The best music from the first half of 2012
Click here to view the embedded video. The Lumineers perform “Dead Sea.” Listened to any music in 2012? I have. Maybe not as much as I’d like, but, honestly, how can you ever truly listen to enough?...
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The best albums of 2012
Ah, yes. The annual compilation of my favorite albums of the year has arrived. And that leads me to an important disclaimer (as always): Obviously, this list only includes albums I listened to this...
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Soon in tunes: The Kopecky Family Band, March 13 at George’s
Kopecky Family Band photo by Will Holland “Literally, some of our first fans in the country were from Fayetteville,” says Gabe Simon of the Kopecky Family Band. And while it’s still true the band...
View ArticleOn the way — Alabama Shakes, Sept. 6 at the AMP
Click here to view the embedded video. The Alabama Shakes claim they are “Always Alright.” I’d say they are better than just alright. They’ll be at the AMP in early September. If you ask Rolling Stone...
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Shaking up the music scene
The Alabama Shakes There have been a lot of ‘wow’ moments in the rapid ascension of The Alabama Shakes. Heath Fogg, the band’s guitarist, remembers one of them vividly. He was standing on the White...
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Concert review — Alabama Shakes, Sept. 6 at the AMP
Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes. All photos by KEVIN KINDER, NWA Media. Friday night’s set by the Alabama Shakes is the exactly kind of concert Northwest Arkansas has been clamoring for. And...
View ArticleThe best Northwest Arkansas concerts of 2013
Click here to view the embedded video. “Rock Me Mama Anyway You Feel,” Old Crow Medicine Show sing in “Wagon Wheel.” There were plenty of ways to rock in Northwest Arkansas this year. One of the great...
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