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Saturday’s Music

Published on: June 29, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: ABK, Anybody Killa, DJ Clay, Downtown Music, Kris Allen, Lucas Clayton Hunsicker Scholarship Fund's Bummer Summer, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Underground Summer Jam, White Water Tavern

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Kris Allen.

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Kris Allen at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park‘s Timberwood Amphitheater. This Arkansas resident won the eighth season of American Idol and will be promoting his new album Thank You Camellia. The concert gates open at 6 p.m. with an 8 p.m. showtime. Admission is free with a general admission ticket to the park ($44.99 per adult, and $29.99 per junior under 48 inches tall, or senior 55 or older) or season pass ($59.99).

White Water Tavern will host the Lucas Clayton Hunsicker Scholarship Fund’s Bummer Summer, a musical benefit for the fund that awards an annual scholarship to an aspiring Park View High School artist or musician. The show starts at 9 p.m. with a $10 donation at the door. Some of the performers are Isaac Alexander, Phillip Huddleston, Jack Lloyd, Mike Motley, Matt Quin and Correne Spero. Hunsicker was a Little Rock musician who died in August 2010.

The Underground Summer Jam is coming to Downtown Music. So what does that mean? ABK. Who? Anybody Killa, the American Indian rapper who specializes in spiritual rap that crosses his culture with horror themes and comedy, and is signed to Insane Clown Posse’s Psychopathic Records. So yes, it’s going to be that kind of night. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $11 in advance and $15 at the door. Who else is playing this Underground Summer Jam? Fellow ICP-related hip-hop artist DJ Clay, and Pine Bluff hip-hop/metal act Klaun VI along with IntoxXx and Down South Juggalos.

Here’s Kris Allen with his “The Vision of Love”:

The Vision of Love

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: June 15, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Colbie Caillat, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Pallbearer, R.I.O.T.S., Rev Room, Rwake, Severe Headwound

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Colbie Caillat.

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Who can forget the warm, California folk pop of “Bubbly”? Not many people. And since that smash, Colbie Caillat has released a number of pop rock hits, including her Grammy winning “Lucky” with Jason Mraz. And Magic Springs Water and Theme Park‘s Summer Concert Series continues with a visit from Caillat. The music starts at 8 p.m. Admission for the music is free with a general admission ticket to the park ($44.99 per adult, and $29.99 per junior — under 48 inches — or senior — 55 or older) or season pass ($59.99). Parking is $10 for a vehicle.

It has been a relatively busy year for sludge-y metal, North Little Rock band Rwake. The band played South by Southwest, and released their newest album Rest on Relapse Records late last year, and Pitchfork called it “ingenious, forward-thinking metal.” Forward-thinking, yes, but also great, such as the 12-minute long “It Was Beautiful, But Now It’s Sour,” a doom-in-slow-motion track that contains a little Southern rock guitar work. The group is playing Rev Room, headlining a show that includes Little Rock doom metal act Pallbearer (who released their debut album Sorrow and Extinction in February), local thrash-powered death metal band Severe Headwound and R.I.O.T.S. It’s an 18-and-up show with the music starting at 9 p.m. Cover is $7 for 21 and up, and $9 for 18 to 20.

Here’s Colbie Caillat with her “Bubbly”:

Bubbly

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: June 1, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: 2012 Pepsi Concert Series, Blane Howard, Bon Iver, Bubba Hernandez, Chancie Neal, Craig Campbell, Downtown Music, From Which We Came, Luke Bryan, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Riverfest Ampitheatre, Scale the Summit, The Staves, Today I Caught the Plague, Trace Adkins, White Water Tavern

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Luke Bryan.

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Riverfest Ampitheatre will host two concerts this weekend. First up is country musician Luke Bryan on Saturday. Presented by KSSN 96, the show starts at 7:30 p.m. and includes special guests Craig Campbell and Chancie Neal. Tickets through Ticketmaster are available for $46 and $41. Sunday, it’s indie folk band Bon Iver at 7 p.m. along with folk rock trio The Staves. Tickets through Ticketmaster are available for $49 and $38.50.

