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Friday’s Music

Published on: February 2, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Aurora, Balance, Balance Music, Ben Nichols, Boom Kinetic, Cory Branan, Downtown Music, Fatality, G-Force, Jake Martin, Kevin Kerby, Rev Room, Stickyz, White Water Tavern, Will Hoge

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Will Hoge.

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When Nashville, Tenn.-based Americana artist Will Hoge sings “But when I get my wings/I’m gonna fly back home to you/And go ahead and you can tell St. Peter/Open up, I’m coming through,” he sings it with the conviction of a man who recently had heavenly thoughts after receiving a vicious taste of his own mortality. But luckily for fans of Hoge and good music in general, he survived a 2008 scooter wreck. And since then, Hoge has released his newest album Number Seven, which includes “When I Get My Wings,” a soul-infused Americana number complete with horns backing the joyous chorus. Such is the music of Hoge: It’s Americana — honest, workingman’s music — but smudged with folk, blues and country fingerprints and stamped with his gruff, soulful voice. It’s impossible not liking the man and his music, and Hoge will visit Stickyz to prove it to you. The music starts at 9:30 p.m. with tickets for the 18-and-up show $10 in advance and $12 day of.

Here’s how Wiley Seeger, lead singer of Fayetteville-based, party dance rockers Boom Kinetic, describes their craft: “You rock it! You party, you dance, and when you’re done, you rock it even more. Lasers and fog are a must.” So that’s the secret and probably why the band plays to such large crowds when it comes down to Little Rock, such as on this night for a show at Rev Room. The music starts at 10 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show. Boom Kinetic’s first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light was released in 2010. Expect a night of up-tempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synth pop.

White Water Tavern is celebrating its five-year anniversary? Well, under its new leadership, but it’s still a party nonetheless. And how better to celebrate the bar’s rebirth than with the music of two of its favorite, regular performers: Ben Nichols and Cory Branan. Of course, Nichols is better known as the lead singer of Memphis-based rock ‘n’ roll band Lucero, but as a solo performer, Nichols also has the excellent The Last Pale Light in the West under his belt, a collection of tunes based on the so-darn-great Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Of course, Lucero is also gearing up for the release of their new album Women & Work on March 13 so maybe Nichols will sprinkle in some tunes from the album along with solo stuff. Branan is an Americana singer/songwriter known for his poetic, fingerpicked tales that slide between intimate folk tunes and rugged rock ‘n’ roll. The show starts at 10 p.m. Local songwriter Kevin Kerby is also on the bill.

It’s the first night of Balance Music’s Aurora, a celebration of the art of music through 2012 held the first Friday of every other month at Downtown Music. So how does Balance’s Jason Haynie kick off the celebration intended to showcase local music? By bringing in some of the best electronic music artist around: G-Force with his VJing set that features scratch; Fatality with his hip-hop, house and scratch; Jake Martin with his hip-hop; and Haynie himself as Balance with his dirty South electronic music. (Aurora will showcase more than electronic music as it moves forward. Everything from hip-hop and rap to pop and dance.) The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are cheap: $3 in advance and $5 at the door.

Here’s Will Hoge with that “When I Get My Wings”:

When I Get My Wings

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 12, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Boom Kinetic, Colt Ford, Indie Bullsh*t, John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives, Kentucky Knife Fight, Shooter's Sports Bar and Grill, Stickyz, The Afterthought, Weakness for Blondes, White Water Tavern

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John Paul Keith and The One Four Fives.

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It’s the return of John Paul Keith and The One Four Fives to White Water Tavern: Keith with his Memphis-bred rock ‘n’ roll backed by drummer John Argroves, bassist Mark Stuart and keyboard player Al Gamble. Gather around for a night of power pop, garage, rockabilly, Tex-Mex, country and blues rock all rolled into the explosive musical blast that is Keith’s music. Keith’s sophomore record is The Man That Time Forgot, released last year on Big Legal Mess via Fat Possum Records. The music starts at 10 p.m. with Kentucky Knife Fight, a St. Louis band that is twang-y and dirty with their collection of bluegrass, blues, rock and punk.

