A tribute to the late blues guitar hero Michael Burks will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
The tribute will feature a panel of family and friends telling stories and recollections of Burks, followed by a performance of The Michael Burks Project playing Burks' music. The project includes Burks' former bandmates Lance Womack on drums and Stuart Baer on keyboards, along with Josh Parks (who was a musician mentored by Burks) on guitar and vocals and Heather Crosse on bass.
Bobbie Burks, Michael's widow, will be part of the panel discussion, along with Deb Finney, Burks' friend and Blues House Party KABF-FM radio show host, who will serve as the panel's moderator. The event came together in conjunction with what would have been Burks' 61st birthday on July 30.
Burks, who adopted Arkansas as his home, won the 2004 Living Blues magazine's Critics' Award for best guitarist.
CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 320-5728, ArkansasSounds.org
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, along with opening acts Ying Yang Twins and Lil Flip, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Metroplex Live in Little Rock. Admission ranges from $35 to $49.
Founded in 1991 in Cleveland by five rappers, BTNH has released 11 albums, the latest of which, New Waves, came out in 2017.
In 1997, the group won the Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or group for the song, "The Crossroads."
Metroplex Live, Interstate 430 and Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, (501) 681-7552, metroplexlive.com
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Skillet will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park in Hot Springs.
Skillet, who last performed at Magic Springs on July 26, 2014, is a Christian rock band formed in Memphis in 1996. Original member John Cooper and his wife, Kory, started the band, which has released nine albums. The group headlined the Winter Jam in 2018, which was the third time it had done so.
Tickets are $59.99; $49.99 online; $39.99 for 55 and over and those under 48"; and $64.99 season pass. Reserved seating is not available for this show; 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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Josh Walker & Tannehill Band will perform at 8 p.m. today at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
Emily & Matt will perform at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Griffin Restaurant. Admission is free.
Jason D. Williams will perform, along with opening acts The Burners and The Side Street Steppers, at 7 p.m. Saturday in the MAD Amphitheater. Admission is free.
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3007, eldomad.com
MAD Amphitheater, 105 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 863-4747, eldomad.com
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Selwyn Birchwood, along with opening act the John Calvin Brewer Band, will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $10; a $3 surcharge for minors will be collected.
"The Ultimate Prince Tribute IV" will be held at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $15.
Knox Hamilton will perform at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission ranges from $12 to $15.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Couch Jackets, Ginsu Wives and Jamie Lou will perform at 9 p.m. today at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Brent Best, Isaac Hopkins, Bark and Kenny Roby will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10.
Roby is best known as the former lead singer of 6 String Drag, an acclaimed North Carolina Americana band. He released the CD, Top of the World, on March 9; on Jan. 12, he marked the 20th anniversary of 6 String Drag's Steve Earle-produced album, High Hat.
Best is known as the leader of two Denton, Texas-based bands, Slobberbone and The Drams.
James and the Ultrasounds will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Red Shahan will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
Tragikly White will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10.
deFrance, along with opening act Arkansas Dave, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.
Pancho Casanova, along with opening acts Holy Smokes!, Klubhouse and The Chemtrails, will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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Travis Linville and band will perform at 10 p.m. today at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $8.
Opal Agafia and the Sweet Nothings will perform at 10 p.m. Friday. Admission is $8.
Doug Dicherry (from Dirtfoot) will perform as Dance Monkey Dance 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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Smokey will perform at 5:30 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock.
Some Guy Named Rob will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Polly Baker will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.
Alex Summerlin will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Canvas will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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CLEW (also known as Christian Lewis) will perform "A Perfect Friday" at 9 p.m. Friday at South on Main in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Jach Sledge, Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo and Cons of Formant will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $7.
The Foul Play Cabaret burlesque show will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Billy Don Burns will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
Burns, who was born in Arkansas, released his debut album, Long Lost Highway, in 1995 and then teamed up a year later with Hank Cochran as a duo for the album, Desperate Men. In 2002, Burns released his second solo album, Train Called Lonesome.
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, (501) 624-5185, thebigchill.com
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The Seldom Scene will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View. Admission is $12.
The Seldom Scene, one of the earliest exponents of "progressive" bluegrass music, was formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Md., and has released 22 albums.
Ozark Folk Center, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View, (870) 269-3851, ozarkfolkcenter.com.
Weekend on 07/26/2018