Local Music News

The inaugural Ozark Music Festival will bring more than 100 musicians—some professional, some students—to northwest Arkansas for two weeks of rehearsals and public performances.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they talk about the University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum's upcoming performance, "Songs of the Stars."

City Sessions, a local concert series, combines the big and the intimate with its annual Home Sweet Home Festival. Jerad Sears is the executive director of City Sessions, and he came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the event with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Fresh Grass begins on Friday, May 16. The two-day festival at The Momentary includes about two dozen performances from Rosanne Cash, Shakey Graves, Willie Carlisle and more. Will Eubanks, Director of Music and Production at the Momentary and Crystal Bridges, recently discussed this year’s FreshGrass lineup with Ozarks at Large.

With warm weather and the outdoor music season upon us, Ozarks at Large revives our weekly survey of some—but certainly not all—music opportunities in the next week.

SongRider is returning to northwest Arkansas beginning this weekend. The idea: Place a pair of songwriters inside a cycling group for one of their rides. The result: New songs created during the rides that will be part of this year’s FreshGrass Festival at The Momentary in May.

The fifth annual Levitt AMP Fort Smith music series starts on April 3. The five-part concert series brings national touring acts alongside Fort Smith and other regional musicians. Taking place throughout April, the concerts are completely free and begin at 6 p.m. sharp at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater.

Moonsong is a psychedelic project formed by Fayetteville raised multi-instrumentalist and producer Cody Nielsen. Now based in New York City, Cody filters a plethora of styles through a blend of time and key changes, forming a unique sound.

Kyle Kellams speaks to Grammy-winner Melissa Manchester about her role as Rose Brice, mother of Fanny in musical Funny Girl, currently at the Walton Arts Center.

Maxine's Tap Room will be hosting a celebration of their 75th anniversary on Tuesday, March 18. The KUAF Listening Lab will be present at the event to capture stories of Maxine and the space.