THURSDAY 9/15
The Chamber Music Society of Little Rock is hosting The Linden String Quartet, currently the graduate string quartet in residence at Yale School of Music. The group will perform works by Ravel, Beethoven and Bartok, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m., $10 for students, $25 for non-students. Montgomery Trucking‘s hillbilly-rockabilly hybrid is always a good time, especially at White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. Mariachi Americas kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month at UALR at 11 a.m. DJ Salsa Alex will lead salsa dancing lessons at noon and the film “Stand and Deliver” will be screened at 6 p.m.
FRIDAY 9/16
Smooth jazz giant Najee plays at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, with opening act Rodney Block & the Real Music Lovers, 7 p.m., $50-$100. The Good Time Ramblers amble into The Afterthought for C&W-style revelry, 9 p.m., $7. If you’ve ever wanted to appear in a music video, here’s your chance: The Flameing Daeth Fearies will be filming for its “Zombie Roommates” video at Juanita’s starting around 8 p.m. There will be makeup artists on hand to zombify the audience, but doing your own is encouraged. Se7en Sharp rocks it on out at Fox and Hound, 10 p.m., $5.
SATURDAY 9/17
The Romany Rye plays flawless, CSNY-inspired folk-rock at White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. Shannon Boshears will be filming for a documentary in the lounge at Discovery Nightclub, while comedian and actor Geoffrey Ian Bara performs in the theater, 9 p.m., $7 before 11 p.m. Jam-tastic Chicago act Lubriphonic takes to the stage at Stickyz, with openers Zach Williams & The Reformations, 9 p.m., $8. Rockabilly legends Sonny Burgess and The Legendary Pacers play Ward Country Dance on Hwy. 167 up in Lonoke County, 7 p.m., $6. Angry Patrick’s Comedy Bunker hosts Marc Ryan at Juanita’s, 7:30 p.m., $10. The Human Rights Campaign presents “On the Cusp of Equality: Are we at a Tipping Point on LGBT Equality?” at the Arkansas Arts Center, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY 9/18
The River City Men’s Chorus presents “In the Spirit” at Trinity United Methodist Church, 3 p.m. Mike Pinto brings the laid-back frat-reggae jams to Stickyz, with opening act Cas Haley, 8:30 p.m., $8 adv., $10 d.o.s. The 28th Annual Camp Aldersgate Fish Fry includes food, fun and music from Jubilation Jazz and Bob Hayes & Friends, noon, Camp Aldersgate, $10-$15.