This is how Cenobio Xavier “Bubba” Hernandez III describes himself on his website: a “singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer of diverse musical endeavors.” He was a member of polka rock band Brave Combo for two decades and his newest diverse musical endeavor is his solo album Big Pounding Heart, a 12-track album of “pop rock songs with worldly rhythms careened through the garage grunge machinery” provided by Los Angeles producer and guitarist Scrote. Bubba Hernandez comes to White Water Tavern. The show starts at 9:30 p.m.

The Adventure Metal Across America Tour arrives at Downtown Music so that means headliners Scale The Summit will be playing their instrumental progressive rock from Texas. What else does it mean? Today I Caught the Plague with their Canadian progressive metal and From Which We Came with their central Arkansas progressive metal. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music starting soon afterward. Cover is $10.

Trace Adkins was the country singer first introduced to audiences with his late-1990s country No. 1 “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing.” Since then, he has scored Top 40 hit after Top 40 hit, including the No. 1s “Ladies Love Country Boys” and “You’re Gonna Miss This.” As part of the 2012 Pepsi Concert Series at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Adkins will take to the Timberwood Amphitheater at 8 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m., and Hot Springs native and country musician Blane Howard kicks off the night at 7 p.m. Admission is free with a general admission ticket or Season Pass to Magic Springs.

Here’s Luke Bryan with his “Country Girl”:

Country Girl

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 25, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Cregeen's Irish Pub, Interstate Buffalo, Luke Williams, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Riverfest, The Charlie Daniels Band, Timberwood Amphitheater

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The Charlie Daniels Band.

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The Charlie Daniels Band? Country. Southern rock. Outlaw country. The man known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” has played a little of it all during his career — everything from the novelty country of “Uneasy Rider” to the jingoistic Southern rock of “This Ain’t No Rag, It’s a Flag.” If you need a Riverfest break, head down to Hot Springs and Magic Springs Water and Theme Park for a concert by Daniels and band. Part of the 2012 Pepsi Concert Series, Daniels takes the stage at 8 p.m. at Timberwood Amphitheater. Gates open at 6 p.m., and local country musicians Luke Williams kicks off the night at 7 p.m. Admission is free with a general admission ticket or Season Pass to Magic Springs.

Maybe you’ve heard this question before, but what do Snoop Dogg and Lynyrd Skynyrd have in common? Well, nothing, except both are headlining acts at this year’s Memorial Day weekend blast in downtown Little Rock known as Riverfest. More than 50 musical acts on three main stages plus a kid zone and family zone, an international village, artists and merchants, other goodies and food, food, food — it’s Arkansas’ premier arts and music festival for good reason.

Riverfest is still going on. But there’s music elsewhere, including an appearance by Interstate Buffalo at Cregeen’s Irish Pub. It’s an all-ages show with the music starting around 8 p.m. No word on the cover, but Interstate Buffalo is a Little Rock outfit that play a blend of blues and rock (with a little funk) that burns places down. Well, not literally, but you get the picture.

Here are The Charlie Daniels Band with their “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”:

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Sunday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: September 3, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: 38 Special, Aficionado, Blind Opie, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, North Shore Riverwalk, Reggae on the Riverfront, Stickyz, Tim Kasher

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Tim Kasher.

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Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher is on a short solo tour, playing tunes from his solo debut, the October 2010 release The Game of Monogamy, that mixed indie rock with baroque pop, and the tour brings Kasher to Stickyz. Kasher will also be selling an exclusive EP, Bigamy: More Songs From The Monogamy Sessions, at the tour stops. The new tunes include the slow rocker “No Harmony” and the power pop of “A Bluer Sea.” The opening act is Aficionado, a New York State post-punk group that just released their debut album, kicking off the music at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 day of for the 21-and-up show.

The middle of the Labor Day weekend means it is time for the 2011 version of Reggae on the Riverfront at the North Shore Riverwalk in North Little Rock. The doors open at 2 p.m. with the music starting at 3 p.m. and going on until 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 with proceeds benefiting Argenta CDC, Pulaski County Learning Center and Young Community Advocates of Baring Cross. The bands include an good-vibes generating mix of reggae acts, including Zion And The Lion Roots Band, Tricia Reed, Mariachi America, Changus B, Joseph Israel and the Jerusalem Band, and other special guests. The second annual reggae showcase is presented by One Love.

