CIVIL WARS VET:

John Paul White hails from Muscle Shoals, Ala., so he naturally works that realm between soul and country music. He was half of the big breakthrough band Civil Wars, but the partnership — creative and personal — with Joy Williams went south, and he now has his own record that has him on the road. “Beulah” isn’t released for another week, so this show affords the opportunity to hear the new stuff a little early. With Secret Sisters. 8 p.m. Thursday at Continental Club, 3700 Main; $15; 713-529-9899, continentalclub.com.