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Wednesday’s Music

Published on: December 20, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Amy LaVere, Blades of Glory, Cajun's Wharf, Dee Dee Jones, Hornucopia, Lalah Hathaway, Lucero, Movies in the Park, Nicky Parrish, Play It Again Arkansas, Rev Room, Stickyz

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Amy LaVere.

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It has been two years since Memphis-based-but-Arkansas-loved rockers Lucero released their sixth studio album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park. But in the fall of this year, the band found time between its busy touring schedule for time in a Memphis studio, recording a follow-up to 1372 Overton Park, and the album, Women and Work, will be released March 13, with an extensive tour kicking off in late February and continuing through late April. So finally new music from the rockers who mix their punkish roots with twangy country and beer-raising rock ‘n’ roll to create tales about girls, guitars, love and drinking. Want to hear some of the new songs before 2012? Bet you can when the band plays Rev Room with fellow Memphis act Amy LaVere — a blend of soul, torch country, folk and rock ‘n’ roll — kicking off the show. The music begins at 8:30 p.m. with tickets for the 18-and-up show $21.

As Play It Again Arkansas says, giving an Arkansas school child a musical instrument is more than just giving them a musical instrument. It’s giving them an opportunity for uncovering an unknown talent and a chance to believe in themselves. So the initiative allowing Arkansans to donate their used musical instruments to schools across the state is a good thing and in need of a benefit, such as Hornucopia, a benefit for Play It Again Arkansas at Stickyz. So bring a school band instrument (trumpet, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, etc.) or $20 for admission, and enjoy the music of acts such as Katmandu, local rock act The GroanUps, The Rockets with their top hits from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, and The Smittle Band. The music starts at 7 p.m.

Soul, R&B and jazz singer Lalah Hathaway (the daughter of the legendary Donny Hathaway) makes an appearance at Cajun’s Wharf for an event aptly titled A Night with Lalah Hathaway and presented by One Stone Productions. The music is from 7-10 p.m., and tickets are $25 for general admission and $50 for VIP. The “First Daughter of Soul” will be joined by two local artists as opening acts: soul/R&B artist Nicky Parrish with her band Kemistri and local gospel favorite Dee Dee Jones. VIP ticket purchases include a meet and greet, reserved seating and appetizers by Cajun’s Wharf. It’s a non-smoking event.

Movies in the Park in the middle of winter? Hey, it’s Christmas. It’s the season for taking risks. Let’s hope the weather cooperates (quick check of forecast says clear and temps in the 40s), because the free movie showing is the 2007 comedy-on-ice Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and some other funny and unfunny people. The plot? Two rival ice skaters are banned from competing in the Olympic men’s single competition but couple up for the pairs. Hilarity ensues. The PG-13 movie gets going at 6 p.m. Again, it’s free. Before and after there’s the Arvest River Market On Ice offering ice skating, too.

Here’s Amy LaVere with her “Killing Him”:

Killing Him

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 19, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Adelitas Way, C.J. Ramone, Crooked Roots, Downtown Music, Emphatic, Juanita's, Movies in the Park, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Seven Day Sonnet, Sevendust, The Muddlestuds, True Grit, Violence to Vegas

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Sevendust.

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100.3 The Edge presents the return of veteran American heavy metal band Sevendust to Little Rock with a show at Juanita’s. Since the return of lead guitarist Clint Lowery in 2008, the band has undergone a kind of rebirth, including the release of their 2010 album Cold Day Memory, which launched two mainstream rock hits in “Unraveling” and “Forever.” The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music at 9:05 p.m. with tickets $21 in advance and $25 at the door. Joining Sevendust will be Las Vegas rock band Adelitas Way, Nebraska rock band Emphatic and Oklahoma rock band Violence to Vegas along with up-and-coming melodic heavy metal outfit Seven Day Sonnet.

It starred Oscar winners and was directed by Oscar winners, but the true star of the 2010 version of True Grit was 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, playing the role of Mattie Ross and repeating the lines of Arkansas native and True Grit (the book) writer Charles Portis. Words of wisdom such as “You must pay for everything in this world, one way and another. There is nothing free except the grace of God.” True Grit makes its triumphant return to Little Rock with a free showing at Movies in the Park at Riverfest Amphitheatre. The amphitheatre opens an hour before the film showing which is at sundown. If you are unsure what the Coen Brothers-directed film is about then you haven’t been paying attention for the last year. Just go watch it.

