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Award-winning Skillet headlines at Magic Springs

Skillet


(L to R): Seth Morrison, John Cooper, Jen Ledger, Korey Cooper
Skillet (L to R): Seth Morrison, John Cooper, Jen Ledger, Korey Cooper

Skillet will perform Saturday night at Hot Springs' Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park.

Lythium will open the show at 7 p.m. and Skillet will take the stage at 8.

Skillet, an alternative Christian rock band from Memphis, consists of husband and wife John Cooper (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), plus Jen Ledger (drums, vocals) and Seth Morrison (lead guitar). The band has released eight albums and sold more than 2 million copies while winning multiple Dove Awards.

The band released its self-titled debut in 1996 and its latest, Rise, in 2013. Two of Skillet's albums, Collide and Comatose, were nominated for Grammy Awards.

Skillet's most recent central Arkansas performance was as part of the Summer Shed Tour on May 8 at the First Security Amphitheater in Little Rock with TobyMac and Lecrae.

Lythium is an electronic/heavy metal band from Hot Springs.

Admission is $54.99 the day of the concert, $49.99 if bought online; children 3 and younger are admitted free and children shorter than 48 inches are admitted for $33.99, as are adults 55 and older. (Season passes are $74.99, but can be bought for $67.99 at Kroger stores with a Kroger card through July 31.) Lawn seating included in price of admission, with limited reserved seating available for additional $5 or $10. Parking is extra.

Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park, 1701 E. Grand Ave. (U.S. 70) Hot Springs, (501) 624-0100, magicsprings.com

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Frontier Circus will headline a show at The Afterthought on Saturday night, but, as is the band's custom, it will play first.

The band will play at 9 p.m. and closing act Riverbottom Debutante will follow.

Admission is $7.

The Afterthought Bistro and Bar, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

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A three-band lineup, headlined by The Railers, will perform, starting at 9 p.m. today, at Juanita's. Opening acts will be The Roosevelts and Rodge Arnold.

Admission is $5.

Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes will headline Saturday.

The show will start at 9 p.m. with sets by Knox Hamilton and Brothers & Company.

Browne and her band are a nine-piece soul group from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2009. The group released its debut album, Baby Caught the Bus, in 2011 in its homeland, and two years later in the United States. The album, according to allmusic.com, "moves through heart-wrenching doo-wop wailing, drunken pianos, party hysteria and tough, hard-hitting soul."

Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 the day of the show.

Juanita's, 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228, juanitas.com

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SOULution will perform at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack tonight.

Admission to the 9 p.m. show is $5.

Mountain Sprout will perform Friday night, with Foley's Van opening the show at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show.

Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

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Rhymes Galore, a hip-hop show featuring Duke Stigall and Osyrus Bolly with a backing band, will be tonight at the White Water Tavern.

607 & Aaron will open the show at 9 p.m. There will also be guest appearances by Rodney Block, BollyBlackStar and Epiphany.

Admission is $7.

Amasa Hines, a seven-piece band, will perform at 10 p.m. Friday.

Admission is show is $7.

White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com

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Friday, the Rev Room will host 17th Floor, a band renowned as "party legends" for a blend of hip-hop and rhythm and blues music.

Considered the leading Southern college cover band, the band has opened shows for Maroon 5, Cameo, Juvenile, Ludacris, Snoop Dog and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Tickets to the 9:30 p.m. show are $7 in advance, $10 the day of the show.

!!! (also known as Chk Chk Chk) will perform Saturday. The 9 p.m. show opens with sets by Booyah! Dad and Poebot.

!!! is a punk/dance band from Sacramento, Calif., formed in 1986. Its name was inspired by the communication method used by African natives in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.

Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com

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Maxine's in Hot Springs will present Mya's Madams, a drag show, Friday.

Admission is $7 for the 9 p.m. show.

Saturday, the club will present a trio of rock bands: The Bristol Hills, a Louisiana alternative/indie band; and two Arkansas groups: Oh My Blue Sky, a new wave band; and thrash/folk band May the Peace of the Sea Be With You.

Admission to the 9 p.m. show is $5.

Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com

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The Copper Penny Pub in Hot Springs will present Little Rock singer-songwriter band leader Kevin Kerby, at 9 p.m. Friday.

Saturday, the club will present Fret & Worry, at 9 p.m. The duo played the club in May, doing songs that referred to "dreamy-eyed women, chains, trains, blackberry bushes and race horses," according to the duo's Facebook page.

Admission is free.

Copper Penny Pub, 711 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 622-2570, copperpennypub.com.

Weekend on 07/24/2014

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