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OCTOBER 17-23, 2021 WHAT'S UP! 5 FEATURE Past And Future, Perfect Two bands share introspection of looking back, moving forward JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette T he Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion in Rogers continues its 2021 season this week with the return of a beloved rock band, and its sister facility, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, is ramping up its own lineup. Read on to learn more about some of the performances coming this week. NEEDTOBREATHE With guests Switchfoot and The New Respects 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Walmart AMP $26-$99.95 needtobreathe.com "With NEEDTOBREATHE, you're always going to get the sunshine, but you're also going to get the shadows, and you're going to have to see both of those things to really get the whole picture," musician Josh Lovelace says of the southern rockers' evolution as a band. This sentiment has perhaps never been more evident, at least to those outside the band, than in the Grammy Award-winning group's forthcoming documentary, "NEEDTOBREATHE: Into The Mystery," a look at the making of their latest album. "We had no real intentions of making a documentary," Lovelace admits. The five-piece decamped to a historic house-turned- makeshift-recording studio in Columbia, Tenn., earlier this year, riding a wave of creative inspiration, and the musicians felt compelled to invite a film crew along. Originally chosen for its aesthetic — "it looked like it would be cool to take some good photos there" — ultimately, the digs became a house of mirrors, Lovelace shares. "We had such a great time making the record, but the subject matter on the record is pretty heavy. So we were walking through a lot of things as writers and as just band members," Lovelace says. "We were figuring out, who we are now, not who we were when we made 'The Outsiders' or 'The Reckoning.' Like, what does this band look like right now? We were having to kind of look at ourselves and examine that. "I think what's great about it is the documentary shows that side of it, as well as us just having a really good time together. So I feel like it's really deep in that way, complex. You get to see kind of a lot of different views of the band, which is, I think, pretty cool for a fan. And if you're just now coming along for the ride, I hope that people fall in love with the band by watching this. We're really, really proud of it." After so much forced time apart and time away from the road, Lovelace reveals that for him and his bandmates, the circumstances surrounding "Into The Mystery's" recording process made it feel like this was the "only time in our history that we could have ever made this record. We were just all very focused in what we're doing, very present in the moment." "You can tell that people are really hungry for live music, and we're just honored and thankful to be the band that gets to deliver to them every night," enthuses Josh Lovelace, keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist with South Carolina rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. The group last performed at the AMP in Rogers in 2018 and are eager to return to old fans and hopefully some new faces. "We've always been a band that likes to make moments and capture moments." (Courtesy Photo) FAQ Walmart AMP WHERE — 5079 W. North- gate Road in Rogers Walton Arts Center WHERE — 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville INFO — 443-5600, waltonartscenter.org FYI — Printed proof of a negative covid test 72 hours prior to entry, or proof of full covid-19 vaccination is required for all patrons visiting the WAC and the AMP. See AMP Page 6