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Thursday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 18, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Band of Heathens, Hurt, Kingsdown, Rev Room, Stickyz, The Delta Saints

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Band of Heathens.

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Austin, Texas, act Band of Heathens get grouped into the Americana genre. That’s okay. But it really doesn’t come close to describing the five-piece band. There are layers to the band’s sound. Rock ‘n’ roll, folk and even psychedelia. Throw in some blues, too, along with roots rock and dusty country ballads with soulful vocals and cowboy poetry. It’s all there on the band’s latest album released in March, the live album The Double Down — Live From Denver (Vol. 1 & 2). And live? Band of Heathens is a music monster. See how it all goes down when the band hits Stickyz. It’s an all-ages show with the music starting at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover. The Delta Saints kick off the show with their bayou rock that throws in a little rock, blues, funk and soul.

Alternative metal? Hard rock? Art rock? Alternative rock? Well, Los Angeles-via-Virginia band Hurt plays a little mingling of it all on albums such as Vol. II and Goodbye to the Machine. And one can hear that collection of sound on mainstream rock hits such as “Ten Ton Brick” and “Wars.” The band’s newest album is the May 1 release The Crux, and Hurt is promoting the album with a tour that brings them to Rev Room for a show presented by 100.3 The Edge. The opening act is local, high-energy rock ‘n’ rollers Kingsdown kicking off the music at 8 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $14 in advance and $16 day of show.

Here’s Band of Heathens with their “L.A. County Blues”:

L.A. County Blues

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 8, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Bobby Bare Jr., CatchingYourClouds, Controlled Chaos Tour, Downtown Music, First Baptist Chemical, Good Time Ramblers, Jeff Dunham, Jimbo Mathus and The Tri-State Coalition, Juanita's, Kingsdown, Lovedrug, Verizon Arena, White Water Tavern

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Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition.

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Catfish music for the masses. Let’s consider the phrase that Jimbo Mathus uses in describing the music that he creates as Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition. The music is the song of the South, an unruly blast of blues, country, honky tonk and rock ‘n’ roll with a hint of gospel, which means catfish music will raise hell on Saturday night and quietly bow its head Sunday morning. But don’t forget there is a little bit of New Orleans funk, Ozarks folk and gritty Memphis soul in there, too. Confederate Buddha is the band’s new album, and it is truly catfish music for the masses. See what that sounds like live when Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition visit White Water Tavern. The music starts at 10 p.m. with a $10 cover. Of note, Mathus and co. are raising money through Kickstarter to record their new album White Buffalo with Eric Ambel. The band has 20-plus tunes written and demoed, but needs a little help in the recording process.

You know what might be the best country narrative tale of all-time? “The Winner” by Bobby Bare. Seriously. Written by the late, great Shel Silverstein, it’s the tale of a “hulk of a man with a beer in his hand …” Now, Silverstein died more than a decade ago, but two years ago Bare and his son Bobby Bare Jr. produced a tribute album to Silverstein, including works by Dr. Dog and My Morning Jacket. And Bare Jr.? He performed “Daddy What If” on the album, the same tune that a young Bare Jr. performed with his dad back in 1973, earning the pair a Grammy nomination. This is the long way around of telling you that Bobby Bare Jr. is all grown up and an exemplary Americana singer/songwriter in his own right, a man who learned a great deal about singing and songwriting from two masters such as his father and Shel. Bare Jr. brings his music to Juanita’s. The opening acts are Good Time Ramblers with their honky-tonk country and First Baptist Chemical with their self-described “bumpkin folk/Afrobeat.” The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $12 in advance and $15 day of show.

Ohio band Lovedrug‘s name does not mean a love drug as in a love potion. No, it’s taken from the fact that singer Michael Shepard’s love of music dragged him back after he wandered into the arms of film school. Now that that is settled, let’s discuss the band’s music. The band’s version of indie rock can be sweetly gentle such as on “Girl,” or hook-filled, spirited rock such as on “Dinosaur.” Both tunes are taken from Lovedrug’s new album Wild Blood. Lovedrug is now taking that sound on the road, with a stop at Downtown Music. Opening the show are two local alternative rock acts: the high-energy music of Kingsdown and the pop-flavored rock of CatchingYourClouds. The doors open at 6 p.m. with the music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show.