So maybe Magic Springs Water and Theme Park‘s Pepsi Concert Series isn’t quite over, at least not until Southern rock veterans 38 Special say it is by playing the series. The concert gates open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. at Timberwood Amphitheater. Hot Springs classic rock cover band Blind Opie — consisting of Henderson State University faculty and grads — will begin playing at 4 p.m. in the Hideaway. General main gate admission is $44.99, and half-priced admission is available after 4 p.m. for $22.50. 38 Special is known for their ’80s hits “Hold on Loosely,” “Caught Up in You” and “Second Chance.”

Here’s Tim Kasher with his “Cold Love”:

Cold Love

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: August 12, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Casting Crowns, Charity Vance, Dickey-Stephens Park, Half Priced Hearts, Hookslide Corner, Jimbo Mathus & The Tri State Coalition, Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Timberwood Amphitheater, Wildwood Park for the Arts

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Jimbo Mathus.

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The Arkansas Travelers are offering more than baseball at Dickey Stephens Park: An appearance by the wild man of Mississippi music, Jimbo Mathus. It’ll be a good time of interplanetary honky-tonk, roots music founded on Southern rock ‘n’ roll, blues, country, gospel and soul, as Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition play late into the night. The game against the San Antonio Missions begins at 7:10 p.m. with the concert immediately following in Hookslide Corner. Tickets to the Travs are $6 to $12 for adults. The other promotion for the night is the Rverside Acura Postgame Ball Toss where for $1 a chance fans can win a brand-new Acura. How? They have to throw a tennis ball into a tiny target — still probably better odds than a carney game.

Little Rock pop artist Charity Vance is the second performer in Wildwood Park for the Arts‘ Emerging Artists series, making an appearance at in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music coming at 7 p.m. with opening act Half Priced Hearts, a Nashville, Tenn., pop rock act that released their catchy-as-heck debut EP earlier this year. Advance tickets are $15, and tickets day of show and at the door are $20. A limited number of $50 VIP tickets will also be sold and include an autographed CD and poster. A post-concert VIP party will immediately follow the show. Vance’s newest single is the upbeat piano pop of “Icing.”

Magic Springs Water and Theme Park‘s Pepsi Concert Series comes to an end with an appearance by Casting Crowns at Timberwood Amphitheater. The band has earned numerous Dove Awards — and even more nominations — and even a Grammy for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for their 2005 album Lifesong. The contemporary Christian band led by Mark Hall has a new album titled Come to the Well coming out in October. The concert gates open at 6 p.m., and the show starts 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 Jimbo Mathus & the Tri-State Coalition with their “Who’ll Sop My Gravy”:

Who’ll Sop My Gravy

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: August 5, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Arkansas Blues Society, Art Porter Week, Cornerstone Pub, Downtown Music, Jawbone & Jolene, Lalah Hathaway, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Sara Evans, The White Glove Test, Underclaire, Unseen Eye

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Sara Evans.

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Sara Evans scored her first No. 1 country hit in 1998. Since then she has won Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards, and had more No. 1 country hits, including her newest, the 2010 single “A Little Bit Stronger.” Her newest album is the March release Stronger, her first album in five and a half years, and a triumphant return for the country music superstar. Evans comes to Magic Springs Water and Theme Park. 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.

As Art Porter Week continues in Little Rock, R&B and jazz singer Lalah Hathaway (the daughter of the legendary Donny Hathaway) makes an appearance at Riverfest Amphitheatre. The concert will cap a week of events and concerts honoring the father-son duo of Art Porter Sr. and Art Porter Jr., two legendary Little Rock jazz musicians. The week benefits the Art Porter Music Education & Foundation, an organization that raises money for music scholarships and educates the public on music through workshops and seminars. The music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 at the door.

It sounded like local minimalist alternative rock outfit Underclaire had called it quits a few months ago, with Mike Mullins and Rob Brackett forming that local rock supergroup Year of the Tiger. But Underclaire returns from the dead for a show at Downtown Music. The music starts at 8:30 p.m. with a $6 cover. Underclaire’s third album Making Sky was a 12-track album of smart, muscular rock such as the start-stop rush of “Belladonna” and the bass-powered swing of “Las Muertas.” Hot Springs experimental indie rock act The White Glove Test is the opening act.

