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Friday’s Music

Published on: May 31, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: 3:16, Arkansas Queen, Cinders To Ascension, Dead Fingers, First Baptist Chemical, Little Rock Film Festival, More Than Sparrows, Stickyz, Sync or Swim Riverboat Party, The Heavy Pets, Toubab Krewe, Transcend, Vino's, White Water Tavern

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Dead Fingers.

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Is Alabama the new center of the rock ‘n’ roll universe? Perhaps. More evidence of this is Dead Fingers, the married duo of Kate Taylor and Taylor Hollingsworth (Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band). The duo’s music is not quite dirty Alabama rock ‘n’ roll, but more folk-y Americana and includes tunes that cover everything from John Prine and Iris DeMent duets to The Rolling Stones and The Traveling Wilburys to She and Him, and Civil Wars. For the band’s show at White Water Tavern the opening act is First Baptist Chemical with their self-described “bumpkin folk/Afrobeat.” The show starts at 9:30 p.m.

Toubab Krewe bring their mixture of traditional African rhythms crossed with Southern rock, hip-hop, reggae and country to Stickyz. The Asheville, N.C., quintet has learned the roots of West African music, journeying to Mali, Guinea and Ivory Coast in the seven years since forming, and developing their unique sound of rock meets African. The Heavy Pets are the opening act with their fusion rock that includes funk, jazz and R&B. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. with cover $11 for the 18-and-up show.

So it has been a long day at the Little Rock Film Festival. Maybe you saw Beasts Of The Southern Wild at 4:15 p.m. Friday at Riverdale 10 Cinemas? Maybe you need a party? Fortunately there is this little shindig aboard the Arkansas Queen called the Sync or Swim Riverboat Party. Passes accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Boarding at 10:30 p.m. sharp. Music by Velvet Kente, DJ Poebot and Baldego.

Four bands are joining forces for a benefit show at Vino’s for the Jacksonville firefighters and police officer who were struck by a vehicle in Jacksonville while working another accident. Sponsored by 100.3 The Edge, it’s an all-ages show starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door, and all proceeds will go toward the men and their families. The bands include Jacksonville metal act Cinders To Ascension, Cabot rock outfit Transcend, Beebe metal group More Than Sparrows and North Carolina rock band 3:16. The night will also include a silent auction.

Here are Dead Fingers with their “Wheels and Gasoline”:

Wheels and Gasoline

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 18, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Dax Riggs, Downtown Music, Ezra LBs, Hands Like Houses, Indie Bullsh*t, My Ticket Home, Palisades, Stickyz, The Air I Breathe, The Tricks, Through the Looking Glass, Vino's

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Dax Riggs.

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Former Deadboy & the Elephantmen lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Dax Riggs (he also fronted Louisiana sludge band Acid Bath before that) is closing out a May tour with a Stickyz visit. There’s a $10 cover at the door with the music starting at 9:30 p.m. for the 18-and-up show. Riggs plays blues rock, albeit experimental, or, as he calls it, a collection of “roots music, doom metal and glam-punk poetry.” Say Goodnight to the World is the newest solo release from Riggs.

The Freshman Class of ’12 Tour visits Downtown Music, which means New Jersey hardcore metal act The Air I Breathe will be headlining a show that includes Ohio hardcore group My Ticket Home, Australian post-hardcore experimental act Hands Like Houses and New Jersey post-hardcore outfit Palisades. Local support will be provided by Hot Springs hardcore metal act Through The Looking Glass. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

Sometimes it’s okay for others to do the work for you so we’re going to let Alexander Jones, bassist of Little Rock’s The Tricks, tell you about their show at Vino’s. “Great show to kick off the summer featuring two rising Little Rock three pieces. The Tricks combine influences ranging from Pixies to Weezer to Pavement. Thick Syrup Record’s Ezra Lbs. will bring the ruckus as always and showcase their talents with great melodies and a killer rhythm section.” Joining the two bands will be Little Rock’s Indie Bullsh*t, a band comprised of members from SiVersa, After the Tragedy and B-side Folk Union. It’s an 18-and-up show with the doors opening at 8 p.m. Cover is $8.

