Local Music News

Los Angeles–born sisters, Trio Hermanitas Álvarez, share their musical journey from Mexico to Northwest Arkansas, performing mariachi classics and inspiring a new generation through their new mariachi academy in Rogers.

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas continues its season Sunday afternoon at the Walton Arts Center with Celebration in Motion, a program led by guest conductor David Glover featuring works by William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, and Beethoven.

The Festival of Trees benefiting Mount Sequoyah begins soon. For more than two weeks, there are events showcasing the mountain and all on the mountain. Recently, the co-chairs of the Festival of Trees, Leah Spears-Blackmon and Meredith Lowery, came to the Carver Center for Public Radio and spoke with Ozarks At Large's Kyle Kellams.

Xanat Howe is a ceramist from Mexico City. In her new collaborative installation at The Medium, she uses her craft as a way to connect to indigenous Mexican medicine tradition. The installation also includes a soundscape and film by musician Ben Drane and filmmaker Justin Howe.

Musician Deaja Monet joins Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani to discuss her start in music, working together with local collaboration and performing original songs like “By the Way” at the Fayetteville Public Library.

Pianist Naoki Hakutani leads the Up Close: Steinway Salon Chamber Series into its fourth year with concerts reflecting on the power of musical elegy.

Jazz vocalist and saxophonist Camille Thurman joins drummer Darrell Green and his quartet for a performance at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville as part of the Starlight Jazz Club series.

TIESHA, a native Arkansan, sat down with Sophia Nourani to talk about bending genres. She also discusses the image of a cowboy has emerged in her songwriting as a way to discuss grief.

Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams, Sophia Nourani and KUAF technical director Wai-Kay Carenbauer discuss upcoming music events.

Country artist Lily Rose talks about her viral hit “Villain,” her new single “I Know What I Want,” and the lessons of staying true to herself ahead of her Fayetteville show.