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Sunday’s Music

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

Saturday’s Music

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

R. Stevie Moore.

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It’s hard what to make of R. Stevie Moore. The lo-fi, DIY artist has released more than 400 albums in his career. Of course, he refers to his albums as his sound diary, and the music is a collection of the weird and wonderful, the amazing and avant-garde, dabbling in genres as wide ranging as spoken word, power pop, punk, experimental rock, jangling folk and symphonic. It’s dazzling and head scratching music — a lo-fi Brian Wilson or DIY Sgt. Pepper. The artist’s first-ever tour — most of his albums were recorded in his New Jersey apartment — includes a stop at White Water Tavern. The music starts at 10 p.m. with opening act Sea Nanners, the Little Rock band formerly known as Reptar that is known for their driving Americana sound.

Cajun’s Wharf gets a shot of mojo with a visit from Mojo Depot with the music starting at 9 p.m. Mojo Depot, the Little Rock group consisting of Tyndall Jackson on guitar, Rob Moore on vocals and guitar, Jason Adams on drums and John Wright on bass, has been making music for more than 25 years, creating original jammy blues rock and covering selections from The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Robert Earl Keen and others. Formed as The Loose Change, the band headed to California and released a debut album Phantom Train and followed it up with Crazy to Believe before returning to Little Rock.

Since scoring his first Top 10 country hit with 2003′s “Honesty (Write Me a List),” Tennessee-bred country musician Rodney Atkins has released a string of No. 1 country hits, including “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows),” “Watching You,” “These Are My People” and “Cleaning This Gun (Come On In Boy)” from his second album, and “It’s America” from his third album. A fourth album is forthcoming, and Atkins already has a Top 40 country hit from it with “Take a Back Road.” Atkins performs at Magic Springs Water and Theme 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 R. Stevie Moore with his “Back in Time”:

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Joan Jett.

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Does Joan Jett really need an introduction to music fans? Okay. Here it goes: Do the classic rock gems “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Crimson and Clover” and “I Hate Myself for Loving You” ring a bell? They should. But Jett is more than a female rock goddess. Rolling Stone also named her No. 87 on its list of the greatest guitarists of all time. Joan Jett comes to Magic Springs Water and Theme Park‘s Timberwood Amphitheater as part of Magic Springs Pepsi Concert Series. Admission to the show starting at 8 p.m. is free with paid admission to the park. Admission is $44.99 to the park or $22.50 after 4 p.m. The gates open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a pre-concert party from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hideaway with local support from Blind Opie.

Every time the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards roll around it seems as though the Sarah Hughes Band pick up an award or two. Here’s a partial list of what she and her band have won since 2005: Female Vocalist Of The Year, Band Of The Year, Roots/Americana Band of the Year, Female Singer/Songwriter and Hall Of Fame inductee. Why all the acclaim? A sound influenced by artists from Bob Dylan to Widespread Panic that creates a version of folk, rock and country. Sarah Hughes Band plays White Water Tavern with the music starting at 10 p.m.

Here’s Joan Jett with her “Crimson and Clover”:

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Saturday’s Music

Joe Sundell.

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Joe Sundell is well-known because he plays in bands such as Damn Bullets, Molaro for Illinois, Corey Cross and the Good Ole Band, and Sad Daddy. The Arkansas native, now living in Austin, Texas, has also gone solo, releasing his astounding ode to wandering, the Americana-drenched Ramblin’ Mind. Expect a dose of ragtime, Texas swing, bluegrass, folk, rock ‘n’ roll and even a little blues and jazz when Sundell plays a set at Pizza D’Action. The music begins at 9:30 p.m. with a $3. And purchase Ramblin’ Mind. It’s a front-porch classic of Americana music if I don’t mind saying myself.

EarFear, Little Rock hip-hop duo of local hip-hop superstar 607 and his brother Bobby, has a new album out, a 15-track collection titled Art Class that features artists such as Osyrus Bolly, Emika and Rivee that the pair says is hopefully “like everybody’s junior high art class: random and inspiring.” Check out the band’s aggressive brand of Little Rock hip hop when EarFear plays The Afterthought. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover.

What can be said about Cedric The Entertainer that hasn’t been said before? He’s an actor/comedian who has appeared in films such as the Coen Brothers’ Intolerable Cruelty, and other works such as the upcoming Tom Hanks/Julia Roberts vehicle Larry Crowne. Of course, he has also appeared in The Steve Harvey Show and in the Barbershop films. But it’s Cedric The Entertainer, the stand-up comedian, who visits Robinson Center Music Hall. The show starts at 8 p.m. with tickets available through Ticketmaster for $55.15 and $66.50.

Magic Springs Water and Theme Park welcomes Neon Trees as the quartet play the Pepsi Concert Series. Admission to the show starting at 8 p.m. is free with paid admission to the park. Admission is $44.99 to the par or $22.50 after 4 p.m. The gates open at 6 p.m. The band takes their cues from ’60s garage rock and ’80s dance rock, delivering big, poppy hooks cross with a solid classic rock foundation. The band’s first single “Animal” hit No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Alternative Rock Chart.

Here’s Joe Sundell with his “Freight Train”:

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