*CORRECTION: Harpist Maire Ni Chathasaigh and guitarist Chris Newman, included in this Music Scene column in the Style section, will not perform 11/2 at the Lyric Theater in Harrison due to visa complications. The duo’s Little Rock Folk Club show, scheduled for Saturday at Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock, also is in question. Call (501) 663-0634.
Harpist Maire Ni Chathasaigh and guitarist Chris Newman will perform two shows of traditional Celtic, baroque, swing, bluegrass and jazz music in Arkansas this weekend -- 7 p.m. today at the Lyric Theater in Harrison and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the Little Rock Folk Club at the Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock. Admission to the Lyric show is $20; admission to the Hibernia show is $15, $10 for military, $8 for students with ID and free for accompanied children age 12 and younger.
The duo has released seven albums together, beginning in 1988 with The Living Wood, and followed by Out of Court in 1991, The Carolan Albums in 1994, Live in the Highlands in 1995, Agailaimh in 2001, FireWire in 2004 and Christmas Lights in 2010.
Chathasaigh and Newman first performed in Little Rock in the mid-1990s, at Vino's, for the Little Rock Folk Club.
Lyric Theater, 113 W. Rush Ave., Harrison, (870) 391-3504, TheLyric.org
Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road Little Rock, (501) 663-0634, littlerockfolkclub.org
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Country and Christian rock concerts are on tap this weekend at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock this weekend -- Aaron Lewis and Blackberry Smoke at 7 p.m. today and Casting Crowns and Zack Williams at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Admission to the Lewis "Sinners and Sanctified" concert, in the arena's Theater configuration, is $55 for general admission in the pit and $55 or $39.50 for reserved seating.
Lewis and Blackberry Smoke are co-headliners and have as their opening act Alex Williams.
Lewis' first taste of fame was as the lead singer of metal band Staind. He veered into country with an EP, Town Line, released in 2011. He has since released two full albums: The Road in 2012 and Sinner in September 2016. Blackberry Smoke, a five-man band from Atlanta, released its debut album, Bad Luck Ain't No Crime, in 2004, and followed that with Little Piece of Dixie in 2009, The Whippoorwill in 2015, Holding All the Roses in 2015 and Like an Arrow in 2016.
Casting Crowns, who are on "The Very Next Thing" tour, have as their opening act Zack Williams of Arkansas .
Admission to the Casting Crowns concert is $19.75-$69.75.
Casting Crowns began in 1999 as a youth group project at a church in Daytona Beach, Fla. Following a move to Georgia by leader Mark Hall, the band now consists of five men and two women. They have released 13 albums and performed in North Korea and on Mike Huckabee's TV show.
Williams was born in Pensacola, Fla., but grew up in Jonesboro. He released his debut CD, Chain Breaker, on Jan. 27. Earlier this year, he won the GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year.
Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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Genine Latrice Perez will perform "For the Love of Olivia" at 10 p.m. Friday at South on Main in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
Perez will be joined by local artists Crissy P, Keith Savage, Samarra Samone, TP & The Feel, Hope Dixon, Butterfly and more, backed by the band The Sound. Proceeds will go to the Olivia's Hope Todd's Promise Foundation.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Honky tonk singer-songwriter Whitey Morgan, along with opening act TN Jet, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets range from $20 to $75.
Morgan formerly called his act Whitey Morgan and the 78's. Formed in Flint, Mich., they released a major label debut in 2010 for roots rock label Bloodshot Records in Chicago.
Styling for Savannah, plus opening act Highway 124, 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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Landrest, along with opening acts Fancy Animals and The Phlegms, will perform at 9:30 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern. Admission is $6.
Handmade Moments will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $6.
Goon des Garcons, plus opening acts Sold Jaxson and Or, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Barrett Baber will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 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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Jocko will perform at 5:30 p.m. today and Nerd Eye Blind will perform at 9 p.m. at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Ben & Adam will perform at 5:30 p.m. and River City Overdrive will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Chris De Clerk will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Woodpeckers will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday as part of the 70th annual Original Ozark Folk Festival in Eureka Springs. Tickets range from $25 to $45.
Original Ozark Folk Festival, Eureka Springs Auditorium, 36 S. Main St., Eureka Springs, (479) 253-7788, theaud.org
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Cosmocean will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
The Federalis, Matthew McNeal and Ryan Sauders will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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The Rodney Block Collective will perform at 9 p.m. today for the Thursday Night Live series at the Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
Block, a native of Dumas, released his sixth album, Trumphouse, on Sept. 1.
The Molly Ringwalds will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Griffin Music Hall. Admission is $25.
Hailing from Sheffield, England, The Molly Ringwalds are a quintet that specializes in what the band calls "the world's greatest '80s experience."
Griffin Music Hall, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado (870) 863-4547, eldomad.com.
Weekend on 11/02/2017