there really ain’t no cure. Coming up are shows with Woodshed, JB & The Moonshine Band, and Mr. Cabbagehead & The Screaming Radishes. For bookings and further information, call (479)929-5588…….
Brick Fields
Bear’s Place has been serving up live music pretty much every night. Set to appear in the coming weeks are Vince Turner, Brick Fields, Eddie Mekleberg, Silvershakers, Member This, Reason #9, Cajun, Flashback, Ole Dimebox, The Jason Kinney Band, Buddy Shute & The Motivators, Fetts Foley, She’s Us, Derrick Mears & Route 358…on November 15th is Soldiers Songs and Voices and a Flower Lady Fundraiser. See the Sound listings for the dates and all the listings. For bookings call (479)5212327…….
In Fort Smith…….
R. Landry’s, Arkansas’ answer to New Orleans, and one of the best places to listen to good music. In the coming weeks look for shows featuring Dale Kellison, Grant Pierson, Brian Ramsey, Willin ‘n’ Able, Scott Ellison, Tom Ware, some guy named robb, Wanda Watson…and make your plans now for the huge show featuring the Paperkid Reunion on New Year’s Eve. This was one of the hottest bands to ever grace an Altered State stage years ago…and all the players are still alive and extremely musical…make your resrvations NOW if you even want to be able to get in the place… The food here is far better than anything I’ve ever had in New Orleans, which is saying a lot. A whole lot. And the atmosphere is perfect. It is a most comfortable room that attracts a nice crowd every night from Monday through Saturday. For bookings call Natalie at (479)783-2505……. Betty Payton recently got back in the nightclub business, by opening The Fort. Located at 10301 Hwy. 45, she opened her club several weeks ago. Betty was the power behind the latenight club The Red Roper many years ago. The life got in her blood so she’s back at it. Hey - like music itself, once the club business is in your blood,
Heros checks in with a most impressive line-up. On the bill in the coming weeks are shows with Ice Cold Domestic, King George Hughen, Bigfoot Stick, FreeVerse, The Fuggins Wheat Band, River City, Earthbound Angels Benefit, Oreo Blue, Space For Lease and more. For bookings call Doug at (479)650-1481…….
In Hot Springs…….
The Hot Springs musical family lost one of its best musicians recently, with the death of Greg Batterton. A powerful musician, Greg sat in for years with almost every musician in the area, giving them incredible harp playing, and virtually every instrument accompaniment. Like Harpo Marx, he could make an instrument out of anything, and he had Groucho’s humor too. There was a memorial benefit at The Big Chill for his family recently, with a boatload of players taking part, including Chana & Randy Caylor, Cassie Lea Ford, Mike Stanley, Shannon Sabbatini, Mike Lovelady, The Terry Martin Band, The Hump Night Blues Band, Mike Mayberry & The Slow Hands, Danny Smith, Professor Tele, The John Calvin Brewer Band, The Batterton Brothers with John Talley, Heavy Suga’ & The Sweetones, Dayton Waters, Erica Jones, Scott Harpster, Liberty Ozz, Lee Langdon, Dual Carb, Christine DeMeo & Cassie Lea Ford, Ashley and Harry Blanton, Joe Hall, Buddy Flett…The emcee was David Hughes. See Danielle Davis' pictoral on pages 20 and 21 of this edition. There is no better music room in the Spa than The Big Chill…this is really true, especially now that Gina Parks is back in town, having shut down her experiment with a Big Chill in Rogers recently. This is home away from home for hundreds of musicians, because they are treated right. On any given night, almost no matter who is really playing, there are countless players sitting in…and even if they don’t they’re sitting there adding their musical energy to the mix, anyway. Officially appearing in the coming weeks are Lightnin’ Lee Langdon, Moxie, Jocko Deal, Mister Lucky, Mike Mayberry & The Slow Hands and a lot more. In addition, every week after week
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is the Spa City Blues Society jam. See the Sound section of this noosepaper… The Big Chill is open every day, has pool tables, huge screen TVs for sports, several outdoor smoking lounges, a special smoke-free bar and some excellent bar food too. Plus, and this is the big one, there’s no cover charge here (except during major shows...) For bookings please call (501)6245185……. Another club worth visiting in Hot Springs is the Ohio Club on Bathhouse Row. This, of course, was the favorite hang out for Al Capone in the golden days of gambling in the Spa…there’s a statue on the sidewalk of Al, permanently resting his bones on a bench. (It’s a most popular place for visitors to pose for photos with Al…Hey, this is a national park, you know?!) The Ohio has music 7 days a week. Every Sunday is Larry Womack and Jacquiline, Mondays features Randy & Chana, Tuesday is Legacy Duo, Wednesdays is an open music jam, Thursdays is for live jazz, and weekends feature the house band, The Ohio Club Players. The food here is superbly prepared, too…and the bar is worth writing home about. For bookings at the Ohio, please call (501)627-0702…….
sive list this time out. Look for shows featuring Two Cow Garage, Mutts, Oil Boom, Daniel Markham, Jamie Lou, Jayke Orvis, Gary Lindsay, My Graveyard Jaw, Engine, The Ex Optimists, A Sundae Driver, Thunder Dreamer, Dead Balloons, Ghost Bones, Nervous Curtains, Foulplay Caberet Burlesque Show, Quaker City of Nighthawks, Marcella & Her Lovers, Otherwise, Pagiins, Dangerous Idiots, Heels, Dirty Streets, Cartright, Duckstronaught, Landrest, Colin Vs Adam, Turtle Rush, Midwest Caravan and a lot more. For bookings please email bookings@maxineslive.com……. Classics, at the Clarion Hotel, has finished their Summer live music by the pool shows. See you next Spring when the warm weather returns. For bookings call Mary at (501)525-7172…….
In Closing…….
Well kidz, that’s about all the time left on Mickey’s Hands for us to chat. We sincerely hope that you like this new way of reading Nightflying. Admittedly, it’s no longer very good to line your birdcage or litter box with, but we hope it covers your needs in every other way…as mentioned earlier in this column, we do it for your love…and your love of music here in the Altered State. Keep in mind that we’ll be updating this on a daily basis so log in often or oftener... Oh, and as anyone who knows me realizes, I am open to suggestion… (with almost anything in my life)… We’ll see you again next time. Until then, then, be sure to keep ‘em flyin’…….
Dangerous Idiots
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