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Saturday’s Music

Published on: January 14, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Arkansas River Blues Society, belair., CloverBlue, Elise Davis Band, Mat Mahar, Parrot Beach Cafe, Reckless Kelly, Revolution Music Room, This Holy House, Vino's

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Reckless Kelly.

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It’s a new year so it’s about time for Reckless Kelly to return to Little Rock, with a show at Revolution Music Room. No Internet overnight sensation story or over-hyped blog buzz here; Reckless Kelly is in the business of creating a name for themselves the old-fashioned way: by touring, releasing a record, touring some more and repeating. A country rock band with a healthy dose of big rock guitars but an appreciation for storytelling country, Reckless Kelly is still touring in support of 2010′s Somewhere in Time, an album recreating the tunes of Pinto Bennett, a mostly unknown country rock legend from Idaho. The opening act is local Americana — for lack of a better descriptor because the group also mixes in singer/songwriter pop and alternative rock into their sound — act, the Elise Davis Band, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. Tickets for the 21-and-up show are $12 in advance and $15 day of show.

That indie folk rock band out of Conway by the name of This Holy House is returning to Little Rock for a gig at Vino’s. The trio, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Elliott S. Cotten, and brothers David Velek on bass and James Velek on drums, allow their mutual love of folk roots music and a natural small-town charm to guide their musical path. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $6 cover for the all-ages show. A couple of other Arkansas bands round out the bill: Magnolia pop punkers belair. and fellow Conway resident and folk rocking singer/songwriter Mat Mahar.

The Arkansas River Blues Society is sending three entries — Billy Jones (solo), CloverBlue (band) and Matthew Davidson (youth) — to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis the first week of February, and is holding a fundraiser to get them there. The fundraiser kicks off at Parrot Beach Cafe at 8 p.m. with a $5 cover for the public and a $3 cover for Arkansas River Blues Society members. The music includes CloverBlue, a local blues rock band featuring two lead vocals, with an open jam session following CoverBlue.

Here’s Reckless Kelly with their “Wicked Twisted Road”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 7, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Amsterdam, Cornerstone Pub, Hells/Bells, Revolution Music Room, Robinson Center Music Hall, Rodney Carrington, Rollo Tumasi, Runaway Planet

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Runaway Planet.

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The Little Rock hard-driving bluegrass outfit Runaway Planet is known for their complex hoe-downs and tight vocal harmonies. The group’s sophomore album, Tarnation, was recorded at Poynter’s Palace in North Little Rock, and features a mixture of originals with traditional tunes including “Workin’ On a Building.” The outfit — Greg Alexander on guitar and vocals, Steve Brauer on banjo and vocals, Ben Ellis on mandolin, and Michael Proveaux on bass and vocals — is playing Cornerstone Pub with the music starting at 9 p.m.

No need crying out for attention and acting all hip by running country-music based comedian Rodney Carrington and his act through the mud as a way of announcing his show at Robinson Center Music Hall. We’re smart and confident realizing you’re seeing Carrington and his bag full of off-color jokes and tunes if you want — no matter what we say here. And to the uninformed? Carrington makes a living off low-brow, redneck-y comedy songs, with titles such as “Letter to My Penis.” Who are we to say what’s funny and what’s not? The laughs begin at 8 p.m. with tickets $47.20.

Hear from “Highway to Hell” to “T.N.T” to “Thunderstruck” and all the chugging, devilish hits and hard rock standards in between as AC/DC tribute band Hells/Bells visits Revolution Music Room. The opening acts are Amsterdam and Rollo Tumasi, kicking off the music at 8 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $8 in advance and $10 day of show. Get your devil sign ready and prepare to rock.

Here’s Runaway Planet with their “Holdin’ On”:

Thursday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 5, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Luke Williams Band, Revolution Music Room

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Luke Williams.

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Luke Williams is an 18-year-old who grew up in Beebe but now resides in Nashville, Tenn. He is also the electrifying guitar slinger and lead vocalist of the country rock band Luke Williams Band, a quartet that cranks out slices of Arkansas-bred country powered by searing electric guitar. Williams returns to Arkansas for a show at Revolution Music Room as part of the club’s Southern Nights concert series. There’s no opening act, with the music beginning at 9 p.m. with a $5 cover for the all-ages show.

Here’s Luke Williams in action with his “Call It Home”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 30, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: All Ages New Year's Eve Bash, Flying Saucer, Grace Askew, Hayes Carll, Juanita's, Nevertrain, New Year's Eve Party, Revolution Music Room, The Peabody, Together, Travis Linville, Vino's

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Hayes Carll.

