Nightflying: The Entertainment Guide

Arkansas
Alma
    Sept. 12:    Dionne Warwick
        Performing Arts Ctr.
Eureka Springs
    May 28--31:    Eureka Blues Weekend
        Guitar Shorty
        Hubert Sumlin &
        The Buddy Flett Band
        David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards
        Joe Louis Walker
        Scott Holt
        Candye Kane
        Rockin’ Jake
        Moreland & Arbuckle
        Scott Holt
        Mary Flower
        John Nemeth
        Deanna Bogart
        RJ Mischo’s Harp
        Meltdown
    with:    Lee McBee &
The Confessors
        JP Soars
& The Red Hots
        Oreo Blue
        The Ariels
        Barbwire
        Rich Berry
        Zack Bramhall
        Dasanni
        Delta Highway
        Eddie’s Blues Train
        Fat Elvis
        Fatz 59
        Jason Freeman
        Chris Gulley
        Hosty Duo
        Jug Band
        King Clarentz
        Lightning Red
        LZ Love
        Korey Mattox
        Kory Montgomery
        & Isayah Warford
        Penelope &
        The Unusual Suspects
        Joe Pitts
        Adam Posnak
        Jason Ricci
        Rockin’ Jake
        Short Checkers
        Patrick Sweany
        The TableRockers
    with:    Lil’ Slim
        Underground Blues
        Division
        Underground Mafia
        WSNB
        David Wiser
        All Over Town
    May 29, 30:    Ozark National
        Blues Fest
    feat.:    Eddie Cusic
        The Bel Aires
        Joey McLerran
        Kirby Kelley
    with:    Patrick Sweany
        Jessie Mae Hemphill Band
        High Cotton Vagrants
        Opal Fly And Steve
        Ben Miller Band
        Jones Van Jones
        Blind Boy White
        Fabulous Hogscalders
        Rich ‘Eureka’ Jones
        Eureka Springs Music Park

Fayetteville
    May 22:    Darius Rucker
        (of Hootie & The Blowfish)
        Wade Bowen
        The AMP
    May 22:    Michael Burks
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    May 23:    Monte Montgomery
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    May 27:    Queensryche
        The AMP
    May 29:    Ben Folds
        Rachel Unthank
        & The Winterset
        The AMP
    June 3:    Telepath
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    June 7:    Hoots & Hellmouth
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    June 8:    Old School Freight Train
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    June 18:    Levon Helm
        Walton Arts Center
                June 26:    Bruce Barth
        & Steve Wilson
        Teatro Scarpino
    June 27:    LeAnn Rimes
        The AMP
    July 7:    Jenny Lewis
        Heartless Bastards
        George’s Majestic Lounge
    July 18:    Tracy Lawrence
        Town Center
    July 21:    Peter Frampton
        The Elms
        The AMP

Fort Smith
    May 22:    Monte Montgomery
        Neumeier’s Rib Room
        & Beer Garden
    May 23:    The Mother Truckers
        Neumeier’s Rib Room
        & Beer Garden
    June 4:    Juke Joint Duo:
    feat.:    Cedric Burnside
        & Lightnin’ Malcolm
        Neumeier’s Rib Room
        & Beer Garden
    June 19, 20:    Borderline Chiliheads
    present:    The 27th Annual Judge
        Usaac C. Parker Memorial
        Chili Cookoff
    feat.:    Joe Giles &
        The Homewreckers
        much more…
        Columbus Acres
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    June 26, 27:    Riverfront Blues Fest
    feat. 26:    Roomful Of Blues
        Robert Cray Band
        Curtis Salgado
    feat. 27:    The Soul of John Black
        Eric Lindell
        Grace Potter
        & The Nocturnals
        Jackie Greene
        Harry Kelly Park
    June 28:    Grace Potter
        & The Nocturnals
        Neumeier’s Rib Room
        & Beer Garden
    *July 25:    Montgomery Gentry
        Harry Kelly Park

Harrison
    June 13:    Jeff & Sheri Easter
        Beacon Park
    June 18:    Salient
        Lyric Theatre