The Arkansas Blues Society presents the CD release party for Jawbone & Jolene at Cornerstone Pub. The music starts at 9 p.m. with an open jam following all the CD release festivities. Cover is $5. The album is titled Lifestyles of the Poor & Infamous, and the open jam following an appearance by Jawbone & Jolene includes UnSeen Eye and several other local blues singers and musicians.

Here’s Sara Evans with her “A Little Bit Stronger”:

A Little Bit Stronger

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 29, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: belair., Boom the Wheel, Cajun's Wharf, Ellisons Cage, Emily Osment, Juanita's, Knox Hamilton, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Otis, Rev Room, Shane Harper, Stoney LaRue

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Stoney LaRue.

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This is how the Rev Room announces the return of Stoney LaRue to Little Rock: “If you’re not familiar and like bands like Cross Canadian Ragweed, Randy Rogers Band, Jason Boland & The Stragglers and Reckless Kelly then Stoney LaRue is right up your alley.” True enough. LaRue — Texas born but Oklahoma bred — is a rousing country rocker that blends Red Dirt country and pure American music creating music that mixes and matches country with soul, rock ‘n’ roll and blues. The opening act is to be announced with the music starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 day of for the 21-and-up show.

Omega Artist Group is the newish, local promotion and management company headed by Jeremy Flynn, and Flynn brings his full roster of artist to Juanita’s for a special night of music. It’s an EP release for Magnolia pop punk/alternative rock band belair. and North Little Rock progressive indie rock outfit Ellison’s Cage. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. The night of music also includes Sherwood high-energy rock outfit Boom the Wheel and North Little Rock indie dance rock act Knox Hamilton.

Emily Osment is the star of movies such as Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and also played Lilly Truscott on the Disney hit Hannah Montana, but Osment has slowly branched out as a musician. She released her debut album Fight or Flight in September 2010, and the album included the dance pop hit “Let’s Be Friends.” Osment brings her pop rock sound to Magic Springs Water and Theme Park as part of the park’s Pepsi Concert Series. The evening also includes energetic singer/songwriter Shane Harper as well as part of the Radio Disney Roadshow. The show is at Timberwood Amphitheater with concert gates opening at 6 p.m., and the show starting at 7 p.m. with Harper and then Osment following 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.

Little Rock native and Episcopal Collegiate School graduate Jessica Ott makes her return to Little Rock, fronting the Chicago seven-piece rocking soul band Otis as they play Cajun’s Wharf. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. Ott isn’t the only Chicago transplant in the group as Otis is comprised of musicians from around the nation. But as a whole the band is a soul force with horn section that draws inspiration from legends such as Sly Stone and Miles Davis as they tear through their soul, funk and jazz influences in forming their new soul sound. Otis also appears at Markham Street Grill And Pub on Thursday, and the Town Pump on Friday.

Here’s Stoney LaRue with his “Empty Glass”:

Empty Glass

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 22, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Alien Ant Farm, Eddie Griffin, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Me Talk Pretty, Next Level Events, Rev Room, Rick Springfield, Robinson Center Music Hall, Texas Hold'em Charity Tournament, Timberwood Amphitheater, Youth Home Poker Tournament and Casino Night

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Alien Ant Farm.

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The original Alien Ant Farm lineup of Dryden Mitchell, Terry Corso, Tye Zamora and Mike Cosgrove that rose to fame with their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” is back together and on the road, including a stop where they bring their ANTicipation 2011 Tour to Rev Room. Expect to hear “Smooth Criminal.” New York pop rock group Me Talk Pretty is the opening act, kicking off the night at 9 p.m. Tickets are $11 in advance and $15 day of for the 18-and-up show.

