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Local Live Tonight at South on Main – Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu

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pic_cindy_woolf_(1).jpg.190x140_q60_cropTonight at 7:30 PM—Join the Oxford American magazine for this week’s Local Live concert at South on Main, starring Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu! As always, Local Live is free and open to the public. To guarantee a table/seat for this popular series, call ahead at (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

Guitarist Mark Bilyeu and banjoist Cindy Woolf have been playing together for the better part of ten years, performing on the Americana/Folk and singer-songwriter circuit. They are a full-time duo in music and in life, having wed in 2013. Spring of 2015 finds them in the studio recording an album of traditional Ozarks’ songs, culled from the folksong collections of Max Hunter (from Springfield, Missouri, Mark’s home town) and John Quincy Wolf (from Batesville, Cindy’s home town); thus the title Wolf Hunter. This will be the first album from these two as a duo; Cindy has three CDs under her own name; Mark has one solo title plus the back catalogue from his previous work in Big Smith.

Local Live tonight at South on Main – Tonya Leeks Band

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som leeksThis week’s installment of the free Local Live concert series features the Tonya Leeks Band!  It starts at 7:30pm.

Presented by the Oxford American, Local Live showcases the best of local and regional music talent. Call ahead to South on Main to make your reservation and ensure a table: (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

Tonya Leeks is a flautist, saxophonist, and vocalist from Arkansas. She was a featured saxophone soloist with Grammy nominee Gladys McFadden and the Loveing Sisters. Leeks has performed all across the U.S. as a leader and accompanist.

Leeks describes herself as a contemporary inspirational musician seeking to uplift, encourage, and entertain others while sharing the enjoyment and appreciation for the gift of music.

Local Live tonight at South on Main – DAVID ROSEN SEPTET

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llsom_drs.jpg.190x140_q60_cropTonight at 7:30 is the weekly Local Live concert at South on Main.  This free concert series is sponsored by the Oxford American magazine with support from Cosmic Cowboy Studio.

The music tonight is provided by the David Rosen Septet. These talented Little Rock jazzers will play a variety of swing and big band music from the 1940’s-’60s. Call ahead at (501) 244-9660 to reserve your seat at a table for this popular series.

The David Rosen Septet will be playing updated arrangements of many favorite tunes from the swing, big band, and jazz eras, featuring Craig Grubbs (trombone), Perry Israel (guitar), Bryan Withers (drums), Matt Dickson (tenor sax), and David Higginbottam (bass).

Local Live at South on Main tonight – SeanFresh

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llsom_seanfresh_website.jpg.190x140_q60_cropTonight at 7:30 pm, the Oxford American magazine presents this week’s Local Live concert at South on Main, starring SeanFresh!

As always, Local Live is free and open to the public. To guarantee a table/seat for this popular series, call ahead at (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

SeanFresh, the son of Pastor E.E. Clay-West and Alvin West, is a proud native of Little Rock, Arkansas. In the face of his substantial religious background, Sean was exposed to a very wide scope of music from the likes of Brian McKnight, Babyface, Madonna, 8 Ball and MJG, Otis Redding, The Isley Brothers, OutKast, and Fred Hammond. As a child, Sean grew up in area dominant in gang violence, and he would use his faith and music to escape the threatening world around him. Now the singer, songwriter, entertainer uses his sultry, charming vocals to enlighten the world through his alluring melodies. This year he will be releasing his ultimate musical experience called The Teshuvah Project; three albums telling a story of love, pain, and restoration, starting with FreshSeason.

Sean is also currently heading up fundraisers as the Marketing Director for Global Kids Arkansas (GKAR), which gives at-risk children hands on experience in foreign policy and global initiatives.

When asked who SeanFresh is, he replies “It’s simple. SeanFresh is just a church boy that loves to do R&B and Hip-Hop.”

Local Live Tonight at South on Main – Cutty Rye

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llsom_cutty_rye.jpg.190x140_q60_cropTonight at 7:30 the Local Live concert at South on Main features Cutty Rye!

Presented by the Oxford American magazine, Local Live showcases the best of local and regional music talent and is always free and open to the public. Call ahead to South on Main to make your reservations and ensure a table: (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

Members of Cutty Rye include, Warren Dietzel (mandolin and vocals), Isayah Warford (guitar), Dave Gesualdo (bass), Chooch Meisenbacher (guitar and vocals), and Adams Collins (banjo and vocals).

RJ Mischo & His Red Hot Blues Band heat up Local Live tonight at South on Main

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rj_m.jpg.190x140_q60_cropThis week’s installment of the Local Live concert series features R.J. Mischo & His Red Hot Blues Band! They take the stage at 7:30 pm at South on Main.

Presented by the Oxford American magazine, Local Live showcases the best of local and regional music talent and is always free and open to the public. Call ahead to South on Main to make your reservations and ensure a table: (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

R.J. Mischo is an award-winning blues singer, harmonica player, and band leader. His music is a combination of originals and obscure gems that create an exciting mix of grooving boogies, bump & grind shuffles, and electric Chicago blues. Mischo is endorsed by Hohner Harmonicas and has nine albums out to date. He can also be heard on twenty-one additional CDs as a guest or on compilations with Jimmie Vaughan, James Cotton, G. Love, James Harman, Kim Wilson, Candye Kane, John Mayall, among others.

Mischo’s harmonica playing is on nationally-aired television commercials, as well as documentaries on the Discovery Channel and independent movie scores. He has contributed his harmonica expertise to two published harmonica instruction books, and has conducted workshops at music schools in the U.S., Europe, and Brazil.

In addition to fronting his own bands, Mischo has been hired in bands alongside Grammy Award-Winning Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Jimmy Thackery, Earl Cate, Junior Watson, and more.

R.J. Mischo & His Red Hot Blues Band has toured in eighteen countries and appeared on major festivals including, the Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival, the San Francisco Blues Festival, the Monterey Jazz & Blues Festival, the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, and many more.

Local Live free music series features Claire Holley tonight at South on Main at 7:30 pm

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[*Photo credit: James Patterson]

[Photo credit: James Patterson]

This week’s installment of the free Local Live concert series features Claire Holley at 7:30 pm at South on Main.

Presented by the Oxford American magazine, Local Live showcases the best of local and regional music talent. Call ahead to South on Main to make your reservation and ensure a table: (501) 244-9660. Local Live is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cosmic Cowboy Music.

A native Mississippian now living in Los Angeles, Claire Holley began performing and writing songs in college, but released her first recordings while living in North Carolina. She began getting regular airplay on WUNC’s “Back Porch Music,” and her self-titled debut from Yep Roc Records was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition. A move to the west coast followed and, soon after, she began collaborating with directors on their film and play projects.

Holley has released seven records, and her powdercoat ep, a collaboration with Kristin Mooney, won the 2014 “Best in Popular Music” from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters—Huffington Post called it “one of the year’s loveliest recordings.” A tasteful vocalist and guitar player, Claire is an engaging performer and has sung at Merlefest, Mountain Stage, and a host of listening rooms around the country. Holley’s forthcoming solo album, Time in the Middle, will be released March 2015.

“…she owes much to the Southern tradition of storytelling, and just as much to the Southern tradition of charm…” —Image Journal

“The slight catch in Holley’s voice can break your heart…” —Time Out New York