There are those out there who find Jeff Dunham and his act unfunny. If you are one, move on to the next item because this one is for the Dunham fans in the world. In case you haven’t heard, the ventriloquist Dunham and his merry band of buddies, including two new puppet characters in Achmed Junior and Little Jeff, are coming to Verizon Arena on the Controlled Chaos Tour. Tickets are $43.50 at the Verizon Arena Box Office or via Ticketmaster with all those wicked extra charges thrown in with the doors opening at 7 p.m. and the show starting at 8 p.m. As Dunham said in an interview last year: “My show has no socially redeeming value whatsoever — you’re not going to learn anything. All you’re going to do is have a big goofy time and escape your problems for a while.” You have been warned.

Here’s Jimbo Mathus and the Tri-State Coalition with their “Kine Joe”:

Kine Joe

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 2, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: belair., Free Micah, Glossary, Kingsdown, Rev Room, Slobberbone, Stickyz, The Drowning Men, Toy Hill at War Memorial Park, Toys For Tots 2011, Toys for Tots Party, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern, Yellowire

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The Drowning Men.

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California indie rock quintet The Drowning Men released their debut album The Beading of the Songbird last month. So what does it sound like? Big, important music like Arcade Fire but with a touch of punk-influenced folk rock and roots music. And yes, there’s a hint of Eastern European ethnic folk and sea shanties. After surviving a drunk driver crashing into their van and trailer in New York City a couple of weeks ago (the band was unharmed), The Drowning Men comes to Stickyz. The opening act is U.K. rock act Yellowire, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with their . Cover is $7 for the 18-and-up show.

100.3 The Edge is sponsoring (so is Sync, too.) a Toys for Tots Party at Rev Room featuring Kingsdown, a Little Rock group known for their high-powered alternative rock. It’s the third annual Toys for Tots affair at Rev Room, and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. with Magnolia alternative rock act belair. followed by LIttle Rock rock ‘n’ roll group Free Micah. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is only $5 if guests bring a new, unwrapped toy to the show, or $8 if you don’t care if needy children get a present or not. People unable to attend the show may bring a toy by the Rev Room either Thursday or Friday before the show. It’s an all-ages show.

For more than 30 years, Toy Hill has helped gather toys for Toys for Tots, a charity program from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that donates new toys to children whose parents can’t afford Christmas presents. And so it does again this year as KSSN 96 and on-air personality and legend Bob Robbins return with Toys For Tots 2011 at Toy Hill at War Memorial Park through 5 p.m. Sunday. Bring new, unopened toys to the drop off at War Memorial Park and also take part in the festivities live music from three Arkansas country acts Saturday in Victoria Taylor, Ryan Couron and Luke Williams Band. You can also drop toys off at USA Drug stores and AT&T locations in central Arkansas, or Jester’s Tattoo in Cabot, Black Angus Steakhouse in Little Rock or the Clear Channel Studios.

The world needs more just straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll. It’s just a fact. And so Little Rock record label Last Chance Records is delivering two nights of it Friday and Saturday with Slobberbone, Two Cow Garage and Glossary at White Water Tavern. Tickets are $12.50 per a night or $20 for both nights. The music starts at 9 p.m. each night. Ohio outfit Two Cow Garage is rough-hewn rock ‘n’ roll with punk overtones; Slobberbone is white-knuckled, freewheeling, catchy alt country; and Glossary is known for their bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll tunes torched by country and R&B. Saturday night, the three bands will team up for a “This Is American Music” style revue show with band members rotating on and off stage playing each other’s songs and covers, and delivering surprises.

Here’s The Drowning Men with their “More Than This”:

More Than This

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: October 17, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Arkansas State Fair, Big Silver, Bryan Frazier, Dangerous Idiots, Glittercore, Iron Tongue, Juanita's, KABF 88.3 FM, Kingsdown, Mandy McBryde, Pop Evil, Shoog Radio, Spoken, The Evelyns, The Grunge Party, White Water Tavern

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The Grunge Party.

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KABF 88.3 FM program Shoog Radio is throwing a party at White Water Tavern, and it promises to be a doozy: It’s The Grunge Party with 11 local acts covering grunge and alternative rock bands from the ’80s and ’90s. Cover is only a donation at the door, and the music starts at 9 p.m. with acts Big Silver, Dangerous Idiots, The Evelyns, Bryan Frazier, Glittercore, Iron Tongue, Mandy McBryde and more. And the music they are covering? The night will include nods to grunge stalwarts such as Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Screaming Trees, and other non-grunge, but still alternative rock bands such as The Breeders, Belly, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Stone Temple Pilots and Toadies. Doors open at 8 p.m. with the music at 9 p.m., and guests are encouraged to dress grunge.

