THURSDAY 4/24
Tune in: Rap/soul collective Epiphany and One Night Stand make a repeat appearance on AETN’s “Front Row” at 6:30 p.m. Little Rock honky-tonk heroes the Salty Dogs perform in West Little Rock at Studio Joe’s, 8 p.m., $5. Catchy indie rockers The Future of the Ghost, from Salt Lake City, come to White Water with hillbilly rockers Jason and the Punknecks, 9 p.m., $5. Billy Joe Shaver-endorsed outlaw country singer Jackson Taylor plays Sticky Fingerz, 9:30 p.m. The stylistically diverse party band Typhoid Mary headlines at Cajun’s Wharf, 9 p.m., $5. Eric “Carolina Davis” shakes ’em on down at On the Rocks, where there’s all-you-can-eat crawfish, 8 p.m., $5 after 9 p.m. Jazz favorites the Ted Ludwig Trio perform, as usual, at the Afterthought, 8 p.m., $5. “Sherlock Holmes” continues at the Rep.
FRIDAY 4/25
Springfield, Mo.’s favorite family band, Big Smith, always a crowd favorite in these parts, comes to Revolution, 9 p.m., $8. In Hot Springs, the Grateful Dead tribute act the Schwag helps Maxine’s celebrate its second anniversary. At Cornerstone, local pop standouts the Boswells perform with Clouded Son, 9 p.m., $5. Sticky Fingerz hosts Nevermind, a Nirvana tribute act, 9:30 p.m., $6. In its space on South Main, ACAC presents “Show Your Shorts,” a series of short films by local filmmakers. At the West End, party band Mr. Happy aims to put butts on the dance floor, 9 p.m., $5. Big Stack is at the Peabody’s River Top Party, 8 p.m., $5. At Vino’s, 88.3 FM’s Arkansas Underground hosts a rap get-down, 8 p.m., $5. Popular local act Tragikly White Band plays the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $3. “Sherlock Holmes” continues at the Rep.
SATURDAY 4/26
Blues woman Charlotte Taylor and her band Gypsy Rain play Cornerstone, 9 p.m., $5. Roots favorite Shannon Boshears headlines at Cajun’s, 9 p.m., $5. At Sticky Fingerz, local jam-rockers Weakness for Blondes perform, 9 p.m., $5. The Schwag closes out their second night helping Maxine’s celebrate its second anniversary, 9 p.m., $5. Featuring members of the Munks, the Good Time Ramblers perform at the West End, 9 p.m., $5. At Discovery DJ Moongod and Weswood spin in the disco, while Balance keeps it moving in the lobby, midnight, $10.