GAR HOLE-IDAYS WINTER SHOWCASE
FRIDAY 12/8-SATURDAY 12/9. George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville. $25-$30 per day, $45 for both.
Lately it seems like anytime I discover a promising new folk artist from Arkansas, Gar Hole Records has already scooped them up. I don’t know if they’re especially adept at seeking out talent or if the Fayetteville-based label’s growing reputation is causing the cream of the crop to knock on their door, but the two keep finding each other. Raise a toast to this wonderful symbiosis with the second annual Gar Hole-idays Winter Showcase, featuring two consecutive nights of music by four members of the Gar Hole roster — Nick Shoulders, Dylan Earl, Bonnie Montgomery and Chris Acker — as well as a handful of other acts billed as part of the label’s extended family, like The Deslondes, Esther Rose and Sabine McCalla. Get tickets here.