C.J. Ramone is a true American punk, the bassist for legendary punk group Ramones from 1989 to 1996. For his first solo tour, Ramone will be playing an all-Ramones set with an all-star band featuring longtime Ramones producer Daniel Rey, and the tour brings Ramone and company to Downtown Music. Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 day of show. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. Also on the bill is Little Rock punk rock trio Crooked Roots and Conway punk outfit The Muddlestuds.

Here’s Sevendust with their “Waffle”:

Waffle

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 5, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Movies in the Park, Riverfest Amphitheatre, The Hangover

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The Hangover.

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Let’s get this straight from the start: This week’s Movies in the Park is not intended for families. No, the R-rated The Hangover is a debauchery-filled yet humorous story of a bachelor party gone right then wrong then right again in Las Vegas. Is it vulgar? Yes, but in the funniest way possible. It’s the greatest movie about a bachelor party since … well, Bachelor Party. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, and is showing at Riverfest Amphitheatre. You can bring a picnic and a pet, but leaving the children at home is a good idea. Not that they are banned or anything, but come on: Do you want to be those parents? The park opens an hour before the film showing, with the film showing around sundown, which is about 8:20 p.m., give or take about 15 minutes.

Here’s the trailer for The Hangover:

The Hangover Trailer

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 28, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Androids of Ex Lovers, Flameing Daeth Fearies, Ice Princess, Movies in the Park, Revolution Music Room, River Market Pavilions, The Young Maths

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The Young Maths.

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McAllen, Texas, is perhaps the last place one would expect to discover challenging music, beyond the work of Little Rock favorite Dignan. (Go ahead, look it up on a map. Bottom of the U.S. applies.) But The Young Maths are a four piece bent on throwing together punk, funk and dance, creating gems such as the deep, bass rumble and rock-riff filled “Gay Bars” and the frenetic indie rock of “Sheets.” The danceable quartet make their Little Rock debut with a show at Revolution Music Room. Androids of Ex-Lovers, a duo that produces garage-flavored, experimental music created solely with bass, drums and howling, bluesy vocals, and Flameing Daeth Fearies, a North Little Rock punk cabaret band, are the openers, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. Cover for the all-ages show is $5.

It’s the week between the holidays so Movies in the Park returns to the River Market Pavilions with a free showing of the Disney movie Ice Princess, starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall and Hayden Panettiere. The story of a young woman stopping at nothing to become a champion figure skater begins at 6 p.m. And, after being inspired by the film, go hit the ice at the Arvest River Market on Ice.

Here’s The Young Maths with their “The Science”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 21, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: All-American Wings, Bolly Open Mic Hype Nights, Cory Branan, Dark From Day One, Frown Pow'r, IRon Ton, Juanita's, Lucero, Movies in the Park, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Obsidian, Revolution Music Room, River Market Pavilions, Rockst*r Jones, Sychosys, The Yipps, White Water Tavern

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Lucero.

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Memphis-based but Arkansas-loved rockers Lucero return to Little Rock with a show at Revolution Music Room. Fronted by Arkansas native Ben Nichols, Lucero mixes their punkish roots with twangy country and beer-raising rock ‘n’ roll to create tales about girls, guitars, love and drinking. The band released their latest album 1372 Overton Park in 2009, their first on Universal Records and their first with the added punch of horns. Opening for Lucero will be Cory Branan, a singer/songwriter known for his poetic, fingerpicked tales that slide between intimate folk tunes such as “Last Man on Earth” and rugged rock ‘n’ roll tracks such as “Prettiest Waitress in Memphis.” The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $16 for the 18-and-up show. A portion of proceeds from the show will go to the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute.

A trio of Arkansas bands will be joined by one Missouri act as 100.3 The Edge presents Natural State groups Dark From Day One, Sychosys and Iron Ton along with Obsidian (the Missouri outfit) at Juanita’s. Dark From Day One is a Russellville alternative rock band while Sychosys is a Southern-flavored metal band from Little Rock and Iron Ton features two members of Sychosys and cranks out white-hot portions of alternative metal. Obsidian is a hard rock band from northwest Missouri with the quartet being fronted by Nikk Wolf, who sounds like late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 9 p.m. show with tickets $7 in advance and $10 at the door.

It’s been a long, long time, but Frown Pow’r is getting together for a White Water Tavern show. The band, known for their live show that combines gorgeously messy rock ‘n’ roll with the fervor of an old-time religious tent revival, creates scratchy, raggedy rock exhilaration. The sound of the band is summed up with the deconstructed rock ‘n’ roll track “Keep On Clappin’,” a three-minute rush of grinding guitars and high-hat taps that name-checks Neil Young’s Zuma and reminds listeners even when “bad things just keep on happenin’” to keep, keep, keep on, keep on clappin’. Joining the local boys on the bill will be the garage-y rock of fellow local group The Yipps.