Here’s Dax Riggs with the title track from his Say Goodnight to the World:

Say Goodnight to the World

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: May 11, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Chris Knight, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Enjoy LifeStyle Center, Great Forest, Knox Hamilton, Rev Room, Riverfest Amphitheatre, The Cadillac Black, Vino's, we are voices

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Chris Knight.

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You want to hear great Americana/country/folk songs of the 21st century? You get down to the Rev Room and hear Chris Knight, a singer/songwriter who grew up in Slaughters, Ky., and sings about despair, bad luck, sorrow and the rural struggle to survive. During his visit, Knight will hook his emotionally devastating lyrics delivered with a ravaged, raspy voice to twang-y roots rock — following in the footsteps of early Steve Earle and Nebraska-era Bruce Springsteen. No word on an opening act, but expect the music at 9 p.m. with tickets $12 in advance and $15 day of for the 18-and-up show.

Country act Eli Young Band are playing Riverfest Amphitheatre as an opener on Dierks Bentley‘s Country & Cold Cans Tour. That’s enough reason to get down there. Need more? Bentley is touring in support of his February release Home, which has produced two country No. 1 hits: “Am I the Only One” and the title track. Also on the bill is The Cadillac Black, a Nashville, Tenn., trio who play “country fuzz,” a whiskey-fueled mix of country and rock ‘n’ roll. It’s a rain or shine event with the music starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through all Ticketmaster outlets up to the day of show. Tickets will also be available at Riverfest Amphitheatre starting at 10 a.m. day of show. Pit tickets are sold out. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for the show presented by KSSN 96.

Here’s how Kansas City, Mo., indie rock band we are voices describe their music: “Music that will make your heart stop and your ears bleed.” Post rock, dreamy pop melodies and atmospheric textures — those are some of we are voices’ favorite things, and a few of the things the band brings to Vino’s. It’s an all-ages show with the music starting at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover. Little Rock dance-y indie rock outfit Knox Hamilton is one of two opening bands. The other is Great Forest, a Little Rock indie rock outfit that released their debut EP in March and appreciate the music of The Rocketboys and Sleeping at Last.

The Enjoy LifeStyle Center in North Little Rock will play host to a free, day-long music festival that will use donations collected to benefit homeless outreach efforts and youth enrichment programs in the metro. The event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include nine bands performing in three genres of music: rock, hip-hop and folk. All bands are competing for individual prizes including recording time, professional photography and radio play from KABF 88.3 FM. The primary beneficiary of this event will be the SOAR Outreach Network.

Here’s Chris Knight with his “North Dakota”:

North Dakota

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 6, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: A Loss for Words, Adam Hambrick, Ballet, Cult of the Flag, Downtown Music, Every Knee Shall Bow, Graham Colton, Green River Ordinance, Legions Await, Polar Bear Club, Rev Room, The Afterthought, The Story So Far, The Wonder Years, Transit, Treva Blomquist, Vino's

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The Wonder Years

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Ah, The Wonder Years what a great sitcom. Kevin. Winnie. Wayne. Paul. But none of that gang is showing up at Downtown Music. No, this The Wonder Years is a Philadelphia pop punk sextet that is still touring in support of last June’s release Suburbia: I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing. It’s the band’s Glamour Kills Tour that brings them to Downtown Music along with New York hard-hitting punk rockers Polar Bear Club, Massachusetts post-hardcore act Transit, Boston rock band A Loss For Words and California pop punk outfit The Story So Far. The doors open at 6 p.m. with the music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 day of show.

How heavy do things get in Blevins? Pretty heavy if Every Knee Shall Bow is to be believed. The five guys are true fans of metal, playing bone-crushing music with traces of thrash and metalcore influenced by groups such as Bay Area metal pioneers Exodus and Testament; newer, Christian metal bands such as War Of Ages, Impending Doom and Underoath; and Little Rock seminal Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. Joining Every Knee Shall Bow for a Vino’s show will be Bossier City, La., metal band Ballet, Memphis metal group Cult of the Flag, and Legions Await, a death/thrash metal band from Little Rock. Cover is $8 for the all-ages show with the doors opening at 8 p.m.

