Jason Boland and the Stragglers (Photo credit: Facebook)
AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see the Salty Dogs, Jason Boland and the Stragglers and more.
Around Little Rock
Friday 2/21
Mark Currey/ Esters 1214 Main St./ 6-9/ free
Little Rock singer songwriter Mark Currey brings his original songs from his acclaimed southern gothic, Americana roots album Tarrant County, and some of your Americana, Classic Country favorites to Esters in SoMa. I bet he’ll play some Guy Clark, or Townes if you say please, buy him a beer, or put some dollars in the tip jar.
Rodney Block & Kai Coggin/ Unity of Little Rock 2610 Reservoir Rd./ 7-9/ $10
Americana folk duo Ten Penny Gypsy presents Sounds of Unity. Their guest this month is Little Rock’s own jazz trumpeter Rodney Block and Hot Sprigs poet Kai Coggin.
Willi Carlisle, Adam Faucett, Jamie Lou / White Water Tavern 2500 W 7th St./ 8:30-1:30/$8
Three Arkansas singer-songwriters join forces for a great night of music. Willi Carlisle brings Ozark folk sing-a-longs and angry love songs. Little Rock’s Adam Faucett’s will bring his “cosmic folk bootyshake with doomy overtones.” Jamie Lou brings her lovely voice and sweet harmony.
Four Quarter Bar’s 4th Anniversary Party Weekend/ 415 Main St. NLR/ $15 both nights or $10 Friday or Saturday.
Come celebrate four years at one of Central Arkansas’ favorite places for great food, drinks, and live music. Enjoy food and drink specials all weekend long. Tonight, get down with a Four Quarter favorite, the gypsy punk country grumble boogie of Shreveport, Louisiana’s Dirtfoot.
Saturday 2/22
Fret and Worry/ Stone’s Throw Brewing (Stifft Station Taproom) 3015 W. Markham St./ 7-9/ Free
Stone’s Throw Brewing’s Riffs at Stifft welcomes Central Arkansas folk duo Fret & Worry. Featuring RJ Looney on harmonica and Joe Meazle on six string guitar, this band will be playing that good ole’ timey music of pre-war blues, dust-bowl ballads, folk dirges, classic country tearjerkers, and originals. Grab a pint and a tasty bite from featured food truck El Sur and enjoy an early evening of great music.
Two Tons of Steel/ White Water Tavern 2500 W 7th St./ 8:30-11:30/ $7
A Texas music institution returns to the Tavern, from San Antonio. Two Tons of Steel will bring their high energy rock-a-billy sound that brings together high-energy country and punk that at their formation over 20 years ago pushed the envelope of Texas sound. Named “Best Country Band” ten times by the San Antonio Current, and many more accolades from their home state, this is a show lovers of country, rock, punk, Americana, red dirt, and all styles in between will not want to miss.
Emily Wolfe with Tom West/ Stickyz Rock N’ Roll Chicken Shack107 River Market Ave./ 8:00-12/ $10 advance, $13 day of show
Austin TX’s resident rocker Emily Wolfe uses her dominating guitar style, powerful vocals, and creative songwriting to captivate her audience and sets her as an artist on the rise. Opening the show, Australian singer songwriter Tom West.
Jason Boland & The Stragglers/ Revolution Music Room 300 President Clinton Ave/ 9:00/ $15 advance $18 day of show
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Pearl Snaps, this red dirt country rock honky-tonk artist from Stillwater, Okla., Jason Boland & the Stragglers return to the Rev Room on their nation-wide tour playing the album front-to-back along with other favorites from their career-spanning catalog.
Four Quarter Bar 4th Anniversary Party Weekend/ Four Quarter Bar 415 Main St. NLR/ 10:00/ $15 for Friday night & Saturday or $10 each night
The anniversary celebration continues with the night 2 all-star jam session featuring: Rachel Ammons (Tyrannosaurus Chicken, Rachel Ammons music,) Brady Cagle & Jackson Diner (Deep Sequence,) Preston Tackett (Big Red Flag,) Collin Hyder (Roundhill/ Isaac Helgestad Trio,) Adam Proprietorofsoul (FreeVerse,) Matt Treadway (Good Foot,) and more.
Around Arkansas
Jonesboro
Friday 2/21
Arkansas Bros / Brickhouse Grill 218 S. Main St./ 8:35
Enjoy some redneck soul from your hometown boys, the Arkansas Bros. Jess & Tim Hoggard with Matt Pierce bring a sound influenced by gospel, blues, rockabilly and country sure to make for a feel-good Friday night.
Jeff Coleman and the Feeders/ TC’s Midtown Grill1611 E Oak St. Ste 19/ 9:00
Kick back with some classic rock & roll with catchy originals and classics you know and love from Central Arkansas rockers Jeff Coleman and the Feeders.
Hot Springs
Friday 2/21 & Saturday 2/22
The Salty Dogs/ Silks Bar & Grill at Oaklawn Racing & Casino 2705 Central Ave./10-2
After you hit the racetrack, relax with some country & Western music from one of Little Rocks most beloved bands, The Salty Dogs.
Fayetteville
Saturday 2/23
Willi Carlisle, Adam Faucett, Jamie Lou Connolly/ Ryleigh’s 313 W Dickson St. Ste 204/ 7-2 $8 at the bar in advance $10 at the door
Three Arkansas singer-songwriters join forces for a great night of music. Willi Carlisle brings Ozark folk sing-a-longs and angry love songs. Little Rock’s Adam Faucett’s will bring his “cosmic folk bootyshake with doomy overtones.” Jamie Lou brings her lovely voice and sweet harmony.
Lou Dog “A Tribute to Sublime”/ George’s Majestic Lounge 519 W Dickson St./ 9-12/ $10-$12
This show will celebrate the birthday of Sublime front man, the late Bradley Nowell, Lou Dog plays the songs you know and love and some catalog deep cuts of that feel-good mix of reggae and rock that makes Sublime the legendary band it was and is. Joining the tribute is the four-piece Jazz-funk of Monk is King, as well as a tribute to Bob Marley from Rochelle Bradshaw.
El Dorado
Saturday 2/22
Forever Mac, A Celebration of Fleetwood Mac/ Griffin Restaurant 101 East Locust St./ 8:00/ $25 reserved seating $15 GA +$5 day of show
Celebrating the music of Rock & Roll hall of fame royalty, Fleetwood Mac, Forever Mac brings those classic harmonies and musical arrangements to life recreating those timeless songs you know and love.
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