Most music fans probably don’t remember The Bellamy Brothers’ “Country Rap.” The country music duo probably likes it that way because the eponymous single from their 1986 album was terrible. Fortunately, Colt Ford does country rap right — not as a novelty but as mostly country music tunes about country living with a tough of rap. Ford comes to Shooter’s Sports Bar and Grill, and the music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $20 in advance and $25 day of for the 21-and-up show. Ford’s latest album is the 2011 release Every Chance I Get, which included guest appearances by Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Charlie Daniels, Eric Church (on the hit “Country Thang”) and even the Nappy Roots.

Little Rock’s own jamming, rock ‘n’ roll extraordinaires Weakness for Blondes chase spontaneous creativity, going down several rabbit holes, scampering after blues rock, jazz and soul with a touch of psychedelic and funk to brew their infectious sound. The band, influenced by the Grateful Dead, The Band, blues, jazz, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis comes to The Afterthought. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover. Every show is different with these guys, and it’s always a good time. And you can dance to it.

It’s Friday night and time for a dance party with the return of Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic to Stickyz. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show. The opening act is Indie Bullsh*t, a joyous rock ‘n’ roll act comprised of members from bands such as Siversa, After the Tragedy and other local acts. Boom Kinetic’s first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light was released in 2010. Expect a night of up-tempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synth pop.

Here’s John Paul Keith and The One Four Fives with their “Honky Tonk Blues”:

Honky Tonk Blues

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 28, 2011

Categories: General

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Battery.

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Known as the premiere Metallica tribute band, Battery comes to Rev Room for a night of heavy metal and hard rock, roaring through a set of Metallica tunes that will include hard rocking ’90s tunes (“Sad But True”) to classic ’80s slaying metal (“For Whom the Bell Tolls”), and even 21st century music in between. It’s not James, Lars, Kirk and Robert, but it’s the best Metallica show next to the real thing. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with tickets $10 for 21 and over, and $15 for 20 and under for the all-ages show.

Baby Boomers and hipsters alike will unite for a visit from Sweet Baby James, James Taylor, as the soft rocking folkie known for hits such as “Fire and Rain” comes to Verizon Arena. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8 p.m., and tickets are $47 and $71.50 at the Verizon Arena Box Office, or through all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com for a little extra.

The University of Central Arkansas’s literary journal the Toad Suck Review is bringing a ton of local rock music to Bears Den Pizza for an event titled Toadzilla. The music starts at 8 p.m., and cover is $5. Toad Suck Review merchandise will on sale along with the inaugural issue and back issues of Exquisite Corpse Annual, Toad Suck Review‘s former incarnation. The money from the event will be used to raise funds for a second printing of the first issue of Toad Suck Review. The music includes indie rockers Don’t Stop Please, something known as “sleeze-rockers” Es Lo Que Es, psychedelic/ambient rock band The Sesh and progressive metal act Still Reign.

Mediums Art Lounge brings together two great, American-born art forms in jazz and hip hop with a night of jazz from trumpeter Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers backing lyricists such as 9th Scientist, Osyrus Bolly and Sutter Kaine. Also on the bill are Bully Gang and other special guest artists. Consider it a battle of horns and lyrics. The artists will perform solo as well as collaborate. It starts at 8 p.m.

The Peabody RiverTop Parties come back with a bang with the music of Boom Kinetic, a collection of Fayetteville party dance rockers who released their first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light in 2010. Expect a night of up-tempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synth pop. The party starts at 8 p.m. and goes on until midnight with cover only $5. The parties continue through July 22 and promise such acts as Tragikly White, The Venus Mission, NeverTrain and more with DJ/emcee Epiphany spinning at each party.

It’s the 30th anniversary of Toad Suck Daze in downtown Conway on Friday through Sunday and beyond a golf tournament, children’s pet show, toad races, 5K/10K runs, a carnival, softball tournament and more, there’s a whole weekend of live entertainment. Friday night’s acts include pop rock singer/songwriter Adam Hambrick, country band Riverbilly and American Idol winner Kris Allen; Saturday’s lineup includes country singer/songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker; and Sunday’s music includes Christian artist Shawn McDonald. And it’s all free.

Here’s Battery with their version of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 1, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Andy Davis, Boom Kinetic, Change Today, Cheyenne & Priscilla Medders, First Thaw Festival, Harding University, Messengers!, Non-Commissioned Officers, Rev Room, Sheriffs of Nottingham, Some Different Animals, Take It Back, The Avett Brothers, The Kernal, Vino's

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The Avett Brothers.

