Mwenso & the Shakes will perform at 8 p.m. today at South on Main in Little Rock. Tickets are $50.50, $48.25 and $40.25.
The show is the first in the club's 2018-19 Jazz Series. Michael Mwenso and his band are a Harlem-based group of jazz and blues musicians who credit the stylings of Fats Waller, Muddy Waters and James Brown as some of their many influences.
Born in Sierra Leone, Mwenso moved to London as a child and often was taken to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club where he learned to love jazz and began performing at age 12, with James Brown noticing his talents and inviting him on stage. A decade later, Wynton Marsalis observed his talents and invited him to run the Jazz at Lincoln Center's late night jam at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.
The band will also play at 8 p.m. Friday at Baum Walker Hall in Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Admission is $10.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (800) 293-5949, southonmain.com
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The Banana Moonshine Salon will perform at 9 p.m. today at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Listen Sister, Kassie Moe and Polly's Pockets will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Mike and the Moonpies, along with opening act Kody West, will perform at 9 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $13.
Shonen Knife, along with opening act The Wirms, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show.
Shonen Knife was formed as a pop/punk trio in Osaka, Japan, in 1991. The band contains original members, sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano, along with a drummer and bassist.
Four on the Floor, along with opening act Cherry Red, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
GGOOLLDD will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10.
GGOOLLDD is an electro pop band from Milwaukee.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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MONTU, along with opening act Kadela, will perform at 10 p.m. today at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $5.
Richard Burnett and the Homeschool Dropouts will perform at 10 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
The Steve 'N' Seagulls, along with The Restless Leg String Band, will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12.
The Steve 'N' Seagulls is a country band from Finland that plays bluegrass versions of hard rock and metal songs, including "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "November Rain." The five-man band's instrumentation includes banjo, mandolin, accordion, flute, balalaika, kantele, keyboards, double bass, drums and acoustic guitars.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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The fifth annual "Monsters of Todd" will feature Third Degree, Tragikly White, DeFrance, Mayday by Midnight, The Gettys, Duelranger and Sarah Cecil & David Mead, at 7 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
The event, held in memory of Todd Mills, is a benefit for Savannah Westover.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Chuck & Glen will perform at 5:30 p.m. and the Billy Jones Band will perform at 9 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock.
Adam Tilly will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Buh Jones will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Ben Byers will perform on the deck at 9 p.m.
Harper & Lee will perform at 5:30 p.m. and the Scott Ellison Band 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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The Foul Play Cabaret Burlesque Show will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show.
Santoros, Billy Ruben & the Elevated Enzymes and Joshua October & The Wool will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Ernie Biggs Roadshow will perform at 8 p.m. today at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3007, eldomad.com.
Weekend on 09/13/2018