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Saturday’s Music

Published on: May 18, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Dax Riggs, Downtown Music, Ezra LBs, Hands Like Houses, Indie Bullsh*t, My Ticket Home, Palisades, Stickyz, The Air I Breathe, The Tricks, Through the Looking Glass, Vino's

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Dax Riggs.

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Former Deadboy & the Elephantmen lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Dax Riggs (he also fronted Louisiana sludge band Acid Bath before that) is closing out a May tour with a Stickyz visit. There’s a $10 cover at the door with the music starting at 9:30 p.m. for the 18-and-up show. Riggs plays blues rock, albeit experimental, or, as he calls it, a collection of “roots music, doom metal and glam-punk poetry.” Say Goodnight to the World is the newest solo release from Riggs.

The Freshman Class of ’12 Tour visits Downtown Music, which means New Jersey hardcore metal act The Air I Breathe will be headlining a show that includes Ohio hardcore group My Ticket Home, Australian post-hardcore experimental act Hands Like Houses and New Jersey post-hardcore outfit Palisades. Local support will be provided by Hot Springs hardcore metal act Through The Looking Glass. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

Sometimes it’s okay for others to do the work for you so we’re going to let Alexander Jones, bassist of Little Rock’s The Tricks, tell you about their show at Vino’s. “Great show to kick off the summer featuring two rising Little Rock three pieces. The Tricks combine influences ranging from Pixies to Weezer to Pavement. Thick Syrup Record’s Ezra Lbs. will bring the ruckus as always and showcase their talents with great melodies and a killer rhythm section.” Joining the two bands will be Little Rock’s Indie Bullsh*t, a band comprised of members from SiVersa, After the Tragedy and B-side Folk Union. It’s an 18-and-up show with the doors opening at 8 p.m. Cover is $8.

Here’s Dax Riggs with the title track from his Say Goodnight to the World:

Say Goodnight to the World

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 15, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Elizabeth Cook, Stickyz

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Elizabeth Cook.

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Have you heard Elizabeth Cook‘s “Heroin Addict Sister”? It’s one song you won’t ever hear on country radio. It’s — to say the least — a little too brutally honest, but it’s oh-so great: devastating lyrics delivered with Cook’s angelic vocals. “Sometimes It takes Balls to Be a Woman” is another Cook tune that country radio shies away from, but it’s a darn fine honky-tonk country tune. But does a country artist like Cook need country radio? Probably not. She’s been on The Late Show with David Letterman already (and again June 13) and is touring, including a Stickyz stop with her band of husband Tim Carroll on guitar and Bones Hillman on bass. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $10 in advance and $13 at the door for the 18-and-up show.

Here’s Elizabeth Cook with her “Heroin Addict Sister”:

Heroin Addict Sister

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 14, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Morning Teleportation, Nico's Gun, Stickyz

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Morning Teleportation.

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Psychedelic, electro, roots music? Well, that’s what the Portland, Ore., by way of Kentucky band Morning Teleportation offer up when they come to Stickyz. The band also likes calling their music “deep-space pickin’ ‘n’ grinnin’.” Check out the band’s 2011 debut Expanding Anyway for a taste, or better yet, get down to Stickyz for a night of “improvisational mayhem draped with melodic twists and turns.” Nico’s Gun kicks off the music at 8:30 p.m. with their electronic dance rock that is hazy but still danceable. It’s an all-ages show with tickets $8 in advance and $10 day of.

Here are Morning Teleportation with their “Expanding Anyway”:

Expanding Anyway

Wednesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 8, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Adelitas Way, Art Of Dying, Juanita's, Kottonmouth Kings, Rev Room, Stickyz, The Deep Dark Woods, Twiztid

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The Deep Dark Woods.

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is close to the deep dark woods of Canada, so it’s apt that an indie folk rock quartet from that city would name themselves The Deep Dark Woods. The group is currently on a run of shows far from home that includes a visit to Stickyz. The show starts at 9 p.m. with a $8 cover for the 18-and-up show. The group’s The Place I Left Behind blends “murder ballads alongside scrappy rockers, lovesick hymnals and slow-dance waltzes.”