Pop Evil call themselves the best thing to come out of Michigan since the automobile and Kid Rock. (What about Motown? Or Bob Seger? MC5? The Stooges? The White Stripes?) Anyway, the post-grunge act, whose debut album Lipstick on the Mirror spawned two Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Track hits, has released their sophomore album War of Angels, and is touring in support of it, including a stop at Juanita’s. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door with the opening acts to be announced.

There are six more days of the Arkansas State Fair and all that entails: food, rides, fun, games and, of course, the music on the Wendy’s Main Stage. A night of Arkansas rock starts at 7 p.m. with Fayetteville’s Spoken and their mixture of hard-hitting metal and soaring alternative-rock flavored music. Taking the stage next at 8:30 p.m. is Little Rock rock ‘n’ roll act Kingsdown, who released their self-titled debut album last summer — an energetic alternative rock album built upon their faith and lyrics of hope.

Here’s Pearl Jam with their “Immortality”:

Immortality

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 8, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Blake Shelton, Kingsdown, Little Rock Community Theater, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Rev Room, Se7en Sharp, Stumpwater Bluegrass Band, Timberwood Amphitheater, Trailer Trash and Bluegrass Bash, Vino's

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Kingsdown.

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Kingsdown was one of those local bands that succeeded in their Riverfest mission: playing a main stage before a national headliner, in this case Poison, and introducing their passionate rock ‘n’ roll to a new legion of fans. The band is getting played on 40 stations around the country and will also be headlining on the main stage at his fall’s Arkansas State Fair. And Kingsdown is still promoting their self-titled debut album, an energetic alternative rock sound built upon their faith and lyrics of love and hope. The band comes to Rev Room, and the opening act is Jacksonville rock band Se7en Sharp, a band that likes their sound to “Eagles in Chains,” kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with a ticket price to be announced for the 18-and-up show.

Vino’s will host a fundraiser for the Little Rock Community Theater. The name of the event? Trailer Trash and Bluegrass Bash. The night promises “backwoods bluegrass, pizza, beer and dancing,” and a night you won’t soon forget,” at least according to press releases. But considering the night features Stumpwater Bluegrass Band, the backwoods bluegrass and dancing is true, and it’s Vino’s so the beer and pizza is true, too. There’s also a Trailer Trash Costume Contest with the person dressed in their best (or worst) trailer park trashiest outfit winning two free tickets to the Little Rock Community Theater’s summer show The Great American Trailer Park Musical which opens July 15. The fun starts at 8 p.m. with all proceeds benefiting the Little Rock Community Theater. Tickets in advance are $10 and tickets at the door are $15.

So there’s a lot of focus on Oklahoma-born, country musician Blake Shelton‘s engagement to fellow country singer Miranda Lambert and his work as a coach on the NBC reality TV series The Voice, but Shelton is also a singer of country tunes. His five albums and three EPs in the last decade have spawned eight No. 1 country hits, including 2010′s “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking.” His newest album Honey Bee will drop July 12. Shelton will appear at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park as part of the park’s Pepsi Concert Series. The show is at Timberwood Amphitheater with concert gates opening at 6 p.m., and the show starting at 8 p.m. General main gate admission is $44.99 for the day, and tickets after 4 p.m. are available for $22.50.

Here’s Kingsdown with their “Welcome to the Show”:

Welcome to the Show

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 11, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Baths, belair., Downtown Music, Emery, Every Knee Shall Bow, Gobble Gobble, Haven Hill, Hawkboy, Into It. Over It., Kingsdown, Moving Mountains, Polyphonic Breakdown, Rev Room, Stickyz, The Dirty Guv'nahs, The Perimeter, To Speak of Wolves, Vino's

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Emery.

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Seattle-based post-hardcore outfit Emery has a new album dropping March 29 and are out on the road in early support of it, including a stop at Vino’s. Known for their brutal music with lyrics of faith, the band is headlining a show that includes several other hard-hitting acts, including Nashville, Tenn., rock outfit Hawkboy (former members of As Cities Burn) and hardcore act To Speak of Wolves. Local support will come from Magnolia pop punkers belair. and Blevins Christian thrash metal band Every Knee Shall Bow. The music begins at 8 p.m. with tickets $12 in advance and $15 day of show.