Green River Ordinance sounds like some kind of legislative action by a municipality. (And it actually is a common city law that prohibits door-to-door sales.) But what Green River Ordinance actually is in this case is a Ft. Worth, Texas, five-piece band that has been around for more than 10 years, playing their alternative pop rock with a slightly Southern twist. The band’s newest album is the February release Under Fire, and the quintet is touring in support of it, including a stop at Rev Room. The opening act is Graham Colton, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with his Oklahoma-bred indie music. It’s an all-ages show with tickets $12 in advance and $14 day of show.

The Afterthought provides a night of two local singer/songwriters. First up is Adam Hambrick, a Conway-bred singer/songwriter who has been working on songs in Nashville, Tenn., and recording in Los Angeles recently. Hambrick writes pop-flavored acoustic rock ‘n’ roll gems with infectious melodies. Joining Hambrick will be Treva Blomquist, who moved to Conway from Nashville, Tenn., about three years ago and has just released her third album titled These Fading Things. It’s an album showcasing her folk-y Americana music with a little touch of soul. The music starts at 8 p.m. with a $7 cover.

Here’s The Wonder Years with their “Don’t Let Me Cave In”:

Don’t Let Me Cave In

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: April 5, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Bloka, Mandy McBryde & the Unholy Ghosts, Nadis Warriors, On the Map Music Group, Plvto, ReVerse Thought, Stickyz, T.Jay, The Hardin Draw, Vino's, White Water Tavern

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The Hardin Draw.

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The Hardin Draw is a Murfreesboro, Tenn., band that plays bluegrass-powered American music. The band — David Talley on vocals and guitar, Aaron Swisher on mandolin and vocals, Jason Dietz on bass, Nikki Oliff on accordion and vocals, John Judkins on lap steel and vocals, and Jonathan Brooks on guitar — features current and/or ex-members of acts such as North Little Rock metal outfit Rwake, A Secret Policeman’s Ball and Autumn Mourning. The Hardin Draw comes to White Water Tavern. The music starts at 9:30 p.m. with a $5 cover. Joining the band will be local singer/songwriter Mandy McBryde and backing band. What Mandy McBryde & the Unholy Ghosts bring to the table is a rocking good time of music that touches upon folk, rock, country and roots.

Some band’s describe themselves best. Here’s how Austin, Texas, band Nadis Warriors say they sound: “Their eclectic mix of musical layers incorporates Tibetan singing bowls, tablas, live guitar and keys to create an electronic excursion through healing and dance.” So there’s some spirituality and some sonic psychedelia, and some “spreading the message of healing and love through textures and rhythms that vibrate the soul.” Sounds like a groovy good time coming to Stickyz. Catch electronica act Nadis Warriors there. No word on an opening act, but expect the music at 9:30 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show.

It’s an invasion of Fayetteville hip-hop at Vino’s with appearances by T. Jay, Plvto, On the Map Music Group and Bloka. ReVerse Thought is the only non-northwest hip-hop act on the bill, with the duo hailing from Little Rock. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $7 cover, and the doors opening at 8 p.m. T. Jay is the headliner, a hip-hop artist who kicked off his national tour at Vino’s earlier this year, hit the East Coast with shows in Boston and New York City, and now returns for a homecoming. T. Jay released his latest album Nothin’ Less back in October. Recorded and mixed by KEV of Joker Ent. Studios, the 16-track album features appearances by Rockst*r Jones, Lute JR and others, and the tune “Breakfast & Biggie” has already been features on MTV’s Rap Fix Live. The tune is a dirty blast of righteous Little Rock-bred hip-hop.

Here’s The Hardin Draw with their “Home”:

Home

Tuesday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 19, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Audrey Dean Kelley, Delta Rae, Downtown Music, Hull, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Juanita's, Juston Stens, Mainland Divide, Mutilation Rites, Toy Soldiers, Vino's, White Water Tavern

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J Roddy Walston & The Business.

