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-By Katy Henriksen

Eureka Springs may be best known for its hills full of Victorian and Queen Anne charm, but it's also the home to a synth-driven electronica band called Fossils of Ancient Robots. When I caught up with the three-piece for our debut Soundcheck @ Smoke & Barrel they had five synthesizers on stage. Check out our video from the session, filmed and edited by Sophie Bauer, which includes a conversation with the band and a few of their original tunes.

-by Katy Henriksen

-by Timothy Dennis

In honor of the third anniversary of the daily edition of Ozarks at Large, and in staying with the theme of the leather anniversary, here's a profile of the Winslow-based boot maker, from just more than four years ago, when Ozarks was only heard on the weekends.

-by Timothy Dennis

Back in March, KUAF News Director Kyle Kellams was one of about a dozen speakers at the inaugural TEDx Fayetteville. While the audience was limited to about 100 people, the event was videotaped for those who couldn't be in attendance. Here's Kyle's TED Talk, in which he makes the case that small talk actually matters.

-by Antoinette Grajeda

-by Antoinette Grajeda

-by Katy Henriksen

Protect My Public Media's tagline is "take a stand for the local stations and programs you love." And it's never been easier to do that, with the launch of their brand new and beautifully redesigned website that brings social media to the forefront. Take a look here and share your story on why your local public media outlets, such as KUAF, matter to you and join in their latest campaign to, as they state, "help secure the future of public media."

-By Katy Henriksen

The 15th Annual KUAF Summer Jazz Series kicks off Saturday, July 13, with jazz legend and Arkansas native Bob Dorough, who you may recognize as the voice to many songs on Schoolhouse Rock. Though raised in Texas, he moved to New York City just after finishing a music degree at the University of North Texas in 1949 and quickly immersed himself into the hotbed of bebop jazz. In 1995 he signed with prestigious Blue Note Records, where he has three albums.

-by Timothy Dennis

The Fayetteville-based punk band Fauxnz (pronounced "phones") has a new EP. The vinyl is limited to 300 copies, and is available for purchase now.

-By Katy Henriksen