Big Smith.
FRIDAY 3/5 Afterthought offers a show with
Ramona Smith and Carl Mouton, 9 p.m., $7, while
The Ted Ludwig Trio continues its standing engagement at the Capital Bar and Grill, 8 p.m., free.
Billboard-charting
Three Days Grace brings a night of rock to Verizon Arena alongside angsty ilk
Breaking Benjamin and
Flyleaf, 7 p.m., $48.50.
Floridian bluegrass-soul outfit
Bowlegged Rooster takes to the White Water Tavern stage as part of its ongoing tour, 10 p.m.
Downtown Music hosts a night of psych-folk with
Damon Moon and the Whispering Drifters and Boston's
Stranger Than Fiction, 8 p.m., $6.
In Benton, Little Rock radio rockers
3rd Degree play Denton's Trotline, 8 p.m. For those wanting to jazz up their Friday,
SATURDAY 3/6 At North Little Rock's Parrot Beach Cafe, 26 acts play an all-day festival to raise money to help pay local musician
Charlotte Taylor's stacking chemotherapy bills. The benefit goes from 1 p.m. to midnight; there's a suggested $5 donation at the door.
After releasing its new album, “Roots, Shoots and Wings,” country-folksters
Big Smith bring their dusty, authentic sound to Revolution, 8:30 p.m., $6.
New Little Rock shredders
Forty-Two return to Lucky's Bar and Grill, in Maumelle, 8 p.m.
Stark Naked and the Car Thieves play Stevie Wonder-infused bar music at Fox and Hound, 9 p.m., $5.
Conway's Bear's Den Pizza brings Little Rock's Falcon Scott alongside
Climax, 8 p.m., $5.
Whurm takes its heavier, more experimental take on the jam band sound to Juanita's;
Luke Pruitt and
Brandon White support, 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, Electric Cowboy takes a stab at comedy by presenting the 2
nd Annual Arkansas' Funniest Person competition, 6 p.m., $10.