The Obsessed, plus opening acts Iron Tongue, Seahag and Tempus Terra, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at White Water Tavern. Admission is $15.
Sad Daddy, plus opening act Nate Kennedy, will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $6.
Sad Daddy is a two-man, two-woman group of acoustic musicians who blend folk, bluegrass and other strains of sometimes humorous topics, as exemplified by the band's name -- taken from an expression for a larger than average fish that has been fooled into taking a fisherman's bait.
Brian Martin plays guitar, harmonica, bouzouki and mouth horns; Melissa Carper plays upright bass; Joe Sundell plays banjo and harmonica; and Rebecca Patek plays fiddle. Martin, Carper and Sundell founded the group and write the songs. Patek joined later and all four provide vocals. For a time, Carper and Sundell were based in Austin, Texas, but all four now call the Eureka Springs area home.
The band released a self-titled CD in 2010 and are now touring to promote its follow-up, Fresh Catch, released last fall. The album features a dozen original songs, one of which, "Georgetown One-Stop," is a salute to a legendary Arkansas catfish restaurant.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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John Burnette will perform at 8 p.m. today at South on Main in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
Shovels & Rope will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday. The show is sold out.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (800) 293-5949, metrotix.com; or (501) 244-9660 and southonmain.com
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Convictions, plus opening act Darkness Divided, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show. There will also be a $2 surcharge for minors attending.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Jake will perform at 5:30 p.m. today at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Kat Man Duo will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Rock Candy will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Andy Tanas will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Woodpeckers will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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American Lions will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Arkansauce will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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The sixth annual Whole Hog Roast will feature the Good Time Ramblers and Wildflower Review, performing from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Argenta Plaza in North Little Rock. Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the gate; and for those wishing entry into the beer and wine garden, an additional $5.
Admission includes all-you-can-eat pork and sides. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Times, benefits the Argenta Arts District.
Argenta Plaza, 520 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 492-3994, centralarkansastickets.com
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Olivia Newton-John will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Oaklawn Racing & Gaming's Finish Line Theater in Hot Springs. The show is sold-out.
Newton-John's show is a makeup date after she had canceled her June 9 show due to a re-occurrence of breast cancer.
Oaklawn Racing & Gaming, 2705 Central Ave. (Arkansas 7), Hot Springs, (501) 623-4411, Extension 340, oaklawn.com
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Bruiser Queen will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is free.
Ronnie Heart will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.
Dikki Du & His Zydeco Krewe 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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The North Mississippi Allstars will headline the Depot Days Festival in Newport this weekend. Admission is free.
The North Mississippi Allstars, along with opening acts the Memphis Allstars, Larry McCray and the Deltatones featuring Charlotte Taylor, will perform Friday night, with the headliners playing at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m., the festival lineup will include the Matte Gray Band, Travis Wammack, Ace Cannon, Zyndall Raney Band, W.S. Holland Band, The Legendary Pacers, J.R. Rogers and the Allstars, The Jimmy Dunham Family and A Tribute to the Memory of Sonny Burgess.
Depot Days Festival, downtown Newport, (870) 523-3618, depotdays.org.
Weekend on 09/28/2017