The four members of New York State outfit Moving Mountains — guitarist and vocalists Gregory Dunn and Frank Graniero, bassist Mitchell Lee and drummer Nicholas Pizzolato — deliver their hard-charging indie rock with an experimental undercurrent at Downtown Music as the band makes its way to South by Southwest 2011. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Joining the band is touring partner indie-emo, one-man-band Into It. Over It. Local support will be provided by acoustic rockers Polyphonic Breakdown and The Perimeter.

Local, energetic rock ‘n’ roll outfit Kingsdown returns to town for a show at Rev Room. The band — Dwain Roark Jr. on vocals, Johnny Rocket and James Watts on guitars, Aaron Elms on bass and Blain Roark on drums — are still promoting their self-titled debut album released last year. The all-ages show begins at 8:30 p.m. with tickets $7 for 21 and over, and $10 for 20 and under. Joining Kingsdown will be Memphis sonic landscape-creating rock act Haven Hill and Knoxville, Tenn., rock ‘n’ roll outfit The Dirty Guv’nahs.

Here’s what Chris King has to say about a visit from one-man band Baths at Stickyz: “Bad ass doesn’t quite convey how awesome tonight is going to be but it comes pretty close.” Baths (Will Wiesenfeld) creates electronica music and is one of the leaders of Los Angeles’ experimental beat music scene. Tickets are $10 for the 21-and-up show starting at 9 p.m. But Baths is not the only reason King thinks the show will be “awesome.” San Francisco’s Gobble Gobble is also on the bill with their twisted yet danceable music. It should be one massive dance party.

Here’s Emery with their “The Party Song”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 3, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: A Good Fight, EKG, Glossary, ILIA, Juanita's, Kevin Kerby, Kingsdown, Kingsdown Toys for Tots Christmas Party, Revolution Music Room, Saliva, Seven Day Sonnet, Slobberbone, Star City Meltdown, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern

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Glossary.

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White Water Tavern will be home to two nights of the best in American music as Last Chance Records presents Glossary, Slobberbone, Two Cow Garage and Kevin Kerby each playing a full set of music each night. Tickets are available at lastchancerecords.com for $12 and will be available at the door if any remain at show time. Glossary is Tennessee-based outfit known for their bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll that leaves blood on the knobs with tunes torched by country and R&B. Two Cow Garage is known for their rough-hewed rock ‘n’ roll that mixes a rowdy, classic rock sound with alt country and punk, and Slobberbone is known for their white-knuckled, freewheeling, catchy rock ‘n’ roll with roots reaching into country. Kevin Kerby is a Little Rock rock ‘n’ roller.

Presented by 100.3 The Edge, Saliva returns to Little Rock with a show at Juanita’s. Expect mainstream rock hits such as “Family Reunion,” “Your Disease,” “Always” and others, as well as new tunes from the group’s upcoming 2011 release. The Memphis, Tenn.-based post-grunge rockers will be joined by Tennessee hard rockers Star City Meltdown and Illinois heavy rock group Seven Day Sonnet. Tickets are $16.

Local rock ‘n’ roll outfit Kingsdown presents the first annual Kingsdown Toys for Tots Christmas Party at Revolution Music Room. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8:30 p.m. for the all-ages show. Tickets are $7 for over 21, and $10 for 20 and under. Discounted tickets will be available to those bringing a new toy to Rev Room. The night also includes local bands EKG, an energetic mix of pop, rock and rap; ILIA, an all-girl faith-based hard rock group from Pine Bluff; and A Good Fight, a Fayetteville act that performs melodic pop rock. Kingsdown is still promoting their self-titled debut album, with the band’s lead singer Dwain Roark just returning from 10 days in Europe to help promote the new CD.

Here’s Glossary in action with their “Only Time Will Tell”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 30, 2010

Categories: General

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"The Blues Brothers." Or some version thereof.

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The Point 94.1 and the Little Rock Zoo are on a “Mission from God.” What does that mean besides the obvious The Blues Brothers connection? We’re not quite sure. We do know that “Joliet” Jake Blues or the rest of the Blues Brothers band will not be appearing at the Zoo at noon as Sister Deborah reveals Point DJs Mike Kennedy and Sharpe Dunaway’s particular mission from God. Beyond the big reveal, expect free ice cream from Coleman Dairy, although you got to pay the regular Zoo admission to enter.

