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Welcome to the Fourth Floor with John Willis tonight at South on Main

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John Willis presents Welcome to the 4th Floor: 40th Birthday Show!Welcome to the 4th Floor: 40th Birthday Show!

December 7 is the birthday of singer-songwriter-troubadour-raconteur John Willis. In celebration of another trip around the sun, he is giving the gift of music to audiences on Friday, December 6.

The concert will be at South on Main.

As a performer and as a songwriter, John Willis is known for an eclectic sense of style, drawing elements of classical, jazz, r&b and soul into the sphere of his piano-pop oriented sets.

Expect an exemplary set of music at this show, on the evening before his 40th birthday, in which he will attempt to incorporate all of the elements that have inspired and influenced him as a musician in these first 40 years.

Help him make it to the “4th Floor” of the forties with a night of oldies, 90s, indie, folk, soul, Broadway, standards, and more.

Show kicks off at 8pm. $15. Call (501) 244-9660 for reservations.

Catherine Russell is next in OXFORD AMERICAN’s Archetypes & Troubadours series on South on Main stage

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Catherine Russell [ARCHETYPES & TROUBADOURS SERIES]

The Oxford American magazine is excited to welcome Catherine Russell to the South on Main stage, tonight (December 5).

This is the second show of their Archetypes & Troubadours Sub-Series. Doors open at 6:00 PM, with dinner and drinks available for purchase at that time. The series is made possible in part by presenting sponsors Chris & Jo Harkins and J. Mark & Christy Davis, as well as their season sponsor University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Alone Together, vocalist Catherine Russell’s seventh studio album as a leader, is a search for truth. Drawing on composers and lyricists of The Great American Songbook—Irving Berlin, Eddie de Lange, and Jimmy Van Heusen—along with songwriters from the Swing and Rhythm & Blues eras—Nat Cole, Louis Jordan, and Al Dubin, and Harry Warren—Russell invigorates their creations. At the center is Russell’s voice, and while comparisons to Ella, Billie, Sarah, and Dinah abound—while flattering—she has a sound all her own. “Blues infused jazz tunes are the ones I gravitate towards, because they enable me to freely express myself in the moment,” says Russell.

Catherine Russell is a native New Yorker, born into musical royalty. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a legendary pianist/composer/bandleader and Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, was a pioneering vocalist/guitarist/bassist who performed with International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Mary Lou Williams, Sy Oliver, and countless others.

Catherine Russell combines a pedigree, where classic jazz & rhythm and blues run through her veins, with the sensibility of a lifetime in popular music. On Alone Together, an intoxicating brew emerges. The connections are real and natural, never forced, and always true.

Additional season partners include Stella Boyle Smith Trust, Cypress Properties, Inc., UCA College of Fine Arts & Communication, Margaret Ferguson Pope—Thank You Aunt Margaret!, EVO Business Environments, Jay Barth & Chuck Cliett, Stacy Hamilton of Desselle Real Estate, Downtown Little Rock Partnership, Arkansas Arts Council, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Rosen Music Company, and Steinway Piano Gallery Little Rock.

Dee Dee Jones and Haywood King entertain tonight at the South on Main stage

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Dee Dee Jones & Haywood KingGet ready for an AMAZING night of live entertainment with Dee Dee Jones & Haywood King tonight (11/22) at South on Main.
Show begins at 9pm with a $15 cover. Cover a does not guarantee you a seat. Call (501) 244-9660 to reserve a table. Reservations require advance ticket purchase to confirm.
Who is Dee Dee Jones? Performer—actress—host—songstress—powerhouse…..all around entertainer. Her background is gospel, but she has grown to love all genres music. She’s shared the stage with many national artist such as Tank, Tweet, RL of Next and many others, but she loves performing alongside friends in her local community. She is working on her own music, so stay tuned!
Mr. Haywood King—a native from Pine Bluff, AR is a dynamic singer, song writer and musician, known for his immaculate soulful voice. His music repertoire steams from old school r&b, pop, classical & today’s modern music. He is definitely an artist that’s a great crowd pleaser.

