News entertainment 2008-08-02 Andanh.com

Wise Guy Paradise Fri, 1 Aug 2008 18:16:25 -0500
Decatur Schools dodge the bullet. Siloam Springs police get accused of strip-searching. Razorbacks get arrested. A lawman goes to prison over kiddie porn. Gas wells go up in wildlife refuges.

Saturday To-Do: San Antokyo CD release Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:38:03 -0600

SAN ANTOKYO
9:30 p.m., White Water Tavern. $8.

Thick Syrup, the local label that's given the scene a near essential collection of local rock, an album by everyone's favorite Michael McDonald-style keyboard crooner Nathan Brown and Smoke Up Johnny's barroom opus, isn't super prolific — those releases represent its entire output in about three years — but who needs quantity, when TS is releasing such quality? Continuing down that path: The latest from San Antokyo, the raw cowpunk-ish trio fronted by the brothers Kerby, Josh and Kevin, with Bryce from the Contingencies on bass, and a dude who's been around for a while who everyone calls Slaughterhouse or sometimes just Slaughter, who plays drums. From the demo tracks San Antokyo has on its MySpace page, expect chunky riffs and elemental lyrics about blood, cigarettes and robots. Kyoto Boom, who made a strong showing in the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase, opens with arena-sized post-punk, which always gets the White Water crowd bouncing.

The Weekend: DJ Irene, Big Silver, Bleu Edmonson and more Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:20:00 -0600

DJ Irene.

Superstar DJ Irene, who always draws heavily in Arkansas, headlines Revolution's first ever “secret show,” which pretty much means that show-goers have little advance warning and there's no presale. The show's also a sign-up location for 8-8-8 Lucky 8 DJ competition, which'll be held next Friday. Aspiring DJs bring demos, 8 p.m., $15-$20.

Local pop heroes Big Silver play Studio Joe, round 8 p.m., $5. With drink and beer specials.

Singer/songwriter Carolyn Wonderland is at Sticky Fingerz, 8:30 p.m., $7.

Good-time rockers Jeff Coleman and the Feeders play Vino's with Maria Preston, 8 p.m., $7.

Once again Memphis Soul Revue headlines at Cajun's, 9 p.m., $5.

Sherwood-based alt-rockers the Glyph celebrate the release of their new CD at Juanita's with Drop Dead Syndicate, Wishtribe and Reticent, 10 p.m., $8.

There's more Michael Mack and the Faces of Rock at the Loony Bin, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., $9.

The Travs start up a homestand against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 7:10 p.m., $6-$10.

It's 'mea culpa' week Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
Like altar boys who used to strike their breasts and mutter "mea culpa" ("through my fault") during the beginning of the Latin mass while confessing that they had sinned, Democrats are in full confessional mode, apologizing for every real or imagined sin against a particular group they believe their country once offended.

Who needs an election now? Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
From Gary Stauber,

New slur in anti-Obama campaign Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
A new right-wing conspiracy has surfaced in this presidential campaign. It's the not-so-subtle effort to replace the N-word with the M-word.

'No' to more from the government Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
From Robert W. Griffith,

Why make portable businesses move? Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EST
From Patricia Enhelder,

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