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Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!Joe, I'm feeling your pain...Look (my favorite Obamaism) ... Drop your current guitar lesson provider and sign up with Little Rock Jams. We offer $50 a month group classes for beginner guitar and worship guitar. Plus, we add value to your program with workshops and jam sessions.Plus, we guarantee 100% coverage on all your educat

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!All workshops will be held at the studio and will start at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.Students: FreeNon-Students: $10 at the doorFall Guitar Hero Competition - All ages, winner take all!!!September 27 2008 2:00 p.m.Advanced Blues Progressions - Add some spice to that bland 12-bar October 11 20082:00 p.m.Working your way around the

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!Congratulations to all that came out to the auditions and made the Rock School program ... We have enough students for three bands!Our first rehearsal will be this Tuesday evening, 09/16/08, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Come tuned up and ready to go!The first two songs that we'll work on will be Wild Thing and Fly Away.For those of you

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! What were we thinking?Yes, when we scheduled the first Rock School audition, we were obviously oblivious (say that 10 times fast) to the fact that it was Labor Day weekend.We've had several requests to hold a second audition, which we will do this weekend...Saturday September 13th, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.The audition will cover the fol

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!Yeah, I know ... We're hundreds of miles from New Orleans. How did Gustav do a number on LRJ?Well, with the steady rain this week,  we have been without power here at the studio since Tuesday morning. We didn't have power Wednesday....We didn't have power Thursday...I came in this morning to find the lights on and the air c

Congrats to Bryant on winning the 13 year old Babe Ruth World Series. Here's the story as reported by KARK, in Little Rock.Saturday the Bryant 13 year old baseball team won the 13 year old Babe Ruth World Series. This win marks the first World Series ever for the state of Arkansas. Monday the city of Bryant celebrated these youngsters and it started at school with a pep rally.Second baseman Eva

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!Reminder:The Little Rock Jams Rock School auditions will be held this Saturday, August 30th, starting at 2 p.m. Both Parents and students must attend as we will be discussing the programs, answering any questions you may have regarding preparation, attendance and performance and of course, audition the students.If you have any questi

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy!Reminder:The Little Rock Jams Rock School auditions will be held this Saturday, August 30th, starting at 2 p.m. Both Parents and students must attend as we will be discussing the programs, answering any questions you may have regarding preparation, attendance and performance and of course, audition the students.If you have any questi

Got this note today from Little Rock Family. I appreciate the compliment and will for sure be entering photos! Love your family fun blog and the tips and information you provide for Arkansas parents! You might’ve already been contacted about this, and if so please disregard. If not, I wanted to suggest a link for your readers with children… Little Rock Family is hosting a “cutest picture o

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! Uneven chords Your crazy ‘Guitar Hero’ skills might not translate to the real thing. By Spencer Watson (Contact) Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Rock on — Stephen Compton (right) of Little Rock Jams teaches guitar to Trevor White. When you can play “Raining

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My modem started smoking so I'm posting this in a rush from a friend's house. Saw this list recently and liked it. I thought you would too. Top 10 Free Things To Do in Little Rock From Amanda Galiano on About.com Who couldn't stand to save some money? If you're penny pinching but still want something fun to do, check out these fun, FREE things to do in Little Rock. Arkansas has lots of great

For the month just ended I’ve been working on a project near Little Rock, Arkansas, my first-ever long-term experience in the area. I loved every part of it, except being in the weather map bulls-eye every day. Little Rock is right smack in the middle of Tornado Alley, and the weather did not disappoint this [...]

Last Month these American Princes dropped their newest full length Other People via Yep Roc Recs. These guys added new member Will Boyd, a 5 piece and they are rockin' some rad indie. It's definitely their best effort yet, although Less and Less had some great tracks. You can get that album here and go here to listen. They are currently doing some mini touring, and their album just dropped in

Ever had those "Why didn't I think of that moments?" Well, I just did. I just learned about Sitter Socials. What a cool idea....What is Sitter Social? It's like speed dating for finding babysitters. When you meet someone face-to-face you know if they are someone you would like to have in your home with your children. Sitter Social provides a time for parents & babysitters to socia

I was walking around the grounds of the Clinton Library in Little Rock needing a picture of the main building for another project. Unfortunately, I was having trouble. To me, the building looked like little more than a rather drab, monolithic slab. Nothing about it attracted my interest. More succinctly, I just wasn’t too impressed [...]

