Tonight at 8pm, Mulehead performs in The Undercroft.
Band mates Kevin Kerby, Geoff Curran, David Raymond, and Brent LaBeau are promising a “chill set” for their next concert underneath the church. Are they telling the truth? Come see—and enjoy a “Capitol” night with homemade Undercroft Brew and soda for a donation.
$10 at the door.
The Undercroft is located at 509 Scott Street.
Join the Oxford American and Landers FIAT of Benton for this week’s free Local Live concert!
Little Rock songwriter Kevin Kerby takes the stage with a cadre of colleagues at 7:30 pm. Call ahead at 501-244-9660 to ensure a reservation at a table.
Kevin Kerby writes songs. Sometime around the fourth grade Kerby became obsessed with his dad’s record collection; a delicate balance of country, soul, and comedy. Make any connections you would like at this point.
As his friend’s formed bands, Kerby stayed on the sidelines – sort of pretending he was a drummer while secretly borrowing neglected guitars and teaching himself to play enough chords to write songs.
Soon after, Kerby started a two-man “Black Grass” band called Sad Monkey Railroad; a reference to a train that takes tourists around Paliduro Canyon State Park in Amarillo, TX. It was in Sad Monkey Railroad that Kerby really started writing. Traditional chord progressions were discovered and more than one “public domain” song was parted out and repurposed. Kerby went off to the same college his brother (and older sister) had attended in Arkansas. It was here that Kerby met a girl, joined a couple of bands, got signed to a major label, got dropped from a major label, and eventually started the regionally popular band, Mulehead.
Mulehead played weekends and made a lot of records before calling it quits in 2004. Kerby started making solo records shortly after. A couple of his songs found their way onto other folks records.
Though relatively popular, Kerby kept trying to become a better songwriter. Turning his old formula on it’s head (make songs as general as possible so that more people can relate), he now writes about specific events and people in his life, banking on the fact that everyone shares the same feelings and experiences just to different degrees. The observant artist will feel things more than the partying frat boy, but both will feel it. And perhaps share a high-five. Kevin Kerby writes songs.
Back by popular demand! Kevin Kerby plays at one of Little Rock’s newest music venues when he performs tonight at The Undercroft. It is located on Capital Avenue just east of Scott Street, in the undercroft of Christ Church.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. The cover charge is $10 at the door. The space is on the campus of Christ Church; the entrance is through the sidewalk-level red door on Capitol Avenue east of Scott Street.
Kerby has long been one of those songwriters about town who has consistently created great music. It’s a streak that stretches back to before his days in Ho-Hum, and includes time in Ho-Hum, Mulehead — with its four albums of Arkansas rock — and other bands. Following the end of Mulehead, Kerby wrote and recorded two solo albums. First came The Secret Lives of All Night Radios, and then, picking up backing band Battery, Beautiful & Bright.
Tonight is the Tales from the South Music Hour!
It is a special Singer/Songwriter show featuring world-renowned musicians Tommy Stephenson and Phil Brown. Additional music will be provided by Kevin Kerby and blues guitarist Mark Simpson.
Tonight’s Tales from the South takes place at the Joint in Argenta.
Tommy Stephenson is a world class keyboardist with 15 Gold & Platinum albums to his credit. He has recorded and toured the world with such artists as Tommy Bolin & Energy, Joe Walsh & Barnstorm, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, B.B.King, Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, Van Morrison, Paul Butterfield , Rick Danko and most members of The Band, Gary Wright, Poco, Chuck Berry, Phil Brown, Big Momma Thornton, The Pointer Sisters and many more!
Phil Brown has been influenced by everyone from Marty Robbins & George Jones to the Beatles and the Kinks. After working as a roadie and a studio musician, he toured with Little Feat and started a career as a songwriter. Among the singers to sing his songs are Cher, Pat Benetar, Kim Carnes, Steve Perry, Lou Graham and Ace Freheley.
Dinner is served from 5pm to 7pm, the show starts at 7pm. Admission is $35 for dinner, and $20 for just the performance.
You MUST purchase your ticket before the show.
Previous episodes of “Tales from the South” air on KUAR Public Radio on Thursdays at 7pm. This program will air on August 28.
Kevin Kerby plays at one of Little Rock’s newest music venues when he performs tonight at The Undercroft. It is located on Capital Avenue just east of Scott Street, in the undercroft of Christ Church.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. The cover charge is $5 at the door. The space is on the campus of Christ Church; the entrance is through the sidewalk-level red door on Capitol Avenue east of Scott Street.
Kerby has long been one of those songwriters about town who has consistently created great music. It’s a streak that stretches back to before his days in Ho-Hum, and includes time in Ho-Hum, Mulehead — with its four albums of Arkansas rock — and other bands. Following the end of Mulehead, Kerby wrote and recorded two solo albums. First came The Secret Lives of All Night Radios, and then, picking up backing band Battery, Beautiful & Bright.
For information about the new performance space The Undercroft, contact Rev. Scott Walters at Christ Church at swalters@christchurchlr.org or 501-375-2342.
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