Former Deadboy & the Elephantmen lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Dax Riggs has a new solo album, Say Goodnight to the World, scheduled for release on Fat Possum Records on Aug. 3. But three days before the release of the album Riggs, known for his blistering melodic blues rock with a punkish gallop, will visit Juanita’s. Expect neo-blues rock crossed with sludge metal. (Riggs fronted Louisiana sludge band Acid Bath.) Tickets for the July 31 show are $10 with the music starting at 9 p.m. with Little Rock’s Badhand, a newish trio consisting of Aaron Copeland and former members of An Orangutan.

Luster is the Little Rock rock quartet that has existed for quite a while. Like six years a while. But since the start of 2010, the trio of guitarist Chris Hemphill, drummer Mark Gorbet and bassist Jeff Teague have been fronted by Amie Jo Bishop and her siren-impressing lungs. Expect a shot of rock when the band visits the Town Pump, headlining a show featuring another Little Rock rock band in Flash LaRue. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $3 cover.

The Little Rock alternative rock act Kingsdown released their newest, self-titled album at Revolution Music Room in June. Now the band which delivers an energetic alternative rock sound built upon their faith and lyrics of love and hope, return, playing a show with progressive rockers The Unbearable Hand Fate Dealt and special guest Bobgoblin, a semi-legendary band formed in Denton, Texas, in 1993 who reform every once and awhile to play their version of punk meets New Wave. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $7 for 21 and over, and $10 for 20 and under for the all-ages show.

Ohio speed metal act Mobile Deathcamp brings their The Last Thrash Metal Fest to The Village along with Denver heavy metal group Iconocaust. Of note to local metalheads are the number of local band opening the show: Arkansas metal act A Trail of Sin, Conway melodic death metal outfit Poisonwood, Heber Springs death metal outfit ShadowVein, Arkansas doom and gloom black metal group Fallen Empire, Little Rock hardcore metal band A DarkEnd Era (formerly known as A Darkened Era) and Little Rock hardcore metal act Dying Breath. The doors open at 6 p.m. with headbanging at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 advance and $17 at the door.

Here’s Dax Riggs, doing his thing, acoustically:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: June 18, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: !Celebrate!, An Early Ending, Benjamin Del Shreve, Chris Tomlin, David Bazan, EKG, Hello Tonight Summer Tour 2010, Juanita's, Kingsdown, mewithoutYou, North Little Rock's Riverwalk Park, Revolution Music Room, Rubik, Texas in July, The Village, TobyMac, Verizon Arena

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mewithoutYou.

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The latest album from Pennsylvania rockers mewithoutYou is titled it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright, a spring 2009 release that matches the zaniness of its title by cramming indie rock with folk and art rock into an 11-track album. The band — Aaron Weiss on vocals, Michael Weiss on guitar, Rickie Mazzotta on drums and Greg Jehanian on bass — visit Juanita’s to deliver a dose of their frenzy experimental rock. Joining the band are David Bazan, a singer/songwriter who was the guiding force behind Seattle indie rock act Pedro the Lion, with his collection of indie rock tunes and Rubik, a Finland indie art-pop collective whose U.S. debut Dada Bandits was released in 2009. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $13 advance and $15 day of show for the 18-and-up concert.

Energetic alternative rockers Kingsdown have slowly matured over their eight years playing music, and the result is their self-titled debut. The quintet will host a CD release party for their eponymous debut at the Revolution Music Room. Joining them will be EKG, an energetic pop crunk crew fused from local bands Asteios and Alert All Arms; and Benjamin Del Shreve, a Northwest Arkansas rocker known for his brightly-colored, pop-flavored rock and a big winner at the recently announced Northwest Arkansas Music Awards. The all-ages show kicks off at 8:30 p.m. with tickets $7 for the over-21 crowd, and $10 for the 20-and-under crowd. Copies of Kingsdown will be available for $10.

No members of metalcore outfit Texas in July are actually from the Lonestar State, but since forming three years ago, the Pennsylvania group has quickly made a name for itself with its Texas-size sound combining progressive metal with death metal. The quintet visits The Village along with fellow Pennsylvania act An Early Ending with their alternative metal sound. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music at 7 p.m.

It’s a night of praise at Verizon Arena with the Hello Tonight Summer Tour 2010 making a stop featuring the music of Chris Tomlin and TobyMac. Both artists are award-winning and platinum-selling Christian artists. Tomlin has seven No. 1 radio singles, three Grammy nominations and 16 Dove awards while TobyMac earned multiple Grammy and Dove awards for blending hip-hop, rock and pop rock while in the legendary Christian music trio DC Talk. As a solo act, TobyMac has earned five straight Grammy nominations, including his latest for the single “City On Our Knees” as Best Gospel song. The doors open at 6 p.m. with the music at 7 p.m. Tickets are $26.75 and $36.75 advance at the Verizon Arena Box Office with tickets increasing $5 day of the event.