Enjoy a free night of art and history on the second Friday of each month in Downtown Little Rock. Several downtown art venues keep their doors open to the public until 8 p.m. for an evening of culture, entertainment and shopping. Ride the River Rail or wheeled trolley to participating locations, including: Arkansas Arts Center, Cox Creative Center, Hearne Fine Art, Historic Arkansas Museum, River

Actually, I was across the Arkansas River in North Little Rock when I shot this picture of the Little Rock skyline at dusk a few days ago. While you can’t see it in this picture too well, the river was well above flood stage due to the heavy rains this spring. The anchored docks at many [...]

With Arkansas Destination's Family Fun Pass, you can now enjoy four great Little Rock attractions, the Aerospace Education Center's IMAX Theater and the new Episphere Digital Dome, the Little Rock Zoo and the Museum of Discovery, at one discounted ticket price! A child's ticket for a Family Fun Pass is $15 and an adult ticket is $20. Tickets bought individually for each attraction would normally

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! I'm still blushing...One of my favorite guitar blogs, IG BLOG,  gave Little Rock Jams a tip o' the hat by passing along the E for Excellent stamp of approval.We appreciate the recognition and hope all of our readers enjoy the blog and can get past the guitar geekiness that we exude from time to time. Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to check us out!!!Now, in return for being tagged as an excellent blog, our duty is to pass on to you, the readers, 10 of our favorite blogs that we consider excellent. So, without further ado, here are the 10 blogs that Little Rock Jams follows:IG BLOG - This has been one of my "hope to become as good as" blogs from day one. You can lose a good couple of days with all the goodies

There is just so much to do in Little Rock this weekend - that's a good thing. Don't forget to take the kids (and the adult kids) to the Arkansas Literary Festival in Downtown Little Rock April 4th through the 6th. Here's a list of the authors for children and young adults that I'm hoping to check out: Jacques Couvillon The Chicken Dance (fiction, ages 9+) Suzette Haden Elgin The Art of

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! Most Popular Posts at Little Rock Jams - March 2008 Very Important Lesson about the Blues - a humorous look at what it "really" takes to be a blues player.Little Rock Jams is International Baby! - We were interviewed by the Canadian Press regarding the Guitar Hero video game and its' impact on current student levels. iPhone Guitar Application – watch how you can use your iPhone to play guitar. The video opens with the user playing a Nirvana song.Everyone that has been frustrated during guitar practice ... - the title says it all!Top 3 Must Have Practice Tools - the tools that work with you to make you a better player!Student Video - Tire Swing by Becca N. - Becca performing Tire Swing from Juno.Jeff Healey's Passing- "Ang

Photos by Nate Dorr Words by Jeremy Krinsley Impose started Sunday morning in three different parts of Austin after various nights that did not include sleep. By the time we got across Texas and through to the RadRadRad House in Little Rock, we caught These Are Powers and The DeathSet. While These Are Powers’ throbbing noise rock [...]

I finally got around to processing and uploading some pictures from my trip to Little Rock Arkansas while working on Saltimbanco. I was attracted to the extreme poverty - to me anyway, American poverty, makes Canadian poverty look like the middle class though I wouldn’t compare homelessness in the cold Canadian winter with any other [...]

