MUSIC SCENE: Cowboy Mouth opens wide on Peabody rooftop
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
LITTLE ROCK — New Orleans rockers Cowboy Mouth return to central Arkansas to perform at tonight’s Peabody RiverTop Party at the Peabody Hotel, Markham and Louisiana streets, Little Rock.
The show runs from 8 p.m. to midnight and is open only to those age 21 and over.
Cover charge is $5. Call (501) 399-8059.
Cowboy Mouth has played clubs and festivals around Little Rock for years, ever since forming in the early 1990s. Lead singer and drummer Fred LeBlanc, who was originally a member of Dash Rip Rock, is known for his wild shows, going back to the days when he would leap from the stage to tables in Juanita’s, kicking over drinks to make his point, as he posed the musical question, “Are you glad to be alive?”
LeBlanc says his band’s fans range from age 9 to 90, with one thing in common:
“Cowboy Mouth is about pretending that you’re 5 years old, naked as a jaybird and about to turn the hose on your parents - and there’s not a damn thing they can do about it.”
The group took its name from a Sam Shepard play.
Alkaline Trio will headline a show Saturday night at The Village, University and Asher avenues, Little Rock.
The Fashion, a Danish postpunk dance band, will open the show at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $17 in advance; $20 at the door. Call (501) 570-0300 or visit the Web site www.thevillagelive.com .
Hurt, Course of Nature and Wishtribe will perform an early show Sunday night at the Revolution Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.
The 6:30 p.m. show will be open to all ages. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Call (501) 823-0090.
The R&B Music House, 4411 Woodlawn Drive, Little Rock, will again be open for music fans at 7p.m. today.
Admission is free.
The first hour will be an open mike session, followed by a mix of Christian music, from acoustic to blues to light Christian rock. Performers will include Blues Boy Jag, Justin Ryan Cox, Sincerely September and Sam Walker.
Call (501) 663-7708 or visit the Web site www.Go-Jesus.org.
A couple of central Arkansas’ dance-floor favorites are returning to Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack, 107 Commerce St., Little Rock, this weekend.
The Gettys will play at 9 p.m. today.
Cover charge is $5.
The Dempseys, a rockabilly trio from Memphis, will perform Saturday night, with Charlotte Taylor & Gypsy Rain opening the show at 9 p.m.
Cover charge is $7.
Call (501) 372-7707.
This article was published Friday, June 13, 2008.
Weekend, Pages 65 on 06/13/2008
