Click here to view the embedded video. Here’s a live version of Dispatch performing “The General.” You’ll get to see something along these lines if you attend the Wakarusa festival. In one week (or less, for some of you coming in from faraway lands), it’ll be wheels up for Wakarusa. Early arrival begins on May 29, and many will be arriving that day or making their way in this direction
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Granger Smith Fans attending a show on Thursday (May 24) at George’s Majestic Lounge get a two-for-one special. Country musician Granger Smith and his redneck alter ego, Earl Dibbles, Jr., will both perform during a show scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Smith released his ninth studio album, “Dirt Road Driveway,” on April 16
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Click here to view the embedded video. It’s practically “Unamerican” to dislike Cletus Got Shot. The boys are back for a show this weekend.
View PostLocal rockers Cadillac Jackson will release a new album, “Purple,” at a show on Thursday (May 16) at George’s Majestic Lounge. The band describes itself as “a funk band that taps into rock, hip-hop and dance genres.” The group, which played at Wakarusa in 2012, is currently giving away copies of “Landshark,” a live recording made at a previous set at George’s. Admission to the 9 p.m. show is $6; tickets are available online.
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Click here to view the embedded video. “Musta Had a Good Time,” huh? The band is Parmalee, who will perform next weekend in Fort Smith
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Gregory Alan Isakov A South African-born songwriter who visited for last year’s Fayetteville Roots Festival will make a return trip. Gregory Alan Isakov, who counts Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen among his influences, will visit George’s Majestic Lounge on Wednesday (May 8). Admission to the 8 p.m. show is $8
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Click here to view the embedded video. No, “It’s Not Over.” More music festivals are announcing their lineups. Daughtry will perform at Riverfest. We looked at some of the region’s music festivals a couple of weeks ago, but that was before Riverfest in Little Rock had announced their lineup
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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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Kimberly Schlapman, left, and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town perform at the Arkansas Music Pavilion. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media.
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Click here to view the embedded video. A collection of 90′s bands will invade the Arkansas Music Pavilion this summer.
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