Click here to view the embedded video. What’s the “Sweetest Thing?” Well, a woman you’re fond of, according to JJ Grey.
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A Weekend Itinerary
Here are are my quick picks for today and tomorrow: Tonight Arkansas New Play Festival — “Uprooted” by Clinnesha Sibley, 7:30 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $7. theatre2.org. What happens when long-separated siblings reunite after the death of a parent? When successful film actress Venus Kettle returns to Indianola, Miss., to her mother’s “home [...]
View PostThe weekend in music, with bands on Block Avenue and more
Crowds gather to watch a band at last year's Block Street Block Party. This year's event takes place Sunday. Sunday isn’t often a big day for music. But not every weekend is the Block Street Block Party, either.
View PostPaste recognizes best Arkansas bands, including a few locals
Click here to view the embedded video. The song above is “New Blessings” by Messy Sparkles. Perhaps blessings are headed his direction after a magazine names him one of the Arkansas’ best acts. Paste magazine’s 50 State Project made a splash across my Facebook feed yesterday — it seem as if all of my musically inclined friends posted this link already.
View PostMusical Thursday
Nashville, Tenn., songwriter and vocalist Ashley McBryde is making a pass through Arkansas, stopping at several local venues along the way. McBryde last summer released the album “Elsebound.” See her live at 6 p.m. today at JJ’s Grill in Rogers. For details, visit ashleymcbryde.com. Darrel Cole — 8 p.m., Cherokee Casino, West Siloam Springs. Michael [...]
View PostSoon in tunes: Trapt, May 17 at George’s
Click here to view the embedded video. Rockers Trapt tell you about being “Headstrong.” The group performs Thursday at George’s Majestic Lounge.
View PostTGIWednesday!
Beaver Lake: Northwest Arkansas’s Ace in the Hole — A Sandwiched In program with Robert Morgan, manager of environmental quality at Beaver Water District, noon, Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165. Wine, Women & Song — With Elizabeth Momand, Katherine White, Nancy Mathis and Rachel Black, 7:30 p.m., Second Street Live in Fort Smith. $10. [...]
View PostThis Just In
The Association for Beaver Lake Environment is sponsoring a free public event featuring Susan Young from the Shiloh Museum who will speak on “Life on the White River Before the Building of Beaver Dam.” Music group Still on the Hill will play. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. today at the Rogers Public Library. Questions and contact informatiion: [...]
View PostWalmart confirms Shareholders’ acts, lack of public access
Late Monday night, Walmart confirmed what we learned yesterday, thanks to a comment by a reader: Carrie Underwood (May 29) and Aerosmith (May 30) will perform in Bud Walton Arena as a precursor to the company’s annual Shareholders’ meeting. Tickets (rather quietly) went up on Ticketmaster late Sunday night and were available to associates for free. Several who went through the process informed me the ticket-getting procedure was quick and painless, if you were an associate in the know. As a result, Walmart tells me all tickets for the shows have been claimed and, unlike in years past, the public can’t expect to wait outside Bud Walton and gain access to these concerts
View PostSoon in tunes: Ashley McBryde, multiple venues
Nashville, Tenn., songwriter and vocalist Ashley McBryde is making a pass through Arkansas, stopping at several local venues along the way. McBryde last summer released the album “Elsebound.” See her live at 7 p.m. today (May 15) at the Rockin’ Pig Saloon in Eureka Springs, 6 p.m.
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