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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Music / Showcase Holy Shakes win 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase
- Brian Chilson
- The Holy Shakes won the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Congratulations to The Holy Shakes, winners of the 20th Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase, Friday night at Revolution.
Video and more photos after the jump.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
What's going on / Showcase The showcase finals are tonight at Revolution
Tonight, don't miss the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase finals!
We've got Don't Stop Please, Laundry for the Apocalypse, The Holy Shakes, War Chief and Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band all facing off at Revolution.
Everything kicks off at 8:30. We'll be drawing names for three pairs of Bonnaroo passes. The first name will be drawn after Don't Stop Please, so make sure to get there on time. You can enter the drawing until 10 p.m. We'll draw the other two names after Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band's set and then we'll announce the winner of the whole enchilada.
Who will it be? Find out tonight!
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Showcase Friday night's showcase: Jab Jab Suckerpunch
- Lily Darragh
- Jab Jab Suckerpunch played Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Closing out Round 5 and the semifinals, Jab Jab Suckerpunch brought a 200-proof blast of pure, hedonistic rock 'n' roll to the crowd. The band's sound could be described as The Jesus Lizard by way of Motorhead by way of an aural curbstomping. It's hard to convey how punishingly loud the band was, but rest assured, many ears were still ringing the next morning.
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Showcase Friday night's showcase: Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys
- Lily Darragh
- Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys played Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys played third at Round 5, and while they had a tough act to follow, the bluegrass-infused five-piece brought a lively, rollicking set of tunes to the proceedings. The Hot Springs band played heartfelt indie rock with folk instrumentation, including some fine fiddle playing from Chris Ryland Jr. that added a distinctive element to the band's sound.
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Showcase Friday night's showcase: Laundry for the Apocalypse
- Lily Darragh
- Laundry for the Apocalypse played Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Round 5 winner Laundry for the Apocalypse played a set that started out with the punky, upbeat "Rob Zombie's Halloween 2" before settling in to the "Murdertarp for the Apocalypse," which sounded truly world-ending, with crashing doubled drums, pulsing rhythm and frontman Aaron Sarlo's unhinged wail. Impressively, the band sustained that energy level for its entire set.
- Lily Darragh
- Laundry for the Apocalypse
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Showcase Friday night's showcase: Trasspassers
- Lily Darragh
- Trasspassers played Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Fayetteville electro-pop duo Trasspassers took the stage first in Round 5 of the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Friday night at Stickyz. The band's energy level and squiggly, twisted songcraft seemed to go over well with the crowd, though one can't help but feel they'd really shine at about 1:30 a.m. at a packed, sweaty house party.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Showcase Congrats to Laundry for the Apocalpyse
They won round 5 of the Musicians Showcase.
See you in less than a week for the finals.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
What's going on / Showcase Tonight: Round 5 of the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase
Tonight is Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. Round 5!
Who will be the last band to make it into the finals alongside The Holy Shakes, Don't Stop Please, War Chief and Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band? Will it be Trasspassers? Will Laundry for the Apocalypse take it? Or will it be Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys? Or Jab Jab Suckerpunch?
Also, tonight affords showcase-goers another chance to win one of three pairs of passes to Bonnaroo. You can enter tonight and once more at the March 2 finals, when we'll hold the drawing for the passes. You must be present at the finals to claim the passes.
Tonight's showcase starts at 9:30 p.m. at Stickyz, $5 for 21 and older, $8 for ages 18-20.
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What's going on / Showcase 2012 AT Showcase Round 5: Jab Jab Suckerpunch
- Shayne Gray
- Jab Jab Suckerpunch plays Round 5 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Jab Jab Suckerpunch boasts personnel that will be familiar names for longtime Little Rock party survivors: Brett McKnight and Brian Hirrel were in the notorious '90s quartet Big Boss Line, known far and wide for eardrum- and liver-destroying rock 'n' roll fortitude and still talked about for their chaotic, tomato-covered live shows and ubiquitous band T shirts sporting the message: "Legalize Heroin and Murder." Bassist Brian Rodgers was in the long-running postpunk stalwarts The Moving Front and drummer Ryan Scott served in the ranks of Ashtray Babyhead and The Kicks.
