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Saturday’s Music

Published on: June 22, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Bombay Black, Interstate Buffalo, John D. Hale Band, Shooter's Bar & Grill, Stickyz, The Afterthought, The Tricks, Town Pump, Turnpike Troubadours

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Turnpike Troubadours.

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Here’s a little-known fact: Outside of the city of Tahlequah, Okla., is a public use area titled No Head Hollow Public Use Area. No lie. The city is also the capital of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. Now, why are we discussing Tahlequah here? It’s the hometown of Turnpike Troubadours, a quintet of roots-rock playing musicians. This isn’t Red Dirt country like many bands from Oklahoma, but music that throws in a little bit of everything, including folk, Cajun and bluegrass. Turnpike Troubadours revisit Little Rock for a show at Stickyz. The John D. Hale Band kicks off the show with their alternative country sound that blends country, Americana, Southern rock and even bluegrass, and expect the music at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show.

That rhythmically tight, fast-paced rock trio known as The Tricks will play Town Pump. The show starts at 10 p.m. with a $3 cover. Also on the bill is 607 — and you know 607, don’t you? Only one of the best rappers/hip-hop artists/musicians around the area. The Tricks and 607 will share the stage so for $3 this might be the best $3 you can spend. Look for a CD release party from The Tricks on July 5 at White Water Tavern.

Conway hard rock outfit Bombay Black released their new album Bullets And Booze back in May, and now the melodic rock band is holding a CD release party at Shooter’s Bar & Grill. It’s a rowdy and raunchy album filled with rock solid … well, modern rock. Cover is $5 with the music starting at 9 p.m. It’s a 21-and-up event. If you can’t make it to Shooter’s, catch the band a night earlier when they play Cregeen’s Irish Pub on Friday night. The music starts around 8:30 p.m

Interstate Buffalo‘s full-length debut One Step Away is blues rock. Really, really, really good blues rock. Blues rock with nasty guitar riffs, and even some funky grooves. The album’s kickoff is “Down in a Bad Way,” a tune that possesses a steamroller of a riff. “Camera” is a stone-cold funk groove. And there’s more great stuff on the album. Interstate Buffalo will celebrate the release of its One Step Away with a CD release party at The Afterthought. The music will begin at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover.

Here are the Turnpike Troubadours with their “Gin, Smoke, Lies”:

Gin, Smoke, Lies

Sunday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: June 9, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Arkansas Bo, Devin the Dude, Joe Average, LabRatz, Lo Thraxx, Rev Room

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Devin the Dude.

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Underground Houston hip-hop artist Devin the Dude is bringing his critically acclaimed if commercially unrecognized rap to Rev Room. Seriously Trippin is his newest EP. And an appearance by Devin the Dude is worth checking out on its own merit, but also on the bill will be 607, Lo Thraxx, Arkansas Bo and Joe Average. And then there’s a performance by LabRatz, the local hip-hop collective of Blaze Beatz, Kwestion, Asylum, Fiyah Burnz, Osyrus Bolly, Doe Boi, Bobby, Turnpike, Tiko Brooks, X2C, Nick Broadway, King Knowlej, Gadah and Duke Stigall. It’s an 18-and-up show with the music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of show.

Here’s Devin the Dude with his “What I Be On”:

What I Be On

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: February 16, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Broncho, Downtown Music, Eugene Robinson, FreeVerse, Iron Tongue, Isaac Alexander, Jazz vs. Hip-Hop IV, Mountain Sprout, Rodney Block and the Real Music Lovers, Samantha Crain, Scott Kelly, Stickyz, Twelve Modern Lounge, White Water Tavern

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Samantha Crain.

