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Posted by Becca Martin at 02:17 PM on August 17, 2007
Jason Moore, the son of Rudy Moore of Fayetteville, has been tapped to direct "Speech & Debate," a black comedy by Stephan Karam, scheduled to open Oct. 9 at the Roundabout Undergound.Tickets, all priced $20, will go on sale Aug....
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Posted by Chris Dunivan at 01:55 PM on May 24, 2007
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End sets sail tonight and will escape with a chest of box-office booty by week's end. It's opening at every Northwest Arkansas theater except the Malco Towne Center 12 in Rogers. (Malco, truth...
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Posted by Chris Dunivan at 11:50 AM on May 24, 2007
We haven't been too consistent with our posts as of late. Hopefully that'll change soon (for reasons I'll explain next week).• Walton Arts Center officials announced today that they're removing Lee Littlefield's Out of the Bayou sculptures from the WAC...
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Posted by at 01:19 PM on April 12, 2007
The 2007 Northwest Arkansas Music Awards ceremony is tonight, so it's time to run through this year's nominees. (Better late than never.) Check back on Friday to find out who won.Nominees and some observations on each category after the jump. ...
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Posted by at 02:19 PM on April 03, 2007
Finally.The best television show of the 1990s always deserved better. Artisan Entertainment released the first season of Twin Peaks on DVD in December 2001 — without the series' pilot episode. Fans who wanted the first episode had to settle for...
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Posted by at 01:12 PM on March 19, 2007
These Arms Are Snakes' show at Dickson Theater is the sure shot this week. The Seattle post-hardcore band will perform with Chicago's Maps & Atlases, Montana's 1090 Club and the new Fayetteville band The Counterlife. Admission is $8; doors open...
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Posted by at 11:33 AM on March 09, 2007
George's Majestic Lounge owner Brian Crowne announced today that he will prohibit smoking in the venue's lounge and garden starting Thursday, March 15. Smoking will still be allowed on the George's patio. George’s has been serving Fayetteville since 1927 and we’re...
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Posted by at 01:58 PM on February 16, 2007
Frank Broyles' impending resignation retirement may provide all the entertainment you'll need this weekend, but here are a couple of other options for you, just in case...• Springfield's Big Smith makes another stop in Fayetteville. The jug band will play...
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Posted by at 02:24 PM on February 09, 2007
• The Tulsa alt-rock band The Hero Factor and Fayetteville's Wooden Stares will be at George's starting at 9:30 p.m.• Allman Brothers bassist and star of the jam-band circuit Oteil Burbridge returns to George's at 10 p.m. Saturday.• Singer-songwriter Pierce...
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Posted by at 02:11 PM on February 09, 2007
"The Fascist machine" has brought an end to basement shows at the corner of Douglas and Whitham.So say the residents of The Delicious on the house's MySpace page. The house in past months hosted concerts by local acts like Fire...
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Posted by at 01:27 PM on January 23, 2007
• David's Pegasus (above), The Darksuits and Timber at The Delicious in Fayetteville at 8 p.m. Tuesday.• Unwed Sailor (above) and Benjamin Del Shreve at The Gypsy in Fayetteville at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. ...
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Posted by at 03:01 PM on January 22, 2007
• Albuquerque's The City Is the Tower at The Delicious in Fayetteville at 8 p.m.• The Randy Rogers Band (above) and Travis Kidd at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville at 9:30 p.m. (Listen to a sample of Randy Rogers' music...
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Posted by at 12:18 PM on December 15, 2006
• Solomon's Vine will celebrate the release of its new album, Heartbreak Radio, with a CD release party at The Gypsy in Fayetteville tonight at 9:30. Admission is $5; copies of the album will be available at the show and...
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Posted by at 01:48 PM on December 07, 2006
Another great show from Philly's Dr. Dog last night. It's obvious that the band is a little baffled by its own popularity in Fayetteville — Scott McMicken sounded both amused and confused at the response from the crowd at George's....
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Posted by at 02:42 PM on December 05, 2006
• K Records artist Phil Elverum (above) — better known as Mount Eerie or The Microphones — and fellow lo-fi musician Adrian Orange will perform at The Delicious at 8 p.m. today. Suggested donation is $5.• Thirteen Dickson Street mainstays,...
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Posted by at 10:57 AM on December 04, 2006
• I missed the C.J. Boyd Sexxxtet the last time they were in Fayetteville, but I did hear good things about their show. If Boyd's solo work is anything like his stuff with the Sexxxtet (which features a strings, horns,...
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Posted by at 03:14 PM on November 16, 2006
• The East Village Opera Company will perform its modern arrangements of Puccini and Mozart at the Walton Arts Center at 8 p.m. today.• The Little Rock hip-hop supergroup Conduit Family performs with Blood Eagle and Holy Ghost Children at...
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Posted by at 11:31 AM on November 13, 2006
• Bentonville's Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art partnered with the National Gallery of Art this weekend to purchase Thomas Eakins' 1875 painting "The Gross Clinic." The $68 million price tag is a record for a pre-World War II American...
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Posted by at 12:58 PM on November 10, 2006
• Did you hear? Burt Reynolds' college roommate is coming to Fayetteville! (Apparently there's some game going on, too...I'll get back to you on that.)But not so fast, my friends! There's other stuff going on in Northwest Arkansas this weekend....