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Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! Spring Workshop Schedule:All start times 2 p.m. Central unless otherwise noted.04/05/08 - Blues Guitar 101: A workshop that will cover blues guitar from basic rhythms to soloing.04/19/08 - Funk Guitar: Get your chicken grease ready, we're going to show you how to funk up your playing!05/03/08 - Blues Guitar 201: A continuation of Blues Guitar 101. This workshop will focus on blues rhythm guitar.05/17/08 - Chord Workshop: Everything you want to know about chords from triads to minor9b5 thingy's.06/07/08 - Blues Guitar 301: the final blues guitar workshop focusing on blues soloing.06/21/08 - Funk Soloing: Tower of Power, Niles Rodgers, Prince, Ernie Isley ... learn what these guys do!All workshops are hands on so bring your g

Now don’t get me wrong, Little Rock isn’t that bad. It’s just been one hit in the nut sack after the other. Not only does everything close early here, forget about room service after 10pm, but the choice of room service is limited to, as with so many hotels, burgers, pizza and salad. And after [...]

Little Rock by Niels Bendsten for Bensen is pretty cool and is available in vibrant shades like Red, Green and Blue. The low rocking chair has a laminated and curved plywood base that is covered in thick solid cast foam. dimensions : 29.5”w x 39.5”d x 25”h bensen, chairs, plywood base, rocking chair

50 years ago today, federal troops were sent to little rock high to enforce the Brown decision and integrate the school. the bbc has a great piece on the huge importance of this event (and of its continued relevance with recent court rulings against affirmative action in college admissions)."with all deliberate speed..."

Looking at the pictures, it is hard to imagine that it happened in America, but it did, and not so long ago: Fifty years ago in Little Rock, Ark., white adults hurled insults and jeers at nine black teenagers who just wanted to go to school. (Video 3:35) (Timeline)It was the first test of the Supreme Court decision striking down the separate-but-equal doctrine that had kept schools legally segregated.In September 1957, the nine black students trying to integrate Little Rock Central High School were repeatedly blocked by the Arkansas National Guard, under orders from the governor.After weeks of crisis, on Sept. 25, President Eisenhower brought in the U.S. Army -- and the Little Rock Nine, as they came to be called, finally enrolled.Today, Little Rock Central High School is more than half black and it is one of the best public high schools in the country, sending students each year to the nation's best colleges.But while there is no longer anger between the races at Central, both teache

Form The Grand Old Partisan On this day in 1957, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas.more at Grand Old Partisan[The article is adapted from Back to Basics for the Republican Party, the acclaimed history of the GOP from the civil rights perspective. Michael Zak is a popular speaker to Republican organizations around the country, showing office-holders, candidates, and activists how they would benefit tremendously from knowing and appreciating our Party's heritage of civil rights achievement.  See www.republicanbasics.com for more information.]

Black students like Elizabeth Eckford faced hatred to integrate Central High in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. Today white school board members are supporting an embattled black superintendent. Photo by Will Counts/Associated Press.Fifty years after the epic desegregation struggle at Central High School, the school district here is still riven by racial conflict, casting a pall on this year’s ambitious commemorative efforts.In the latest clash, white parents pack school board meetings to support the embattled superintendent, Roy Brooks, who is black. The blacks among the school board members look on grimly, determined to use their new majority to oust him. Whites insist that test scores and enrollment have improved under the brusque, hard-charging Mr. Brooks; blacks on the board are furious that he has cut the number of office and other non-teaching jobs and closed some schools.The fight is all the more disturbing to some here because it erupted just as a federal judge declared Little

For those who can't get enough of Sunday's story about teacher bonuses in Little Rock, here's some worthy nuggets that had to be nixed from the story because of space constraints: The story mentions a survey by a University of Arkansas researcher who found teachers getting bonuses in the Little Rock pilot project had far different attitudes about cooperation and standardized testing than teachers at similar schools who were not getting the bonuses. To be more specific: When teachers were asked if performance pay increases collaboration among teachers, 83 percent of the pilot teachers said yes, compared to 19 percent of non-pilot teachers. When asked if performance pay led to counterproductive competition, 22 percent of pilot teachers said yes, compared to 74 percent of non-pilot. When teachers were asked if gains on student test scores were an appropriate measure of teacher effectiveness, 65 percent of pilot teachers said yes, compared to 19 percent of non-pilot. To see more survey