Yes, High Times once named rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings its Band of the Year so the band does like getting high. (The name of one of their albums? Fire It Up.) But the group also create punk-fueled rap rock, kind of like if Rage Against the Machine, Dr. Dre and early Beastie Boys all got stoned and made music. For a show at Juanita’s, the Kings are bringing along friends and opener Twiztid, a horrorcore hip-hop duo. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. with tickets $25.

Las Vegas hard rock band Adelitas Way are hitting Rev Room with their vicious new rock, including the hits “Sick,” “The Collapse” and “Criticize” from their June 2011 release Home School Valedictorian. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $12 in advance and $15 day of for the all-ages show. Opening the show will be Canadian rock band Art of Dying, a band heading out on their own after some Avalanche Tour dates with Shinedown.

Here are The Deep Dark Woods with their “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me”:

Hang Me, Oh Hang Me

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 27, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Booyah! Dad, Company of Thieves, Grouplove, Nappy Roots, Rev Room, Stickyz, The Frontier Circus, White Water Tavern

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Grouplove.

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Grouplove sounds like some kind of reggae band. Well, they are not. No, Grouplove is a Los Angeles-based indie rock act that dropped their debut album Never Trust a Happy Song last year, and it is an album that is kind of filled with happy-sounding songs along with a few brooders. Songs that are dance-y indie rock with post-punk exuberance and handclaps and harmony vocals. There’s a little folk rock in the group’s sound, too, and Grouplove brings it all to Rev Room. You’ve heard the band’s “Tongue Tied.” It’s on an iPod Touch commercial. It’s an all-ages show with the music starting at 9 p.m. Cover is $15. Company of Thieves is the opening act with their indie rock from Chicago.

Way back in the fall of 2011, The Frontier Circus dropped its debut album, a collection of the band’s “a little bit psycho … a little bit Western” music. What it was was one heck of a ride, from the thrashing punk take on the 13th Floor Elevators’ “You’re Gonna Miss Me” to an equally raucous cover of Merle Haggard’s “The Bottle Let Me Down.” It was one of the best sounds of yesteryear. Now, in 2012, The Frontier Circus — led by Frontier Dan — is bringing that all to White Water Tavern. Booyah! Dad is also on the bill with their dance-y punk rock. Or, as the trio likes to say, Booyah! Dad will “make you shake it after you’ve had a few. The music starts around 10 p.m. with a $5 cover at the door. Frontier Dan says, “This will be a good show” as The Frontier Circus will have a few new ones to “shock and amaze.”

Need a party this Saturday night? Well, commercially acclaimed Southern hip-hop group Nappy Roots is coming back to town with a show at Stickyz. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with tickets $10 in advance and $15 day of for the 18-and-up show. Formed in the mid-1990s, the five-man collective from Kentucky have released a number of albums, including their 3-million-album selling Watermelon, Chicken, & Gritz, a record that included the hit single “Po’ Folks.” The outfit’s newest album is the October 2011 release Nappy Dot Org.

Here are Grouplove with their “Tongue Tied”:

Tongue Tied

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 26, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: A DarkEnd Era, Bleu Edmondson, Chris Craig, Downtown Music, Moment of Fierce Determination, Severe Headwound, Shadows Fall, Stickyz, The Captain Legendary Band

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Bleu Edmondson.

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Texas country artist Bleu Edmondson loves Bruce Springsteen. And he loves Willie and Waylon, too, and one can hear those three influences in his music. See, Edmondson’s music is country rock, but with his last album The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, Edmondson also got a little soulful, adding a little heartfelt emotion to this mixture of Texas country on tunes such as “No Room for Mercy.” Edmondson brings those sounds when he visits Stickyz. The music starts at 8:30 p.m. with two openers: The Captain Legendary Band with their country-flavored roots rock from Louisiana, and Chris Craig with his Texas country. There’s a $10 cover for the 21-and-up show.