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Here’s how Hull, a stoner/blues metal band visiting Downtown Music, describes themselves: “Forged in the sweat-laden depths of darkest Brooklyn … Hull materializes as a massive entity storming stages and immersing their audiences in a blanket of grandiose down-tuned compositions. A shifting fault line of decibel heavy harmony, this collective force converges in a collision of thrash, doom, classic rock and formal orchestral works.” There is no reason to not check out something that sounds that awesome. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting soon afterward. Cover is $8 at the door. Fellow New York City black metal band Mutilation Rites opens along with local support from Little Rock progressive-flavored post-rock act Mainland Divide.

J Roddy Walston & The Business are a rock ‘n’ roll band, and fresh off their appearance at the Lucero Family Picnic, the band hits Little Rock and White Water Tavern right in the jaw with their finely tuned rock. The show starts at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover.

North Carolina’s Delta Rae is beautiful harmonies atop a sound that is a mingling of rock, folk, piano-pop, gospel, country and blues. North Little Rock Americana artist Audrey Dean Kelley is the opening act for the band’s stop at Juanita’s. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting soon afterward. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 day of show.

Fresh off five SXSW appearances in three days (including the Rachael Ray House Party), Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll band Toy Soldiers is working its way back home with a local stop at Vino’s. The doors open at 8 p.m. with Juston Stens, Dr. Dog’s former drummer who just released his debut, full-length album of rock ‘n’ roll gems Trash or Treasure, kicking off the show.

Here’s J Roddy Walston & The Business with their “Used to Did”:

Used to Did

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 15, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Downtown Music, Holy Angell, Mailbomber, Oh My Me, The Sundresses, VBT, Vino's, Wraith, Wussy

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The Sundresses .

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How good is the musical talent of the Midwest? The Midwest By Southwest 2012 Tour is answering that. Having already visited SXSW, the epic 10-day tour comes to Little Rock with three bands playing Vino’s: Wussy (Cincinnati-bred rock ‘n’ roll), The Sundresses (punk rock in the Swing era) and Oh My Me (psychedelic rock meets garage soul).

Okay, there is one band playing this show at Downtown Music whose name I can’t print here. Something to do with a color and a certain part of the female anatomy. I’m certainly no prude (I Googled the band name when I got home. They are a Mississippi band. Their music fits the rest of the bill.), but editors don’t allow certain words. In fact, the headliner of this show, VBT, works their death-metal infused grindcore under the safety of an acronym. Their name is something they say is a “South African anti-rape device.” Okay. Holy Angell is also playing this show. Their name can be printed here. They come from across the river in North Little Rock and play punk-fueled metal. Wraith is Searcy black death metal, and Mailbomber is north Louisiana-based metal. The doors open at 8 p.m. with the music starting soon afterward. Cover is $6 at the door.

Here’s The Sundresses doing their live thing:

The Sundresses

Saturday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: March 9, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: A Storm of Light, Casey Donahew Band, Corrosion of Conformity, Downtown Music, Elise Davis, Juanita's, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, Matt Stell & The Crashers, Rev Room, Stickyz, Torche, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Turnpike Troubadours, Valient Thorr, Verizon Arena, Vino's, Whitehorse, Zac Brown Band

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Whitehorse.

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Whitehorse‘s Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland made a name for themselves as individual roots-oriented singer-songwriters in Canada, but the married couple decided it was time for their own project. So Whitehorse? It’s rowdy-yet-beautiful Canadian roots rock or maybe indie country, if there is such a thing: electric guitar and all, along with pedal steel, piano and B3 Hammond plus killer harmonies from the pair. And the two perform a grand version of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire.” Whitehorse comes to Juanita’s, and the music starts at 8:30 p.m. with tickets $8 in advance and $10 day of show. The-well-known-around-these-parts-even-though-she-now-lives-in-Tennessee Elise Davis kicks off the show with her take on Americana.