Tonight at South on Main – Matt Schatz Collective featuring Lane Long and Madeline Bowdon

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Matt Schatz Collective featuring Lane Long and Madeline BowdonExperience the Matt Schatz Collective featuring Lane Long and Madeline Bowdon tonight (November 19) at South on Main. 
The show begins at 8pm. Purchase advance tickets for $8 or pay $10 at the door. Tickets do not guarantee a seat, call ahead to reserve a table – (501) 244-9660
Matthew Schatz is a touring saxophonist and teacher from Little Rock.  He has played all over the world as a member of the B.B. King’s All Stars on the Holland America cruise line.  In addition, he has performed throughout the south with Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces, and locally with such favorites as John Burnette, The Funkanites, That Arkansas Weather, The City Boys, and many more.
Madeline Bowdon, a Jonesboro, Arkansas native, is currently residing in New York City and has been performing worldwide with multiple major cruise line production casts and theatrical productions throughout the United States. Some of Maddie’s favorite roles to perform have included Lizzie 110 in the Shade, Judy 9 to 5 the Musical, and “Extraordinary Girl” in the Green Day Rock Opera American Idiot and she has been fortunate to have performed with a host of Broadway renown artists such s Lorin Latarro, Marc Kimelman, and Michael Balderramma.
Lane Long, originally from Mountain View, has quickly become an influencer in the cultural scene of Conway, Arkansas where he now resides. His band, The City Boys, has become an overwhelming favorite in many of the venues around Central Arkansas, bringing a fun spirit and a crowd full of energy. He is equally at ease in many genres and a quick win with any audience he encounters.
Brian Wolverton has been an instrumental figure in the Little Rock music scene for a long time. He can be found among some of the most talented regional jazz rock and pop bands; at the Arkansas Repertory Theater; or with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
Steve Hudelson is a staple in the Little Rock Music scene, having played with for the Arkansas Repertory Theater, the Arkansas Symphony, and many jazz, rock, and pop bands.  He also tours extensively with Al Paris and the Heartbreakers.
Merideth McCoy is a  talented pianist and vocalist, and owner of Studio 5 in Benton where she teaches piano and voice.  She has helped to instill a love for music for many students as both a private teacher and a choir director
Kasey Earl is an extremely talented multi instrumentalist and vocalist.  He’s originally from Elysian Fields, Texas and is an alumni of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.  He can be found performing at a wide variety of events around the state of Arkansas.

Billy Jeter at South on Main tonight!

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Billy JeterJoin South on Main in welcoming Billy Jeter to their stage on Friday, October 25. The show begins at 9 pm. Purchase advance tickets for $7 or pay $10 at the door. Tickets do not guarantee a seat. Call ahead to reserve a table – (501) 244-9660.

Billy Jeter is a third generation Arkansan with deep roots in the Arkansas Delta. Another branch of the family comes from the Ozark Mountains in west central Arkansas, adding to the creative mix of painters, writers, and folk musicians that populate the Jeter lineage.

A son of the Delta, Billy Jeter’s music has been shaped by the folk-rock and storytelling melodies of the 1960s and 70s. Listeners will recognize the influencers of storytelling skills of Robbie Robertson and Dylan, the guitar work of Bob Weir and the folk music of Gillian Welch. Also, throw in that Billy lives in Colorado part of the year and you get the influence of the vibrant Rocky mountain music culture.

Chatham County Line presented by the Oxford American at South on Main tonight!

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Chatham County Line [AMERICANA SERIES]The Oxford American magazine welcomes Chatham County Line to the South on Main stage tonight, October 17.

This is the second show of their Americana Sub-Series. Doors open at 6:00 PM, with dinner and drinks available for purchase at that time. The series is made possible in part by presenting sponsor Stella Boyle Smith Trust, as well as their season sponsor University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Additional season partners include Chris & Jo Harkins, J. Mark & Christy Davis, Cypress Properties, Inc., UCA College of Fine Arts & Communication, Margaret Ferguson Pope—Thank You Aunt Margaret!, EVO Business Environments, Jay Barth & Chuck Cliett, Stacy Hamilton of Desselle Real Estate, Downtown Little Rock Partnership, Arkansas Arts Council, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Rosen Music Company, and Steinway Piano Gallery Little Rock.