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The Saturday portion of Harding University‘s First Thaw Festival is not all about The Avett Brothers, although the band headlines the two-day music, film and arts festival benefiting Heifer International. The Friday night music includes Cheyenne & Priscilla Medders, and Andy Davis, and before The Avett Brothers take the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday, the evening includes Some Different Animals, The Kernal, Sheriffs of Nottingham, Non-Commissioned Officers and others. Still, The Avett Brothers, a North Carolina band known for their sterling and stomping Americana music that mixes folk rock with front-porch hoedowns, is the headliner and worth the price of admission alone. Tickets for the festival are $50 for the general public and available through www.HardingCABtickets.com, or $10 with Harding University CAB Pass.

Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic released their first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light with three shows across their native state late last year, including a stop in Little Rock. After an earlier visit this year to Stickyz, the band returns to Rev Room for a night of up-tempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synth pop. Formed in 2006, the band, formerly known as Molten Lava, is a high-energy dance rock band. There’s no opening act and the music starts at 8:30 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show.

Christian-themed hardcore act Take It Back! bring it back to Vino’s for a night of roaring works of shouted praise anthems with pummeling music such as the B-52 bombing run rhythms of “The Skies Are Empty.” The music starts at 8 p.m. with an $8 cover. The Fayetteville band will be joined by Lafayette, La., hardcore quintet Change Today and Messengers!

Here’s The Avett Brothers with their “November Blue”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 28, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Boom Kinetic, Carter Hulsey, Denison, Juanita's, Never Shout Never, Rev Room, Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs, Stickyz, Stoney LaRue, White Water Tavern

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Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs.

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Acadiana is a hotbed of Cajun music so let’s meet Ryan Brunet of Cajun music creators Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs, who will be playing White Water Tavern with the music starting at 10 p.m. At 12, Brunet was introduced to the accordion and soon immersed himself in the music of Louisiana accordion greats. But Brunet didn’t stop there; he soon learned the fiddle, too. Now with a band that features Brunet on accordion, Blake Miller on fiddle, Daniel Coolik on fiddle, Tysman Charpentier on guitar, Joe Vidrine on bass and Jay Miller on drums, the young artist creates timeless Cajun music with a touch of Western swing as Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs.

Rousing country rocker Stoney LaRue — Texas born but Oklahoma bred — returns to Little Rock with a show at Rev Room to run through a collection of tunes that are a blend of Red Dirt country (Think Cross Canadian Ragweed and the like.) and pure American music. (Consider legends such as Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Grateful Dead and Kris Kristofferson.) In the end, LaRue creates music that mixes and matches country with soul, rock ‘n’ roll and blues. No word on the opening act but expect the music at 9 p.m. with tickets $10 in advance and $12 day of show.

Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic released their first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light with three shows across their native state late last year, including a stop in Little Rock. Now the band returns again with a visit to Stickyz for a night of uptempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synthpop. Formed in 2006, the band, formerly known as Molten Lava, is a high-energy dance rock band that has been named Best Party Band Ever by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards two years in a row. There’s an $8 early admission with the music starting at 9 p.m. for the 21-and-up show.

In a repeat of a January 2010 visit to Little Rock, Never Shout Never return to Little Rock, this time at Juanita’s, for a night of feel good rock ‘n’ roll. And just like the 2010 visit, Never Shout Never is joined by openers Carter Hulsey with his acoustic folk and a cover of Ryan Adams’ “Oh My Sweet Carolina,” and Denison with piano-powered pop rock. The music starts at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. with tickets $15 in advance and $18 day of show.

Here’s Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs in action:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: November 25, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Big Silver, Boom Kinetic, Default, Dikki Du & The Zydeco Krewe, Downtown Music, Earshot, Edisun, Hinder, Kevin Hart, My Darkest Days, Revolution Music Room, Robinson Center Music Hall, Se7en Sharp, Smile Empty Soul, Sticky Fingerz, The Village, White Water Tavern

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Hinder.

