The Riverfront Blues Society Blues Challenge will feature blues from Connor Helm, Phillip & Carey, Mason Brown, D-Bone, Roll Cage Mary, Don Wright, Sherman & Tybo, Earl Delaney Band, Freeman & Co. and more on October 20th, afternoon. It will be held again at 1 p.m. Justin Cable Band. The showcase, hosted by Brett Raines, will take place in the Sphinx Room at Temple Live.
The winners in each category will advance to the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge to be held on Beale Street in Memphis from January 7th to 11th, 2025. The deadline to participate in the contest is Sunday, October 13th.
TempleLive’s next performance is Michael Carbonaro: Lies on Stage, October 19th at 7:30 p.m. The Struts, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Tipsy Gypsy, Uncle Fudge, Rollcage Mary, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Hannah Dasher (Rescheduled) Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.
river valley
Hero — Gravehugger, PTN, Vore, Hoss, Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Swinkfest with Kaza, The Band of Poets, and the Grand Inquisitor, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Modeling, Breaks, and Kin & Company, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Weeping Gate, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. The Rocky Horror Pikin Show, Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Rhythm Union, Nov. 1, 8 p.m.
Neumeyer’s Rib Room & Beer Garden — Music starts around 7 p.m. with Robert Rausch, Oct. 19. Paden, October 25th. Uncle Fudge, October 26th.
Majestic Fort Smith — Cottonmouth Kings in rehab, Short Dawg the Native, Heathen Sun, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Stoney LaRue, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Cherokee Casino Pocola — Pecos and Rooftop, Nov. 8, 8 p.m.
Choctaw Casino & Resort Grant – Pecos & The Rooftops, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. Dusty Slay, Dec. 27, 7 p.m. Dueling Pianos, Dec. 28, 7 p.m.
Alma Performing Arts Center — Shane and Shane, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.
other places
AMP — Post Malone, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. Benson Boone and Daniel Seavey, Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Don Tolliver, October 24th. Night Sweat with Nathaniel Ratliff and Gregory Alan Isakoff, Oct. 29, 8 p.m.
Rogers Convention Center — Silk Road Ensemble’s performance of American Railroad with Rhiannon Giddens, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Walton Arts Center — Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Oct. 13. Kristin Chenoweth: For Girls, December 3rd.
JJ’s Live — Cannons, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Send your music event to Monica Hooper at mhooper@nwaonline.com.