Note: Jab Jab Suckerpunch has not yet made any recordings.
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What's going on / Showcase 2012 AT Showcase Round 5: Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys
Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys formed last year in Hot Springs. The trio — all men of the cloth — is made up of Rev. Benjamin Franks, Rev. Benjamin Robbins and Bro. Michael Stewart. They play pop tunes with simple instrumentation — banjo, acoustic guitar and a basic drum kit, though they've hinted about saxophones and fiddles, so don't be surprised if those show up Friday. "Our Story," from the band's recent EP, is a sweetly sentimental ode to the trials of youthful love. "Sad Song" is just that, though its topic — the sting of separation — is leavened a bit by an upbeat air.
Check out "Our Story" below.
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What's going on / Showcase 2012 AT Showcase Round 5: Laundry for the Apocalypse
Laundry for the Apocalypse is Dangerous Idiots and Techno Squid Eats Parliament member Aaron Sarlo's new outfit, with Matt Rice, John David Hilliard, Drew Wilkerson and Adrian Brigman. Sarlo's vocals sometimes recall those of Pere Ubu front-weirdo David Thomas, while the band's tunes range from the mournful, plaintive "Murdertarp for the Apocalypse" to the slow-build emotional fireworks of "No Despair." Changing directions a bit, "Rob Zombie's Halloween 2" is a punk-y paean to the shock rocker/low budget horror master. The band has an album coming out this summer.
Check out "Murdertarp for the Apocalypse" below.
Note: The print edition of this item misstated that Sarlo was a former member of Dangerous Idiots. In fact, Sarlo is still in that band, which is keeping very busy with at least one forthcoming album and tours planned for the U.S. and U.K., as well as festival appearances. Sarlo is also working on a solo acoustic album.
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What's going on / Showcase 2012 AT Showcase Round 5: Trasspassers
Trasspassers is a duo from Fayetteville made up of Greg Moore and Michael Jordan, who make brightly colored, squiggly keyboard jams. "Orrinbee," from the group's recent EP "No Dumpling," sounds at times like an Ariel Pink song recorded onto a primitive sampler that's slowly dying, while "Time is Right" echoes MGMT's earlier goodtime electro pop and the ecstatic singing of Animal Collective's Avey Tare. "6am" is a bit on the darker side, starting off with a skittery drumbeat before melting into chopped and screwed vocals and burbling synths.
Check out "Time is Right" below.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Music / Showcase Last night's showcase: Quadkiller
- Brian Chilson
- Quadkiller played Round 4 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
The final act of Round 4 was the electro/hip-hop/rock duo Quadkiller.
Guest judge Stephen Compton thought Quadkiller had the "best visual show of the night" and represented something "interesting and new to LR."
Judge Sammy Williams wrote, "they travel through Trent Reznor's version of the dystopian future that Cannibal Ox created."
Epiphany's noted the band's "fusion and evolution," and wrote that it was "close to something major."
- Brian Chilson
- Quadkiller
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Music / Showcase Last night's showcase: Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band
- Brian Chilson
- Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band won Round 4 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Joey Farr & The Fuggins Wheat Band played third last night and won Round 4 of the showcase.
Guest judge Stephen Compton was impressed. "Unparalleled musical quality," he wrote. "Talent in the whole band, cohesive sound and feel. Keep teasing more Jerry!!"
Judge Cheyenne Matthews thought the band was "super, super."
Clay Fitzpatrick noted that the set "started off real 'bluesy' but then went into a real spacey instrumental sound. I dug it hard. Drummer is a beast."
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Music / Showcase Last night's showcase: Swampbird
- Brian Chilson
- Swampbird played Round 4 of the 2012 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase.
Playing second at Round 4 was Conway's Swampbird.
The band earned comparisons to the veteran Memphis bar-rockers in Lucero from judges Cheyenne Matthews and Sammy Williams. Judge Epiphany wrote that Swampbird was "perhaps my favorite songwriting and structure of a band thus far. I'm wit it..."
Clay Fitzpatrick called the band a "foot-stompin', whiskey drinkin' good time. Sounds like a great soundtrack to a deer camp weekend. They seemed to have a ton of fun, high energy."
Guest judge Stephen Compton heard "great songwriting," but "poor guitar solo."
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