Click here to view the embedded video. What’s the “Sweetest Thing?” Well, a woman you’re fond of, according to JJ Grey.
View PostOn the way – JJ Grey and Mofro, Aug. 1 at the Rib Room
Soon in tunes: Ashley McBryde, multiple venues
Nashville, Tenn., songwriter and vocalist Ashley McBryde is making a pass through Arkansas, stopping at several local venues along the way. McBryde last summer released the album “Elsebound.” See her live at 7 p.m. today (May 15) at the Rockin’ Pig Saloon in Eureka Springs, 6 p.m.
View PostSpeculating the Walmart Shareholders music for 2012
Click here to view the embedded video. I’m picking up good vibes about the potential Walmart Shareholders’ roster I just compiled. Above, The Beach Boys play “Good Vibrations.” Are they coming to Fayetteville?
View PostOn the way – Pat Benatar, Aug. 19 at the AMP
Click here to view the embedded video. Pat Benatar will fight the ‘Shadows of the Night’ this time around.
View PostSoon in tunes: Wilco, May 10 at the AMP
Wilco It’s hard to believe, but the current lineup of Wilco is also its most stable. A band once known for its tumultuous relationships, Wilco’s current sextet has been intact since 2004. In that time span, the group has released three of the band’s eight studio albums. Touring in support of the band’s latest release, “The Whole Love,” Wilco is currently on the road for a series of dates that will bring them to Fayetteville on Thursday (May 10)
View PostConcert review: Rain (Beatles tribute), May 7 at WAC
Rain, a Beatles tribute show, took to the stage at the Walton Arts Center on Monday (May 7) night. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media When your chief complaint about a show is that it ended too quickly, you know you’ve had a fun time at the concert hall. Still, the idea that it could have been even a better show remains, although that may be one of personal opinion, rather than a generalized perception. Because when the Beatles tribute act Rain finished their two-hour set on Monday night at the Walton Arts Center, I left wanting more – more songs, certain songs (several of my favorite Beatles tunes were omitted from the evening) and a more enthusiastic response from the crowd.
View PostSoon in tunes: Five Finger Death Punch, May 8 at the AMP
Five Finger Death Punch Metal band Five Finger Death Punch, touring in support of their album “American Capitalist,” will visit the Arkansas Music Pavilion on Tuesday (May 8) for a show with guests In This Moment and Trivium. Five Finger Death Punch’s first two albums, “Way of the Fist” and “War is the Answer,” both received gold-selling status.
View PostSoon in tunes: Rain, May 7 at the Walton Arts Center
Rain A Beatles tribute band that also has a home on Broadway, Rain uses costumes, videos and songs to take viewers through a journey of the famed pop band’s illustrious career. The group, which features several performers tackling the roles of John, Paul, George and Ringo, comes to the Walton Arts Center at 7 p.m. Monday (May 7)
View PostThe weekend in music, with Perpetual Werewolf and more
Happy Cuatro de Mayo! That’s the fourth of May, for those of you interested. That leads us to the fifth of May, and the more popular Cinco de Mayo. Which leads us to a full weekend of music.
View PostSoon in tunes: Bret Michaels, May 3 at the Rib Room
Bret Michaels Exactly two months to the day that Bret Michaels was last in the area, he returns for a show at Neumeier’s Rib Room in Fort Smith. Michaels and his band were last here for the Kiss a Pig Gala, performing an abbreviated set to the gala crowd.
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