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Oklahoma musician Samantha Crain released her second full-length album You (Understood) back in the summer of 2010. The album rightly earned praise from the critics. Why? Because it was 13 tracks of Crain’s unique singing style — angelic and vulnerable but with an emotional jab — and her shuffling Americana sound. And recently, Crain has been working with musician John Vanderslice on a follow-up album, and back in January released a 7-inch single from those sessions featuring the tune “A Simple Jungle.” Crain comes to White Water Tavern. Also on the bill are Broncho with their Oklahoma-bred punkish garage rock sound, and Big Silver and The Easys member and fabulous local singer/songwriter Isaac Alexander with the music starting at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover.

Jazz and hip-hop — two great American art forms. Rodney Block and the Real Music Lovers, and 607 — two of Arkansas’ best, in jazz and hip-hop, respectively. So that’s what one can expect when heading to Twelve Modern Lounge for Jazz vs. Hip-Hop IV featuring Rodney Block and the Real Music Lovers, and 607. The Real Music Lovers are Sam Carroll on keyboards, Michael Chandler on drums and Oliver “OT” Thomas on bass, and the two acts will collaborate, fuzing jazz and hip-hop, while also performing solo, which means 607 will draw from his solo stuff and his music with brother Bobby in earFear. The night starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for reserved seating.

Mountain Sprout is one of those bands making a name for itself through its live shows and for good reason. The four guys from the Arkansas band describe their band as a “highly energetic hillbilly music machine, spitting original tunes and blowing minds with witty lyrics and face-melting musicianship.” Live, the band is on fire, spitting out white-hot slices of music that’s probably best titled insurgent Americana with equal parts bluegrass, psychobilly and hillbilly. So it’s that sound that Mountain Sprout will bring to Stickyz. Kicking off the music is FreeVerse with their free-spirited, rock ‘n’ roll jams that incorporate funk and jazz. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $6 cover for the 18-and-up show.

Here’s how Neurosis describes their post-metal sound: “For the last 26 years, Neurosis have tapped into the elusive wellspring where resonance and dissonance collude, circling emotional poles where nothing is withheld, where the psyche screams for answers to Earth’s ancient mysteries.” Okay, but Neurosis is really just music. Scott Kelly is the vocalist and guitarist of the California band, and he sometimes likes playing some countryish folk music. And it’s that country folk sound that a solo, acoustic Kelly brings to Downtown Music. Joining Kelly will be Eugene Robinson, the lead singer of experimental band Oxbow. The doors open at 8:30 p.m. with the music starting soon afterward. Cover is $10. And since it’s an all-acoustic show, what better way to kick it off than with an appearance by Little Rock-bred rock thunder outfit Iron Tongue, playing acoustically, of course.

Here’s Samantha Crain with her “We Are the Same”:

We Are the Same

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 4, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Ceschi Ramos, Louis Logic, Stickyz

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Louis Logic.

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Need a brief introduction to underground hip-hop artist Louis Logic? Check out his “Idiot Gear” from his 2003 album Sin-a-Matic where he reinforces his public persona as a failure with the women by kicking off the tune with a quote from Chasing Amy. In actuality though, Logic is an accomplished MC and songwriter, whose humor and down-on-his-luck personality is also blended with a street-smart commentary on today’s world. But, he also is a musical wanderer, flirting with a fusion of surf and hip hop in his band Spork Kills, and studying voice, piano and music theory so he could play piano and rap. Now the hip-hip anti-hero has teamed with fellow fringe hip-hop artist Ceschi Ramos for a tour where Logic unveils his “one-man variety show” hip hop on the South of the Border Tour, including a stop at Stickyz. The opening acts are Ceschi and local hip-hop star 607, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. Cover is $10 for the 21-and-up show.

Here’s Louis Logic with his “The Ugly Truth”:

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Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: October 22, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Devin the Dude, E Dubb, Juanita's, Pat Green, Revolution Music Room, Ryan Couron, The 4X4 Crew, The Village, Trey Hawkins Band

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Pat Green.

