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Monday’s Music

Published on: March 11, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Downtown Music, Glossary, Nachtmystium, Reptar, Rwake, Snakedriver, Stickyz, The Atlas Moth, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern, Zoroaster

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Reptar.

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Athens, Ga., is well-known as fertile music ground, and Reptar is the latest Athens band making a name for itself with their dance-y, groove-oriented indie pop. Fresh off a fall tour with Foster the People and Cults, the band is also preparing for the release of their debut album Body Faucet on May 1. It’s an 18-and-up show at Stickyz with the music starting at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover.

The This Is American Music/Captains Dead Kickoff Party is the first day of the music part of SXSW, but the night before Tennessee bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll band Glossary is playing White Water Tavern. Joining them will be Ohio outfit Two Cow Garage, a rough-hewn rock ‘n’ roll with punk overtones outfit, who will play three SXSW showcases during the week. The music starts at 9:30 p.m.

Before heading down to Austin, Texas, for an appearance at South by Southwest, sludge-y metal, North Little Rock band Rwake plays a show at Downtown Music. The band released their newest album Rest on Relapse Records late last year, and it was a record featuring tunes 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. Pitchfork called it “ingenious, forward-thinking metal.” Joining Rwake will be Chicago black metal band Nachtmystium, Atlanta psychedelic doom metal trio Zoroaster, Chicago sludge metal act The Atlas Moth and Little Rock sludge outfit Snakedriver. The music starts at 8 p.m. with a $10 cover.

Here’s Reptar with their “Rainbounce”:

Rainbounce

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 2, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: belair., Free Micah, Glossary, Kingsdown, Rev Room, Slobberbone, Stickyz, The Drowning Men, Toy Hill at War Memorial Park, Toys For Tots 2011, Toys for Tots Party, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern, Yellowire

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The Drowning Men.

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California indie rock quintet The Drowning Men released their debut album The Beading of the Songbird last month. So what does it sound like? Big, important music like Arcade Fire but with a touch of punk-influenced folk rock and roots music. And yes, there’s a hint of Eastern European ethnic folk and sea shanties. After surviving a drunk driver crashing into their van and trailer in New York City a couple of weeks ago (the band was unharmed), The Drowning Men comes to Stickyz. The opening act is U.K. rock act Yellowire, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with their . Cover is $7 for the 18-and-up show.

100.3 The Edge is sponsoring (so is Sync, too.) a Toys for Tots Party at Rev Room featuring Kingsdown, a Little Rock group known for their high-powered alternative rock. It’s the third annual Toys for Tots affair at Rev Room, and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. with Magnolia alternative rock act belair. followed by LIttle Rock rock ‘n’ roll group Free Micah. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is only $5 if guests bring a new, unwrapped toy to the show, or $8 if you don’t care if needy children get a present or not. People unable to attend the show may bring a toy by the Rev Room either Thursday or Friday before the show. It’s an all-ages show.

For more than 30 years, Toy Hill has helped gather toys for Toys for Tots, a charity program from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that donates new toys to children whose parents can’t afford Christmas presents. And so it does again this year as KSSN 96 and on-air personality and legend Bob Robbins return with Toys For Tots 2011 at Toy Hill at War Memorial Park through 5 p.m. Sunday. Bring new, unopened toys to the drop off at War Memorial Park and also take part in the festivities live music from three Arkansas country acts Saturday in Victoria Taylor, Ryan Couron and Luke Williams Band. You can also drop toys off at USA Drug stores and AT&T locations in central Arkansas, or Jester’s Tattoo in Cabot, Black Angus Steakhouse in Little Rock or the Clear Channel Studios.

The world needs more just straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll. It’s just a fact. And so Little Rock record label Last Chance Records is delivering two nights of it Friday and Saturday with Slobberbone, Two Cow Garage and Glossary at White Water Tavern. Tickets are $12.50 per a night or $20 for both nights. The music starts at 9 p.m. each night. Ohio outfit Two Cow Garage is rough-hewn rock ‘n’ roll with punk overtones; Slobberbone is white-knuckled, freewheeling, catchy alt country; and Glossary is known for their bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll tunes torched by country and R&B. Saturday night, the three bands will team up for a “This Is American Music” style revue show with band members rotating on and off stage playing each other’s songs and covers, and delivering surprises.

