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JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette Though they've only been making music as a group since 2015, Ontario rockers The Wilderness recognize the changing landscape that is the music industry and are shifting their focus from full, cohesive albums to individual singles they can produce as the inspiration strikes. "I mean, an album sounds like a nice idea, but I think realistically, people don't necessarily have the attention span to listen to an entire album and really appreciate it," says bass player Karl Tombak. "If you're just recording one song, it kind of frees you up to be like, 'This song is free to be totally different than anything else. And it doesn't have to say anything about what we're going to record in the future.'" The band's latest release, "Hurry Up And Wait," out in March, exists in that vein. And the next song they're working on is an even further leap in that direction, Tombak shares. "I would like to see this band hunker down for a bit and take a serious look at some studio time so that we can really beef up our recording library with new content that's really good. Those are my only real stipulations for it — it's got to be new and good," he says with a laugh. "Other than that, sonically or genre-wise, I'm pretty open to anything. That's what I like about this project is that we're totally independent. We get to make every single decision ourselves, so we have full creative power every single time." In just three years, the hard working rockers have played more than 400 shows across North America, but they will be making their very first stop in Arkansas on Aug. 3. And though they've been experimenting in the studio, Tombak says simply that a good old sweaty rock 'n' roll show is their forte — their bread and butter. "One of the things I love that we've mastered is sort of just playing like there's thousands of people there, whether or not there are. So it doesn't really matter what the situation is like, we're always giving. Even though sonically it's not like it, [the show] feels, energy-wise, like a punk rock show." Enter Your Pet in the 2019 Pet Calendar Contest Fundraiser Today! PRESENTED BY: YOUR PET COULD BE A CELEBRITY! It's easy, and all proceeds benefit the Newspapers in Education (NIE) program which provides no-cost newspapers for literacy projects in Northwest Arkansas Schools. STARTING FRIDAY, JULY 6TH, we are looking for the TOP 12 pets in NWA to feature in our 20th Annual NIE Pet Calendar. One pet out of the 12 will win Pet of the Year and will be featured in full color on the cover of the 2019 NIE Pet Calendar. All 12 winning pets receive a professional pet portrait session and are featured in the calendar. However, all pets that make the Top 36 will make an appearance in the calendar. TO ENTER: • Provide/Upload ONE clear, sharp, color photo of each entry. • Photos should be of Pets only! No people (or parts of people), please! • Photos may contain more than one pet. • You may enter as many different pets as you wish. Keep in mind that friends and family votes add up, so spreading those votes among multiple entries limits your chances of placing in the calendar. (Also, it is not a photo contest, so multiple pictures of the same pet will not increase your odds of making it into the calendar) • All photos must measure at least 4"x6" and no larger than 8"x10". Digital photos must be at 300 dpi at 4"x6". No Polaroid, copyrighted or professional photos are accepted. • All photos will become property of Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. NO PHOTOS WILL BE RETURNED. • Please include the following with each entry: Your name, address, city, state, zip. Your day and evening phone numbers. Your pet's photo indicating your pet's name on the back of photo. • There is an entry fee of $5.00 per photo submitted. Checks or credit cards (Master Card, Visa, American Express, and Discover) are accepted. You must include the card owner's full name, card number, and expiration date with the entry. We also accept Paypal! • Exotic pet owners are especially encouraged to enter. All pets are eligible. ENTER ONLINE: www.NWAdg.com/pets ENTER BY MAIL: Send photo, $5.00 entry fee & required information to NIE Pet Calendar Contest, PO Box 1187, Fayetteville, AR 72702 ENTER IN PERSON: Drop off photo, entry fee & required information to one of these newspaper locations? SPRINGDALE MORNING NEWS 2560 N. Lowell Rd., Springdale NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES 212 N East Ave., Fayetteville THE WEEKLY VISTA 13026 Hwy 71, Bentonville (Next to Hook, Line & Sinker) DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: Tuesday, August 14th at 1:00pm Voting will begin Monday, July 23rd All entries will be featured online and in the newspaper September through October. If you have a pet that has passed away, you might like to honor him or her with a special "Rainbow Bridge" dedication in the calendar that will appear in a square that measures 3.25" x 2.5". For a donation of $125 you may submit a photo and a short write up in your own words about your beloved pet. Deadline is Thursday, October 11, 2018. *Pets owned by employees of Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette and their families are not eligible to compete. For more information call (479) 684-5523 or email nie@nwadg.com. NWADG.com/pets "Sasha" Winner of the 2018 pet calendar contest. Enter your cat, dog, ferret, rabbit– any animal (no humans please) in our 2019 NIE Pet Calendar Contest! R A I N BO W B R I D G E New this year! The Rainbow Bridge 6 WHAT'S UP! JULY 29-AUGUST 4, 2018 FAQ The Wilderness WHEN — Aug. 3 WHERE — Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville COST — Donations appreciated INFO — thewildernessband. com, facebook.com/ thewildernesskingston Sweet Freedom Band approaches new music one song at a time Courtesy photo FAYETTEVILLE One of Kingston, Ontario's hardest working bands, indie rockers The Wilderness breeze through Fayetteville on their North American tour with a "real, sweaty rock 'n' roll show" Aug. 3 at Mojo's Pints & Pies.