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Revolution Music Room rings in the new year with a visit from an old friend: Hayes Carll. The Texas-bred but Arkansas-educated (Hendrix College) Americana singer/songwriter’s hilariously heartbroken “She Left Me For Jesus” from his 2008 Lost Highway Records release Trouble in Mind won the Americana Music Association Song of the Year award, and Trouble in Mind appeared on several best-of lists at the end of 2008. The album — and Carll’s music — is filled with dusty tunes of whiskey drinking and drawling heartbreaking hymns of good country music flavored with rock ‘n’ roll rhythms and folk storytelling. And Carll — influenced by the greats of Texas music such as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark — is currently preparing for the release of his next Lost Highway recording in 2011. The show gets going at 9:30 p.m. with tickets $20 for the 18-and-up night. The opening acts are Memphis urban folk artist Grace Askew and Oklahoma bluesy folk artist Travis Linville.

Two of Little Rock’s most well-established dance parties are joining forces, ringing in the new year with an event simply titled Together at Juanita’s. Cybertribe and Cool Shoes present a collection of the state’s best DJs with Wolf-E-Wolf, Sleepy Genius, Justin Sane, Sleek, Cameron Holifield, Ewell, Paul Grass and Risky Biz. The show gets going at 8:30 p.m. with doors opening at 8 p.m., and continues till 2 a.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door for regular admission, and $25 in advance and $30 at the door for VIP admission.

Music lovers of all ages are welcomed to Vino’s for the institution’s All Ages New Year’s Eve Bash, featuring Old News, The Perimeter, Safe to Shore and more acts. The party, including some of the state’s best up-and-coming talent, begins at 8 p.m. with cover only $5. The night will also include drunk specials for the adults.

Flying Saucer is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party, featuring the music of Nevertrain, a local rock ‘n’ roll outfit that blends rock, blues and country for one heck of a good time. Beyond the champagne toast at midnight, the night includes an iPad giveaway, with each person in the door having an opportunity to win. Doors open at 7 p.m. with admission $10 for U.F.O. Club members and $15 for non-members. Reservations are available for $50 per table.

The Peabody is ending the old year with its special New Year’s Eve Party. Kicking off at 8 p.m. and going on until 2 a.m., the night includes a wide selection of metro music greats all over the downtown hotel, including DJs Tre’ Day and G-Force in the lobby; cover bands CRISIS and Tragikly White or jazz trumpeter Rodney Block in one of the hotel’s ballrooms; and Wine & Roses in Mallards Bar. Besides the music, there will be a light show, balloon drop and midnight champagne toast. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the hotel gift shop for $45 or at the door the night of the party for $55.

Here’s Hayes Carll with his “She Left Me For Jesus”:

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”:

Thursday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 22, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Chris Alan Craig, Hornucopia, It.Won't.Die, Juanita's, Matt Stell & The Crashers, Play It Again Arkansas, Revolution Music Room, The Big Cats, Velvet Kente, White Water Tavern

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The Big Cats.

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It’s Christmas time again, and to mark the occasion, pop-flavored, indie rock act The Big Cats will play their usual once-a-year, end-of-year, holiday reunion gig at White Water Tavern. Of course, when your band features Green Day touring guitarist Jason White along with Colin Brooks, who has played drums with The Stills and Dan Zanes, it’s hard to get the band back together. Rounding out the band is Max Recordings Burt Taggart along with Josh Bentley, and, since local music fans can’t get enough of The Big Cats, the band is playing two shows in one night: An all-ages show will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a 21-and-up show at 9:30 p.m. Opening act for the first show is It.Won’t.Die, and Velvet Kente opens the second show. Tickets are $6 per show or $10 for both shows. P.S. The Big Cats also have, for the first time ever, T-shirts available for sale through Max Recordings.

Introspective country, high-energy rock and Americana ballads come together with a visit from Fayetteville act Matt Stell & the Crashers at Revolution Music Room. The band, led by central Arkansas native Stell, is as much Lynyrd Skynyrd as Willie Nelson on their debut album, The Sound & the Story. Opening the show will be Chris Alan Craig, the leader of the Arkansas/New York City outfit Chris Alan Craig Band, with a night of acoustic rock ‘n’ roll. The music starts at 9:30 p.m. Cover is $5 for the 21-and-up show which is part of the Rev Room’s ongoing “Southern Nights” concert series, showcasing the best in all styles of country music.

Play It Again Arkansas, an initiative allowing Arkansans to donate their used musical instruments to schools across the state, is holding its annual Hornucopia fundraiser at Juanita’s. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the music at 8 p.m. Admission is $20 donation at the door or the gift of a school band instrument (trumpet, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, etc.). The music will be provided by Shannon Boshears Band, CRISIS, Taylor Made and Nevertrain. Boshears is known for cranking out a serious dose of guitar-powered blues rock, rocking out at festivals such as the Arkansas River Blues Festival and the King Biscuit Blues Festival. CRISIS is a Little Rock cover act that plays the best rock music of the ’70s and ’80s, and Nevertrain is a North Little Rock country rock act.

