Singer-songwriter Joe Purdy with the Honey Dewdrops, plus opening act Smokey & the Mirror, performs at 8 p.m. today at South on Main. The show is sold-out (any turn-back tickets are $25-$34).
Purdy, who grew up in the Fayetteville area, has released 14 albums, beginning with a self-titled debut in 2001, releasing American Folk, also the title of a movie in which he starred, in 2018.
Smokey & The Mirror are husband/wife duo Bryan and Bernice Hembree, who have toured during the past decade. The Honey Dewdrops are Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish.
Patty Griffin performs at 8 p.m. Friday. The show is sold-out (any turn-back tickets are $35-$65).
Griffin, a native of Old Town, Maine, released her debut album, Living With Ghosts, in 1996, and has since released nine CDs, the most recent of which, Patty Griffin, came out March 8. Her previous area appearance was in 2010 at Robinson Center Performance Hall as part of Robert Plant's "Band of Joy" tour.
Funkanites perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 day of show.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock; for Purdy and Griffin, (800) 293-5949, metrotix.com; for Funkanites, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Parker McCollum performs at 9 p.m. today at the Rev Room. Admission is $20.
Tragikly White performs at 8 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10.
Matt Joyce performs his "Elvis: One Night in Vegas" tribute show, with Rodney Block & the Allstars and Benjamin Del Shreve, 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Alvin Youngblood Hart performs at 8:30 p.m. today at White Water Tavern. Admission is $10.
Ben Dickey performs at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Dawson Hollow, with opening act Townsend, performs at 9 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack. Admission is $7.
Dawson Hollow is an Indie-folk band from the Missouri Ozarks. The quintet released a debut album, Boy of My Youth, in January 2018.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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FreeVerse performs at 9 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Deep Sequence performs at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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Brian & Nick perform at 5:30 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf; Jah9 headlines a spring reggae party, with opening act Chinese Connection Dub Assembly, at 9 p.m.
Richie Johnson performs at 5:30 p.m. Friday, with Donna Massey & Blue-Eyed Soul at 9.
Ben & Doug perform at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, followed at 9 p.m. by Unraveled.
Admission is $5 after 8 p.m.; Friday night's reggae show is $15.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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The Markey Blue/Ric Latina Project performs, with opening act Ben "Swamp Donkey" Brenner, at 8 p.m. today at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $10; proceeds go to the Unknown Legends Musicians Relief Fund, a nonprofit for Arkansas-based musicians who need assistance with medical expenses.
The Nashville, Tenn., based-duo has received attention lately as their album, The Blues Are Knockin', was named a Top 10 record by the website Reflections in Blue; they earned honors as best debut artist from Blues Blast magazine and for best self-produced album from the Atlanta Blues Society. And Making a Scene, an indie blues magazine, named Markey Blue one of its "Top Ten Acts to Catch Live" in 2017.
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, (850) 774-2270, thebigchillhotsprings.com
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Togetherfest, a mix of music and hands-on activities for all ages including art creation and workshops in tie-dye, acrylic paint and water marbling, takes place Friday and Saturday at the Low Key Arts Center in Hot Springs. Admission is $15 per day, $25 for both days.
Friday's schedule begins at 4 p.m.; musical acts include Ben "Swamp Donkey" Brenner, Lil' Skinny and Friends, The On Ones and The Traveling Squirrels.
Saturday's schedule begins at 1 p.m. with musical acts including Opal Agafia and Michael Schembre as Me and Him, Ricko Donovan, Harper and Lee, Landrest, The Cosmic Farmer and The Traveling Squirrels.
Low Key Arts Center, 118 Arbor St., Hot Springs, (501)627-0711, lowkeyarts.org
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The Gold Drag Show is onstage at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
Pink Mexico, William Matheny and New Motto perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.
Foul Play Cabaret is onstage at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Lucky Rooster, with opening act Will Schuster, performs at 8:30 p.m. Friday at King's Live in Conway. Admission is $5.
Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo, with opening act Mike Frazier, perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
King's Live, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512, kingslivemusic.com
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Bree Ogden performs at 9 p.m. today at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
Dave Loggins performs at 8 p.m. Friday at the Murphy Arts District Amphitheater as part of a 4-8 p.m. Crawfish Boil. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 day of the event; for children under 12, $15 in advance, $20 day of.
William Matheny performs at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Griffin Restaurant. Admission is free.
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St.; MAD Amphitheater, 105 E. Locust St., El Dorado. (870) 444-3007, eldomad.com.
Weekend on 04/18/2019