 

Chatham County Line has never been shy about crossing borders. The North Carolina-based quartet initially referred to its sound as new traditional. “We were in love with bluegrass, so we wanted to play bluegrass without really being trained in it,” Chatham County Line’s vocalist/guitarist Dave Wilson says. The group used the term “guerrilla bluegrass” to describe themselves in those early years, mainly because they had such a mobile form of playing.

The band’s name comes from one of their very first practices when the group—John Teer (mandolin/fiddle), Chandler Holt (banjo), and Greg Readling (bass, pedal steel, piano)—was trying to find Holt’s place in Chapel Hill and got lost. “We crossed the Chatham County line, and we never looked back,” Wilson says. “Just saw the sign, and said that’d be a good idea for a name, and the next thing you know….”

Their latest release comprises thirteen covers, songs they’ve played on tours, but never recorded for an album. Sharing The Covers is as much a nod to the artists and genres it draws from—Del Reeves, Carter Stanley, Tom Petty, and many others—as it is to the fans who asked how to access those covers other than YouTube. “We hope people enjoy it,” Wilson says. “ We don’t make a lot of money putting out other people’s songs, but we kinda just want it for sharing the snapshots.”

Butterfly lands on South on Main stage for concert tonight

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ButterflyJoin South on Main for an evening of reggae, soul and gospel with Katrice “Butterfly” Newbill. Show begins at 9 pm. Tickets are $12 cover day of show. Tickets do not guarantee you a seat. Please call (501) 244-9660 to reserve a table.

Butterfly has been singing professionally for over 35 years both local and abroad.She is known for her vocal range, diversity and energy. Currently residing in Little Rock after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, she regrouped and started over and losing most of her immediate family right before and shortly after Katrina. Needless to say it has been some of the hardest times imaginable but music is her therapy and way to express and so she does it with a passion!

Butterfly started singing about the age of 7 when her Father (a producer for CBS Records) and Mother realized her singing ability and vocal range to hit Minnie Rippleton notes and encouraged her to do talent shows to develop her craft and lose the shyness of performing in front of people.By the age of 12, she was in her first band Fantasia and The Fantasy Connection.They were known for there harmony and original material. By the age of 19 she was introduced to a local Reggae DJ who not only exposed her to Reggae but thru her first Reggae Concert at a local popular club in which her name Butterfly was born.

She joined her first Reggae Band, The Brothers Crucial and went from background vocalist to a feature vocalist.Shortly thereafter a spin off from that band and she became one of the lead vocalist for The Revealors Band.It was time for something new and different so she began the group all-female group the Irie Dawta’s who toured and became a hit. As a result she has opened for several artists inclusive of Pato Banton, Shaggy, Burning Spear, Ziggy Marley, SteelPulse, Eeka Mouse,The Wailers, Chante Moore, and many more while touring and being one of the headliners forTheBob Marley Fest that traveled to different states.

Some of her other credentials include singing professional background for Chairmaine Neville, Irma Thomas, Ndea Davenport (Brand New Heavies), Pato Banton besides singing on various rappers albums, movie soundtracks such as featured originals on the Fox Series Dark Angel, a recording with Iris May Tango featuring George Clinton , Charmaine Neville’s Mardi GrasAlbum, Live on Frenchmen Compilation CD ,Judah Clan Productions , and several other recordings. She also has done features with New Orleans Opera Association along with various stage plays.She is a songwriter, producer and event organizer and great in production behind the scenes.

So when you come to a Butterfly show expect a little bit of everything from belting out a Prince tune, Reggae joint,RB, Gospel, NOLA 2nd line, Old School or some Original. Butterfly is also currently working on her project that will feature a wide variety of music. Her mission is to give her testimony and spread love, healing and unity thru her performances.