Robert Earl Keen will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room. Advance tickets are $25; tickets are $39 the day of the show.
Keen has released a dozen studio albums -- the latest of which, The Bluegrass Sessions, came out in February 2015 -- and six live albums. He is best known for his songs "The Road Goes on Forever" and "Merry Christmas From the Family."
Hayes Carll will play at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $20.
Carll, a Texan who graduated from Hendrix College, released his latest album, Lovers and Leavers, on April 8 on Thirty Tigers Records. His previous CDs are Flowers & Liquor (2002), Little Rock (2005), Trouble in Mind (2008) and KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories (2011).
He will also play Sunday night at the Fayetteville Roots Festival.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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The Good Time Ramblers will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at South on Main. Admission is $10.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Adam Faucett & The Tall Grass, along with opening act Iron Tongue, will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
BJ Barham, along with opening act Joshua Black Wilkins, will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $15.
Barham, better known as the lead singer of American Aquarium, released his debut solo album, Rockingham, on Friday. The mostly unplugged collection of singer-songwriter sounds was inspired by the impact of the Paris terrorist attacks on Nov. 13, when Barham and his band were touring less than two hours away from Paris.
The new album contains a song, "Madeline," about his soon-to-be-born baby. Another song, "American Tobacco Company," is about his grandfather and blue-collar life in America.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Rapper Gift of Gab, along with opening act Landon Wordswell, will perform at 9 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $15.
Kingsdown will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 the day of the show.
FreeVerse will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
Jet 420 will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Thirst N' Howl in Little Rock. Admission is free.
Thirst N' Howl, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 379-8189, thirst-n-howl.com
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The Chuck Wagon Gang will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at DaySpring Baptist Church in Ward. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.
Based in Knoxville, Tenn., the Gospel Music Hall of Fame group was founded some 80 years ago.
DaySpring Baptist Church, 571 Markham St., Ward (501) 843-3336
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Craig Horton, a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, will perform shows at two Garland County venues: at 8 p.m. today at The Big Chill in Hot Springs and at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Coronado Community Center in Hot Springs Village. Admission is $5 today, $12.50 Saturday.
Horton, a 78-year-old Conway native, has been performing for five decades and has played with Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. He was also a touring member of The Dells.
He has released three albums: In My Spirit, Touch of the Bluesman and, earlier this year, Just Getting' Started.
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, (501) 624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com, Coronado Community Center, 150 Ponderosa Lane, Hot Springs Village, (501) 922-5050, hsvticketsales.com
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Renshaw Davies will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is free.
A new roots/folk duo based in New Orleans, Renshaw Davies consists of John Renshaw (vocals, guitar) and Emily Davies (vocals, percussion), who cite as their influences Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Fleetwood Mac, Shovels & Rope, Bob Dylan and Father John Misty. They have opened shows for Alejandro Escovedo, The Kid Carsons, Motel Radio, Mipso and Whiskey Shivers.
Foul Play Cabaret will present a burlesque show at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 the day of the show.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Singer Jana Kramer will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the final performance of the year of the Murphy USA Showtime Concert Series on the courthouse square in El Dorado. Admission is free.
Kramer, the 2016 Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year, released her debut self-titled album in 2012, which contained the hit single, "Why Ya Wanna." Her follow-up album, thirty one, contained the hit singles "I Got the Boy" and "Said No One Ever."
Before she launched her musical career, Kramer was an actress, noted for her role as Alex Dupre in the TV series One Tree Hill, along with roles in Friday Night Lights, 90210, Grey's Anatomy and Entourage.
Union County Courthouse, 101 N. Washington Ave., El Dorado, (870) 862-4747, mainstreeteldorado.org.
Weekend on 08/25/2016