Hot Springs
    May 29, 30:    Robin Rogers
        Odie’s House Of Blues
    May 30:    Charlie Daniels Band
        Timberwood Amphitheater
    May 31:    Garden Concert:
        Singer-Songwriter
        Showcase
    feat.:    Rena Wren & Co.
        Michael Maac
        Dana Landers
        Jim Rorie
        Jerry Clay
        Ben Coulter
        Mark Hays
        Laura Lynn Cardenas
        Greg Cardenas
        Garvan Woodland Gardens
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    June 4:    Blacklist Royals
        Maxine’s
    June 5, 6:    Steady Rollin’
        Bob Margolin
        Odie’s House Of Blues
    June 6:    Little Big Town
        Timberwood Amphitheater
    June 6:    Keith Horton Project
        Maxine’s
    June 13:    Colbie Caillat
        Timberwood Amphitheater
    June 18:    Ronnie McDowell
        Horton Hall
    June 20:    Relient K
        Timberwood Amphitheater
    June 27:    Musiq Soulchild
        Timberwood Amphitheater
Jonesboro
    June 2:    Uncle Lucius
        Brickhouse
    June 5, 6:    Trout Fishing In America
        Craighead Co. Library
    June 13:    Monster Party
        Brickhouse

Judsonia
    May 29--31:    Freedom Fest 2009
    feat.:    Eden Crow
        McCuin
        The Meanies
        The Gettys
        Crunch
        Bush Dog
        Jason Greenlaw
        & The Groove
        Alizé
        Submerged
        4 Play
        108 Hopkins

Little Rock //
North Little Rock
    May 20:    The Thermals
        Shaky Hands
        Rev Room
    May 22:    Ryan Bingham
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    May 22-24:    Riverfest
    feat. 22:    Willie Nelson
        The B-52s
        Trout Fishing In America
        Gavin Rossdale
        American Princes
        One Lone Car
    feat. 23:    Buddy Guy
        Heart
        Hinder
        Trout Fishing In America
        Riverbilly
        Jason Aldean
        Benjy Davis Project
        James Otto
    feat. 24:    Little River Band
        3 Doors Down
        Trout Fishing In America
        A Good Fight
        Flyleaf
        Bobby Brown
        Heads Of State
        Johnny Gil
        Ralph Tresvant
        Tone Loc
        Riverfest Amphitheatre
    May 27:    Cowboy Mouth
        Rev Room
    May 28:    Static-X
        Se venth Void
        The Village
    May 29:    Eli Young Band
        The Carter Twins
        Rev Room
    June 2:    Blacklist Royals
        White Water Tavern
    June 2:    The Detroit Cobras
        Dex Romweber Duo
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 3:    Uncle Luscius
        White Water Tavern
    June 3:    Mr. Lif ***
        Grieves
        Willie Evans, Jr.
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 4:    Black Moth Super Rainbow
        School of Seven Bells
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 4:    Jason Boland
        & The Stragglers
        Rev Room
    June 5:    Cedric Burnside
        & Lightnin’ Malcolm
        White Water Tavern
    June 5:    Del Castillo
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 7:    Merle Haggard
        Robinson Center
    June 8:    Randy Rogers
        & Wade Bowen
        Rev Room
    June 8:    Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
        Bachelorette
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 10:    Old School Night
    feat.:    Nick Devlin
        Gerald Johnson
        Charles Woods
        Ivan Yarbrough
        Tonya Leeks
        Chris Virden
        Larry Brooks
        Big John Miller
        White Water Tavern
    June 11, 12:    Monster Party
        West End
    June 14:    Mt St. Helens
        Vietnam Band
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 19:    Owen Temple
        Adam Carroll
        White Water Tavern
    June 20:    Levon Helm
        Wildwood Park
    June 20:    Autovaughn
        Sticky Fingerz
        Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
    June 25:    Hill Country Revue
        Rev Room

Ozark
       June 4--7:    Wakarusa
    feat.:    The Black Crowes
        Gov’t Mule
        Matisayhu
        Sound Tribe
        Sector 9
        Yonder Mountain
        String Band
        Les Claypool
        G Love & Special Sauce
        Cross Canadian Ragweed
        Galactic
        Shpongle
        Buckethead
        Digable Planets
        Sly & Robbie
        Railroad Earth
        Steve Kimock
        & Crazy Engine
    feat.:    Melvin Seals
        Perpetual Groove
        Porter Batiste & Stoltz
        JJ Grey & Mofro
        Jimmy Herring Band
        The Egg
        20/20 Soundsystem
        Lucero
        Split Lip Rayfield
        The New Mastersounds
        Jason Isbell
        Eoto
        Trombone Shorty
        & Orleans Avenue
        Secret Chiefs 3
        Boombox
        much more…
        Over 75 Bands
        On 4 Stages
        Mulberry Mountain
[www.wakarusa.com for details…]