Arvest River Market on Ice is still up and running through the holidays at the River Market Pavilions, and as part of the festivities Movies in the Park is holding a special holiday showing of the new Christmas classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at 6 p.m. The John Hughes penned 1989 film stars Chevy Chase as the head of the Griswold clan, battling family members and obnoxious neighbors in an effort to fully embrace the Christmas season. Admission to the movie is free. Remember Randy Quaid before he was crazy in real life and just crazy onscreen. “Oh, Eddie, if I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am now.”

Rockst*r Jones returns to Little Rock from his new home of Los Angeles to unleash his fifth mixtape, So Far So Good, as part of Bolly Open Mic Hype Nights at All-American Wings. The party gets going at 9 p.m. and lasts until 1 a.m. with a 5$ cover. Hosted by New York City-based DJ Epidemik, So Far So Good is a 22-track collection of Rockst*r’s best material from the past to the present, and serves as a precursor to Rockst*r’s debut album Better Than Good on Dirty Drum Productions/Def Jam Digital. Guests for the night include local hip-hop artist Kwestion, amateur magician Osyrus Bolly, spoken-word artist TruPoet and more with an open-mic signup all night long. The event is hosted by Osyrus Bolly and DJ Massiah.

Here’s Lucero with their “Nights Like These”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: August 3, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Bombay Black, Dirty Penny, Movies in the Park, Revolution Music Room, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Twilight

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Dirty Penny.

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Don’t tell Dirty Penny that the era of glam metal died two decades ago. The band — influenced by the greats of ’80s rock and metal such as Motley Crue, Skid Row, Poison and Guns N’ Roses — creates a 21st century version of glam metal. The California outfit visits Revolution Music Room with opening act Little Rock band Bombay Black, a heavy modern rock act built upon big, meaty guitar riffs and bass-heavy, rumbling rhythms. The music starts at 9 p.m. with cover $5 for 21 and over, and $10 for 20 and under.

It’s the tale of a sexy, pale-skinned vampire and the girl who is in love with him, and also spends a great deal of time biting her lower lip, as Movies in the Park presents Twilight at Riverfest Amphitheatre. This is for the tweens and the TwiMoms. The free outdoor film begins at sundown. Patrons are welcome to bring picnics and beverages, but on-site concessions are available as well.

Here’s Dirty Penny with their “Scream and Shout” (with strong language):

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 27, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Andrew Belle, Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, Club Nouveau, He Is We, Learn the Facts Ice Cream Social, Movies in the Park, Revolution Music Room, Riverfest Amphitheatre, The Wizard Of Oz

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Andrew Belle.

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Andrew Belle is the kind of pop-inflected singer/songwriter whose tunes pop up on TV shows usually favored by females in their teens and early 20s: CW’s 90210 and One Tree Hill, MTV’s The Real World, and E!’s Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But that really doesn’t tell you much about Belle or why he’s playing the Revolution Music Room. Here’s what to expect: mid-tempo pop rock powered by acoustic guitar with introspective lyrics and the professional earnestness of Coldplay. The music starts at 9 p.m. with cover for the all-ages set at $7. The opener is He Is We, an indie pop duo of youthful gorgeousness from the Pacific Northwest.

It’s a tale of yellow brick roads (of the non-Elton John variety), tornadoes, flying monkeys, wicked witches, and, of course, Dorothy, Toto, The Tin Man, The Scarecrow and The Cowardly Lion as Movies in the Park presents the classic film The Wizard of Oz at Riverfest Amphitheatre. The free outdoor film begins at sundown. Patrons are welcome to bring picnics and beverages, but on-site concessions are available as well.

Here’s the deal: Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency is raising awareness about the myths associated with organ and tissue donation. So how do they go about it? The right way, by offering a Learn the Facts Ice Cream Social from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the River Market pavilions in downtown Little Rock. Ice cream and learning go hand-in-hand. The event will also unveil ARORA’s new online registry for donors, making it easier for new registrants to sign up. It’s free, with the ice cream from Blue Bell Ice Cream Company. And — ARORA’s not done yet — the music of R&B group Club Nouveau, an act responsible for “Rumors,” “Lean on Me,” “Jealousy” and “Why You Treat me So Bad.”