Here’s The Big Cats with their “Little Windows”:

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”:

Monday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 19, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Juanita's, Lending Love Apparel Benefit Show, Plu, Revolution Music Room

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Jason Truby.

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The Lending Love Apparel Benefit Show at Revolution Music Room continues. Since its start in May, Lending Love has offered contemporary clothing and benefit shows, and this is the label’s last before the end of the year. Monday night includes Jason Truby, The Supporting Cast, 16th Walk, Adam Blasi, Andrew Raines, Head Under Feet, Risky Game and Dylan Dugger. It’s an all-ages show starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 day of.

After more than a year off, Little Rock’s Plu reunited earlier this year, once again showcasing their shimmering indie rock. While the band is still not to performing a full schedule of shows, the outfit, known for their melodic guitar riffs and piano-powered tunes, is visiting Juanita’s. The all-ages show begins at 8 p.m. with a ticket price to be announced.

Here’s Jason Truby with his live thing:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 16, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Aaron Owens, Arkansas Writers in the Round, David Adam Byrnes, DJ Sno White, Kelly Trance, Luke Williams, Matthew Huff, Ramon Barreto, Revolution Music Room, RSVP Society, Ryan Couron, Sticky Fingerz, The Sleepy Genius, Vino's, Weakness for Blondes, White Party

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Weakness for Blondes.

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Little Rock’s own jamband extraordinaires Weakness for Blondes chase spontaneous creativity, going down several rabbit holes, scampering after blues rock, jazz and soul with a touch of psychedelic and funk to brew their infectious jamming sound. The band, influenced by the Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, blues, jazz, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, visits Sticky Fingerz. No word on the opening act, but expect the music at 10 p.m. with a $5 for the 21-and-up night.

RSVP Society and Revolution Music Room will host the fifth annual White Party, with the party this year receiving its musical fuel from the Vinyl Vixen Tour with DJ Sno White and Kelly Trance. Providing the local support will be The Sleepy Genius and Ramon Barreto. Ladies get in free for this 18-and-up event before 10:30 p.m., and admission is $10 for those who RSVP. White attire is encouraged with the doors opening at 9 p.m.

Vino’s is hosting a collection of the best country singer/songwriters that The Natural State has to offer with Arkansas Writers in the Round at Vino’s. The collection of premier country talent includes Sherwood country artist David Adam Byrnes, Beebe Southern rock-flavored country act Luke Williams, country rocker Aaron Owens, north Arkansas country artist Matthew Huff and Arkansas country musician Ryan Couron. a country storyteller who mixes his good ol’ boy attitude with a little shot of country rock. The music starts at 10 p.m. with a $10 cover.

Here’s Weakness for Blondes in action with their “Did You Get Healed at the Tent Last Night”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 10, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: A Lion Amongst Us, Alan Hunt Band, Benefit for Brandon Clendenin, Downtown Music, Epiphany, Firesaw, Gina Gee, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Josh Newcom, Like Tyrants, Mediums Lounge, Revolution Music Room, Stacey Avery, The Jam Session, The Unbearable Hand Fate Dealt, Vino's

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Jason Boland & the Stragglers.

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The Red Dirt country rockers Jason Boland & the Stragglers are still touring behind their 2008 release, Comal County Blue, an album that hit the top 40 of the country music album charts. And, earlier this year, the outfit released High in the Rockies: A Live Album. Expect that live album to come alive with a boot-stomping good time with music blending country and rock when Boland and company visit Revolution Music Room. The opening bands are local country rockers Alan Hunt Band along with Arkansas-raised but Nashville, Tenn., based country singer/songwriter Josh Newcom. Tickets for the 18-and-up show are $10 advance and $12 day of with the music starting at 9 p.m.

Although they only formed earlier this year, Texarkana, Texas — not Arkansas — band Like Tyrants is already making a name for themselves, capturing the 2010 Quadrangle Festival Battle of the Bands award, earning studio time, $100 and other goodies. The heavy rock act visits Little Rock and Vino’s on a bill that includes fellow Texarkana metal outfit A Lion Amongst Us, and Little Rock power rock trio Firesaw and Little Rock progressive rockers The Unbearable Hand Fate Dealt. The doors open at 8 p.m. with cover $7.

Downtown Music will host a Benefit for Brandon Clendenin, the drummer from Little Rock furious heavy metal band Siege the City, with all proceeds helping with expenses due to treating his cancer. No word on what bands will play, but the Downtown Music website is promising 10 bands for $10 with the music starting at 4 p.m.

IATL presents The Jam Session, featuring Epiphany and Gina Gee with the backing of One Night Stand providing the live music, at Mediums Lounge. Doors open for the 21-and-up show at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover. The night will also feature Stacey Avery.

Here’s Jason Boland & The Stragglers with their “Tulsa Time”:

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