Kentucky banjo master Brett Ratliff will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a Little Rock Folk Club concert at Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $15, $8 for students with ID and free for accompanied children age 12 and under.
Ratliff grew up in the coal camps of Van Lear, Ky., and has taught traditional mountain music at workshops and music camps that include the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School in Letcher County, Ky.; the Swannanoa (N.C.) Gathering; Augusta Heritage's Early Country Music Week in Elkins, W.Va.; Sore Fingers Week in Oxfordshire, England; and Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, Wash.
He has toured with the Clack Mountain String Band, the Dirk Powell Band and Rich & the Po' Folk and he also released a solo album, Cold Icy Mountain, on June Appal Recordings in 2008.
Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 663-0634, or littlerockfolkclub.org
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2 Chainz, with Young Dolph, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Metroplex in Little Rock. Tickets are $55.50 general admission, $111 VIP and $2,750 VIP couch.
Metroplex, Colonel Glenn Road and Interstate 430, Little Rock, (501) 681-7552, metroplexlive.com
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Cody Jinks and Whitey Morgan will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets are $25 general admission, $80 for a four-pack and $125 for VIP.
Jinks, born and raised in Fort Worth, has this self-description in his online biography: "Conceived in a honky tonk, long, long ago, Cody now makes his living in them."
Morgan is known as the leader of Whitey Morgan and the 78's, a band based in Flint, Mich.
Grind, an Alice in Chains tribute band, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Singer-songwriter Cory Branan will perform at 10 p.m. today at South on Main in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
Branan, whose latest album is The No-Hit Wonder, has toured with Jason Isbell and The Gaslight Anthem.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Chapter: Soul, a new funk band from New Orleans, will perform from 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday at a new club, the Four Quarter Bar, in North Little Rock. Admission is $8.
The group is a four-piece band led by Calvin Johnson Jr. on tenor saxophone. He is a veteran of Big Sam's Funky Nation and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. The group also includes Kirk Joseph, a founding member of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, on sousaphone.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704
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Rock group Candlebox will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, after a 7 p.m. opening set by Moxie, at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park. Season passes are $74.99; $59.99 the day of the concert; free for children 3 and younger; and $36.99 for children shorter than 48 inches and adults age 55 and older.
Lawn seating is included in the price of admission, with limited reserved seating available for $8 or $10. Parking is $10.
Candlebox, formed in Seattle in 1990, had hit singles "Far Behind" and "You," from its debut album. Its most recent album, Disappearing in Airports, was released in April.
Timberwood Amphitheater, Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park, 1701 E. Grand Ave. (U.S. 70 East), Hot Springs, (501) 624-0100, magicsprings.com
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The Leisure Club, Casual Pleasures and Dook of Hurl will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Mojo Depot will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
The Dangerous Idiots plus opening acts Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo and The Too's will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
The Dangerous Idiots will celebrate the release of its first live concert film, a DVD and a live album, The Dangerous Idiots Live at the Legendary White Water Tavern, recorded in July 2013.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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The Lagunitas Beer Circus, featuring the Foul Play Cabaret, will perform, along with opening act Moonshine Mafia, at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is free.
Tristen will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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Katmandu will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Thirst N' Howl. Admission is free. Owen "Big Daddy O" Tufts will be a special guest musician.
Thirst N' Howl, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 379-8189, thirst-n-howl.com
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Louisiana Appleseed and opening act Brian Martin will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
Ghost Bones will headline, along with opening act Muuy Biien, at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Roy Rivers, who is known as a John Denver tribute artist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village. Tickets are $20.
Rivers, a singer and guitarist, performed sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado in 2009 and 2010.
Woodlands Auditorium, 1101 DeSoto Blvd., Hot Springs Village, (501) 922-4231, hsvticketsales.com.
Weekend on 08/04/2016