John Fulbright kicks off the Gully Park Concert Series in Fayetteville on June 8th. Each concert begins at 7:00 PM at the Gully Park Gazebo. Nick Parr & The Selfless Lovers to perform on June 15th. Arkansas on June 22nd. On June 29th, Funk Factory will host a kids’ night featuring obstacle course inflatables, bounce houses, face painting, jumbo-sized yard games, and more. The Dead Horse Mountain Band will perform on June 29th. Ashtin Burberry will end the series on July 13th.
Now in its 27th year, the series has become an art catalyst, offering an atmosphere of outdoor music with a local twist.
Lawn chairs and blankets are available for you to enjoy open seating on the lawn. Dogs must be kept on a leash. A food truck will appear on the premises. Limited paved parking is available near the park entrance on both Old Wire Road and Township Avenue. Parking attendants direct vehicles to extended open field parking areas as needed. Carpooling is highly recommended.
For more information on the Garry Park Summer Concert Series, visit fayetteville-ar.gov/concerts.
Songwriting
Internationally known singer/songwriter Tim Easton will lead a three-day songwriting workshop at the Writers’ Colony in Daly Hollow, Eureka Springs from August 23-25. . This workshop is intended for those with basic composition skills and basic musical talent. Class sizes limit late afternoon and evening classes to his eight participants.
Easton’s compositional style is folk-based and personal. Rolling Stone praised him for having “a novelist’s humanity.” He has released 17 albums and collaborated with other artists, including Lucinda Williams.
The workshop is $350. A participant can also stay in the colony for her three nights with board for an additional charge of $315. Other accommodation options are available in the city.
For more information or to register, please visit writerscolony.org/events.
bentonville
Nate Hancock and JP The Rockstar will play on June 8th at 8pm. Caro and Downtown Livewires will perform on June 9th at 7:30pm. And Bad Habit will be playing on July 15th at 8pm at the Meteor Guitar Gallery, 128 W. Central Ave. meteorguitargallery.com.
Luna Luna and Modeling will perform at the North Forest Concert Series on June 10th at 7pm at Crystal Bridges. Tickets are $20. Food trucks and cash bars are available all night, as well as art activities. crystalbridge.org
The Trillium Salon Series presents its first Thursday series of musical performances at the Crystal Bridge. The C4 Clarinet Quartet will perform works by female composers at the Early American Gallery on June 8 at 6:00 PM. Christina Silvius will perform at the Contemporary Gallery on June 8th at 6pm. Untight will play specially composed music to match the lighting inside James Turrell’s ‘Skyspace’ on August 3rd. D. Riley Nicholson will exhibit his 20th-century and his 21st-century seldom-heard minimalist works at the Early American Gallery on September 7th. Analog synthesizer and improvisational trumpeter Sarabelle Reed will be on his October 5th at the Contemporary Gallery. For more information on these and other performances, visit trilliumsalonseries.com. Admission is free.
The Brothers Osborne will perform at The Momentary at 507 EE E St. in Bentonville on July 15th at 8pm.
A drag performance by Susie Q, DJ Girlfriend, P for Parker and JUICYY kicks off June 24th at 10:30 PM at CACHE Studios at 1004 SE Fifth St. in Bentonville.
eureka springs
Los Roskos will play on June 8th at 5pm. Jenna and Troy will play on June 9th at 7pm. Alyssa Galvan will perform on June 10th at 7pm. Spring Billy will perform on June 12th at 6pm. Whiskey Menders will play June 16th at 7pm. March-August, June 17th at 7pm at the Wanderoo Lodge and Gravel Bar, 216 W. Van Buren.
3 Pines will perform on June 10th at 6pm. Buddy Shoot and Mark McGee will be back on June 11th at 4pm. Common Roots will perform on June 17th at 6pm. Sam Albright will perform on June 18th at 4pm. The India Rummy will play on June 24th at 6pm. March through August, July 29th at 6pm at Gotahhold Brewery (409 West Van Buren).
Opal Agafia’s 2nd Annual Ozark Mountain Soul Music Festival will take place June 15-18 at The Farm in Eureka Springs. Weekend festivals include Opal Agafia, The Steeldrivers, Vince Harman Band (Leftover Salmon), Aaron Come and The One Drops, Dirtfoot, One Way Traffic, Daz & Bully, Arkansauce, Monquiz Is King, The 1 Includes live music such as Oz. Zig, Brick Fields, Skye Pollard & Family Horror, Front Porch, Grace Stormont, Me and Him, Johnny Malenax Band, Red Oak Loose, Sebastian Bordeaux, Magnolia Brown and more.
