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A&E NEWS THE 2014 ARKANSAS TIMES MUSICIANS SHOWCASE has finalized its schedule of musicians who will compete over the course of five Thursdays, beginning Jan. 30 at Stickyz, 107 River Market Ave. Each semifinal week, four bands will play 30-minute sets of original material for five judges, who will assess each act’s musicianship, originality, songwriting and showmanship. There will also be points awarded from the audience, so bands, make sure to bring lots of your friends with you, and fans make sure you circle the date of your favorites below. Each semifinal round will begin at 9 p.m. The final round will be held at Revolution on March 7. Here’s the schedule:
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Inaugural MeetIng
Tuesday, Jan. 28 • 5:45 pm Fribourgh Room • Main Library Downtown little rock Central AR MVFR will meet on the 4th Tuesday each month, except April & December when meetings will be on the 3rd Tuesday. mvfr.org
Jan. 30 9 p.m. Secondhand Cannons 10 p.m. Basement Brew 11 p.m. Peckerwolf 12 a.m. People’s Republic of Casio Tones Feb. 6 9 p.m. Fox Blossom Venture 10 p.m. John Willis 11 p.m. Deadend Drive 12 a.m. Bombay Harambee Feb. 13 9 p.m. Chris Alan Craig 10 p.m. Flight Machine 11 p.m. Mad Nomad 12 a.m. Flameing Daeth Fearies Feb. 20 9 p.m. The Talking Liberties 10 p.m. Crash Meadows 11 p.m. The Machete with Love 12 a.m. Duckstronaut Feb. 27 9 p.m. My Brother My Friend 10 p.m. Shawn James & the Shapeshifters 11 p.m. John Neal Rock’n’Roll 12 a.m. The Vail TWO OF LITTLE ROCK’S FINEST AND MOST ECCENTRIC RAPPERS quietly dropped a collaborative EP last week on Bandcamp (via greenovasouth.com): Pepperboy, the South’s only delegate to the Bay Area-based Green Ova Underground, and 607, who released his 39th album last year and calls himself “Tupac + Fiona Apple.” Pepperboy’s mellow, blissed-out whine is a welcome compliment to 607’s more aggressive style, and it’s nice to see the two of them working together. As they put it, “THIS IS HISTORY For The State Of Arkansas!!!!!” The highlight here is probably the opener, “Mr. Fist,” for its sinister, Dracula-invoking organ riff and general intensity, but the whole thing is well worth a listen as the first good local rap tape of the year. www.arktimes.com
JANUARY 23, 2014
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