The Road to Essence Festival. Photo by SAMANTHA BAKER, NWA Media. Staff photographer Samantha Baker was also at Friday (June 14) night’s Road to Essence event in Orchards Park in Bentonville
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A look at the Road to Essence festival event in Bentonville
Editor’s note: My colleague Tracy Neal filed this dispatch after interviewing the president of Essence magazine and attending the Road to Essence concert on Friday (June 14) night in Bentonville. Follow up with him via email at tneal@nwaonline.com.
View PostBlues festival brings rock music to its roots
JP Soars If the warm, gruff, and often downright dirty sounds of the blues get you excited, be prepared to engage in some sweet blues and rock ‘n’ roll this weekend. Both national and local touring acts will be lighting up the stage at Eureka Springs Blues Weekend through Sunday (June 16).
View PostThe weekend in music, with Maxwell and more
Maxwell The Essence Music Festival won’t take place until early July in New Orleans. When it does, fans there will see acts such as Beyonce, New Edition, Keyshia Cole and more.
View PostOn the way — Queens of the Stone Age (10/8) and Gary Allan (7/12)
Click here to view the embedded video. Where has this announcement been hiding all spring?
View PostThunder on the Mountain bands: A photo gallery
During the course of the three-day Thunder on the Mountain country music festival, I took about 1,000 photos. Obviously, not every one of them can be used. We already shared several photos via our Thursday (June 6), Friday (June 7) and Saturday (June 8) analysis of the shows. But there were several good photos left over, and they follow below
View PostThunder on the Mountain sights in photos
I spent three days on Mulberry Mountain for the first Thunder on the Mountain country music festival. That means I watched a lot of music and saw a lot of people. Photos of the people and sights at the three-day-long festival, which concluded Saturday (June 8), follow.
View PostSoon in tunes: Hot Club of Cowtown, June 11 @ 324 Ballroom
Hot Club of Cowtown Fresh off the release of the new album “Rendezvous in Rhythm,” trio Hot Club of Cowtown will return to Fayetteville for a show at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 11) at the 324 Ballroom, located behind Jose’s Restaurant. On the new album, the band recalls gypsy jazz and the sounds of Django Reinhardt. Tickets are $22 and reservations should be made by calling 409-1224.
View PostCourtesy of Toby Keith — Thunder on the Mountain’s final day
Toby Keith (and his trademarked items). All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Sure, the headliner of the Friday night (June 7) festivities at Thunder on the Mountain, Luke Bryan, is surging up the charts and through the public conscious
View PostEntertained by country’s reigning entertain of the year – A day at Thunder on the Mountain
Luke Bryan. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. All eyes were on Luke Bryan last night as he headlined the Friday night (June 7) edition of the ongoing Thunder on the Mountain country music festival last night in Franklin County
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