IN BRIEF
THURSDAY 3/21
SATURDAY 3/23
PINBACK
band has always been Rob Crow, formerly of Thingy and Heavy Vegetable, and Zach Smith of Three Mile Pilot. I first heard the band when its 2001 album “Blue Screen Life” became one of the inescapable albums of that year. It seemed like everywhere I went that year I heard that album, “White Blood
9 p.m. Revolution. $12 adv., $15 day of.
For the last 15 years or so, West Coast duo Pinback has been crafting airtight, intricate indie pop with no rough edges at all and not so much as a note out of place. Collaborators have come and gone, but the core of the
Cells,” “Is This It?” and the Shins’ “Oh, Inverted World.” Since then, Pinback hasn’t been exactly hyper-prolific, instead taking their time crafting three more albums of flawless and unpredictable pop. Opening up the all-ages show is the bizarro TV-theme act JP Inc. RB
SUNDAY 3/24
LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS
FRIDAY 3/22
8 p.m. Juanita’s. $12 adv., $15 day of.
While the last few years have seen a steady interest in historically precise oldschool soul and funk, few of these acts have been at it as long as North Carolina native Lee Fields, who cut his first single the same year that a bunch of hippies got together for a concert on a farm outside a small town in upstate New York. Or as Pitchfork put it in a review of Fields’ latest album, “Faithful Man”: “Don’t call it a throwback, though. Fields has been doing this since 1969, so in his case it’s more a matter of sticking to your guns.” Fields is backed up by The Expressions, the house band for New York label Truth & Soul. Joining him on this tour is female soul duo Lady, also on Truth & Soul. Folks, this show is going to be a good one. RB
REAL DEAL: Lee Fields performs at Juanita’s Sunday night.
MONDAY 3/25
“JFK: 50 YEARS LATER”
JOHN ROGERS ARCHIVE
Argenta Arts District
It’s been 50 years since President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas. Some of us remember the Camelot era he ushered in; others of us are too young. For the former, the photos that make up the exhibit “JFK 50 Years Later” will provoke all sorts of memories; for the latter, they’ll be illuminating. Monday through Saturday, eight venues in North Little Rock’s historic downtown are showing some 120 photographs from the collection of Rogers Photo Archives, grouped in segments of JFK’s life, from family to the Space Race to his assassination. Along with the exhibits, there will be special events: Filmmaker Craig Renaud will show a short film he created for the exhibition at a 7 p.m. Monday opening reception at the Argenta Community
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s production of the musical “Treasure Island” continues at 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. White Water Tavern has three of the state’s best songwriters under one roof, Kevin Kerby, Adam Faucett and Andy Warr, 9:30 p.m., $5. Downtown Music Hall hosts pop-punkers The Wonder Years, with Fireworks, Hostage Calm and Misser, 6 p.m., $13 adv., $15 day of. Stickyz brings in folky Memphis singer/songwriter Chris Milam, 9 p.m., 18-and-older. Film geeks take note: The WRI Film Forum at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute atop Petit Jean Mountain kicks off Thursday, offering up-and-comers access to industry vets, who’ll impart their wisdom in a four-day series of seminars, workshops and screenings. More info at livethelegacy.org.
JFK AND JOHN-JOHN: In the “JFK 50 Years Later” exhibit in Argenta.
Theater and Gov. Mike Beebe will read JFK’s inaugural address at noon Tuesday, March 26, on the steps of the Argenta Post Office, 420 Main St. Writers will assemble
for a discussion, “Where Were You?”, for Starving Artist’s Tin Roof Project, 5:30 p.m. March 26. Also scheduled: “Shooting JFK,” a talk by former United Press International photographer Willie Allen, 6 p.m. March 27 and 4 p.m. March 30; a screening of Oliver Stone’s film “JFK” at 7 p.m. March 28 at the ACT, and an auction of work by Arkansas artists at 7 p.m. March 30 at the ACT. Ticketed events will raise money for the Argenta Arts Foundation and the “Moonshot Project” to boost college success through the arts. Venues include The Joint (301 Main St.), THEA Foundation (401 Main St.), Starving Artist Cafe (411 Main St.), Art Connection (204 E. 4th St.), Pennington Studios (417 Main St.), Greg Thompson Fine Art (429 Main St.) and the Paint Box Gallery (705 Main St.). Call 225-5600 for ticket information; exhibits are free. LNP
“A Hair Affair” is a fundraiser for LGBT homelessness advocate Lucie’s Place and HIV/AIDS support group LACorp, with a fashion show, competition between local hair salons, local arts and crafts and live music from Winston Family Orchestra, Terry House, 6 p.m., $10 adv., $15 door. It’s the last run for The Weekend Theater’s production of “Company,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Longtime local rock favorites Big Silver play at White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. Southern-fried hip-hop outfit The Nappy Roots play an 18-and-older show at Revolution, 9 p.m. Down in the Spa City, Texan roots-rockers The Mansion Family perform with Uncle Joe and The Backsliders’ Choir, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 door. ImprovLittleRock’s “Battle Royal” finds comedic improvisers going head-to-head, with the audience declaring the winners, The Public Theatre, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $8. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona will discuss current affairs at the Clinton School of Public Service, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY 3/23
Former Razorbacks track and field coach and living legend John McDonnell will do a book-signing at Go! Running in the Heights, noon. Verizon Arena hosts the 2013 SEC Gymnastics Championship, 2 p.m., $8-$16. Ragged rockers Not in the Face return to Bear’s Den Pizza in Conway, 8:30 p.m., free. Fayetteville countryrockers Backroad Anthem bring the ruckus to Stickyz, 18-and-older, 9 p.m. Buzzed-about Dallas indie rockers Air Review play Maxine’s, with Adam Faucett & The Tall Grass, $6 adv., $8 door.
TUESDAY 3/26
Funnyman Jim Gaffigan comes to Robinson Center Music Hall on his White Bread Tour, 7 p.m. $48-$58. If you require standup comedy with more of a misanthropic, scorchedearth hatred vibe, Doug Stanhope is at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville, 8 p.m., $25. www.arktimes.com
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