"On With the Show," Fleetwood Mac calls its current tour, even though the legendary band's Arkansas show, originally scheduled for March 11, was postponed due to an unspecified illness that afflicted a band member, the identity of whom was never announced.
So, it's on with the show for sure this weekend, at 8 p.m. Sunday at Verizon Arena.
The tickets bought for the March 11 show will of course still be good, and there remain tickets, priced at $174, $140, $106.50, $73.50 and $52.50.
The big news for Fleetwood Mac fans, many of whom saw the band's central Arkansas shows in May 2013 (and possibly even in June 1977), is that Christine McVie has returned to the band after a 17-year absence. She had first joined in 1970, gave up just the touring part for a time, and then quit the band altogether in 1998.
The band now features her again on keyboards and vocals; her ex-husband, John McVie, on bass; Stevie Nicks on vocals; Mick Fleetwood on drums; and Lindsey Buckingham on guitar and vocals.
Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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Songs & Stories -- An Evening with Art Alexakis of Everclear -- will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room.
Alexakis formed Everclear in the early 1990s and since 1993 has released 11 albums with the band, the latest of which, Invisible Stars, came out in 2012. He is also known for his acting and his political activism.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show.
Mom's Kitchen -- a tribute to jam band Widespread Panic -- will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 the day of the show.
Legendary musician Todd Rundgren, whose lengthy musical resume includes solo work and stints in the bands Nazz, Runt and Utopia, as well as work as a producer, will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Rev Room in what is called "Rundgren Radio.com presents Todd Rundgren Global Tour 2015."
Global is Rundgren's latest album, and the 25th studio album of his solo career. He released it April 7.
Tickets, which were $35 in advance, quickly sold out, according to the Rev Room's co-owner, Chris King.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Singer-songwriter John Moreland, along with fellow singer-songwriter and Mulehead leader, Kevin Kerby, will perform at 9:30 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern.
Moreland, an Oklahoma singer-songwriter, will release a new album, High on Tulsa Heat, on Tuesday.
Admission is $7.
John Paul Keith will play at 10 p.m. Friday.
Cover charge is $7.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Singer-songwriter David Roth, veteran of several central Arkansas shows at the now-defunct Acoustic Sounds Cafe, returns for a performance from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church.
Roth recently wrote original music for a musical production, Joey's Journey, about the history of North Little Rock's St. Joseph Orphanage, where Benedictine nuns raised hundreds of children in the 20th century. The facility is now named the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas, and funds raised by the sold-out musical production will go to the preservation of the former orphanage.
For tickets, call Joe Henry at (501) 773-6014 and leave a request to reserve a ticket, which will be $20.
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 12415 Cantrell Road, Little Rock
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Tim Sparks will perform on acoustic guitar at 7:30 p.m. today at The Joint as part of the monthly Argenta Acoustic Music series.
Sparks, a fingerstyle guitarist from Minneapolis, is known for having adapted Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite for the guitar, and it earned him the 1993 National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in Winfield, Kan.
Legendary guitarist Leo Kottke has praised Sparks, saying, "I'm Tim Sparks' biggest fan. His stuff is very difficult to play but it doesn't sound difficult. I think that's real musicianship. He's really one of the best musicians I know. You can hear [him] think. He plays by choice, not habit, ideas not licks. I've heard him do this on guitars so badly intonated they wouldn't make a good ashtray."
Tickets are $20. The shows in the series are held monthly on the third Thursday night during 2015, except in December.
For more information, see the website argentaacousticmusic.com
The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, Steve Davison at (501) 425-1528, [email protected]
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Singer-songwriter Brian Nahlen will perform an Arkansas Sounds Concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Central Arkansas Library System's Hillcrest Hall.
Nahlen, a North Little Rock native, will perform original music from his debut album, Better Than I Thought It Could Be, plus his versions of Beatles' songs, including "Norwegian Wood," "Blackbird" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
Admission is $5; tickets will be available at the door, starting at 6 p.m. (Hillcrest Hall is the former site of the Greater Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs' meetings, flower shows and other educational events.)
CALS Hillcrest Hall, 1501 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 918-3033, ArkansasSounds.org
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Code Blue will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Thirst-N-Howl and on Saturday, Rip Van Shizzle will perform at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is free.
Thirst-N-Howl, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 379-8189, thirst-n-howl.com
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John Neal Rock N Roll will perform Saturday and Jeff Coleman and the Feeders will open the 9 p.m. show at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack.
Neal will debut his New Gospel Sounds four-song EP, and the show will also feature the dancing of Disco Donnie.
Admission is $10, with the new EP included in each paid admission.
Turbo Fruits will headline an 8 p.m. Sunday show, which will also include opening acts Eternal Summers and Charlie Virgo.
Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 the day of the show.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707 or stickyz.com
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The Lucious Spiller Band will play from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at The Afterthought Bistro and Bar.
Admission is $7.
The Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196, afterthoughtbistroandbar.com
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Maxine's in Hot Springs will present Elliot Brood and Adam Faucett at 9 p.m. today.
Admission is $10.
Wayne Sharp and the Sharpshooter Band will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.
Tickets are $7.
The Foul Play Cabaret burlesque show will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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The Copper Penny Pub on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs will present Dirk Quinn at 9 p.m. Friday.
Jawbone and Jolene will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free.
Copper Penny Pub, 711 Central Ave., (501) 622-2570, copperpennypub.com
Weekend on 04/16/2015