Just in case one thinks SXSW is all indie rock or pop, North Carolina heavy metal gods Corrosion of Conformity is playing a festival showcase or two along with their touring partners Miami-based Southern metal band Torche and New York City band A Storm of Light, who pack in sludge, doom and post-metal into an ambient yet raging sound. (COC and A Storm of Light both play the SXSW ToneDeaf Touring Showcase with North Little Rock’s metal outfit Rwake at Dirty Dog Bar next Wednesday.) For this pre-SXSW stop at Downtown Music, stoner rock band Valient Thorr joins Corrosion of Conformity, Torche and A Storm of Light. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the music starting at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

Here’s a little-known fact: Outside of the city of Tahlequah, Okla., is a public use area titled No Head Hollow Public Use Area. No lie. The city is also the capital of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. Now, why are we discussing Tahlequah here? It’s the hometown of Turnpike Troubadours, a quintet of roots-rock playing musicians. This isn’t Red Dirt country like many bands from Oklahoma, but music that throws in a little bit of everything, including folk, Cajun and bluegrass. The band comes to Stickyz. The music starts at 9 p.m. with a $10 cover for the 18-and-up show.

Central Arkansas loves Texas country music, and one of the newer Texas country bands that the area has fallen in love with is the Casey Donahew Band. The country band based out of Burleson dropped its newest album Double-Wide Dream in late October and the album hit No. 2 on the iTunes country albums chart and No. 10 on the Billboard country albums chart. The band’s constant touring has made it a country rock force to be reckoned with. Casey Donahew Band comes to Rev Room. The opening act is Conway’s own Matt Stell & the Crashers, kicking off the music at 9 p.m. with their country music that also touches upon rock ‘n’ roll, blues, soul, folk and even a little of gospel. Cover is $15 for the 18-and-up show with the music starting at 9 p.m.

Here’s what Canadian folk artist Lauren Mann has to say about her group, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk: The band “captures the attention of their listeners with extraordinary indie pop melodies and an authentic performance.” The outfit’s new album will be Over Land and Sea, being released in May. Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk come to Vino’s. The music starts at 8 p.m. No word on cover.

A few years ago, Zac Brown Band played locally and it cost $5 to get in. This was right around the time that the rocking, good-timing country band’s “Chicken Fried” was being released. The tune hit No. 1 on the country charts by the end of the year. By the fall of 2009, Zac Brown Band was headlining Verizon Arena. A few years later, and following a string of No. 1 country hits and new single in “No Hurry” climbing the charts, Zac Brown Band returns to Verizon Arena. Tickets are $43.65, $56.20, $71.10 and $76.20 through Ticketmaster, and that price includes all those nasty little fees and extra charges. The doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. The opening act is Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with a sound that captures New Orleans perfectly: a mixture of jazz, funk, rock and hip-hop.

Here’s Whitehorse with their version of “I’m on Fire”:

I’m on Fire

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: February 9, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Cedric Burnside Project, Krewe of Hogs Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, Rip Van Shizzle, Vino's, White Water Tavern

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Cedric Burnside Project.

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The Cedric Burnside Project makes a return visit to Little Rock, bringing their primal, juke-joint blues with traces of funk, R&B and soul to White Water Tavern. The music kicks off at 10 p.m. Burnside (yes, he is the grandson of North Mississippi hill country blues legend R.L. Burnside) played with Lightnin’ Malcolm in the Juke Joint Duo for years, but this project includes Burnside on vocals, guitar and drums, and childhood friend Trenton Ayers on guitar and bass. Ayers’ guitar playing is mesmerizing, incorporating traces of jazz into the band’s sound, which is raw, hypnotic and hip shaking.

Celebrate carnival season! Fat Tuesday is Feb. 21, and kicking off the carnival season is the second annual Krewe of Hogs Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at Vino’s. It’s a benefit for the Community Theatre of Little Rock and Tulane Empowers (which performs community service in New Orleans), and sponsored by Paul Michael Company, Community Theatre of Little Rock and members of the Tulane Club of Little Rock. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door with the show starting at 7 p.m. There will be free beer and king cake (while it last) along with music from Rip Van Shizzle with their mixture of covers and New Orleans grooves. The theme is Mardi Gras VooDoo, and guests are asked to come dressed to impress with the best costume wearers being named the king and queen of the ball. Plus, Vino’s will have the first batch of its Fat Old Bastard brew ready.

