Robert Finley, a north Louisiana blues-soul singer guitarist, will perform at 8 p.m. today at South on Main in Little Rock. Tickets are $34-$36 reserved and $28 general admission.
A native of Bernice, La., not far from the Arkansas/Louisiana state line, he began playing guitar at age 11 and later joined the Army. His job was as a guitarist and band leader, but when he was discharged he could find no work as a musician and had no contacts, so he spent most of his working years as a carpenter.
Finley, whose age has been estimated as 65, released a debut studio album, Age Don't Mean a Thing, in 2016 and followed that with Goin' Platinum in 2017. The album was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, for whom Finley has toured as an opening act.
The show is the second in the 2018-19 Oxford American's Archetypes & Troubadours series.
Bijoux will perform with J. Phil at 10 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
John Fullbright will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $32-$36 reserved and $25 general admission.
Fullbright, who has headlined several past seasons of Oxford American shows at South on Main, grew up in Okemah, Okla., which was also the hometown of troubadour Woody Guthrie. Fullbright got his start as a member of the Turnpike Troubadours before going solo. His first CD, released in 2009, was Live at the Blue Door, which is a noted singer-songwriter venue in Oklahoma City. He followed that with From the Ground Up in 2012 and Songs in 2014.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (800) 293-5949 or Metrotix.com for Finley and Fullbright; or (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com for Bijoux
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Funkanites, along with opening act The Rios, will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Jerry Redd & the Snowmen will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
Cedric Burnside will host a record release party at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
The Memphis-born Burnside, a drummer/singer/songwriter/guitarist, and the grandson of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside, is touring to promote his latest album, Benton County Relic. He is known for fusing Mississippi hill country blues, delta blues and jam-band rock.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Daniel Donato will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
In 2015, Guitar Player magazine called Donato "the new master of the Telecaster."
Bonnie Bishop will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $15.
Bishop, born in Ohio and educated in Texas and Mississippi, graduated from the University of Texas and is now part of the Austin, Texas, music scene. Her latest album, released in 2016, is Ain't Who I Was.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707 , stickyz.com
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Big Red Flag, along with opening act Jamie Lou and the Hullabaloos, will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Black Oak Arkansas will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $20.
Formed in 1963 as The Knowbody Else, Black Oak Arkansas in recent years has undergone numerous lineup changes to accompany its longtime lead singer, Jim "Dandy" Mangrum.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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The Russ Liquid Test, along with opening act Recess, will perform at 9 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $20.
Based in New Orleans, the Russ Liquid Test, according to press materials, "fuses the raw vitality of classic funk and the inventive sound design of electronic production."
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 Memphis Yahoos will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock.
Richie Johnson will perform at 5:30 p.m. and RVS will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.
I-30 Ramblers will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Rustenhaven 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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A drag show will perform at 8 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
Death Bells, The Rios, Fabulous Mink and Joe Myside will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
The Minks, Adam & The Figurines and Nightingail will perform at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
The Minks are an all-female Kinks tribute act.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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The Legendary Pacers (formerly Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers) will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ward Country Dance in Ward. Admission is $6.
The band, which just returned from performing in Spain, will mark the 87th birthday of pianist Kern Kennedy with free cake and potluck food.
Ward Country Dance, exit 25, off U.S. 67/167 north, Arkansas 319 and Hickory Street, (501) 605-3251
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The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival will be held today through Saturday in Dyess. Admission to the concert portion of the event is $35 general admission or $100 reserved seating.
Featured performers from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, are Alison Krauss, Jamey Johnson, John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina Cash.
The festival events, under the sponsorship of Arkansas State University at Jonesboro, take place in the cotton fields surrounding the Johnny Cash boyhood home (added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4) and in the Dyess Colony Circle. Dyess is southeast of Jonesboro.
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, 110 Center Drive, Dyess, (870) 972-2781 or (800) 745-3000; astate.edu.
Weekend on 10/18/2018