, and, if you’re like me, it’s the next weekday you’ll be off from work.
Which might [...]
Filed under: Concert Announcements, Music Industry News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 24, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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We’ve tried, unsuccessfully, to get Lucinda Williams on the phone before. She’s a busy and popular woman these days, and she’s always making news. Just Tuesday, in fact, a new collaboration between her and M. Ward debuted on the latter’s newest release, “Hold Time.”
With her ties to the area, which include her father, poet Miller [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News, Read More Here by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 20, 2009 at 6:05 am
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T.I.’s new single “Dead and Gone” reminisces about the life he’ll be leaving behind in Atlanta when he heads to prison. His current tour takes him to Fayetteville for a performance Wednesday. Caution, rap star language is featured in the video above.
As rapper T.I. continues his tour across America, he’s also been busy elsewhere. Between [...]
Filed under: Concert Reminders, Music Industry News, NWA Music News by Kevin Kinder . Posted on: February 20, 2009 at 6:03 am
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