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Texas country music icon Pat Green is playing to growing crowds at club dates, including a stop at Revolution Music Room. The singer/songwriter known for his tunes such as “Carry On” and “Wave on Wave” is still out on the road, touring in support of his January 2009 release What I’m For. The album followed up the success of 2006′s Cannonball (No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country album charts) with another No. 2 spot. The album’s lead-off single “Let Me” also hit No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with tickets for the 18-and-up show $25 in advance and $30 day of show.

For another kind of country, mosey on over to Juanita’s to catch Arkansas country musician Ryan Couron as he mixes his good ol’ boy attitude and storytelling with a little shot of country rock. His “Huntin’ or Fishin’” has earned radio play across the country, and elsewhere Couron and band (including songwriting partner and lead guitarist JC McInnis) detail living the country life on tunes such as “The Drinkin’ Song,” “Heaven” and “Until the Morning Comes.” The opening act is the Trey Hawkins Band, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with their southeast Arkansas country rock. Cover is $10 for the 18-and-up show.

The New York Times has called Houston hip-hop artist Devin the Dude, “A brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow.” But while he remains a critical darling, the Dude is still an underground hip hop sensation. Fans can see what the buzz is all about as Devin the Dude visits The Village, headlining a show that includes a number of Arkansas hip hop acts, including 607, E Dubb, The 4×4 Crew and others. The event is hosted by Ron Mac with DJ Discipline on the turntables. The doors open at 8:30 p.m. with the music at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Here’s Pat Green with his “Carry On”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 1, 2010

Categories: General

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Rooney.

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The pop-melody injected rock ‘n’ roll sound of Los Angeles outfit Rooney returns to Juanita’s. The band, known for their love of Beatles pop, Tom Petty rock, Queen bombastic operatic rock and Beach Boys harmonies, released their third album Eureka on June 8. Joining the group will be The Young Veins, a California rock band consisting of Ryan Ross and Jon Walker, the former lead guitarist and bassist, respectively, of Panic! at the Disco; and Brooklyn dance rock duo Black Gold. The 18-and-up show starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $13 advance and $15 day of show.

Onestone Productions is joining forces with Big Brown and Big Wink Entertainment to present The Ultimate Old School Party at Revolution Music Room, an event being headlined by the hip-hop group Whodini. Known for their ground-breaking rap anthems “Friends,” ‘Freaks Come Out at Night” and “Five Minutes of Funk” from their 1984 album Escape, Whodini is old-school rap at its best. Joining the hip-hop act will be a who’s who of Little Rock talent, including Little Rock trumpeter extraordinaire Rodney Block and the Real Music Lovers featuring Jeron, Ultimate Groove featuring Tawanna Campbell and local hip hop star 607. The music starts at 8 p.m. with tickets $25 advance and $30 day of show, and VIP tickets $50 advance and $60 day of show.

Damn Bullets — Joe Sundell on vocals, guitar, banjo and harmonica, DJ Bennett on bass and vocals, and Graeme Higgins on drums — are still electrified and still boogieing, working up a fever with their collection of rock ‘n’ roll, delta blues, rockabilly, folk and bluegrass. In the process of writing new tunes for a new album (The band has already polished off the excellent “Fool’s Gold,” the sound of The Beach Boys meeting The Band.), the Damn Bullets play White Water Tavern. Sharing the bill is Austin, Texas, act Sad Daddy, a “new old-time country outfit” Sundell formed with Hot Springs singer/songwriter Brian Martin and bassist Melissa Carper of The Carper Family in Austin.

Speaking of musical graduations in Little Rock, Texas metalcore act Sky Eats Airplane graduates to headlining a show at The Village. Blending hardcore punk and heavy metal influences into an aggressive sonic annihilation filled with electronica flourishes, the Texas quintet produced an incendiary live show. Local support will be provided by Little Rock hardcore/pop punk outfit Safe to Shore, central Arkansas hardcore band My Hands to War, El Dorado hardcore outfit Fear the Aftermath and Maumelle electronica metal group The Science of Sleep, who released an EP The World Awaits in December 2009. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music starting at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $12 advance and 415 at the door.

