THURSDAY 6/19
California bluesman Len Rainey comes to Studio Joe for a jam with Mike Dollins and Joe Pitts, 7 p.m., $7. Upscale Underground co-founder Jason “J-One” Marshall celebrates his birthday at Crush Wine Bar at Live Karaoke night with the band Solfude providing the instrumental support, 8 p.m., $5. Little Rock’s Big Stack revives the ’80s hair metal era at Cajun’s, 9 p.m., $5. The Ted Ludwig Trio performs at Afterthought with special guest trumpeter Rodney Block, 8 p.m., $5. Buzzy alt-rockers the Spill Canvas headline a full bill at Juanita’s, which also features Steel Train and Liam and Me, 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 d.o.s. Nashville-based alt-poppers the Hollywood Kills come to Sticky Fingerz for the first time, 9:30 p.m., $5. Oklahoma folk-rocker Travis Linville is at White Water, 9 p.m., $5. The Travs take on the Springfield Cardinals at Dickey-Stephens, 7:10 p.m., $6-$10.
FRIDAY 6/20
If Power 92’s Juneteenth concert sounds like too much, Kookieman.com’s get-down at the Statehouse Convention Center might suit. DJ Tenslim mans the decks, 10 p.m., $7. Ages 18 and older admitted. Revolution kicks off its second anniversary weekend celebration with venue favorite Lord T and Eloise, who played Bonnaroo recently. Free Sol opens, 10 p.m., cover TBA. Local cover band Crisis! headlines at Cajun’s, 9 p.m., $5. Blue-eyed crooner Big John Miller is at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. Memphis Soul Revue tries to get butts on the floor at the Peabody’s RiverTop Party, 8 p.m., $5.
SATURDAY 6/21
Hugely popular alt-rockers Flyleaf play the Timberwood Amphitheater in Magic Springs, 8 p.m., park admission. Punk miscreants and pranksters Green Jello headline at Juanita’s with Mensrea and the George Jonestown Massacre, 9:30 p.m., $12 adv., $15 d.o.s. Searcy rockers Jason Greenlaw and the Groove play the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. Memphis’ White Noise Theory plays a mix of ’70s and ’80s dance at Cajun’s, 9 p.m., $5. Local blues-rock act the Seth Freeman Band celebrates the release of its new CD, 9 p.m., $5.
TUESDAY 6/24
The Arkansas River Blues Society celebrates its 24th anniversary with a big ol’ blues jam, 9 p.m., $5. John Miller and Steven Winter headline Bluesday Tuesday at the Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. At Sticky Fingerz, Texas’ Girl in a Coma, which has opened for the likes of Frank Black and the Pogues, plays an angsty brand of alt-pop, 9:30 p.m., $5.