Fayetteville
ZOZO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Begins June 8th at 8:30pm. Earl & Them’s happy hour begins at 6pm, with Fenne Lilly and Christian Lee Hutson performing on June 9 at 9pm. Randall Shreve’s Fabulous Freddie Mercury begins June 10th at 8:30pm. The Hellza Poppin’ Circus sideshow starts on his June 15th at 8pm. Patti Steele, The Vine Brothers and Dance Monkey Dance will perform on June 25th at 7pm at George’s Majestic Lounge (519 W. Dickson St. georgesmajesticlounge.com/shows).
Latin Dance Night starts June 4th at 6pm. James Miller will play on June 6th at 6pm. Ben Harris will perform on June 7th at 5:30pm. Tyler George will perform on June 8th at 7pm. Emma Nilsson will perform on June 9th at 7pm and Brian Bielanski on August 8th at 7pm at Six Twelve Coffeehouse & Bar, 3980 W. Weddington Drive.
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will perform on June 15th at 7:30pm. Gone Country plays on his July 21st at 7:30pm. Steel Panther will perform on August 1st at 7:30pm. Colt Ford will perform at JJ’s Live in Fayetteville on August 3rd at 7:30pm. Located at JJ’s Live, 3615 N. Steele Blvd. jjslive.com.
The Jude Brothers and Karin Fay will perform on July 15th at 7:30pm. Florist & Skullcrusher will perform at 7:00 PM on August 19th at Clap Auditorium, Mount Sequoia, 150 North Skyline Drive.
The Phlegm, Consumables, John Charles, Cold Cut and Crush will perform on June 8th at 8pm. TV Preacher, The Salesman, Chrono Wizard will be on his June 16th at 8pm at the Smoke and Barrel Tavern on W. Dickson St 324.
The Lucas Parker Band and Jessica Page will perform at Kingfish at 262 N. School Ave. in Fayetteville on June 9th at 8pm.
The Mountain Street Stage music series continues today at 2pm with Buddy Shoot and Motivators. Duo Divinus June 11th. Jack Williams on June 18th. Modeling on June 25th. Dead Horse Mountain Band July 2nd. Moria Bailey July 9th. Jumpsuit Jamie & The Can’t Weight To Play Boys July 16; Irie Lyons July 23 Greenland Station Bluegrass Band July 30 Fayetteville Public Library Will be held. The concert is free and starts at 2pm faylib.org.
Lowell
Upcoming comedian is Jeff Allen on June 8th at 7pm. Macy in April is June 16-17. Tim Meadows July 7-8. and Gianmarco Solasi July 13-15, The Grove Comedy Club, 808 S. Bloomington St. grovecomedy.com.
river valley
The Iron Maidens will rattle the walls on June 4th at 8pm. Joe Nichols and Dillon Carmichael will play on June 9 at 6:30 p.m. The Boring Teachers Comedy Tour takes place on his June 22nd at 7pm. Samantha Fish performs on July 21st at 6:30pm. Buck Cherry will perform on August 23rd at 6:30pm. Flatland Cavalry will perform at TempleLive, 200 N. 11th St., Fort Smith on October 20th at 7pm. 222-6186; Fort Smith.templelive.com.
Paul Kosen will be rescheduled for June 10th at 8:30pm along with Myron Elkins. Cody West will perform on June 16th at 8pm. Melody Angel, Jeff Horton Band, Selby Minor, Blues On The Move, Fonky Donkey, Jax Nassar, Chris & Rory at 32nd Annual Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival June 17 Starts at 2:00 pm. Uncle Lucius and Nolan Taylor will perform on June 24th at 8pm. Jacob Sterry and Joint Custody will perform on July 14th at 7pm. Young Buck is rescheduled for his September 2nd at 8pm. Scotty Austin reset at 8:00 pm on September 28 at Majestic Fort Smith at 817 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith. Majestic Fort Smith.com.
The Rhythm Coalition will perform at JJ’s Grill Fort Smith at 5400 Phoenix Avenue on June 16th at 7pm.
The Levitt AMP Fort Smith Music Series kicks off on June 8th at 6pm with “Saving Escape” and “All of Her.” The series will resume this fall at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater at 121 Riverfront Drive, Fort Smith. 646downtown.com/levitt-amp-music-series.