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Hinder is coming to The Village. The Oklahoma hard rockers’ third album, All American Nightmare, is set to drop in December, and the boys are on the road, playing the new tunes and the hits, including “Lips of an Angel.” And thanks to “Lips of an Angel,” the hard rock band influenced by Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses had a debut album sell more than 3 million copies. For the band’s first Little Rock appearance since Riverfest 2009, they will be supported by Canadian post-grunge band My Darkest Days. Tickets are $22.50 in advance and $25 day of show with the doors opening at 7:30 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show. Also on the bill is Default, whose new album Comes and Goes was released in October. The outfit was discovered by Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger shortly after forming in Vancouver back in 1999, and since then the band has earned success on the mainstream and active rock charts.

It’s funk meets zydeco as Dikki Du & The Zydeco Krewe bring their musical party to Sticky Fingerz. Born Troy Carrier in Church Point, La., Dikki Du has been creating grooving, funky and hypnotizing zydeco music since the age of 9, creating dancing days for south Louisiana and points northward. There is no opening act so expect the music around 9:30 p.m. with a $5 early admission price for the 21-and-up show.

Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic released their first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light with three shows across their native state earlier this month, including the Revolution Music Room. Now the band returns again for a night of uptempo dance rock originals, heavy on the synths and guitars, and a collection of the best of the ’80s pop rock and synthpop. Formed in 2006, the band, formerly known as Molten Lava, is a high-energy dance rock band that has been named Best Party Band Ever by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards two years in a row. There’s no opening act so expect the music at 9:30 p.m. with an $8 early admission price for the 18-and-up show.

Big Silver, a Little Rock rock ‘n’ roll act with pop melodies, comprised of members of Boondogs and The Salty Dogs, who released their Tributary album on Max Recordings in December of last year, return for one of their rare live appearances at White Water Tavern. Arranged and recorded in a weekend, Tributary is the group’s fourth album and second for Max Recordings.

The night after Thanksgiving, Downtown Music rocks with a visit from Smile Empty Soul, a Los Angeles band known for their guitar-driven hard rock attack. The band’s latest release is the August 2009 album, Consciousness, which spawned the hit “Don’t Ever Leave.” Joining Smile Empty Soul will be Earshot, a five-piece known for delivering their blend of hard rock and alternative metal, New York City rock outfit Edisun and Se7en Sharp, a Jacksonville-based hard rock crew. The music starts at 7:30 p.m. with tickets $10 advance and $13 day of show.

While stand-up comedian Kevin Hart has found success in films such as Meet Dave, Superhero Movie, Fool’s Gold and his lead in Soul Plane, he remains a live comic at heart, getting his start at such comedy clubs as The Boston Comedy Club, Caroline’s, Stand-Up NY, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Hart brings his Thanks for the Laugh Comedy Tour to Robinson Center Music Hall at 8 p.m., with tickets $27.40 to $45.90 with the usual Ticketmaster charges.

Here’s Hinder with a fan-made video for their “Better Than Me”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: November 5, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: American Aquarium, Andy Cohen, Boom Kinetic, David Kimbrough Jr., Little Rock Folk Club, Revolution Music Room, Stacy Mackey, Sticky Fingerz, Thomson Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, White Water Tavern

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American Aquarium.

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North Carolina alt country band American Aquarium returns to Little Rock, this time with a gig at Sticky Fingerz with the music starting at 9:30 p.m. Cover for the 21-and-up show is $7. The band’s latest album is Dances for the Lonely, a collection of hard-charging, Bruce-Springsteen-gone-country-rock (“Katherine Belle”) and cautionary, acoustic-strummed ballads fueled by weeping pedal steel (“Downtown Girls”) that serves as a follow-up to 2008′s The Bible & The Bottle. Expect gritty alt country, rustic back-porch numbers and hopefully the rollicking piano and bluesy guitar workout of “Ain’t Going to the Bar Tonight.”

Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic are releasing their first, full-length album Part Gray/Part Bright Light with three shows across their native state, including the Revolution Music Room. No word on the opening act, but expect the music around 9:30 p.m. with an $8 early admission price for the 18-and-up show. Formed in 2006, the band, formerly known as Molten Lava, is a highenergy dance rock band that has been named Best Party Band Ever by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards two years in a row. The band mixes in pop rock originals along with some of the ’80s greatest pop tunes.

