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).
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Candy Lee and the Sweets Hey guys and girls, don’t forget your mom this weekend. Sunday (May 12) is Mother’s Day, so you better do something nice. Perhaps that something nice is a live music show. Five bands will converge on the grounds of Terra Studios near Durham for the venue’s Spring Music Festival.
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Backroad Anthem As this post goes live, it may be snowing. Some start to spring. But we are people of resolve, and live music goes on, and so should we. There are many opportunities to hear some music this weekend in Northwest Arkansas
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Click here to view the embedded video. Snoop Lion, if he chooses to wear that lion head at Wakarusa, will fit right in with many of the other costumed characters at the festival.
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Click here to view the embedded video. Sometimes, if you take away a performer’s band, they loose a little of their charm.
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Dangerous Ponies In the midst of working on a new record, Philadelphia band Dangerous Ponies will perform on Wednesday at The Lightbulb Club in Fayetteville. The septet call their music “indie/rock/pop/psychedelic/danceyourfaceoff” on their Facebook page. Their show with Martin Bemberg and Native American begins at 10 p.m
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Click here to view the embedded video. Lots of folks have already posted this, but it’s good, so why not join the chorus? Local singer/songwriter/bearded wonder Shawn James recently sat down with the fine folks at KUAF to record an in-studio segment. One of the clips from that session, a cover of John Legend‘s song “Who Did That To You” from the “Django Unchained” soundtrack, is taking a turn around the Internet, racking up more than 60,000 views in just more than a week.
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Click here to view the embedded video. Since the 2013 lineup for the AMP is unknown, a video from last year will have to do for now.
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Eli Young Band photo by Jeremy Cowart Slowly but surely, Texas-based country group Eli Young Band are working up the ranks in their genre. The band, which debuted in 2002, has charted two No. 1 Country hits — “Crazy Girl” and “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” — and earned three 2012 ACM award nominations
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Perpetual Groove It’s finally February, meaning 1/12 of your concert-going chances have already passed this year. I hope you’re taking advantage of it. So, here’s some recommendations for the first day of this new month, in case you want to keep working at it
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