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Arkansas Arts Council Accepting Applications for Individual Artist Fellowships

The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is accepting applications for its Individual Artist Fellowship...
  • byKody Ford
  • Feb 15, 2016
Music

KNOWN UNKNOWNS: Dan the Automator shares some behind the scenes stories from his career

WORDS / ERIC EVRIDGE Dan the Automator is coming to Fayetteville on December 12 to spin records at Smoke & Barrel for their 7-year anni...
  • byKody Ford
  • Dec 9, 2015
Music

THIS WOMAN INVENTED ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. YOU’RE WELCOME. A Look at the Legacy of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

WORDS / STEPHEN KOCH ILLUSTRATION / CHRYSTAL SEAWOOD Arkansawyer Rosetta Tharpe was born on March 20, 1915, in Cotton Plant in Woodruff Coun...
  • byKody Ford
  • Nov 25, 2015
Music

THIS IS THE END: Randall Shreve brings his saga of concept albums to a close with a new record, a new band & plans for the future.

WORDS / SHAYNE GRAY PHOTO / JADE HOWARD Randall Shreve and the Devilles of Fayetteville recently released their fourth and final album chron...
  • byKody Ford
  • Nov 6, 2015
Music

REVIEW: Jackson Browne at the Walmart AMP

WORDS / BEN MANATT  An unusually brisk October evening in Northwest Arkansas might seem like an unexpected backdrop for the laid back, ...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 20, 2015
Music

Making a Mess: The Inner Party talks about their latest album

INTERVIEW / SHAYNE GRAY PHOTO / MATT FARIES The Inner Party is a band based out of Fayetteville. It’s the creative relationship between si...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Music

Before the Boots & the Ballads: Lucero frontman Ben Nichols reflects on his early punk rock days in the Little Rock scene.

INTERVIEW / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO / MELISSA BRAWNER Lucero frontman Ben Nichols is famous for his lovelorn songwriting and whiskey bent live per...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Art

One More Shot: Artist Matt Bradley passed on the opportunity to design the cover of Lucero’s album “Tennessee.” Fifteen years later, he got a second chance.

WORDS / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO /KYLE BAUDOUR Arkansas expatriate Matt Bradley is known to fans of the band Lucero for wearing “a jean jacket wi...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Music

Beyond the Music: Luke Pruitt doesn’t just sing a catchy tune. He writes stories set to a melody.

WORDS / JOE MEAZLE PHOTO / CHRIS STINSON Arkansas is a musical state. This state has had far more than its share of music legends and pionee...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Music

How to Make It in the (Local) Music Business

WORDS/ NATE DUKE Among the many laudable elements of the music scenes in both Central and Northwest Arkansas is the openness and welcoming ...
  • byKody Ford
  • Jul 22, 2015
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