Here’s Club Nouveau with “Lean On Me”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 20, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Catskill Kids, Futurebirds, Juanita's, Malcolm Holcombe, Movies in the Park, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Wedding Crashers, Whale Fire, White Water Tavern

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Futurebirds.

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Sailor songs? Front-porch, cosmic, Southern spirituals? Banjo-fueled psych-folk? It’s hard to place a finger on the genre of music propagated by Athens, Ga., outfit Futurebirds. What is known is the band’s “Johnny Utah” track from their July 27 release Hampton’s Lullaby is pure perfect music — chamber pop folk music intended for late-night drives through woods only lit by fireflies. The act visits Juanita’s, headlining a show that includes North Little Rock indie rockers Whale Fire and newish Little Rock indie rock band Catskill Kids. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover.

White Water Tavern has told people to circle this night on their calendar, and for good reason: Malcolm Holcombe is returning to the bar. Raised in the foothills of Appalachian North Carolina, Holcombe was first introduced to music through a pocket transistor radio and music shows such as The Flatt and Scruggs Show before learning how to play on a Sears-bought flat-top guitar. In turn, he has perfected a rustic grass-roots sound that includes his Appalachia background with a dose of the Mississippi Delta blues. Holcombe’s eighth release, For the Mission Baby, features the rugged, gravelly voice singer on 12 tunes showcasing his backwoods acoustic music that blends folk, rock and country. Do not miss this show. The music starts at 9 p.m.

It’ll be interesting to see if Movies in the Park shows the breast parade set to “Shout” by the Isley Brothers on the screen at Riverfest Amphitheatre for a viewing of Wedding Crashers. Probably not; the free movie event is touted as a family friendly night of entertainment. Without the musical flashing and other R-rated hijinks though, the story of two womanizers, played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, loses its bite and its humor. Oh well. The comedy also stars Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher. The free outdoor film begins at sundown. Patrons are welcome to bring picnics and beverages, but on-site concessions are available as well.

Here’s Futurebirds with their “Johnny Utah”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 13, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Dark From Day One, Juanita's, Movies in the Park, Over The Hedge, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Shaman's Harvest, The Vail

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Shaman's Harvest.

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After playing 100.3 The Edge’s Edgefest VI in May as an opening act, Jefferson City, Mo., group Shaman’s Harvest is returning to Little Rock, this time headlining a show presented by 100.3 The Edge at Juanita’s. Expect a dose of alternative metal, including Harvest’s Top 20 rock single “Dragonfly.” The opening acts are a couple of local bands: Russellville alternative rock band Dark From Day One and Hot Springs industrial rock band The Vail — two bands who also played Edgefest VI. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $8 advance and $10 day of show for the 18-and-up concert.

The voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner and Nick Nolte power the animated, furry tale of a raccoon learning about the importance of family in Over The Hedge. It’s this week’s free flick from Movies in the Park at Riverfest Amphitheatre. The movie starts at sundown, and guests are welcome to bring picnics and beverages, but onsite concessions will be available as well.

Here’s Shaman’s Harvest with their “Dragonfly”:

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: July 6, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: 40 Oz. to Freedom, Joseph Israel, Juanita's, Movies in the Park, Revolution Music Room, Riverfest Amphitheatre, Sixteen Candles

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Sixteen Candles.

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It’s the heart-warming, coming-of-age tale of a overshadowed younger sister looking for acceptance, a jock looking for real love and a nerd looking to get laid — John Hughes’ 1984 classic Sixteen Candles — as Movies in the Park is held at Riverfest Amphitheatre. The film stars Molly Ringwald as the overshadowed younger sister, Michael Schoeffling as the jock and Anthony Michael Hall as the nerd. And remember: “The Donger need food.” The free movie will start at sundown. Guests may bring picnics and beverages, but onsite concessions are available as well.

With Sublime with Rome (a combination of Sublime members Eric Wilson & Bud Gaugh with new singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez) out on the road performing the Southern California’s ska punk crossed with reggae sound, one has to wonder the place in the world for a Sublime tribute band. But San Diego trio 40 Oz. to Freedom isn’t worried. The Sublime tribute band is out on the road, including a stop at Juanita’s, delivering the sound of Sublime to the masses. Tickets are $7 advance and $10 day of show with the music starting at 9 p.m. It’s an 18-and-up concert.

It’s been a while, but Fayetteville roots rock/reggae artist Joseph Israel returns to the Revolution Music Room, kicking off a short July tour. Expect a night of joyful, energetic music. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with cover for the all-ages show $10.

And here’s the trailer to Sixteen Candles:

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