Have you ever been to a hootenanny? That’s when the folks singers gather around the square and have jam sessions. Well, Sofie and the New Relics look and sound like they just came from a hootenanny. And that is quite a praise. These teenagers can play and sing! The teenagers are from Greenbrier (Sophie), Cabot […]
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BAD HABiT is a local rock band from Central Arkansas. The band was started by Jack and his brother Sam when they were teenagers and have played on stage with notable musical greats like Joe Perry (Aerosmith); Vince Neil ( Motley Crue) and Lou Gramm ( Foreigner). BAD HABiT is this month’s musical profile. Bio:
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Ask any band and they will tell you, the bass player is crucial. Joey Fanstar has been playing bass for bands in Central Arkansas for years. In doing so, he has established himself as a veteran musician and someone you can count on. These days, Joey is flying solo. You can often find him playing
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Markus Pearson was born to be a musician. Music was there at the beginning of his life. Pearson was hooked when he learned how to play “Fast as You” by Dwight Yoakum. “My mom sang and played the piano for church and my dad was always playing on one of his guitars. He’d play music
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Word is, you can catch Jacob Flores regularly at Diablos Tacos Por Siempre in Downtown Conway. Flores is a former American Idol contestant and has drawn the praises of several for his unique sound. Flores got his start winning the “Henderson” Idol contest while in school at Henderson State University. He went on to participate
I missed it for over a year. Live music. To their credit, many musicians did online shows to help us during our time locked down. So, this past Friday, I scurried down to the returning Friday Night Jams at Round Mountain Coffee. I just knew that someone was playing, even if I didn’t know who
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When I was a kid, I remember that my grandpa would sometimes go to the nearby small town and play music on the square. Perhaps this is the root of early live music in Arkansas. No one does this better than Mountain View, AR. Mountain View is the hometown of local musician Lane Long. Lane
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What does it take to find your way back home from tragedy? For one Conway singer and songwriter, the answer came, of course, in the form of a song. For Townsend, music has been a part of her life for a long time. “So, I’ve been playing music for as long as I can remember.
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