Music
From Haiti With Love: McCalla brings her roots to Roots on the Avenue
Leyla McCalla opens her album “Breaking the Thermometer” literally searching for answers. In a recorded conversation with her mother, the cellist questions her memories of Haiti when she was a
Blues In Motion: Riverfront Festival going downtown
Monica Brich mbrich@nwaonline.com The annual Riverfront Blues Festival is moving away from the riverfront this year. The event will be June 17-18 with headliners performing at The Majestic at 817
Making Music … And Jobs: Nonprofit offers training in the industry
Orson Weems got the best education in the music industry under “the instruction, tutelage and mentorship of the legendary Al Bell,” he says. Working alongside the former owner of Stax
Four Minutes, Four Questions: Ashtyn Barbaree
Ashtyn Barbaree’s new album, “Better Luck Next Time,” is the perfect thing to listen to while driving with the windows down. Her angelic, yet raspy, voice, and intricate Americana-infused melodies
Here Comes The Sun: Liverpool Legends back with new show
Before “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, before their first U.S. concert on Feb. 11, 1964, at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C., the Beatles were tuning up for
Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Story: Mackey’s ‘Memoir’ sets his mother’s story to music
Steve Mackey didn’t look far for the actress who would play his mother in the musical theater production, “Memoir,” based on his mother’s life. Turns out the nanny for his
Love Birds: Craftivist musicians support nature scholarship
Their music is for the birds — and Still on the Hill is proud to make it. Kelly and Donna Mulhollan, known for their prolific catalog of Ozark music, will
Mahler And Beyond: SoNA sets sights on summer of moving music
Don’t think about “Majestic Mahler,” on the Walton Arts Center stage April 30, as the end of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas season. Think of it as the beginning of
Mahler And Beyond: SoNA sets sights on summer of moving music
Don’t think about “Majestic Mahler,” on the Walton Arts Center stage April 30, as the end of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas season. Think of it as the beginning of
Five Minutes, Five Questions: Anthony Ball, Music Moves
A two-day event celebrating the contribution of Black culture is set for April 15-16 at The Jones Center in Springdale. The Arkansas Black Music Expo is presented by Music Moves,
