Music
New Northwest Arkansas company wants to keep the joy in musical theater
With a degree in musical theater performance from Liberty University, a private evangelical university in Lynchburg, Va., and a couple of off-Broadway shows on her resume, Kayla Grizzard has formed
Buddy Shute has new EP, and we have songs on YouTube!
Buddy Shute has been a fixture on the Northwest Arkansas blues scene for many, many years. This year he and Mark McGee (often described as the best harmonica player in
Goo Goo Dolls find new niche with ever-growing audience
Bassist Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls has been watching crowds grow and change from the stage since the 1980s. “The thing that I’ve noticed the most between then
Eureka musician John Two-Hawks’s new CD has Celtic flavor
Inspired by his book of the same title, “Of Mist and Stone” is the 29th album for Native flutist John Two-Hawks — and marks his return from a Covid-induced pause.
After decades, Bettye LaVette is finally a legend and is coming to Roots Fest
Bettye LaVette isn’t wasting time. The 76-year-old singer is one of the defining voices of the Detroit sound. Her raspy, soulful voice has been part of the music scene since
‘Disrupting’ The Music Scene: Love More Records seeks to build community
Raquel Thompson was born into music. The 21-year-old behind Love More Records has been surrounded by music since the moment her father played “Isn’t She Lovely” in the birthing room.
Step Right Up! Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow urges ‘face your fears’
A sideshow circus troupe invites audiences to “face your fears” as acrobats fly without nets and performers swallow swords and razor blades, eat and breathe fire or walk on broken
Folk For The Future: Willi Carlisle embraces everyone on ‘Peculiar, Missouri’
Don’t poets make the best songwriters? Willi Carlisle’s new album, “Peculiar, Missouri,” eases back and forth between poetry and songwriting so completely that he’s not sure when he’s writing one
Cherise Carver: Four Minutes, Four Questions
Cherise Carver, a country musician from Rogers, has hit the radio with her new song, “Get Back Home,” with the catch phrase “It’s never too late if I’m breathing.” The
‘Music That Moves Us’: Chamber festival returns to Northwest Arkansas
Tomoko Kashiwagi, artistic director of Chamber Music on the Mountain, hopes this year’s festival “moves” listeners. “I thought, we have been so confined during covid. What I want to do
