Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, along with opening act The Cerny Brothers, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Stickyz in Little Rock. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 the day of the show.
This is a chance for Arkansans to see and hear who NPR Music describes as "a rising prodigy ... a torchbearer." Ingram is finishing up a 30-city tour in support of his debut album, Kingfish, released in May.
VENUES
Barrett Center, 2231 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 622-9570,
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road., Hot Springs, (501) 624-5185, thebigchillhotsprin…
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313- 4704, fourquarterbar.com
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3008, eldomad.com
Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340, hiberniairishtavern…
The Joint Theater and Coffeehouse, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210, thejointargenta.com
Kings Live Music, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512, kingslivemusic.com
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090 revroom.com
Robinson Center Performance Hall, Markham Street and Broadway, Little Rock, (501) 244-8800, ticketmaster.com
Ron Robinson Theater, Library Square, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 320-5715, cals.org
Stickyz Rock ’n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707 , stickyz.com
Stone’s Throw Stifft Station, 3015 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 379-8663, stonesthrowbeer.com
Vino’s, West Seventh and Chester streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8466,
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
The 20-year-old guitarist, vocalist and songwriter was born near Clarksdale, Miss., 10 miles from the crossroads of U.S. highways 61 and 49, famous for nurturing countless blues musicians.
"I think I have an old soul, that I've been here before. I'm moving forward with one foot in the past," Ingram says on his website, christonekingfishingram.com.
The young man's family still sings in church, and his mother is Princess Pride, first cousin of the legendary country artist Charley Pride.
Rolling Stone magazine gushes about Ingram: "Is Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram the future of the blues? The blues savior is one of the most exciting young guitarists in years, with a sound that encompasses B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix & Prince."
Opening for Ingram, The Cerny Brothers are also touring to support a new album, Looking for the Good Land. Scott and Bob Cerny grew up in rural Illinois, honed their musical skills in Los Angeles, and currently live in Nashville, Tenn.
Their music is described as heartland rock, reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp.
TODAY
Mungion and Magic Beans will perform at 9 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $12.
• Stoney LaRue will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $20.
• Dylan Raymond will perform at 8 p.m. today at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is $5.
FRIDAY
• Girls Trip 3 will feature Rodney Block with Bijoux at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets are $15 in advance, $25 the day of the show.
• Singer-guitarist Len Holton will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Hibernia Irish Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is free. Holton founded the Little Rock Folk Club.
• Folk Family Revival will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Kings Live Music in Conway. Admission is $5.
• Mike Mayberry and The Slow Hands will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
SATURDAY
Josh Ward, along with opening act Jake Worthington, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets range from $7 to $21.
• Weeping Gate, Pantheon and Sun Descends Black, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Vino's in Little Rock. Admission is $5.
• Bluesboy Jag will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday as part of "Riffs at Stifft" at Stones Throw Stifft Station Taproom in Little Rock. Admission is free.
• Randall Shreve will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at Kings Live Music in Conway. Admission is $5.
• Mike Mayberry and The Slow Hands will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
• Blane Howard, along with opening act TRIPP, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at The Barrett Center in Hot Springs. Admission is $12; $15 for reserved table seating.
• Pat Mason & The Bayou Boogie will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
SUNDAY
Windhand and Czarus will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at Vino's in Little Rock. Admission is $5.
• Jamie Lou & The Hullabaloo, Levi Thomas and Desiree Cannon will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
MONDAY
Johnny Vidacovich will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday at The Joint in North Little Rock. Admission is $30.
Vidacovich, a jazz drummer who has played in the group Astral Project since the early 1970s, is from New Orleans and has played with such musical greats as Professor Longhair and Mose Allison.
WEDNESDAY
David Olney, along with opening act Fret & Worry, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at White Water Tavern. Admission is $10.
Olney, a folk singer-songwriter, has released more than 20 albums over four decades and has written for or with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt and Steve Earle and was praised by the legendary Townes Van Zandt as "... one of the best songwriters I've ever heard -- and that's true. I mean that from my heart."
Weekend on 11/07/2019