Downtown Music has new ownership in Samantha Allen (replacing founder Alan Wells), and the night is celebrated with Memphis melodic black metal band Epoch of Unlight, Arkansas doom and gloom black metal group Fallen Empire, Little Rock hard rock/metal act Iron Tongue, Little Rock hardcore metal band A DarkEnd Era (formerly known as A Darkened Era) and Fort Smith death metal quartet Macrocosm. There will be an open house of sorts from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with food and drink specials. The music will start around 8 p.m. with a $5 cover, and the music blaring till around 2 a.m.

The Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative celebrates its First Friday by unveiling its featured artist for July, Little Rock artist John Kushmaul. The opening of the monthlong show will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with refreshments including Thai green curry bowls and Vietnamese coffee with donations encouraged. Kushmaul’s first solo show since 2008 will include 30 oil paintings (all for sale) Kushmaul created through collaborations with photographers and other artists from Arkansas and from around the country. The show will be displayed until July 31. Kushmaul has works in the permanent collections of the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Governor’s Mansion and the Central Arkansas Library System.

Here’s Rooney with their video to the tune “Tell Me Soon”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: February 19, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Boom Kinetic, Chris Denny, DJ Shawn Lee, G-Eazy, Juanita's, Nevermind, Revolution Music Room, Sticky Fingerz, The John Cowan Band, The Village

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John Cowan. Photo by Carol and William Johnson.

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According to John Cowan, his music has been described as “bluegrass, newgrass, gospelgrass and rock ‘n’ rollgrass,” but the former lead singer of New Grass Revival — a experimental bluegrass group that included Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn — is simply trying to take acoustic music to places its never been before. And it’s with his new group The John Cowan Band that Cowan is warping bluegrass and blending musical genres. Cowan and band visit Juanita’s, with Chris Denny as the opening act. The cover for the 18-and-up show is $10, and expect the music at 9 p.m.

Fayetteville’s Boom Kinetic create dance-y pop rock music that is surprisingly original (with roots in ’80s pop music masterminds such as Toto and Men at Work) when playing their high-energy music, but also play a ton of pop covers, from Tears For Fears to MGMT. Boom Kinetic visits Sticky Fingerz. There’s no opening act with the music starting at 9 p.m. with $8 early admission for the 21-and-up show.

Raised in Oakland, Calif., but chilling in New Orleans now, rapper G-Eazy creates his music in his dorm room, listens to The Beatles and A Tribe Called Quest every day, performs with a live band and wears skinny jeans — but he’s no hipster, Of course, this is all according to his online bio. Decide for yourself who G-Eazy is when he visits Revolution Music Room. The opening acts are DJ Shawn Lee and local hip hop god, entrepreneur and CNN star 607, with the music starting at 9 p.m. for the 18-and-up show. Cover is $7.

Sixteen years after Nirvana dissolved following Kurt Cobain’s suicide, the Chicago-based Nirvana tribute band Nevermind (named after Nirvana’s explosive, pioneering 1991 sophomore album) continues the music of the seminal alternative rock band. Comprised of three brothers — J., Sam and Alex Veldman — Nevermind recreates the Nirvana sound (with 70-plus Nirvana tunes in their catalogue) and stage presence of the Seattle-based band, running through the “hits” — “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Heart-Shaped Box” — while hitting the deep-album cuts — “On a Plain,” “School” — that slapped early ’90s music in the face. Nevermind return to Little Rock, this time with a show at The Village. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the music kicking off at 8 p.m., and general admission tickets are $10 advance and $13 at the door.

Here’s a shot of John Cowan in action with the tune “Good Woman’s Love”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: February 16, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 607, A Little Rock-Umental Occasion, Ace Spade & The Whores of Babylon, Crisco Kids, DJ G-Force, Ear Fear, Epiphany, Iron Tongue, Jamie Randolph & The Darkhorse, Josh the Devil and the Sinners, Juanita's, Swiss Family Knives, The See, The Village, Zucura

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Swiss Family Knives.

