TODAY George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville: Randy Rogers Band JJ’s Grill, Fayetteville: Darren Ray JJ’s Grill, Rogers: TJ Scarlett Mojo’s Pints and Pies, Fayetteville: Two & 1/3 Men Pesto Cafe, Fayetteville: Sarah Hughes Rowdy Beaver, Eureka Springs: Karaoke with Tiny Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Many Mansions FRIDAY Arsaga’s Crossover, Fayetteville: Waoka The Bayou, Rogers: The…
By Tim Newman Contributing Writer The most recent album by The Old 78’s, “The Women Wear No Clothes At All,” is as lively as it is old-timey. With a vast array of banjos, including a cello banjo and a banjo mandolin, some ragtime fiddlin’ and the occasional baritone saxophone or clarinet, this album is an…
By Blair Jackson Candy Lee, the voice of the folk jazz band Candy Lee and the Sweets has returned to Northwest Arkansas to kick off her tour of the Southern states. After a solo tour last summer, the singer/songwriter/artist is settling into a routine at her new home in Jacksonville, Fla., and is planning a…
See this band LIVE at George’s Majestic Lounge on Friday, October 28. By Mihke Chanay TFW Contributing Writer The Dex Romweber Duo is one of the greatest bands that you have probably never heard of. They are playing on Friday at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. As such, I was awarded the privilege of talking…
Reverence for the Irreverent See them at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville on October 29. By Blair Jackson Editor Mountain Sprout lives up to its claim as a “hillbilly music machine,” churning out tunes that portray the backwoods adventures of illegal drugs, lots o’ beer, kissin’ cousins, and redneck hippies. With a banjo, a fiddle,…
By Clay Payne Bluegrass fans descended on the Ozarks of Arkansas at Mulberry Mountain last week for four days of ideal camping weather, southern string music and wholesome family fun. Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival, (formerly Mulberry Mountain Harvest Festival) began on Thursday in Ozark and continued until Sunday evening with the nation’s top…
NIRVANA AND ME By Mike Chanay Contributing TFW Writer Wow. Nirvana’s mega-popular second album “Nevermind” is 20 years old. Where has the time gone? It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that my older brother gave me his used-up cassette copy of that album, complete with a baby’s penis on the cover. Our mother…
By Michael Chanay TFW Contributing Writer With the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” having come and gone last month, it seems that now is as good a time as any to review the actual re-release itself. The anniversary version comes in a two-disc Deluxe Edition and a more expansive 4CD/1DVD Super Deluxe Edition. Originally released…
Randall Shreve and the SideShow Release New Album By Tim Newman Contributing Writer The Jester, a new album from Randall Shreve & the SideShow, was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Shreve’s own Insomniac Studios over a quick eight weeks with the help of partner Adam Putman. This is the Side Show’s first project with singer-songwriter-guitarist…
By Clay Payne TFW Contributing Writer On a lazy Sunday afternoon, moments before the evening storm fell, patrons of Nightbird books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville caught an intimate concert/reading by folksy pop singer/songwriter and author David Berkeley. Berkeley has been touring the country to promote his fourth and most recent studio album — “Some…