Click here to view the embedded video. The song is “Heart of Rhythm,” and it’s another example of why Ryan Bingham is one of my favorite songwriters of the last decade. He stops at George’s on Tuesday
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The Besnard Lakes photo by Richard Lam Fresh off the release of their new album, April 2’s “Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO,” Canadian alt-rockers The Besnard Lakes are on a tour that will bring them to Fayetteville. In their 7.3 graded review (out of 10.0) of the new album, Pitchfork says the band members are not mere songwriters but “composers who create musical suites out of sweepingly melodic movements.” Joining for the Wednesday night set at The Lightbulb Club are fellow Canadian band Suuns. Admission is $8; the show begins at 9 p.m.
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Kool & The Gang To some degree, disco seems like a novelty, some long-ago genre of fading importance. But that ignores just how wildly popular disco was at its peak. Take, for instance, funk/rock/jazz/soul (and, yes, disco) band Kool & The Gang
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Click here to view the embedded video. I heard this song in the car a couple days ago. I heard this morning Skynyrd is coming close to here on their summer tour. Seems like a simple enough reason to play this one
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Click here to view the embedded video. Iris Dement sings “Go on Ahead and Go Home,” from her new album “Sing the Delta.” She’ll be singing to Northwest Arkansas crowds when she performs at the upcoming Fayetteville Roots Festival.
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Click here to view the embedded video. A lineup teaser from Wakarusa… As the Internet grows ever quicker courtesy of social media and ever needier courtesy of the same, lineup leaks are common. Except, the folks at Pipeline Publicity, organizers of Wakarusa (and other festivals) have been pretty quiet about the coming year’s Wakarusa festival, which will take place May 30 through June 2 on Mulberry Mountain north of Ozark
View PostAccording to the festival’s official Facebook page, the lineup for the first Thunder on the Mountain country music event will be announced at 10 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 5). As soon as we get word of the performers, we’ll let you know who to expect for the event, which is scheduled to take place June 6-8 on Mulberry Mountain, which is located on Arkansas 23 north of Ozark.
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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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Tav Falco Perhaps you’re not down enjoying the sunshine and sweet sounds at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival. Which is precisely where I am right now. I wrote a guide to the festival, if you’re curious. We also will write about one of the festival’s headliners, Leftover Salmon, but that won’t be until a little bit later today.
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The Vine Brothers The duo of Joe Credit III and Greg Bucking, who call themselves The Vine Brothers, have a very busy week scheduled in Northwest Arkansas. The group, whose members call Kansas City and Brooklyn, N.Y. home, recently released the Americana/roots album “Low Rent.” Tour stops include noon Saturday (Sept
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