Rogers
    May 30:    Kansas
        Hammons Center

Arkansas Suburbs
    Baton Rouge, LA
    June 8:    Ryan Bingham
        Chelsea’s
    June 13:    Lonstar
        Dixie Landing
    July 11:    Chubby Carrier &
        The Bayou Swamp Band
        Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s
    *July 25:    BeauSoleil Avec
        Michael Doucet
        Dixie Landing

Branson, MO
    thru May 31:    Bransoon Bluegrass
        & BBQ Festival
        Silver Dollar City

Clarksdale, MS
    May 23:    Jimbo Mathus
        Knockdown South!
        Ground Zero Blues Club

Dallas, TX
    May 24:    Steady Rollin’
        Bob Margolin
        Diunna Greenleaf
        Granada Theater
    May 24:    Queensryche
        House Of Blues
    May 24:    Steady Rollin
        Bob Margolin
        Diunna Greenleaf
        Smokin’ Joe Kubek
    feat.:    Bnois KIng
        Granada Theater
    May 27:    Theresa Andersson
        AllGood Cafe
    May 29:    Cowboy Mouth
        House Of Blues
    May 31:    BB King
        House Of Blues
    June 3:    Bryan Adams
        Majestic Theatre
    June 3:    New York Dolls
        House Of Blues
    June 6:    Robin Trower
        House Of Blues
    June 7:    Better Than Ezra
        Tyrone Wells
        House Of Blues
    June 13:    David Allan Coe
        House Of Blues

Fort Worth, TX
    May 22:    Hayes Carll
        Mama Sweet
        The Horseman Club
    June 6:    Grand Funk Railroad
        Billy Bob’s Texas
    June 10:    Merle Haggard
        Bass Performance Hall
    June 19:    Roger Creager
        Billy Bob’s Texas
    June 20:    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
        Billy Bob’s Texas
    June 26:    Micky & The Motorcars
        Billy Bob’s Texas
    July 1:    Boyz II Men
        Bass Performance Hall
    July 2:    Ray Price
        Roy Clark
        Bass Performance Hall
    July 18:    Hayes Carll
        Billy Bob’s Texas
    July 3:    Sammy Kershaw
        Isle Of Capri

Lula, MS
    June 13:    Mark Chestnutt
        Isle Of Capri
    July 3:    Sammy Kershaw
        Isle Of Capri

Kansas City, MO/KS
    May 22:    They Might Be Giants
        Beaumont Club
    May 24:    Trout Fishing In America
        Crown Center
           May 27:    Nine Inch Nails
        Jane’s Addiction
        Street Sweeper
        Starlight Theater
           May 29:    Sugarland
        Billy Currington
        Sprint Center
        Styx
        38 Special
        Starlight Theatre
    June 6:    Bryan Adams
        Uptown Theater
            June 6:    O.A.R.
        Brett Dennen
        Capitol Federal Park
        At Sandstone
    June 27:    Joe Cocker
        Ameristar Hotel
    June 28:    Chicago
        Earth, Wind & Fire
        Sprint Center
    July 4:    Kid Rock
        Lynyrd Skynyrd
        Capitol Federal Park
        At Sandstone

Knoxville, TN
    June 10:    Phish
        Thompson-Boling Arena

Memphis, TN
    May 23:    Three Dog Night
        Tom Lee Park
    June 4:    Hoots & Hellmouth
        The Levitt Shell
    June 5:    Cross Canadian Ragweed
        Jonathan Tyler
        & The Northern Lights
        Minglewood Hall
    June 12:    Keith Urban
        Sugarland
        FedExForum
    June 12:    Sore Eyes
        Hard Rock Café
    June 18:    Doobie Brothers
        Memphis Botanic Garden
    June 20:    Eddie Vedder
        Orpheum Theatre
    June 24:    Amazing Rhythm Aces
        Neil’s
    July 2:    New Kids On The Block
        Mud Island

New Orleans, LA
    May 29, 30:     Better Than Ezra
        House Of Blues
    May 30:    BB King
        Chuck Berry
        Junior Brown
        Keb’ Mo’
        Little Richard
        Taj Mahal
        Ozomatli
        New Orleans Arena
    June 9:    Coldplay
        Snow Patrol
        Howling Bells
        New Orleans Arena
    June 20:    Fleetwood Mac
        New Orleans Arena
    June 21:    Jonny Lang
        House Of Blues

