Today in Sound Perimeter, we listened to music that serves as a meditation on change, loss, resilience and solace during challenging times.

Local independent concert and event organization HopOut DIY will be hosting “Sweat Fest” tomorrow at Spring Shop Studios in Fayetteville. Sweat Fest is an all-day punk concert and vendor market, presented in collaboration with local restaurant, Bottle Rocket Subs.

Music is a profound way to connect us with our essence and with one another. In today's Sound Perimeter, host Lia Uribe honors fellow immigrants and reminds us that borders are simply human constructs addressing our differences.

The City of Fayetteville is ending its "Movies in the Parks" series with "The Coal Miner's Daughter" screening near the Splash Pad at Walker Park tonight, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. The event will feature music from the film performed live by Smokey & The Mirror before the movie. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams invited Bernice and Bryan Hembree of Smokey & The Mirror to talk about what "Coal Miner's Daughter" means to them.

The Starlight JazzClub season at Walton Arts Center begins Saturday, Sept. 7, with the Sean Mason Quartet performing in the Starr Theater. Mason’s jazz mixes old and new. Saturday night audiences will likely hear original music and interpretations of standards going back a century. Last week, Robert Ginsburg, host of Shades of Jazz on KUAF, talked with Sean Mason about the upcoming performance.

For the second year in a row, NPR member stations across Arkansas have collaborated to highlight some of the best submissions from the Natural State with a concert in Little Rock on Oct. 5. Ozarks at Large's Sophia Nourani spoke with Grace Zafasi, membership director for Little Rock Public Radio, about the significance of the Tiny Desk Contest 2024 Arkansas Showcase.

The Ozark Folk Festival is returning to Eureka Springs for its 77th year next month. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani spoke with Nancy Paddock, producer and coordinator of the festival, about what attendees can expect to see at this historic three-day musical showcase.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" explores music inspired by mountains, their vivid imagery and natural elements through the music of Edward Grieg, Arleen Sierra and Elephant Revival.

Elder's Nicholas DiSalvo discusses the band's latest vinyl release with BBC Live, as well as his solo musical project, delving, with Sophia Nourani.

Today's "Sound Perimeter" celebrates music inspired by children, where innocence and playfulness meet the genius of skilled composition. We hope you feel the joy and wonder of a child’s world and the profound depth of the music we chose to represent it.