Local Music

Fayetteville based Mildenhall performs a stripped back session in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio in preparation for their latest concert at George's Majestic Lounge.

The Flipoff Pirates have been a fixture in the local music scene for the better part of three decades. Two of the band's members, Jeff Kearney and Matt Smith, recently talked with us about their third album, Bones from the Past. The band will release the album with a concert Saturday May 21 at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.

Hot weather means patio season is in full swing, which also means that outdoor opportunities for live music are also ramping up.

Artosphere Festival gets underway this weekend throughout northwest Arkansas, but that's only a portion of the wide variety of live music available in the next week.

This week, University of Arkansas music professor Lia Uribe brings us a selection of music by composers Nina Shekhar, Roberto Sierra and Rebecca Dale.

The next two weekends will mark the end of the inaugural seaon of Black Fret music in northwest Arkansas. We hear back on how the first season has been.

John Ondrasik performs and records as Five For Fighting. He'll be at Temple Live in Fort Smith Friday night.

Founded at the end of 2021, Circle of Thirds is a four-piece jazz band fusing keyboards, drums, bass and guitar into a tapestry of varied jazz styles. Three of the band's four members, Jacob Arnold, Valdimar Sigurdsson and James Doughety, recently came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk about their music, and to give us a sampler, with help from the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway piano.

May Day, which traces back to ancient British Isle tribal rituals, is also celebrated by workers around the world. In honor of May 1st, we invited Pipe Major Devin M. Topf, founder of City of Fayetteville Pipes and Drums, to perform a traditional Scottish tune.

The return of Home Sweet Home Festival and the beginning of Stars and Sauce means it's time to dust of the festival-going shoes.