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Boshears, Moore to keep Cajun's Wharf, White Water lively

Shannon Boshears
Shannon Boshears

Memphis Yahoos will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Nerd Eye Blind will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m. for all shows.

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Ian Moore

Richie Johnson will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Ramona & the Soul Rhythms will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.

Buh Jones will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Shannon Boshears will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.

Boshears, a singer and guitarist who performs several times a month, will bring her band: Walter K. on guitar and vocals, Lori Stidham on bass and vocals and Charlie Macom on drums.

Boshears reports that she has released recordings about every seven years and she plans to adhere to that schedule with a release soon. In the meantime, she has a "day job" overseeing the arts programming at University of Arkansas -- Pulaski Technical College. She has brought a couple of her musical heroes -- Mavis Staples and Delbert McClinton -- to the North Little Rock campus's new Center for Humanities and Arts.

Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com

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Duwayne Burnside will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $10.

Burnside, one of 14 children of Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside, followed his father's path into music. He has performed with the North Mississippi All Stars, B.B. King, Albert King and Bobby "Blue" Bland. He later ran his own club, Burnside Kitchen and Grill, near U.S. 61, where he cooked the food, sold the beer, booked the music and performed with his own band at least weekly.

Ian Moore will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.

Moore, a prominent former singer-songwriter-guitarist in the Austin, Texas, music scene, now lives in the Seattle area. He has made periodic tour stops in central Arkansas since his first performance here in the early 1990s, when he was the opening act for Little Rock's first Bob Dylan concert.

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

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The Shame will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack. Admission is $6.

Spoonfed Tribe, along with opening act Motherfunkship, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.

A jam session featuring Slim of 112 will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $25.

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

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Bijoux will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at South on Main in Little Rock, in what she is calling her "salute to queens" in honor of Mother's Day. Admission is $15.

South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com

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Singer-guitarist Len Holton will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is free.

Holton was one of the founders of the Little Rock Folk Club and still presides over the club's schedule of concerts.

Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 663-0634, hiberniairishtavern.com

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The Cadillac Three, along with opening acts Sam Riggs and Hannah Dasher, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $20.

Tragikly White will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.

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

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Steam Loco will perform at 8:30 Friday at Thirst N' Howl Bar & Grill in Little Rock. Admission is $5.

Lypstick Handgrenade will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.

Thirst N' Howl Bar & Grill, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 379-8189 thirst-n-howl.com

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501 Collective's Glow Paint Party, featuring Justin Ewell, Doug Kramer Live, Paul Grass, Raquel, Luis Mondragen and Pineapple Brats, will be held at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Metroplex in Little Rock. Tickets are $25 to $50.

Metroplex, 10800 Colonel Glenn Road, at Interstate 430, Little Rock, (501) 681-7552, metroplexlive.com

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P.U.S.H. will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.

Black River Pearl will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.

Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com

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Britain's Finest, a Beatles tribute band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the recently reopened Vapors club in Hot Springs. Tickets are $25 general admission and $35 for reserved seating.

The once legendary nightclub had for years been a church, the Tower of Strength, until recently.

Vapors, 315 Park Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 318-4117, brownpapertickets.com/event/2874069

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Laser Background will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is free.

Waterfall Wash, The Bad Signs and Vegas Verde will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.

Sad Palomino, The Chads and The Missing Years will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.

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

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