Spin Doctors We’ve spent a lot of time focusing on Wakarusa and Thunder on the Mountain recently, and for good reason — Wakarusa, at least, brings in more music fans than any other event in Northwest Arkansas. And Thunder may do the same — we’ll be down all weekend to check it out. But it’s not the only gig in town
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Wakarusa was a muddy, wild mess. Over the course of the four day festival, which took place from May 30 through June 2 at Mulberry Mountain in rural Franklin County, I took about 800 photos. Here are some of the best of them. [Show as slideshow]
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Dispatch Chad Urmston remembers thinking if he was playing at his last show with Dispatch, that would be alright. That was more than 10 years ago. But time softened the distance between the band members, and Urmston can now look fondly on what the band accomplished. What Dispatch did in four short years was create a fanbase and several well-received albums.
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Click here to view the embedded video. Just a man, a piano and a song. And, some greatness
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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. We got a lot of rain a couple days ago. Above, Luke Bryan explains why “Rain Is A Good Thing.” Well, technically, the Thunder on the Mountain festival announced its headliners on the day it released the lineup several months ago. But earlier today, organizers for the festival, which takes place June 6-8 on Mulberry Mountain north of Ozark, announced which artists will play on which days.
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Wynonna during her Rockin’ Christmas concert. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people.
View PostLess than a week after fans leave Wakarusa, which takes place May 30 through June 2 at the Mulberry Mountain site in rural Franklin Country, more music lovers will have a reason to visit the area. Pipeline Productions, which organizes both Wakarusa and the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival, have announced a new festival for the same event grounds. Thunder on the Mountain will take place June 6-8 and feature country music
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The view of the stage at Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival while the namesake band performs. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media.
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