Rogers
Foo Fighters and Pretty Reckless will perform on June 14th at 7:30pm (sold out). The Avett Brothers and Government Mule will perform on June 17th at 7:30pm. Matchbox Twenty and Matt Nathanson will play at the Walmart AMP at 5079 W. Northgate Road on June 23 at 7:30pm. Waltonartscenter.org/AMP/upcoming-concerts.
Auralai, Patti Steele, The Odds and The Swade Diablos will perform at a local music showcase starting June 8 at 6pm. Banda La Nueva De Guanajuato will perform his June 9th at 8pm. Brick Fields and Handshake Saints will perform on June 10th at 7pm. Red Lens by Protohive and Kin & Company takes place on his June 16th at 8pm. The Material Girl and Fame Monsters perform at The Railyard Live Concert Series on June 17th at 8pm at Butterfield Stage next to Railyard Park at 101 E. Cherry Street in Rogers do. The show is free. Tables and chairs can be reserved. railyardlive.com.
Siloam Springs
The Monge Family Band-Aid with Ozark Dragonfly and Max Lemaster begins June 17 at 6 p.m. at 201 W. University Street, Park House Kitchen.
March to August will perform at Creekside Taproom, 100-2 E. Alpine St. Marchtoaugustmusic.com on July 28th at 7pm.
The NWA Jazz & More Orchestra will host a free concert on June 23rd at 6:30pm. The Siloam Music Festival takes place on July 1st. Samantha Crane performs on July 28th at 6:30pm. Susie Najarro, August 12th. Brick Fields will perform at the Chautauqua Amphitheater in Memorial Park in downtown Siloam Springs on August 26th at 6:03pm. Discoversiloam.com.
springdale
Terrestrial open mics will begin at 6pm on June 13th, July 11th, August 8th, September 12th and October 10th. Hip-hop musicians, beat makers and spoken word artists can join in at The Medium at 214 South Main Street, and anyone can join. Viewings are welcome, but only performers are eligible for instructional sessions with Moors. For more information, visit bit.ly/3Nebz5Y.
Bone Thugs and Harmony, Ohio Players, Yong Jock, Lisa Knowles & The Brown Singers, Funk Factory at this year’s Freedom Festival hosted by Music Moves at Shiloh Square in downtown Springdale Celebrate Juneteenth with. The event will start on June 17th at 1pm. Check out musicmovesar.com for more information.
Duo Divinus will perform on June 29th at 6:30pm followed by Ensemble Iberica at 7:30pm hosted by House of Songs! At the Turnbow Concert Series at Turnbow Park in Shiloh Square in downtown Springdale. downtown-springdale.org/live-at-turnbow-concerts.
BNDLSS (pronounced Boundless) with DJ Raquel, DJ Girlfriend, DJ Afrosia, DJ Swift 720 and DJ Katastrophe takes place June 16th from 7pm to midnight at The Medium, 214 S. Main St. BNDLSS are black electronic music artists and their influence on the electronic music genre/scene.
Sip & Sing starts June 9th at 7pm Atlantics and 7pm. June 10th, Maud Crawford. Bart and Heather on June 16th. Mountain Gypsy June 17th. June 23rd at 7pm, 96 miles. One for the Money on June 24th. Abby Pierce and the Sinners on June 30th. And The Rumors will take place on July 1st at Tontitown Winery (33. N. Barrington St. tontitownwinery.com).
Oh Jeremiah will perform on June 23rd at 6:30pm. July 28, Kin & Company. On August 25, Sam Albright participated in the Johnson Square Summer Series offering games, prizes and giveaways at Johnson Square Park (5519 W. Hackett Road, Springdale). Food and drinks are available from local restaurants, and the park is an outdoor drinking district.
waist fork
Little O’Oprey will host a country music showcase Saturday night at 7pm at 271 Campbell Avenue on the corner of Maine and Campbell. Admission is $5-10. Cash only, family friendly. Little Opry.org.
Winslow
Buddy Shoot & The Motivators will perform at 6pm on June 10 at Ozark Folkways, 22733 US 71 North. Ozark Folkways.org
Please send information about upcoming concerts and events to Music Editor Monica Hooper at mhooper@nwaonline.com.
Buddy Shoot and Motivators have a busy month ahead. They will play Summer Concerts on Mountain Street Stage at the Fayetteville Public Library on June 4th at 2:00pm and will play Ozark Folkways in Winslow on June 10th. Get the latest on Buddies and Friends at buddyshute.com. (NWA Democratic Party-Gazette File Photo/Spencer Tiley)
