Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. Not a lot of emo/pop-punk/punk bands come through North West Arkansas, usually, Arkansas is a state that is skipped entirely. However, whenever a show does happen in the area, fans come out in droves, and that is what happened… Read More Taking Back Sunday / Citizen – JJ’s Live – Fayetteville, AR – 5/21/24
It was hot in Rogers, Arkansas when the Pixies, Modest Mouse and Cat Power came to town. It was the second to last date of the North American tour and every band put in all the stops for North West Arkansas regardless how hot the day was. As Modest Mouse broke into their first song,… Read More Pixies / Modest Mouse – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 6/28/24
Words and photos covered for New Noise Magazine. Original posting can be seen here complete photo gallery below. Growing up I would always hear my parents play music by The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles, and Tom Petty either in the house or in the car. They were stable bands my Dad would play, however once and… Read More Elvis Costello & The Imposters With Charlie Sexton – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX – 1/19/24
When the Vans Warped Tour ended, summer tour schedules opened up for a lot of bands. Bands could either play other festivals throughout the Summer or put together an epic tour package and tour with their friends. The latter may seem more enticing not just for the bands, but also for the fans. This is… Read More The All-American Rejects / New Found Glory / Motion City Soundtrack / The Get Up Kids – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 10/10/23
“We’ve never been to this part of the world, it’s very quaint, has a Frontier Land feel to it”, Mike Campbell addressed the Eureka Springs crowd on a wet Friday night. Mike Campbell may be known as the lead guitarist of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers band, but besides being Tom’s right-hand man, Mike is credited as… Read More Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs – Eureka Springs Auditorium – Eureka Springs, AR – 4/26/24
It was a good year. 2023 had some great moments and also a lot of great albums. My family and I have officially lived in Arkansas for one full year! There are a lot of wonderful things in Northwest Arkansas and the close proximity to Dallas, Kansas City, and Tennessee give way to checking out… Read More Top 10 Albums Of 2023
Unwed Sailor made their return to Smoke & Barrel in Fayetteville, AR for the second time these year, see their May visit here. This time around they had two local openers, Judason Void and Olympics on the bill. Hailing from Fayetteville, AR Judson Void is described as a shoegaze indie rock band, however for this… Read More Unwed Sailor / Olympics / Judason Void – Smoke & Barrel – Fayetteville, AR – 11/7/23
The early 2000’s was a great time in music if you liked pop-punk and/or emo. Ton of bands were coming out with great music, touring extensively, and obtaining great success. I don’t think anyone would know that in about 20 years these bands would not only be influential, but continue their career as musicians to… Read More Fall Out Boy / Bring Me The Horizon / Royal & The Serpent – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 7/11/23
There might not be another band with a history like Lynyrd Skynyrd, from tragedy to success, they have experience both at least 5 times over. However, after 50 years they are still here and still bringing their southern rock to audiences all around the world. For the celebration of 50 years, Lynyrd Skynyrd came out… Read More Lynyrd Skynyrd / ZZ Top / Uncle Kracker – Wal-Mart AMP – Rogers, AR – 7/28/23
The history of Blink 182 would make for a great book, with the amount of success and opportunties they’ve have had, they’ve also had their drama and problems. Every band goes through a different magnatitude of these, but for most of these, us fans, saw them happen right in front of us. As some may… Read More Blink 182 / Turnstile / Destroy Boys – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – 7/5/23
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