Terence Blanchard, featuring The E-Collective, will perform at 8 p.m. today at South on Main in Little Rock. Tickets are $58.75, $56.75 and $28.25.
Blanchard, a New Orleans born-and-raised trumpeter and multiple Grammy Award winner, began his solo recording career in 1991. He has composed more than 50 soundtracks and more than 30 albums. His latest album, Breathless, on Blue Note Records, is a fusion of funk, R&B and blues sounds.
The E-Collective consists of Fabian Almazan on keyboards, Charles Altura on guitar, Donald Ramsey on bass and Oscar Seaton on drums.
Blanchard and his band are performing for the final show in the 2016-2017 Jazz Series sponsored by the Oxford American magazine.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (800) 293-5949, metrotix.com
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The Wildflower Revue will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Central Arkansas Library System's Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock. Admission is $15.
Amy Garland Angel, Mandy McBryde and Bonnie Montgomery are the members of The Wildflower Revue. They are performing in support of a new self-titled album, released in January. The record is a collection of 10 original songs and three covers: Johnny Cash's "Bad News," Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer."
The concert is part of the Arkansas Sounds series.
CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 S. Rock St., Little Rock, (501) 320-5728, arkansassounds.org
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Michael Dean Damron, Cory Call and Shane Sweeney will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Junkbomb, along with opening acts Crisco Kids and Black Horse, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Hayes Carll, plus opening act Band of Heathens, will perform at 8:30 p.m. today at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $20.
Carll, a Texan and Hendrix College graduate, won seven Austin Music Awards in March: Austin Musician of the Year, Album of the Year for Lovers and Leavers, Song of the Year for "Sake of the Song," Best Folk Performer, Male Vocals, Songwriter and Album Art for Lovers and Leavers.
Rayland Baxter, along with opening act Elise Davis, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $15.
A memorial show honoring Prince will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Chris DeClerk will perform at the Lagunitas Brewing Co.'s 420 release party for its Waldos' Special Ale at 7 p.m. today at Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Youth Pastor will perform at 10 p.m. Friday. Admission is $7.
Weakness for Blondes 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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Tragikly White will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack. Admission is $10.
Matt Stell will perform, along with opening act Dillan Cate, at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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Delta Translation will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Thirst N' Howl Bar & Grill in Little Rock. Admission is $5.
Nerd Eye Blind will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
Thirst N' Howl Bar & Grill, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 370-8189, thirst-n-howl.com
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The Gold Show Drag Show will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's Live in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
Christine DeMeo will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.
Ghost Bones, I Was Afraid and Attagirl will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Maxine's Live, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909 , maxineslive.com
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John Calvin Brewer Band and Ethan and Friends will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday for the third annual Hot Springs Gumbo and Crawfish Festival in Hill Wheatley Plaza in Hot Springs. Admission is $10 (to sample gumbo), $20 (for crawfish and sides) or $30 for all of the items.
The festival is a fundraiser for the Spa City Blues Society.
Hill Wheatley Plaza, 629 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 815-2939, hsgumbofest.com
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Phil Vassar, a Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter, will present an evening of stories and music at 8 p.m. Saturday in Wildwood Mansion at The Delta School in Wilson. Admission is $75.
Vassar got his start writing songs for other artists, including Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, Collin Raye and Alan Jackson. He was then signed to Arista Records, which released his debut self-titled album in 2000. He has since released more albums, the latest of which, American Soul, came out in 2016.
Wildwood Mansion at The Delta School, 5101 U.S. 61, Wilson, wilsonarkansas.com
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The Zyndall Wayne Raney Band will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ward Country Dance in Ward. Admission is $6.
Ward Country Dance, off exit 25 of U.S. 67/167, Ward, (870) 512-8447, zwrband.com.
Weekend on 04/20/2017