Norman, OK
    May 23:    Cheap Trick
        Riverwind Casino
    May 24:    The B-52s
        Riverwind Casino
    June 8:    Jonathan Richman
        Opolis
    June 9:    Merle Haggard
        Riverwind Casino
    June 19:    Lee Ann Womack
        Riverwind Casino
    July 30:    Pat Green
        Riverwind Casino

Oklahoma City
    May 23:    Forever The Sickest Kids
        The Friday Night Boys
        more…
        Coca Cola Bricktown
        Events Center
    May 28:    Queensryche
        Coca Cola Bricktown
        Events Center
    May 29:    Buck Cherry
        Shinedown
        Static-X
        OK City Zoo
        Amphitheatre
    June 2:    New York Dolls
        Diamond Ballroom
    June 4:    Bryan Adams
        Rose State College
    June 6:    REO Speedwagon
        Styx
        38 Special
        OK City Zoo
        Amphitheatre
    June 13:    Loverboy
        Starlight Amphitheater
    June 15:    Wilco
        Coca Cola Bricktown
        Events Center
    June 18:    Lucinda Williams
        Diamond Ballroom

    Oxford, MS
    May 30:    Manchester Orchestra
        Proud Larry’s
    June 9:    Wade Bowen
        & Randy Rogers
        Proud Larry’s

Pocola, OK
          May 22:    Texas Hippie Coalition
        (THC)
        Choctaw Casino
    July 4:    Sammy Kershaw
        Choctaw Casino

    Robinsonville, MS
    May 23:    Vince Gill
        Horseshoe Casino
    June 5:    Blake Shelton
        Sam’s Town
    June 6:    Bret Michaels
        Horseshoe Casino
    June 12:    KC & The Sunshine Band
        Horseshoe Casino
    June 27:    Melissa Etheridge
        Harrah’s
    July 2:    John Legend
        Harrah’s
    July 4:    Phil Vassar
        Darryl Worley
        Gold Strike
    July 11:    Larry The Cable Guy
        Harrah’s

St. Louis, MO
    May 22:    Night Ranger
        Healing Sixes
        Shooting Star
        Soldier Memorial Park
    May 23:    Pat Green
        Lumiere Place Casino
    May 23:    Bret Michaels
        Firehouse
        Sean Holland
        Shemekia Copeland
        Warrant
        more...
        Soldier Memorial Park
    May 24:    Cowboy Mouth
        Robert Earl Keene
        Third Eye Blind
        Soldier Memorial Park
    May 26:    The Schwag
        Old Rock House
    May 28:    Meat Puppets
        Blueberry Hill’s
        Duck Room
    May 30:    Yanni
        Scottrade Center
    June 3:    Crosby, Stills & Nash
        Chaifetz Arena
    June 7:    Paul Thorn
        Off Broadway Nightclub
    June 11:    Keith Urban
        Sugarland
        Scottrade Center
    June 16:    Phish
        Fabulous Fox Theatre
    June 24:    Steve Earle
        Joe Pug
        The Pageant

Salem, MO
        May 22--24:    Schwagstock 40
    feat.:        The Schwag
            Bill Kreutzmann
            Nailhouse
            Badfish: Tribute To Sublime
            Vince Herman
            & Great American Taxi
            Fareed Haque &
            The Flat Earth Ensemble
            Papa Mali
            Spring Creek
            Bluegrass Band
            Swing DeVille
            Scotty Don’t
            Dogtown Allstars
            Nonstop Reggae Band
            more…
            Camp Zoe
    June 14--21:    Pagan Spirit
            Gathering 2009
    feat.:        Arthur Hinds
            Bellawyck
            Coyote Run
            Craig Olson
            Elvendrums
            Micheal O’Doran
            One Hat Band
            Pagee Go Go
            Sona
            Camp Zoe

Springfield, MO
    May 15:    311
        Shrine Mosque
    May 29:    Korn
        Shrine Mosque
    May 30:    Saliva
        Remington’s

Tulsa, OK
    May 28:    Jerry Seinfeld
        Performing Arts Ctr.
    May 28:    Ben Folds
        Cain’s Ballroom
    May 29:    Korn
        SpiritBank Event Center
    June 2:    Better Than Ezra
        Flytrap
    June 7:    Robin Trower
        Cain’s Ballroom
          June 13:    Charlie Daniels Band
        Rally Festival Grounds
          June 18:    Dane Cook
        BOK Center
          June 22:    Jonas Brothers
        Jordin Sparks
        The Honor Society
        BOK Center

* In honor of NF Publisher Peter Read’s birthday

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