Massachusetts-bred, American-made metal comes to Little Rock with a visit from Shadows Fall at Downtown Music. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. Shadows Fall is preparing for the release of their new album of muscular thrash metal crossed with metalcore with Fire From the Sky dropping on May 15. The opening bands are a trio of Arkansas metal acts: Little Rock hardcore/down-tempo metal outfit A DarkEnd Era, Conway old-school thrash and death metal act Moment of Fierce Determination and Little Rock thrash metal trio Severe HeadWound.

Here’s Bleu Edmondson with his “Blood Red Lincoln”:

Blood Red Lincoln

Thursday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 25, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: James Durbin, Juanita's, Satisfaction/The International Rolling Stones Show, Stickyz

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James Durbin.

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American Idol season 10 anointed country singer Scotty McCreery as its winner; California hard rocker and guitarist James Durbin finished fourth. Since then Durbin has released his debut album, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster, and the album has produced a couple of songs that have received radio play, including “Stand Up” on mainstream rock stations. You see, Durbin is influenced by bands such as Metallica, Pantera, Guns N’ Roses and Motley Crue, and that’s what he plays: a little post-grunge-flavored hard rock. And that is the sound he will bring to Juanita’s. Doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 day of show.

There will be no The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary tour in 2012. Maybe 2013. Well, fortunately for all us fans of the Glimmer Twins (Keith Richards and Mick Jagger) and the rest of the Stones and their music, Satisfaction/The International Rolling Stones Show is taking their tribute act on the road for a 50th Anniversary Tribute Show. So that means songs from the new, such as “Love is Strong,” to the old, such as “Time Is On My Side,” and a little bit of everything in between — “Happy,” “Beast of Burden” and more — when Satisfaction brings their Rolling Stones tribute to Stickyz. The sound, the look, the dress, the moves — it’s all there with Satisfaction. It’s an 18-and-up show with the music staring at 9 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 day of show.

Here’s James Durbin with his “Stand Up”:

Stand Up

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 20, 2012

Categories: General

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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Okay, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Verizon Arena. Does anything else really need to be said? This is one of those must-see shows. It’s Petty and the Heartbreakers with their classic American rock sound. Throw in indie artist Regina Spektor. Kind of an odd pairing, but again, it’s Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Be there. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Verizon Arena Box Office for $27.50, $57.50, $77.50 and $99.50. It’s going to cost you extra if you go through Ticketmaster.

Clarence Carter sings the soul/R&B classic “Patches” — that’s all the reason you need for attending the all-day show Blues on the River at Riverfest Amphitheatre on the Arkansas River that also features Bigg Robb & The Problem Solvers, TK Soul, Sweet Angel, Donnie Ray and more. It’s all presented by Power 92 Jams and 102.1 KOKY. Doors open at 2 p.m. with the music starting at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 day of show. Of course, Carter also sings “Slip Away,” “The Feeling Is Right,” “Doing Our Thing” and, of course, “Strokin’.” That’s just a few more reasons.

This is how Jason Meadows‘ appearance at Shooter’s Bar and Grill is being promoted: by noting the country musician was on the reality TV music competition series Nashville Star, was a former professional rodeo star and … a Playgirl magazine model. Meadows probably wants to downplay the Playgirl thing, and he is by recording country albums such as You Ain’t Ever Been to Texas. What does it sound like? “Straight-up country,” Meadows says in his online biography. “I think country music today has gotten away from that a little bit. Country has gotten so pop … there’s a whole void there for good, traditional country.” Expect that at Shooter’s. The music starts at 10 p.m. with tickets $10 in advance and $15 day of for the 21-and-up show.

The story goes that Boston newspaper The Phoenix once named Colour Revolt the Best New Band from Mississippi. Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Listen, the indie rocking duo of Jesse Coppenbarger and Sean Kirkpatrick are great, but a New England paper anointing the best band in Mississippi? Come on. And the band is technically from Mississippi, but Brooks Tipton, who tours on keyboards, is a Little Rock native so it’s kind of a homecoming show when Colour Revolt plays Stickyz. The opening act is Velvet Kente with their soul meets indie rock sound with touches of the blues and gospel. It’s an 18-and-up show with the music starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 day of show.