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Posted by at 01:51 PM on October 25, 2006
• Kurt Cobain beats out Elvis for the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities."• "Revolution Rock: The Story of The Clash" opens at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.TONIGHT • Middlepicker, a poppy punk...
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Posted by at 02:24 PM on October 23, 2006
• "Father Knows Best" actress Jane Wyatt dies.• The Prestige debuts at #1; Flags of Our Fathers comes in third.TONIGHT • John Krane, Stellar's Jay (pictured) and Tomorrow the Gallows (maybe...it's a little unclear at this point) at tonight's "Goodbye Blue...
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Posted by at 12:05 PM on October 20, 2006
• Did I miss anything last night? Surely it couldn't have been any better or more important than this.• I've mentioned National Public Radio's concert series in my "Listen Here" column. NPR this month has added a few good ones,...
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Posted by at 03:31 PM on October 19, 2006
Apologies for no post yesterday and such a late one today. Look for a podcast soon (if it isn't up already).IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...Bordino's: Gus & Matt Smith, 9 p.m.Foghorn's: Jeff Fox, 7 p.m.George's Majestic Lounge: Wrought, 9:30 p.m.The Green Door:...
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Posted by at 11:47 AM on October 17, 2006
WATER COOLER TALK...• Snipes sniped by IRS. (How many times will we see variations of this headline over the next 24 hours?)• "The music industry" files more suits against file-sharers in another desperate attempt to stop the bleeding. Key sentence: Legal...
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Posted by at 10:13 AM on October 16, 2006
WATER COOLER TALK...• It's official: CBGB closes.• The Grudge 2 takes the top weekend spot with $22 million.• "Bebop Kid" Freddy Fender died Saturday.Live music options after the jump... ...
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Posted by at 12:46 PM on October 13, 2006
Man, I almost forgot about the movies...This week's new releases look especially uninspiring. I'm curious about Man of the Year; I've read several reviews that suggest the movie has been marketed incorrectly, and that it's actually a lot more cynical...
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Posted by at 11:55 AM on October 13, 2006
LAST NIGHT...• The Paper Hearts delivered another knockout performance and promply crawled back into their hole. (They're going back on hiatus after returning for a handful of shows this summer.) Expect the Early Morning Bourbon Girls to pick up the...
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Posted by at 12:50 PM on October 11, 2006
IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...• New York alt-rockers Ism and Little Rock's Starkz will be at George's tonight. (9:30 p.m.)• Gooding returns to The Gypsy. (9:30 p.m.)• Elsewhere...Foghorn's: Randy Soller, 7 p.m.The Green Door: The Three Twos, 7 p.m.Jose's Southwestern Grille: The...
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Posted by at 12:00 PM on October 10, 2006
Tuesdays = few options outside the weekly norms.IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... Copeland's of New Orleans: Burford & Miller, 8 p.m.The Flying Burrito Company: Kevin Bennoch, 7 p.m.The Green Door: The Robert Hatfield Band, 7 p.m.Jammin' Java: Open Celtic jam, 6:30 p.m.Out-of-town info...
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Posted by at 10:45 AM on October 09, 2006
• Walton Arts Center has canceled Ed McMahon's "Memories of The Tonight Show" (scheduled for Friday) due to low ticket sales. Patrons who have already purchased tickets can call 443-5600 for refund or trade-in options. • Our "Live in NWA" podcast...
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Posted by Chris Dunivan at 02:16 PM on October 06, 2006
In his latest podcast, local music guru Joe Askins previews the upcoming Original Ozark Folk Festival in Eureka Springs, a concert by Drag the River, and more. This episode features songs from Drag the River and Early Morning Bourbon Girls....
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Posted by at 12:15 PM on October 06, 2006
Hey, we got one day right...Friday, as always, means a new Weekend section in The Morning News. Today you can find my preview of the North Arkansas Symphony's season premiere in "Listen Here" (last week's look at the orchestra stirred...
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Posted by at 08:21 AM on October 04, 2006
The blog train's a-rollin' now, kids.The Morning News hands the reins of its new business blog, BizBits, to Lana Flowers for a night and she cranks out a paper's worth of observations about the new Pinnacle Hills Promenade outdoor mall...
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Posted by at 12:55 PM on October 03, 2006
Someday I'll learn to type these entries in Word or Stickies first...• Staind, Three Days Grace and others at the Randal Tyson Track Center at 6:30 p.m. today. I'm sure tickets are still available if you care. (They're sold through...
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Posted by at 12:30 PM on October 02, 2006
It's over, which means that people can shelve their arguments for and against a loud motorcycle rally on Dickson Street for another year and get back to debating the merits of new highrises on Dickson Street. Ahh, everything's back to...
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Posted by at 11:20 AM on September 29, 2006
It's Friday, which means a slew of entertainment stories in The Morning News' Weekend section. I have my usual "Listen Here" column (revisiting the necessary info for music at the other rallies going on around Fayetteville) and a look at...
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Posted by Becca Martin at 10:58 AM on September 29, 2006
Morning News Entertainment Editor Becca Martin talks about weekend fun every Friday on KUAF's "Ozarks at Large." Listen at 6 p.m. at 91.3FM....
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Posted by Becca Martin at 12:05 PM on September 26, 2006
Welcome to down Dickson! I'm Becca Martin, the Entertainment editor at The Morning News and one of the writers you'll be getting to know in this blog.My posts are probably going to be mostly about theater, visual arts and fun...
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