MUSIC SCENE

Frontier Circus, reggae's McGregor playing LR

Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor

The Frontier Circus, along with John McAteer and the Bastards of Jung, will perform at 9 p.m. today at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.

The Frontier Circus is led by Frontier Dan (Danny Grace), on vocals, guitar and theremin. His bandmates are Lightnin' Lou (Louisa Rook) on bass, Daredevil Dave (Dave Hoffpauir) on drums and Big River and Justice Williams (Chris Michaels and Andy Warr) on guitars.

McAteer, who will perform after The Frontier Circus, will debut a new CD, Killjoy Slept Here. His backing band will include Frontier Circus members Williams on guitar and Hoffpauir on drums.

Silver Anchors and Shoe will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10; the show is a benefit for the Central Arkansas Harm Reduction Project.

Gil Franklin and Ricky D will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.

Franklin's musical resume includes a stint with the Blues Patrol in the early 1980s.

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

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The City Boyz will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $5.

The Shame will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.

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

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Polyester Robot will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.

The Phlegms, Mouton and Fiscal Spliff will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.

Dance Monkey Dance will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

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

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Freddie McGregor, along with Ching McGregor and Butterfly, will perform at 9 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $25.

McGregor, 62, is a reggae singer, musician and producer. He began his career as a 7-year-old in Jamaica and has released 38 albums since his debut in 1979.

Fozzy will bring "The Judas Rising Tour" at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Opening acts are Adelitas Way, Stone Broken and The Stir. Admission is $20.

Fozzy is an Atlanta-based heavy metal band formed in 1999.

A SYNRG reunion show will be held at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission ranges from $20 to $35.

Indie Music Night will present its eighth anniversary celebration at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 the day of the show.

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

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Brian Ramsey will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Tragikly White will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.

Alex Summerlin will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Rodney Block will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.

Block will celebrate an "Express Yourself T-Shirt Night," featuring The Rodney Block Collective, Bijoux and DJ G-Force. Admission is $15.

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

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Sara Evans, along with opening acts Thompson Square and Jerrod Niemann, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Finish Line Theater at Oaklawn Gaming in Hot Springs. Tickets are $55 and $70.

Patrons must be 21 years of age and tickets are only available online.

Oaklawn Gaming, 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (800) 625-5296, oaklawn.com

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The two final shows of the season at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park will feature Jacob Sartorius at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Jacob Flores at 7 p.m. Sunday with Banda Carnaval at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $59.99; $49.99 online; $39.99 for 55 and older and those under 48 inches. Reserved seating is $8 or $10 (open seating only for Banda Carnaval); parking is $10.

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

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Mouton, Whoopsi and Sean Alexander Dixon will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.

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

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DeFrance will perform at 8 p.m. today at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.

Goat Pilots will perform at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3007, eldomad.com

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John McEuen & The String Wizards will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in Jonesboro at the Fowler Center at Arkansas State University. Admission is $35 or $25 for adults; $28 or $20 for senior citizens, students and A-State faculty and staff and $15 or $10 for A-State students with current IDs.

McEuen is one of the founders of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, (870) 972-3471, yourfowlercenter.com.

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Frontier Dan of The Frontier Circus

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Jacob Sartorius

Weekend on 08/30/2018

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