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Festival Preview: Fayetteville Roots Festival
What started as an idea by a local folk band to have a one day festival featuring local food in Fayetteville has since grown to become a contender on the national scale for folk music festivals.
Show Review: Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
Sunday night Martin proved to the audience at the Arkansas Music Pavillion that he is undoubtedly an accomplished musician, too.
Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival Announces 2014 Lineup
Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 2014 festival.
The Kids Are Alright: A Conversation with The Black Cadillacs
The Black Cadillacs are a bunch of young guys with a love for 60s and 70s classic rock. The blues-based indie rock band hails from Knoxville, Tenn.
Peace, Love, Chompdown and Dirtfoot
There’s only one gypsy-punk-country-grumble-boogie band in the land, and that’s Dirtfoot.
Electronic Music Is Just Getting Started: An Interview With Adventure Club
From Montreal, Canada, Adventure Club is an electronic music duo. They specialize in “meshing dubstep’s chainsaw synths with delicate vocals and surprisingly upbeat melodies,” to make their own brand of EDM.
New Southern Soul: Q&A With St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Not long after arriving at Wakarusa, I had my first band interview with Paul Janeway of St. Paul & The Broken Bones. He was a super regular guy, and extremely down to earth. Watching him perform on Friday with the band was like a 180.
Live Music
FRIDAY, May 9
The Bayou, Rogers: 9:30 p.m., Whiskey Grin
Chelsea’s, Eureka Springs: 9 p.m., RK Ellis
Club Push, Fayetteville: 9 p.m., Karaoke
Coco’s Lebanese Cafe, Fayetteville: Unzaa
Crystal Bridges, Bentonville: 6 p.m., Jazz
Downstream Casino, Quapaw, Okla.: 8 p.m., Travis Kidd
Foghorn’s #1, Fayetteville: 7 p.m., Sean Kemp
Fresco Cafe and Pub, Fayetteville: 7 p.m., Adam Collins Trio
George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville: 6 p.m., Cate Brothers; 7 p.m., The Uncrowned Kings; Mudstomp Showcase with Honkey Suckle, Foley’s Van, The Whistlepigs
Greenhouse Grille, Fayetteville: Matt Smith Jazz
JJ’s Grill, Fayetteville: 8:30 p.m., Ouachita River Band
JJ’s Grill, Rogers: 8:30 p.m., Wes & Karl
Jose’s, Fayetteville: Isayah’s Allstars
Jose’s, Springdale: Leah & the Mojo Doctors
JR’s Lightbulb Club, Fayetteville: 9 p.m., Comfortable Brother, Big Ginsburg, Annie Girl & the Flight
Mojo’s Pints and Pies, Fayetteville: Dave Bright
Rowdy Beaver, Eureka Springs: 7:30 p.m., Karaoke
Rowdy Beaver Den, Eureka Springs: 9 p.m., DJ Goose
Smoke & Barrel Tavern, Fayetteville: Shawn James & the Shapeshifters; Alex Culbreth
***The Stolen Glass, Fayetteville: 9 p.m., Arkansas Bootleg