The Little Rock Folk Club present guitarist and musician Andy Cohen at 7:30 p.m. at Thomson Hall inside Little Rock’s Unitarian Universalist Church. Tickets are $10 with a 50 percent student discount for those with ID. Children 12 and under are free. Raised on Dixieland jazz records, Cohen was introduced to folk music at an early age, listening to Big Bill Broonzy and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. But after seeing Rev. Gary Davis at 16, Cohen decided to dedicate his life to the music of the Southeast, and while he’s had a number of day jobs, he loves playing the old tunes of artists and includes such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, Lead Belly and others.

David Kimbrough Jr., the son of legendary North Mississippi hill country blues artist Junior Kimbrough, returns to White Water Tavern for a night of his gritty, droning hill country blues. Formerly of Little Rock now of Fayetteville musician Stacy Mackey is also on the bill with her adventurous music.

Here’s American Aquarium with their “Road to Nowhere”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 16, 2010

Categories: General

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Boom Kinetic.

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Here’s what Chris King has to say about Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic as the band returns to Revolution Music Room: “It’s [a] non-stop party weekend when the boys from Boom Kinetic come to town! If you haven’t seen these guys mesmerize the dance floor, then you must not like things such as (A) a good time, (B) a roomful of happy beautiful people or (C) hit ’80s dance songs. Formed in 2006, the band formerly known as Molten Lava, is a high-energy dance rock band that has been named Best Party Band Ever by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards two years in a row. The band mixes in pop rock originals along with some of the ’80s greatest pop tunes. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. with an $8 admission price for the 18-and-up show.

Local pop-flavored indie rocker Bryan Frazier is fresh off a win at the Little Rock Film Festival’s Music Video competition for his “Angelene and the Alpha Ray” tune and playing a show at Sticky Fingerz as Bryan Frazier and the Action Figures. Co-headling the show are Southern California indie rockers Young the Giant (formerly The Jakes) who are signed to Roadrunner Records and preparing for a debut album release. The opening act kicking the music at 9 p.m. is Conway folk rockers This Holy House. The cover is $6 for the 21-and-up show.

The Campaign for Death Metal Purity Tour visits … where else? Downtown Music with a trio of bands: California death metal band Gravehill, Texas extreme metal band HOD and Chicago death metal act Cardiac Arrest. Arkansas support will be provided by Fayetteville death metal band Vore. The music starts at 8 p.m. with a $7 cover.

It’s long days and hot summer nights so why not have a Long Hot Summer Night Jam at Cornerstone Pub? That’s exactly what’s happening at Cornerstone as the Argenta bar hosts some of Arkansas’ most talented bands to showcase Arkansas music. Hosted and headlined by local blues rock band Interstate Buffalo with special guests, the lineup of music includes Brent and Adam (“The Duo” from FreeVerse), Weakness for Blondes and Starroy. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the music starting at 8 p.m. Cover is only $5. Works of art will also be for sale from Arkansas artists including Blake Fisher, Jake Jackson and Will Love.

The all-new Diversion, WIne Bar and Ultra Lounge is celebrating its … newness with a night titled The Remix featuring the music of Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers. The cover is $10 with the night starting at 9 p.m. Block and his cohorts promise a “relaxing soundscape for the real music lovers.” And they also promise a selection of cuts highlighting the group’s love of jazz, neo-soul and R&B along with tracks from Block’s debut album Outside the Box and guest artists. The special drink of the night will be the Real Music Lovers Peach Martini, and the first 20 guests will receive a new Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers beer glass. Seats are limited so arrive early.

Here’s Boom Kinetic in action with their “Ordinary People”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: June 10, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 10 Years, Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative, Boom Kinetic, Dave Dean's Musical Forklift, Downtown Music, Driven to Madness, Finding Jimmy Hoffa, InToXxX, Juanita's, Out of Ashes, Screaming Females, Silverstone, Sticky Fingerz, The Peabody Little Rock RiverTop Party, The Rox, The Thing That Always Explodes, The Venus Mission

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10 Years.

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Knoxville, Tenn., hard rock band 10 Years began recording their third album Feeding The Wolves in February, working with Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf, Seether). Now the finished album is being mixed, and the outfit is on the road, playing new tunes and mainstream rock hits such as “Wasteland” and “Beautiful.” The tour includes a stop at Juanita’s with openers Fayetteville alternative rock band Silverstone and Osceola heavy rock-flavored, Southern grunge act Finding Jimmy Hoffa. Presented by 100.3 The Edge, the music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $12 advance and $15 day of show for the 18-and-up gig.