Here’s The Drowning Men with their “More Than This”:

More Than This

Friday’s Music (And Toys)

by sstewart

Published on: December 1, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Argenta Community Theater, Bohemian Sauce, Cornerstone Pub, Glossary, KSSN 96, Mountain Sprout, Nilson Matta & the Brazilian Voyage, Reno's Argenta Cafe, Rev Room, Se7en Sharp, Slobberbone, Stickyz, Toy Hill at War Memorial Park, Toys For Tots 2011, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern, Zoogma

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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 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, and a touch of class with bluegrass. So it’s that sound Mountain Sprout bring to Stickyz. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with cover $6 for the 21-and-up show.

For more than 30 years, Toy Hill has helped gather toys for Toys for Tots, a charity program from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve that donates new toys to children whose parents can’t afford Christmas presents. And so it does again this year as KSSN 96 and on-air personality and legend Bob Robbins return with Toys For Tots 2011 at Toy Hill at War Memorial Park starting at 5 p.m. Friday and going right through to 5 p.m. Sunday. Bring new, unopened toys to the drop off at War Memorial Park and also take part in the festivities, including the third annual Fire & EMS Toy Run with parades, and live music from three Arkansas country acts Saturday in Victoria Taylor, Ryan Couron and Luke Williams Band. You can also drop toys off at USA Drug stores and AT&T locations in central Arkansas, or Jester’s Tattoo in Cabot, Black Angus Steakhouse in Little Rock or the Clear Channel Studios.

The world needs more just straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll. It’s just a fact. And so Little Rock record label Last Chance Records is delivering two nights of it Friday and Saturday with Slobberbone, Two Cow Garage and Glossary at White Water Tavern. Tickets are $12.50 per a night or $20 for both nights. The music starts at 9 p.m. each night. Ohio outfit Two Cow Garage is rough-hewn rock ‘n’ roll with punk overtones; Slobberbone is white-knuckled, freewheeling, catchy alt country; and Glossary is known for their bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll tunes torched by country and R&B. On Friday night all three bands will play individual sets, and on Saturday night the three bands will team up for a “This Is American Music” style revue show with band members rotating on and off stage playing each other’s songs and covers, and delivering surprises.

Bohemian Sauce is the name that Henderson State University professor Marck Beggs gives to his work away from his folk-rock band dog gods, and it’s Bohemian Sauce that will make an appearance at Reno’s Argenta Cafe. The music starts at 10 p.m. with a $5 cover. Of course, Beggs is more than a professor and songwriter; he’s also a published poet with a number of poetry books out, a Ph.D. holder in English and a cat whisperer. Yes, you read that right. One has to believe that all of that somehow finds its way into the music of Beggs and Bohemian Sauce.

A couple of months after holding the release party for their extended play EPic at Cornerstone Pub, Se7en Sharp returns to the Argenta club for a night of music benefiting the Boys & Girls Club. Se7en Sharp is an act known for their modern rock sound with tunes such as “Let It Go” and “Bone Against the Knife,” but the band also has the country rock of “Give Me a Chance.” There’s no cover charge, but music lovers are asked to bring three canned goods, a gently worn coat, a new toy or a $7 donation. All proceeds go to the Boys & Girls Club, and Se7en Sharp will donate $1 from every purchase of merchandise. Santa will be on hand, and door prizes will be given away as well. The show is a 21-and-up affair with the music starting around 8 p.m.

A musical tour of Brazil is coming to North Little Rock for one night with a visit from Nilson Matta & the Brazilian Voyage at Argenta Community Theater. Tickets are $35 with the show starting at 7 p.m. Matta is a bassist who has played with a number of American and global musicians, and is joined by flutist Anne Drummond and guitarist Vic Juris. The music of Nilson Matta & the Brazilian Voyage explores the music of each of Brazil’s distinct regions and their music, which blends the early blues roots of jazz with the tropical swing of Brazil.

