By Jeff Sistrunk There’s few things that are quite as compelling as a well-composed song lyric – those lines that make us think, “Gee, I wish I had written that.” Well, except for maybe a lyric so stupid it makes you wonder what was going through the writer’s mind at the moment of conception. Dumb...

By Jeff Sistrunk With “Lovers and Fighters,” Northwest Arkansas scene veteran Wade Ogle delivers a passionate modern folk release that should be a sure contender for Album of the Year at this year’s NAMAs. In recent interviews, Ogle described “Lovers and Fighters” as a...

Elise Davis – Traveling Man Elise Davis – What’s Real By Jeff Sistrunk Elise Davis never planned on having a prolific musical career. When she started playing guitar at 11 years old, she said she was petrified by the prospect of live performance. Then a high school choir teacher...

Marca, from left to right: Brady Cress, Eduardo Chew, Max Sallings, Layne Twist Marca – AB Conversation Marca – The Last of What Feels Like Hope By Jeff Sistrunk When Marca’s band members chose the title for their last EP, “Breathe: Pulse,” they wanted a name that would be open...

By Jeff Sistrunk Wade Ogle and his band celebrated the release of “Lovers and Fighters” Thursday with a concise, endearing 60-minute set before a crowd of about 100 people at the Dickson Street Music Theatre. Dressed in distinctly southwestern garb that called to mind the old-school rockabilly scene,...

By Jeff Sistrunk Calling Tokyo’s name suggests an avant-garde indie rock group, but the band’s sound couldn’t be farther from that aesthetic. The Fayetteville-based four-piece plays high-adrenaline hard rock that draws on both modern and classic influences. Although Calling Tokyo’s...

[Disclosure: Jeff was admitted to the show through a free media pass. This disclosure was not originally included with the story because the editor (Christopher Spencer) forgot to include it. He remembered the day after this story went live and added it immediately.] By Jeff Sistrunk Who says indie...

Black Leaf Clover, clockwise from left: Brandon Bayles, Dustin Sanders, Mark Sevier, Zim Zaman, Kyle Twist Check out Black Leaf Clover’s songs Downshifter and Up Until. By  Jeff Sistrunk Ozarks Unbound FAYETTEVILLE – Building an audience takes time, patience and committment. The five-man...

By Jeff Sistrunk Ozarks Unbound FAYETTEVILLE — Any haters who initially dismissed Third Eye Blind as washed-up ’90s relics when news of the band’s headlining performance at Barnhill Arena surfaced needed only to be at the show. It took mere minutes to see that Stephan Jenkins and company...

By Jeff Sistrunk Ozarks Unbound FAYETTEVILLE — Despite frigid conditions and sparse attendance, two of Fayetteville’s most promising bands- pop rockers Apartment 5 and punk combo A Good Fight – delivered a compelling evening of music Thursday at the University of Arkansas’ Chi...