Spoken The hard rock band Spoken — which formed in Lowell in the late 1990s — is preparing to release its seventh studio album, “Illusion,” on Tuesday (Feb. 12). The album, which took two years to make, was recorded in Nashville with the help of producer Jasen Rausch (Red, Disciple)
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Keller Williams photo by C. Taylor Crothers Guitarist and songwriter Keller Williams recently recorded an album with the Travelin’ McCourys. The album, “Pick,” came out in July and features tracks originally recorded by Steve Earle, My Morning Jacket and John Hatford, among others
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Bartin Memberg This is the kind of Black Friday deal I like. It combines staying in bed a little later, listening to music and avoiding the mall. Former Memphis Pencils member Martin Bemberg recently released a new EP under the name Bartin Memberg
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Bear Colony In these waning weeks of fall, with pretty leaves still hanging on the trees, make sure you get outside and see it all before it’s gone. One way to get out of the house, of course, is to go see some live music.
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JJ Grey Southern rockers JJ Grey & Mofro — which also incorporate elements of soul into their sound — last year released the album “Brighter Days,” a live recording. The band from Florida is taking the show on the road, including a gig on Wednesday (Aug. 1) at Neumeier’s Rib Room in Fort Smith. The show begins at 8 p.m.; tickets are $15.
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Gavin DeGraw If I have the radio dial on a pop station for more than an hour, I’m almost guaranteed to hear the song “Not Over You” by Gavin DeGraw. It’s a tune that won’t go away, either from pop radio or from the recesses of a brain, where the chorus has a tendency to bounce around for hours. DeGraw tells me the song happened because he allowed himself to seek outside songwriting assistance for the first time
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Seem like we make this post every six months or so, but the information is important, so it’s worth mentioning again. This blog, Tuned In, is part of the Northwest Arkansas Media group, which publishes five daily newspapers and many more weeklies. More specifically, Tuned In is a supplement to the What’s Up!
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Award-winning Texas country musician Pat Green returns to the area for a show at 10 p.m. at the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, Okla. Green is at work on the album “Song We Wish We’d Written II,” a follow up to a 2001 album of cover songs. As a songwriter himself, Green has cracked the Top 10 with the song “Wave on Wave.” Jamie Wolfe and The Wranglers open the free show at 6 p.m
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Daymoths
Ah, yes, the weekend. I can think of about 30 ways to celebrate. I don’t have time to get into all of the ways here, but just know you should enjoy yourself if you aren’t working. It’s unseasonably warm, the Razorbacks play a ranked basketball team at home and there are plenty of concerts to see.
Let’s get to the latter, shall we?
Indie rockers Daymoths is the husband and wife pair of Emily Dantuma and Ollie Dodge. They first started performing together in the band Vox Vermillion, then forged ahead as a duo. Daymoths recently released the album “Back in Time.” The group performs Saturday (Jan. 21) at Paradygm Shyft in Fort Smith. The 18-and-up show begins at 8 p.m. The cover charge is $5.
The same evening in Fayetteville, Stoney LaRue returns to a town he’s performed at many times.
The Red Dirt country musician has placed his emphasis on the road, playing about 200 live dates per year and releasing two live albums in the past decade. In August, however, he released just his second studio recording in the past six years, “Velvet,” a Top 15 country album. LaRue will return to the area for a show Saturday at George’s Majestic Lounge. Admission to the 9 p.m show is $15.
Elsewhere, Walter Savage plays jazz tonight (Jan. 20) at Hjem Restaurant and Boom! Kinetic takes over George’s Majestic Lounge the same evening.
We’ll see you around, and have an awesome weekend.
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