Rev Room‘s monthly Zodiac dance party returns with Sagittarius edition, featuring the music of Wakarusa Music Festival favorite Zoogma, a Mississippi quintet that plays music that combines a fully operational rock band with the sonic colors of a DJed electronica band in creating their candy-coated and light-show enhanced take on electronica, rock, jazz and world music with a show built on improvisation. Oh, and there is an amazing light show, too. The opening act is to be announced, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show. The first 50 people to arrive who were born under the Sagittarius zodiac sign get in free with proper ID.

Here’s Mountain Sprout with their “Dry Counties”:

Dry Counties

Saturday’s Music

Black Oak Arkansas. Circa the classic era.

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Southern boogie rockers Black Oak Arkansas are the headliners of A Dandy Day in the Park, an all-afternoon and evening of good fun, good food and good music presented at North Little Rock’s Riverfront Park. The gates open at 2 p.m. and the music starts at 4 p.m. It’s the first in what promoter Michael Brown is calling his Blue Collar Concerts so tickets are cheap, only $15 in advance and $20 day of show. Children under 10 get in free. Beyond Black Oak, known for their ’70s hit “Jim Dandy,” the music includes a number of Arkansas and regional acts, including Tyrannosaurus Chicken, Sweet Eagle, Joecephus & the George Jonestown Massacre, Zach Williams & the Reformation, Wes Jeans and Judge Parker. An after party will be held at Midtown Billiards with music from Joecephus & the George Jonestown Massacre.

Two Cow Garage is known for their rough-hewed rock ‘n’ roll that mixes a rowdy, classic rock sound with alt country and punk, and whiskey- and cigarette-soaked vocals. The Columbus, Ohio, quartet, with their adrenalized guitar-bass-drums attack and rich keyboard melodies is touring in support of their newest album, Sweet Saint Me, including a stop at Stickyz. The opening act is Damion Suomi & the Minor Prophets, a Florida indie folk band whose tunes are “a mix of hope and despair,” kicking off the music at 9:30 p.m. with cover $7 for the 21-and-up show.

None other than Kris Kristofferson has called Americana singer/songwriter Paul Thorn “the best kept secret in the music business.” Born and raised in Elvis Presley’s hometown of Tupelo, Miss., by a Pentecostal preacher father, Thorn’s music is a blend of his blues, country, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll background with his gruff yet soulful vocals standing out from the music. The songwriter’s newest is Pimps & Preachers, and he comes to Rev Room for a performance of his Americana music. The opening act is Sean McConnell, a Tennessee-based musician who plays what he calls “lyrics-driven roots rock,” kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with tickets $15 for the all-ages show.

Little Rock singer, and Afterthought and Cajun’s regular Cody Belew is leaving town, moving on for the bright lights and better promise of a music career in Nashville, Tenn. But before departing, Belew will make a final Little Rock appearance with a Never Can Say Goodbye show at Wildwood Park for the Arts as part of the park’s emerging artist series. For the show, Cody Belew and the Mercers will present a musical thank you to their supporters in Little Rock with their energetic collection of Southern rock, R&B, Americana, soul, gospel and country. The show will be held in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with jazz trumpeter Rodney Block and the Real Music Lovers opening the show. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $50 and include a cocktail party with the band following the show.

The eighth annual Life Line Christian Rap Music Conference is being held at the Statehouse Convention Center, and the event billed as “one of the premiere Christian rap events of the nation” promises a day of music that will help people live life with a mission and a purpose. Hosted by Divine 7 Entertainment, doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets are $10 with group rates available for groups of 10 or more. Twenty Christian rap artists and groups will perform, and the event will also collect donations for Sickle Cell Support Services of Arkansas.

Here’s Black Oak Arkansas with their “Jim Dandy”:

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 14, 2011

Categories: General

Tags: Cheap Girls, Elise Davis Band, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Liam Gerner, Rev Room, Romany Rye, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses, Stickyz, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern

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Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses.

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Back in February 2008 when they visited Stickyz, Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses were an unknown. Now Bingham is an Oscar winner for his “The Weary Kind,” a Best Original Song winner at the 2010 82nd Academy Awards for its appearance in Crazy Heart. But even though he’s semi-famous, Bingham & the Dead Horses are still the same: a Texas act known for Bingham’s weather-beaten voice and hard-charging Americana sound. The group’s third album is Junky Star, an August 2010 release on Lost Highway Records. The group comes to Rev Room. The opening act is Liam Gerner, a British folk rocker by way of Australia, with the music starting at 9 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages show are $20.

