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MUSIC: One-man band has gone surf-rockin' Geoff Curran loves surf music and The Ventures. A lot. He is so besotted with this rock 'n' roll sub-genre that he formed The Supraphonics — "Pulaski County's N... by Sean Clancy - December 3, 2020

MUSIC MADNESS: 'Compassion' live concert to be streamed fundraiser Compassion Works For All, a nonprofit founded by Anna Cox, a Buddhist and retired psychotherapist in Little Rock, and run now by executive director Cory Jones, ... by Jack W. Hill - December 3, 2020

NEW THIS WEEK: Options—'Selena,' 'Shameless,' a Christmas special Here's a collection assembled by Associated Press entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. by The Associated Press - December 3, 2020

Symphony's 'Home for the Holidays' concert goes online; North Little Rock native, fresh from Broadway, to sing North Little Rock native Laura Leigh Turner, recently a member of the cast of “Mean Girls” on Broadway, will sing with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in a live... by Eric E. Harrison - December 2, 2020

Dolly Parton the superhero we need now American audiences spent more than a decade worshipping at the big-screen altar of comic book characters. But the tumult of 2020 demanded a very different kind ... by Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post - November 29, 2020

MUSIC MADNESS: Toot it up on 'Block Friday'; find Mojo in Argenta Rodney Block will present two versions of the sixth annual "Block Friday with Rodney Block and Friends" Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River... by Jack W. Hill - November 26, 2020

MUSIC: AC/DC is back with first new album in six years LOS ANGELES — Through decades, deaths and disasters, AC/DC keeps thundering on. by Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press - November 26, 2020

OPINION | REVIEW: 'Power Up' may be only good thing about 2020 A new AC/DC record may well be the only good thing to happen in 2020. by Wayne Parry, The Associated Press - November 26, 2020

Songs, emotion come easily to burly, bearded Chris Stapleton Chris Stapleton didn't take more than 10 or 15 minutes to write "Maggie's Song," a cut from the country star's new album about a "fuzzy black pup" that he and h... by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times (TNS) - November 24, 2020

TELEVISION: 'black-ish' star's album keys black empowerment LOS ANGELES — Miles Brown says playing Jack Johnson on the hit comedy series "black-ish" inspired him to speak out about equality and social justice through his... by Jamia Pugh, The Associated Press - November 24, 2020

ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Symphony Orchestra cancels, while Weekend Theater plans fundraiser Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts: Weekend Theater hosts 'Cabaret' fundraiser, South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra cancellation by Eric E. Harrison - November 24, 2020

OPINION | POP NOTES: Kronos celebrates Seeger on 'Long Time' Some known, some not so known musicians have at least one thing in common: They have released albums this year that deserve to be heard. by Ellis Widner - November 22, 2020

OPINION | CRITICAL MASS: Joni Mitchell— Proud 'folk singer' extraordinaire "The early stuff, I shouldn't be such a snob against it. A lot of these songs, I just lost them. They fell away. They only exist in these recordings. For so lon... by Philip Martin - November 22, 2020

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