James McMurtry Second Street Live brought in a full slate of performers last year, including shows by Ray Wylie Hubbard, Elizabeth Cook and more. It’s been quiet this year, until now. Recently, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith agreed to a lease-purchase agreement on the facility on Second Street.
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Click here to view the embedded video. What’s the “Sweetest Thing?” Well, a woman you’re fond of, according to JJ Grey.
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Crowds gather to watch a band at last year's Block Street Block Party. This year's event takes place Sunday. Sunday isn’t often a big day for music. But not every weekend is the Block Street Block Party, either.
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Tyrannosaurus Chicken When the weather is this nice, it’s meant to be taken advantage of. So, how about a whole weekend outdoors? Gates open at 2 p.m.
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Kid Cudi Need to know what music to see this weekend? You’ve got your work cut out for you with shows all around, from country to bluegrass to jazz to rap and, well, I can’t remember a weekend this diverse in some time. Let’s start with rap, shall we?
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Benjamin Del Shreve I took a day off this week, which was lovely. I slept in, cooked breakfast, went to a baseball game… truly lovely. Not that any of you care, but it gets me to my point
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Ray Wylie Hubbard photo by Todd Wolfson
Ray Wylie Hubbard speaks in story form.
That’s the type of talent one (especially with Hubbard’s keen observational skills) develops after 40 plus years on the road.
He shares those stories in many ways, such as on the new tracks that will be released on “The Grifter’s Hymnal,” an album that will be released March 27.
He’s also working on a memoir that’s 70-80 percent complete, he says.
Hubbard chatted with me recently to share a few other stories from the road, like one about former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and one about a guitar he found stuffed in a planter. Read more in a story I wrote for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers [Note: Subscriber content].
Hubbard visits Northwest Arkansas for two shows. He plays at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (2/8) at Second Street Live in Fort Smith and at 9 p.m. Thursday (2/9) at George’s Majestic Lounge.
Tickets are $20 for the Fort Smith show or $15 for the Fayetteville event. Get tickets through the venue’s respective websites.
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