Two Cow Garage is known for their rough-hewed rock ‘n’ roll that mixes a rowdy, classic rock sound with alt country and punk, and whiskey- and cigarette-soaked vocals. The Columbus, Ohio, quartet, with their adrenalized guitar-bass-drums attack and rich keyboard melodies, bring to mind bands such as The Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers and Glossary, except on steroids. The band’s newest album is Sweet Saint Me, and the outfit visits White Water Tavern. The music starts at 9 p.m., and admission is simply a donation at the door. Also on the bill are Michigan power pop trio Cheap Girls, and Brooklyn band Laura Stevenson and the Cans, an outfit that drags omnichord, banjo, piano, accordion, trumpet and glockenspiel into their eclectic indie folk/punk sound.

While the band awaits word on whether they advanced in the Choose the Cover of Rolling Stone contest, the five guys of now-Big Bear, Calif.-based Romany Rye, including four Little Rock guys, return to Stickyz for a headlining show. Fronted by California -based guitarist and vocalist Luke MacMaster, the reason the band is said to be from California, the quintet plays “harmony-drenched country rock.” The Elise Davis Band kicks off the music at 9 p.m. with her take on Americana, cramming singer/songwriter, folk, roots rock, rock ‘n’ roll and even pop into their catchy, soulful sound. Cover is $5 for the 21-and-up show.

Here’s Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses with their “Southside of Heaven”:

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 3, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: A Good Fight, EKG, Glossary, ILIA, Juanita's, Kevin Kerby, Kingsdown, Kingsdown Toys for Tots Christmas Party, Revolution Music Room, Saliva, Seven Day Sonnet, Slobberbone, Star City Meltdown, Two Cow Garage, White Water Tavern

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Glossary.

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White Water Tavern will be home to two nights of the best in American music as Last Chance Records presents Glossary, Slobberbone, Two Cow Garage and Kevin Kerby each playing a full set of music each night. Tickets are available at lastchancerecords.com for $12 and will be available at the door if any remain at show time. Glossary is Tennessee-based outfit known for their bleeding heart rock ‘n’ roll that leaves blood on the knobs with tunes torched by country and R&B. Two Cow Garage is known for their rough-hewed rock ‘n’ roll that mixes a rowdy, classic rock sound with alt country and punk, and Slobberbone is known for their white-knuckled, freewheeling, catchy rock ‘n’ roll with roots reaching into country. Kevin Kerby is a Little Rock rock ‘n’ roller.

Presented by 100.3 The Edge, Saliva returns to Little Rock with a show at Juanita’s. Expect mainstream rock hits such as “Family Reunion,” “Your Disease,” “Always” and others, as well as new tunes from the group’s upcoming 2011 release. The Memphis, Tenn.-based post-grunge rockers will be joined by Tennessee hard rockers Star City Meltdown and Illinois heavy rock group Seven Day Sonnet. Tickets are $16.

Local rock ‘n’ roll outfit Kingsdown presents the first annual Kingsdown Toys for Tots Christmas Party at Revolution Music Room. The doors open at 7 p.m. with the music at 8:30 p.m. for the all-ages show. Tickets are $7 for over 21, and $10 for 20 and under. Discounted tickets will be available to those bringing a new toy to Rev Room. The night also includes local bands EKG, an energetic mix of pop, rock and rap; ILIA, an all-girl faith-based hard rock group from Pine Bluff; and A Good Fight, a Fayetteville act that performs melodic pop rock. Kingsdown is still promoting their self-titled debut album, with the band’s lead singer Dwain Roark just returning from 10 days in Europe to help promote the new CD.

Here’s Glossary in action with their “Only Time Will Tell”:

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: December 2, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Blind Mary, Culpepper Mountain Band, Glossary, Hourglass, Johnny Cooper, Juanita's, Kevin Kerby, Livid, Old 97's, Revolution Music Room, Slobberbone, Sticky Fingerz, Thriving Ivory, Two Cow Garage, Veridium, Vino's, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, White Water Tavern

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Johnny Cooper.