Sure, he has appeared in movies from Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Undercover Brother to Scary Movie 3 and Date Movie, but Eddie Griffin at heart is one of the world’s best stand-up comics, even earning the No. 62 spot on the list of 100 Greatest Standups of All-Time by Comedy Central. The comedian brings his You Can Tell ‘Em I Said It act to Robinson Center Music Hall for a night of stand-up along with a group of friends. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $46.45 or $57.25, and that’s with all those pesky and expensive little Ticketmaster fees.

The Genesis Room at Next Level Events in Little Rock will host the first annual Texas Hold’em Charity Tournament presented by Youth Home as part of the Youth Home Poker Tournament and Casino Night. The poker tournament buy-in is $75 with $50 rebuys, and only $10 for general, non-player admission. And with a casino, the afternoon and night also includes blackjack, roulette, slots and craps with entry to the casino for $35 with casino floor guests treated to hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. The VIP reception begins at 4 p.m. with casino and tournament play beginning at 5 p.m. But the event is more than just casino games, it also includes raffle prizes, hor d’oeurves and a full cash bar for spectators so there is no need to play to have fun. All casino and card players must be 21.

“Jessie’s Girl” was watching him with those eyes and loving him with that body, but Rick Springfield wish he had “Jessie’s Girl.” He didn’t get “Jessie’s Girl,” but he did get a No. 1 hit out of it in 1981. And throughout the ’80s Springfield scored a number of ’80s rock hits, including “Affair of the Heart” and “Human Touch,” but he is still known for lusting after “Jessie’s Girl.” Springfield comes to 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 Alien Ant Farm with “Smooth Criminal”:

Smooth Criminal

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 15, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: 3 Doors Down, FreeVerse, Interstate Buffalo, John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, Midsummer Night's Jam, Stickyz, The Afterthought, The Salty Dogs, Timberwood Amphitheater, Tyrannosaurus Chicken, White Water Tavern

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John Paul Keith.

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Memphis’ favorite rock ‘n’ roll heroes John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives are no longer billed as John Paul Keith & the One Four Fives. It’s just John Paul Keith now. Why? Well Keith has a new album out titled The Man That Time Forgot, and Keith is not always on the road with the One Four Fives, the touring/studio outfit of drummer John Argroves, bassist Mark Stuart and keyboard player Al Gamble. Sometimes he goes out with other musicians. So the One Four Fives are not always the One Four Fives of Argroves, Stuart and Gamble. Kind of confusing, huh? Well, know this: When John Paul Keith plays White Water Tavern he’ll be backed by his crack backing band the One Four Fives (whoever that might be), and fans can expect another dose of Keith’s blend of power pop, garage, rockabilly, Tex-Mex, country and blues rock. The music starts at 10 p.m.

It has been more than a dozen years of rocking for Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, but the band that gave the world “Kryptonite” shows no signs of slowing down, gearing up for the release of their fifth album, the July 19 release Time of My Life. The band has already released two singles from the album and expect those new songs along with post-grunge hits such as “When I’m Gone,” “Let Me Go” and “It’s Not My Time” when the outfit appears 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.

This weekend it’s The Afterthought that is the lucky venue that gets to host Little Rock’s best honky-tonk outfit The Salty Dogs. The Dogs — vocalist Brad Williams, guitarist and pedal steel specialist Nick Devlin, drummer Bart Angel and bassist Brent LaBeau — will bring a little bit of that Bakersfield sound mixed with Chuck Berry rock ‘n’ roll, rural-living ballads and Texas swing together for a good-timing hoedown. The band’s latest release was Brand New Reason, an album that contained the brokenhearted misery march of “Words May Talk,” country swingers such as “Rock and Roll Will Never Stay” and turbo-injected gallops such as a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Nadine.” The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover.

Some of Arkansas’ best “jam” band are uniting for the second annual Midsummer Night’s Jam at Stickyz. The lineup of bands includes FreeVerse, a free-spirited, rock ‘n’ roll jamband known for keeping their jams tightly focused while infusing them with funk and jazz; the duo known as Tyrannosaurus Chicken with their freestyle trance Delta blues music straight out of Fort Smith; and local blues rock band Interstate Buffalo with their hard-charging, dirty blues powered riffs. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $7 in advance and $10 day of show.

Here’s John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives with their “She’ll Dance to Anything”:

She\’ll Dance to Anything

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