And starting Saturday, but really getting going Sunday is !Celebrate! North Little Rock’s Riverwalk Park plays host to the second annual !Celebrate!, an International music and culture festival complete with a cultural cross section of food, drink, music, dance and games, and national and regional music acts. The music lineup includes alternative rockers Malcadence, girl band Atomic Pink, rockers Saturate, and Fayetteville party band Groovement, as well as Latino artists Sangre Michoacana, Cadetes-de-Linares and Las Kponeras, and DJs throughout the day. The festival also includes the finals of the Latin Dance contest, featuring $1,000 in cash and prizes, and a motorcycle show presented by Sonny Bruce. !Celebrate! will open at 6 p.m. Saturday with the carnival. At noon Sunday the gates open to the main area with food vendors, demonstrations, exhibitions, items for sale and a stage for the live entertainment.

Here’s mewithoutYou in action with their “The Fox, the Crow and the Cookie”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 2, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: After Eden, Cotham's in the City, Dirge Within, Fear Factory, Jack Oblivian, John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives, Juanita's, Kingsdown, Knox Hamilton, McCuin, Periphery, Revolution Music Room, Siversa, Sounds of Liberation: An Aural Baptism, The Dirty Streets, The Village, White Water Tavern, Winds of Plague

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John Paul Keith and the One, Four, Fives.

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The soul-powered rock ‘n’ roll sound Memphis, Tenn., invades White Water Tavern with a visit from a trio of bands: John Paul Keith and the One, Four, Fives; Jack Oblivian; and The Dirty Streets. Keith and band are known for their rambling honky-tonk flavored indie rock, propelled by the band’s love of rockabilly guitars, pedal steel, piano and driving drums. Memphis-based Jack Oblivian, a member of such legendary Memphis DIY acts as Compulsive Gamblers and ’90s garage punk band The Oblivians, is Johnny Thunders meets Neil Young style garage rock ‘n’ roll. And The Dirty Streets is a young rock ‘n’ roll outfit with punk and soul roots raised on MC5, Deep Purple, Sly & the Family Stone and Led Zeppelin.

Little Rock alternative rockers Kingsdown, who are recording their new album at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville, Tenn., return to Little Rock for a show at Juanita’s. Formed by six small-town friends in 2002 at a century-old train station, Kingsdown delivers an energetic alternative rock sound built upon their faith and lyrics of love and hope. The group released its first EP Dearest Nameless in 2004 and followed it with The Scenario We Know So Well in 2005. Joining Kingsdown will be two fellow Little Rock bands: catchy, energetic rockers Knox Hamilton and punchy, technically proficient rockers Siversa. The doors open at 8:30 p.m. with the music at 9:30 p.m. It’s a $5 cover for the 21-and-up crowd, and $7 for ages 18 to 20.

The Ozzfest-playing heavy metal band Fear Factory — including original members Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares — are currently roaring across the U.S. on their Fear Campaign Tour, including a stop at The Village with deathcore outfit Winds of Plague, thrash metal band Dirge Within and progressive metal group Periphery. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $19 advance and $23 at the door.

Russellville heavy rock act McCuin have finished their new album and are holding a CD release party for the album at Revolution Music Room. Expect the band — Greg McCuin on vocals, piano and guitar; Chris Moran on guitar; Brad Porter on drums; Chad Lybrand on guitar; and PosX on bass — to plow through a set of Arkansas-bred modern rock. The opening act is Hot Springs alternative metal band After Eden with a showtime of 8:30 p.m. Cover is free for the over 21 crowd, and $5 for ages 20 to 18.

CurvyGirl Ent along with Osyrus Bolly and A.P.O.L.L.O. present Sounds of Liberation: An Aural Baptism at Cotham’s in the City, a night promising hip hop, jazz, spoken word/poetry, soul and more. The event starts at 8:15 p.m. with a $10 cover and features singer/spoken word artist and poet Sunni Patterson, Afrobeat act Velvet Kente, Memphis, Tenn., soul singer Ramona Smith along with pianist Carl Mouton, HypeLife Marketing poet FW Love, and local poets Like Nature, Tina, Chris James and more.

Here’s John Paul Keith and the One, Four, Fives with an Ardent Session:

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