River Market mainstay Sticky Fingerz is turning 10 years old, and the birthday celebration is stretching over two days. Up first is Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic. Formed in 2006, the band formerly known as Molten Lava, is a high-energy dance rock band that has been named Best Party Band Ever by the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards two years in a row. The band mixes in pop rock originals along with some of the ’80s greatest pop tunes. No word on ticket price, but the music starts at 9 p.m. for the 21-and-up show.

Pine Bluff hard rock/alternative metal band Out of Ashes drives up Interstate 530 to play a show at Downtown Music. Formed in November 2007, the group’s first album is the 11-track Miscellaneous Debris, which includes the melodic alternative rock of “Everchange” and “Place of Fear,” and heavier works such as “Why.” It’s a Neckbroke Entertainment presented Juvenile Cancer Benefit Show with proceeds benefiting a Pine Bluff 4-year-old diagnosed with brain cancer. Also on the bill are Jacksonville hardcore hip hop group InToXxX and Little Rock metal group Driven to Madness.

Straight from Memphis, one of the Mid South’s best party bands, The Venus Mission, plays The Peabody Little Rock RiverTop Party. Fronted by three female singers and backed by a crack band, The Venus Mission delivers R&B, disco and Top 40 classics from the last 40 years along with ’80s hits, from “1999″ by Prince to “Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. The music lasts from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. with a $5 cover for the 21-and-up show.

The Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative welcomes New Jersey band Screaming Females. The indie rock trio influenced by Sleater-Kinney and the Pixies is fronted by Marissa Paternoster, who possesses a howling voice and guitar chops a plenty. The all-ages show starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover. Also on the bill are local hardcore punks The Thing That Always Explodes, Fayetteville indie rockers The Rox and Tulsa, Okla., group Dave Dean’s Musical Forklift.

Here’s 10 Years with their “Beautiful”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 20, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 2ME, Boom Kinetic, Cancer Bats, Damn Bullets, Every Time I Die, Juanita's, Lost Dogs After Party, Norma Jean, The Peabody Little Rock's RiverTop Party, The Village, White Water Tavern

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Damn Bullets -- getting bare.

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The Damn Bullets — the trio of Joe Sundell, DJ Bennett and Graeme Higgins — return to White Water Tavern to unleash their blending of blues, folk, country and rock and tales dealing with love, death, the afterlife, friends and characters such as Georgia Brown and “Good Time Charlie.” Joining the group will be 2ME, an outfit with roots in Sacramento, Calif., coffee houses who play an impassioned blend of Grateful Dead and Paul Simon inspired folk ‘n’ roll.

Lost Dogs, a drama following the life of a youth as he struggles to grow up in the city, is a feature film directed by Arkansas filmmaker T.H. Dunlap. The film will premier at Market Street Cinema before appearing in next week’s Little Rock Film Festival. The film is also the screen debut of one Rockst*r Jones, the local hip hop artist formerly known as just Rockst*r who changed his name to distinguish himself from the phrase “party like a rockstar” and Rockstar Energy Drink. Jones plays a mentor to a group of wayward youth. Following the film’s debut at Market Street, Jones will change from actor to hip hop artist for the film’s premier Lost Dogs After Party at Juanita’s, featuring the music of Hyde and Hyde vs. the Spies, and Rockst*r Jones with DJ Discipline. The event kicks off at 9 p.m. with tickets $7 at the door.

First off, kudos to Canadian hardcore group Cancer Bats for their choice of band name. Since forming in 2004, you’ve come to destroy with your blending of hardcore, Southern metal and punk rock; the name is a good start. But Cancer Bats is just an opener for a concert at The Village. The headliner is Buffalo, N.Y., outfit and Epitaph Records act Every Time I Die, an act known for their Southern rock influenced hardcore metal. Yes, Southern rock influenced hardcore metal. Rounding out the bill is Atlanta quintet Norma Jean, who love heavy metal music, barbecue and dinosaurs. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $15 advance and $20 day of show.

Fayetteville party dance rockers Boom Kinetic are the featured attraction at The Peabody Little Rock’s RiverTop Party. Cover is $5 for the 21-and-up show with the music starting at 8 p.m. Formed in 2006, the band formerly known as Molten Lava 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.

Here’s the Damn Bullets with “She’s Waiting There” following some TV banter:

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