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Little Rock’s Swiss Family Knives have some new tunes to unveil, including the eaten alive drive of “Colorblind” and the roaring roll of “Lucky” to add to their collection of indie rock tunes sprinkled with keyboard textures. Expect the quintet — Adam Hogg on keyboards and vocals, Collin Buchanan on guitar, Sean Nadji and bass and vocals, Brian Hughes on drums, and Jeff Lagios on guitar and vocals — to unveil these new tunes during a show at Juanita’s. The party includes Jamie Randolph & The Darkhorse, a Memphis outfit making a name for themselves with their musical melding of indie rock and alt country. The show starts at 9 p.m. with a $6 cover for the 18-and-up show.

T.C. Edwards — the subject of Mike Poe’s long-awaited documentary TC & me … a Little Rockumentary and a heavy metal lover — is celebrating a birthday so Poe is throwing him a party at The Village titled A Little Rock-Umental Occasion while hoping to raise money to finish the project. Invited is a smorgasbord of Little Rock music with hip hop represented by Ear Fear (607 and Bobby) and Epiphany; indie rock by The See; punkabilly by Ace Spade & The Whores of Babylon, and Josh the Devil and the Sinners; garage-y punk by Crisco Kids; metal by Iron Tongue and Zucura; and DJ G-Force on the turntables. The all-ages party kicks off at 8 p.m. with a $10 cover, and the occasion is also a ’80s theme night party, with patrons asked to dress as their favorite ’80s icon, with winners receiving killer prize packages.

Here’s a shot of Epiphany in action with his tune “5 Dollas”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 29, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 607, Cornerstone Pub, Earshot, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Juanita's, Mike Streezy, Revolution Music Room, Sticky Fingerz, Wrong Way

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The O.D. Part 2.

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The last time The O.D. was held at Cornerstone Pub, eight talented, local hip hop artists took the stage to showcase real rap with their beats and rhymes. The O.D. Part 2 promises more of the same in the best local hip hop with artists 607, Cat Daddy, Rah HoWard, Mista Mayhemm, Carteaire Custom, Big Drew, Shea Marie and Mike Streezy. Hosted by Epiphany with DJ KP on the turntables, the event kicks off at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 21-and-up show.

100.3 The Edge presents Los Angeles heavy rock Earshot at Juanita’s with opening act Parabelle, featuring Kevin Matisyn, the former lead singer of Evans Blue, kicking off the night at 9 p.m. with a $6 cover for the 18-and-up show. Formed in 1999, the five-piece Earshot is known for their extensive touring schedule, delivering their blend of hard rock and alternative metal.

Combining reggae and dance hall with punk rock and ska, the music of Sublime lit the charts and MTV on fire in the late ’90s with tunes such as “Santeria” and “What I Got,” catapulting the group to fame even after the death of lead singer Bradley Nowell in 1996. While Nowell is gone, Athens, Ga., five piece Wrong Way — A Tribute to Sublime carries on the legacy of the group, drawing from a set list of 40-odd Sublime songs and recreating the live energy of the ska punk band. Wrong Way visits Sticky Fingerz with an opening act to be announced. The music will start at 9:30 p.m. with a $7 cover for the 21-and-up show.

The Red Dirt country rockers Jason Boland & the Stragglers are still touring behind their 2008 release, Comal County Blue, an album that hit the top 40 of the country music album charts. Expect a boot-stomping good time with music blending country and rock when Boland and company visit Revolution Music Room. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music to start at 9 p.m. with tickets $10 advance and $12 day of show for the 18-and-up concert.

Here’s a shot of Jason Boland & the Stragglers live in Kansas City with their tune “Drinkin’s Song”:

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