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Johnny Cooper is a Texas musician that combines soul, blues, rock and pop into his musical mix, going a little beyond the confines of Red Dirt country. After opening for Brantley Gilbert at a summer Revolution Music Room show, Cooper returns to Little Rock, headlining a show at Sticky Fingerz. The opening act is the Culpepper Mountain Band, kicking off the music at 9:30 p.m. with their country rock influenced by Merle Haggard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Red Dirt country acts such as Cross Canadian Ragweed and country outlaws such as Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Tickets for the 21-and-up show are $7.

The band that could have brought Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston back together in The Break-Up is coming to Little Rock as the Old 97′s play at Revolution Music Room. The opening act is Fort Worth, Texas, folk rockers Whiskey Folk Ramblers, kicking off the 18-and-up show at 9 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $16 in advance, and cover day of show will be $18. Of course, music fans realize the Old 97′s are famous because the Dallas-based band is a legendary alt-country outfit with an electrifying presence on stage. Or, as Rev co-owner Chris King says, “The alt-country landscape of the past 20 years was defined by bands such as [the] Old 97′s … with Old 97′s being the poppiest of the bunch.” The quartet’s newest album is The Grand Theatre Volume One.

Although they formed early in the 21st century, it wasn’t until “Angels on the Moon” started climbing the charts in 2008 that California alternative rock band Thriving Ivory was introduced to the masses through their re-released, self-titled debut album. The tune ended up cracking the Top 100 of the Billboard charts, and Thriving Ivory started playing to bigger crowds. Two years later, the band is on the road again, this time in support of their sophomore release Through Yourself & Back Again. Thriving Ivory visits Juanita’s, and the all-ages show starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $12.50 in advance or $15 day of show.

Vino’s presents a quartet of local acts, including Malvern hardcore metal band Veridium, Little Rock experimental rock band Hourglass, Jacksonville modern rock outfit Blind Mary (formerly known as Paradigm) and Livid, a Benton band whose heavy rock borders on heavy metal. The music starts at 8 p.m. with cover $7.

Here’s Johnny Cooper with his “Texas to You”:

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 15, 2010

Categories: General

Tags: Bury Your Dead, Destrophy, OTEP, Patrick Sweaney, Sticky Fingerz, The Silent Years, The Village, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Tigercity, Two Cow Garage, Wave Machines, White Water Tavern

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Two Cow Garage.

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White Water Tavern‘s night is stuffed with two Ohio bands who know how to electrify a crowd: Two Cow Garage and Patrick Sweaney. Sweaney creates bluesy roots rock straight from the Rust Belt, vintage rock ‘n’ roll swaggering and swaying under the weight of dirty guitar and Sweaney’s soulful howl. Two Cow Garage is known for their rough-hewed rock ‘n’ roll that mixes a rowdy, classic rock sound with alt country and punk, and whiskey- and cigarette-soaked vocals.

OTEP — the Los Angeles alternative metal act fronted by Otep Shamaya — is on the road again, including a visit to The Village on a tour that includes Massachusetts hardcore metal band Bury Your Dead, South Carolina death metal band Through the Eyes of the Dead and Iowa pop-flavored metal machine Destrophy. The doors open at 6 p.m. with the music starting at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $16 advance and $20 at the door.

It’s been almost three years since Rolling Stone called dance-rock outfit Tigercity an artist to watch due to their formula of “Hall & Oates plus Brooklyn hipsters minus irony.” But since hipsters are everywhere now, the Brooklyn quartet that uses disco beats, ’80s synth saturated rhythms and Chic-inspired bass guitar to create their funky, indie pop has discovered an audience outside of Williamsburg, including Little Rock. A November show at Sticky Fingerz was electric, and the band returns to Sticky Fingerz for a night of dance rock. The Silent Years from Detroit and Wave Machines from Liverpool, England, are the opening acts, and expect the music at 8:30 p.m. with a $8 cover for the 21-and-up show.

Here’s a shot of Two Cow Garage in action with their tune “Humble Narrator”:

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