Here’s Cedric Burnside Project in action:

Cedric Burnside Project

Friday’s Music

by sstewart

Published on: January 26, 2012

Categories: General

Tags: Ben Franks and the Bible Belt Boys, Black Oak Arkansas, Blind Opie, Brent Cobb, Crankbait, Downtown Music, Fire to Reason, Juanita's, Kill Crazies, Knuck Fest, Pat Green, Rev Room, Teen Open Mic in the Rock, The Lost Trailers, The Muddlestuds, Vino's

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Pat Green.

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Back in 2001, Texas country artist Pat Green recorded an album with fellow Texas country artist Cory Morrow titled Songs We Wish We’d Written, a collection of tunes from famous songwriters such as Waylon Jennings’ “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way,” Billy Joe Shaver “Live Forever” and John Prine’s “Paradise.” Both Morrow and Green have gone on to bigger careers since then, but Green, who has scored a number of Top 40 country hits since 2001, is returning to some of his favorite tunes with the February release Songs We Wish We’d Written II, featuring Green covering tunes by Tom Petty and others. The Texas music icon will bring those tunes and others such as “Carry On” and “Wave on Wave” to Rev Room for a night of country music presented by KSSN 96. The opening acts are up-and-coming country music singer/songwriter Brent Cobb along with The Lost Trailers, the country band that last visited the metro as an opening act for Tim McGraw at Verizon Arena. The music starts at 9 p.m. with tickets $20 for the 18-and-up show.

There has probably been about three dozen members in Black Oak Arkansas over the years, give a dozen or two, but the one constant of the band has been the original wild man Jim “Dandy” Mangrum with his hot and nasty stage persona. And it has been more than 40 years since Black Oak Arkansas’ debut album hit rock ‘n’ roll radio with tunes such as “When Electricity Came to Arkansas” celebrating the band’s home, and more than 35 years since the band’s Southern rock cover of the R&B hit “Jim Dandy” introduced the primitive, raw rockers to a larger audience. But Mangrum and crew are still going strong, including a stop at Juanita’s. Who knows if the walls of Juanita’s can withstand the onslaught of the Southern boogie rockers. Tickets will be $12 at the door and $10 in advance. The opening acts are Hot Springs classic rock cover band Blind Opie, and Hot Springs-based Arkansas soul folk rockers Ben Franks and the Bible Belt Boys with the doors opening at 8 p.m. and the music starting at 9 p.m.

Bolly Moments and My Art Is … present Teen Open Mic in the Rock, a night of poetry and spoken word at Vino’s featuring Drekkia Writes and Jay-E. Admission is $5 and the words start flowing at 7:30 p.m. with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Also included in the night are Chris James, APOLLO, Osyrus, Ron MC, Tru Poet and more. The Little Rock-area spoken word and poetry scene is one of the best around, and the night will showcase some of the wordsmiths who call central Arkansas home.

You ready for three days of some seriously heavy music? If you’re answering no, don’t head over to Downtown Music. If yes, head over to Downtown Music for their Friday through Sunday Knuck Fest: three days of punk, hardcore, metal … heavy, heavy music. Three day passes for the 2012 version are $25 in advance or at the door, and Friday single night tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door, and Saturday and Sunday single tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors open 6 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. And the bands? Friday night’s lineup includes Fire to Reason, Crankbait, The Muddlestuds, Kill Crazies and more; Saturday’s lineup is Fallen Empire, Legions Await, Mainland Divide, A Darkend Era and others; and Sunday’s lineup includes Stray From the Path, Cruel Hand, Struc/tures and lots of other acts. There’s only a 50/50 shot that Downtown Music will be standing after all these bands spend a weekend shaking its rafters.

Here’s Pat Green with his “Wave on Wave”:

Wave on Wave

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