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Brooks at Hibernia, Greyhounds at White Water

Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks

Jon Brooks, a Canadian singer-songwriter-guitarist, accompanied by Alec Fraser, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the Little Rock Folk Club at the Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $20, $15 for military, $10 for students and free for accompanied children under age 12.

Brooks' previous Folk Club show was in conjunction with his album of murder ballads, The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside, released in 2014, after releasing four albums (his debut was No Mean City in 2006). A native of Toronto, he is a winner of the New Folk Award at the Kerrville (Texas) Folk Festival in 2010.

Fraser, who has played bass with Pine Top Perkins, The Drifters, Asleep at the Wheel, Bo Diddley, Jeff Healey and Ben E. King, has won three W.C. Handy Blues Awards as a producer.

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

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The Greyhounds will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.

The Greyhounds is an Austin, Texas, duo consisting of guitarist Andrew Trube and keyboardist Anthony Ferrell, together since 1999. They have released six albums, the last three on Memphis' legendary label, Ardent Records. Change of Pace, in 2016, is their most recent album.

Big Piph will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7. The Stanford University-educated Epiphany "Big Piph" Morrow performs hip-hop and also leads the seven-piece band, Tomorrow Maybe.

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

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The Casey Donahew Band will headline the Brierfest at 9 p.m. Friday in Greenbrier at the Greenbrier High School. Admission is free.

Donahew, 41, has been performing since 2002, beginning in his home state of Texas. He has released six albums.

Donahew's opening acts are White Temple at 5 p.m., Chris Tarkington at 6:30 p.m. and Cons of Formant at 7:30 p.m.

The Saturday musical lineup is: Krossroads at 4 p.m., Midnight Express at 5:15 p.m., Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain at 6:30 p.m., Trey Johnson at 7:45 p.m. and Confederate Railroad at 9:15 p.m.

The festival ends Sunday with Mallory Everett at 2 p.m. and Heath Sanders at 3 p.m.

Brierfest, Greenbrier High School, 72 Green Valley Drive, Greenbrier, (501) 679-2422 or 4808 , Greenbrierschools.org.

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The Zebbler Encanti Experience will perform at the Rev Room in Little Rock at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 the day of the show.

American Aquarium will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show; a $2 surcharge for minors will apply.

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

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Lewd Awakening Revue, a burlesque troupe, will perform at 9 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $10.

Lincoln Durham, along with opening act The Ghost Wolves, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10.

The Big Dam Horns will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $8 for those over age 21, $10 for those under 21.

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

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Some Guy Named Rob will perform at 5:30 p.m. and RVS will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.

Richie Johnson will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Just Sayin' will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.

Greg Madden will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Rodney Block, accompanied by Bijoux, Dee Davis and DJ G Force, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $15 for Block's show.

Block will perform for "Pure White Smoke," with white attire suggested, but not required, for entry.

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

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Underoath, along with opening acts Dance Gavin Dance, Veil of Maya and Limbs, will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Metroplex Live in Little Rock. Admission is $30 or $35.

Underoath is described as a "Christian post-hardcore band from Tampa, Fla."

Metroplex Live, Interstate 430 and Col. Glenn Road, Little Rock, (501) 681-7552 metroplexlive.com

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The Matchsellers, along with opening act The Chemtrail Blazers, will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.

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

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Brian Martin will perform at 7 p.m. today and Friday at the SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint in Hot Springs. Admission is free.

Martin, a singer-songwriter guitarist, is also a member of Sad Daddy.

SQZBX Brewery & Pizza Joint, 236 Ouachita Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 609-0609, sqzbx.com

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The Legendary Pacers will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.

Jordan Sheppard will perform from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

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

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The Greyhounds

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Casey Donahew

Weekend on 05/24/2018

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