Rock Town Distillery will host the Camp Aldersgate After Dark Party from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with the promise of freshly made s’mores, a live and silent auction, and music from acoustic pop rocker Barrett Baber. Tickets are $50. Oh, and there will also be a wine cork pull, drinks and dinner. And all proceeds support Camp Aldersgate, Arkansas’ only nonprofit that is dedicated to serving children, youths and senior adults with disabilities in a camp environment. Good music, good s’mores, good music and good cause.

Harding University‘s second annual First Thaw, hosted by the Harding University Campus Activities Board, continues. Saturday’s day includes a bazaar with Harding students selling their goods and art, and five bands and artists — Brett Vanderzee, The Shindiggers, Brianna Gaither, The Sheriffs of Nottingham and The Coasts — playing music from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day ends at 8 p.m. with a documentary chosen by the student body in the Administration Auditorium. Saturday’s events are free for all.

Here are Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with their “Yer So Bad”:

Yer So Bad

Thursday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 18, 2012

Categories: General

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

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Band of Heathens.

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

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

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

L.A. County Blues

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 13, 2012

Categories: General

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Mountain Sprout.

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Mountain Sprout is one of those bands making a name for itself through its live shows and for good reason. The band is seemingly always out and about and playing, including a stop at Stickyz. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover for the 18-and-up show. The four guys from the Arkansas band describe their band as a “highly energetic hillbilly music machine, spitting original tunes and blowing minds with witty lyrics and face-melting musicianship.” Live, the band is on fire, spitting out white-hot slices of music that’s probably best titled insurgent Americana with equal parts psychobilly and hillbilly.

Band name of the week here in the Quick Picks? DevilDriver, the California groove metal band that is visiting Flying DD on their Metal Alliance Tour 2012. The band’s guitarist Jeff Kendrick announced back in February that the outfit is working on demos for their sixth album, but in the meantime expect a menacing assault of tunes from The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand, Beast and other albums. Joining the band for the show will be Los Angeles death metal band The Faceless, Maryland-bred death metal outfit Dying Fetus, Arizona death metal band Job For A Cowboy, Canadian heavy metal band 3 Inches Of Blood, Inland Empire death metal act Impending Doom and North Carolina melodic death metal band Wretched. Tickets are $21 in advance and $25 at the door for the club located at 4601 S. University Ave.

It’s Bikes Babes Bands at The Metroplex as KSSN 96 FM and 100.3 The Edge present an all-day extravaganza dedicated to the biking culture with an appearance by “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” ’80s rock band Jack Russell’s Great White as the band fronted by the original lead singer of Great White brings their High Seas Tour to town. Also on the bill will be Jacksonville modern rockers Blind Mary, Little Rock rock ‘n’ roll cover band White Collar Criminals and Little Rock Top 40-, alternative rock-playing quartet Thread. There will be $1,900 in cash prizes for motorcycles, including in categories such as best of show, custom, antique, sport and paint. There will also be vendors, bikini contests, food, leather accessories, patches, ice cold beer … and, of course, with all those ingredients: fun. The gates open at 10 a.m.

So Guitar Lessons with Compton at Downtown Music. What do we have here? Just a showcase of local guitar players and bands under the direction of local guitar teacher Stephen Compton, a teacher at private music school Little Rock Jams and member of blues rockers Interstate Buffalo. The idea is the event will introduce these artists to playing live and encourage the up-and-coming musicians. All ages are invited for the event which kicks off at 8 p.m. with an hour of open mic time before solo acoustic singer/songwriter Lindsey Hastings and solo acoustic blues performer Adam Hope play followed by local heavy metal band Dear Karma and local hard rock band Found Fearless. Doors open at 8 p.m. with a $5 cover.

Here’s Mountain Sprout with their “Screw the Government”:

Screw the Government

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