Folk Club to host married duo Smokey &The Mirror
Smokey & The Mirror will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the Little Rock
Folk Club at Thomson Hall at Unitarian Universalist Church. Admission is $15, $8 for students with IDs and free for accompanied children age 12 and under.
Smokey & The Mirror — the husband and wife duo of Bryan and Bernice Hembree — have spent seven years as members of Northwest Arkansas folk trio 3 Penny Acre. They also co-founded Fayetteville’s Roots Festival.
As Smokey & The Mirror, the Hembrees give voice to their rock, country, R&B and pop influences, such as Buddy Holly, Indigo Girls and Bruce Hornsby, among others, along with their own original songs. Bryan plays guitar, Bernice plays double bass, both sing and they will be joined by guitarist Terry Buffalo Ware, a member of John Fullbright’s band.
Little Rock Folk Club, Thomson Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1818 Reservoir Road, Little Rock, (501) 663-0634, littlerockfolkclub.org
Handmade Moments — back from a three-month tour of South America — will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday at The Afterthought. Admission is $7, or $12 for reserved seats.
The duo of Anna Horton and Joel Ludford — also members of the group Don’t Stop Please — is back in Arkansas for about six weeks before they hit the road again.
The Intruders will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Admission is $7, or $12 for reserved seating.
The Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196, afterthoughtbistroandbar.com
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will perform at 9 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock ’n’ Roll Chicken Shack. Admission is $15.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, founded in 2004 by Philadelphia students attending Connecticut College, released a debut album in 2005 and became one of the first bands to achieve fame through social media. Over the past decade, the band released five albums as four of the five members drifted away, leaving only Alec Ounsworth (guitar, vocals, synthesizers and drum machines) as an original member, augmented by bassist/producer Matt Wong.
Futurebirds, along with opening acts Roadkill and Ghost Choir, will perform at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 the day of the show.
Cadillac Jackson will headline a 9 p.m. show Saturday, with Free Verse opening. Admission is $5.
Desert Noises and The Consumers will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $8.
Stickyz Rock ’n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 3727707 or stickyz.com
Drastic Measures Productions will present Ringworm, along with opening acts Inrage and Severe Headwound, at 8:30 p.m. today at the Revolution Room. Admission is $10.
The Casey Donahew Band returns for a performance at 9 p.m. Friday. Admission is $20.
Ras Levi’s “Jamaica Me Crazy” birthday bash will feature Tricia Reed, Mike Walker, Neff, Msslim, Fire and Brimstone and DJ HY-C at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $12 per person, or two for $20.
Revolution Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
Whitey Morgan will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at Juanita’s. Admission is $12.
Also known as Eric Allen, Whitey Morgan started a band in Flint, Mich., releasing a debut album, Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels, in 2007 under the name Whitey Morgan and The 78’s. In 2010, the band released a self-titled album on the prominent Chicago label Bloodshot Records, which had been recorded at Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock, N.Y.
The band released its third album, Sonic Ranch, on May 19 on Bloodshot.
Juanita’s, 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228, juanitas.com
Southeast Sound Machine will perform at 7 p.m. today at Another Round Pub. Admission is free.
Chris DeClerk will play from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, followed by Tyrannosaurus Chicken at 9 p.m. Admission is $5.
Trey Johnson will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Another Round Pub, 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612, anotherroundpub.com
Spero, plus Marvin Berry & The Jaffe, will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern. Admission is $6.
The See will perform what they are calling their “final show” at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, with The Uh Huhs opening. Admission is $7.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
Maxine’s in Hot Springs will present Oil Boom, with Advance Cassette opening at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
Maxine’s, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com.