Little Rock artist Joel Boyd has added another mural to downtown Little Rock, this time in a parking lot at the Bowen Law School.
Entertainment
Posted inRock Candy
August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ opens at The Rep on Tuesday
Oriented around a group of unlicensed cab drivers whose livelihood is threatened by the dubious promise of urban renewal, The New York Times deemed “Jitney” a “free-form urban concerto, shaped by the quick-witted, improvisatory spirit that makes jazz soar.”
Posted inRock Candy
Fayetteville folk label Gar Hole Records rapidly expands roster
2024 additions to the Gar Hole family include singer-songwriters Desiree Cannon, Creekbed Carter Hogan and Maddy Kirgo as well as duo Two Runner.
Posted inRock Candy
‘The Bikeriders’ coming to DVD, Blu-ray and streaming in August
“The Bikeriders,” Little Rock native Jeff Nichols’ sixth feature-length film, has come and gone from theaters, but those who missed it (or are jonesing for a rewatch) won’t have to wait long.
Posted inRock Candy
The Frontier Circus release show at White Water on Sunday
It gets dimmer with each passing year, but rock ’n’ roll used to be dangerous. Led by the towering, slightly unhinged and indefatigable Danny Grace, there isn’t a band that recalls those antiquated visceral jolts more than Central Arkansas outfit The Frontier Circus.
Posted inRock Candy
Arkansas-bred director Lee Isaac Chung puts the fun in funnel with ‘Twisters’
Chung’s last feature film, “Minari,” an autobiographical portrait of his immigrant family putting down roots on their Arkansas farm, cost $2 million to make, roughly what any single minute of “Twisters” cost.
Posted inRock Candy
Arkansas-connected filmmakers get a showcase at 2024 Filmland fest
The roster of Arkansas-connected films includes “All Happy Families,” which stars Josh Radnor and was co-written by North Little Rock native Coburn Goss.
Posted inRock Candy
Glenwood native director Clark Duke wraps second film
Described as a “comedic thriller in the vein of the Coen Brothers’s oeuvre” and “a Southern-fried siege, with shades of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘Die Hard,’” the film stars Ashley Benson and Jake Lacey.
Posted inRock Candy
Songwriting legend Randy Goodrum to perform at Ron Robinson Theater on Saturday
What do England Dan & Jon Ford Coley’s “It’s Sad to Belong,” Anne Murray’s “You Needed Me,” Michael Johnson’s “Bluer Than Blue,” Steve Perry’s “Oh Sherrie,” Toto’s “I’ll Be Over You,” DeBarge’s “Who’s Holding Donna Now” and Jo Dee Messina’s “Lesson in Leavin’” have in common? They’re all written (or co-written) by Hot Springs native Randy Goodrum.
Posted inRock Candy
Ron Robinson Theater screens ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ ‘Pulp Fiction’ and more in August
“The Mask,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” and “Repo Man” are also among the August lineup.