Trashcan Bandits

Who’s ready for happy hour? George’s Majestic Lounge has one with local favorites Ultra Suede and Full House starting at 6 p.m. Later on, local bands Trashcan Bandits and Chooch and the SideHill Gougers will perform.

Remember that Paste Magazine 50 States Project that recognized a few Fayetteville bands? Well, Conway band Don’t Stop Please was also on that list, and they’ll make their way up I-540 for a show at Smoke & Barrel Tavern Friday night.

Send + Return’s Jason Wright is one of the best drummers this town has ever seen, and he’s playing his last show with the band at The Lightbulb Club Friday night before stepping aside to concentrate on other interests. The band will continue on with new drummer Damon Singleton (who is also a badass on the skins), but we recommend watching Jason one last time if you can make it out. Little Rock band Miss Riss and the Artful Dodgers, and Kansas City’s Simple Lines will also perform.

TheatreSquared’s Noises Off continues its run at Nadine Baum Studios this weekend, with performances scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Our reviewer Tobias Wray says it’s hilarious.

Speaking of laughs, another good bet is UARK Bowl, who will continue their fall stand-up comedy series with comics Stewart Huff and Keith Manning Friday night. Huff comes with a strong recommendation from KUAF’s Kyle Kellams who called him “a new generation George Carlin.”

Full Friday list:

George’s Majestic Lounge: Trashcan Bandits / Chooch and the SideHill Gougers / Full House / Ultra Suede

JJ’s Grill: Earl & Them

Jose’s: Jason Strode

Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off

UARK Bowl: Stand-up comedy: Stewart Huff / Keith Manning

Walton Arts Center: Stomp

Foghorn’s on College: Jon Knox

Fresco Cafe & Pub: Mo Brothers

Mojo’s Pints & Pies: R.J. Mischo

Dickson Street Pub: Love & Money

Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Don’t Stop Please / Merry Mobile

The Lightbulb Club: Send + Return / Miss Riss and the Artful Dodgers / Simple Lines

Legacy Blues Lounge: Leah & The Mojo Doctors / Walter Savage

Eliot Lipp

Saturday morning, how about visiting the newly-crowned America’s Favorite Farmers’ Market on the Fayetteville Square? High five a farmer while you’re down there.

The Razorback Football team is back in action as well, and will take on the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock at 6 p.m on Saturday. The game will be televised by ESPNU. Oh, and we’ve got a little score prediction contest going on, too. Try your luck.

Everyone needs a little poetry in their life, right? There’s a free Burning Chair Reading show scheduled at Nightbird Books with visiting writers Lily Brown, Tim Earley, Laura Solomon, and Tim Van Dyke.

Stomp is at Walton Arts Center this weekend, with shows scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.

There’s a big electronic show at George’s with Eliot Lipp and GRiZ. We’ve heard really good things about Lipp’s live show, and GRiZ aka the 22-year-old Grant Kwiecinski, has a new album called Mad Liberation that a lot of people are freaking out about around the country.

Memphis psychedelic garage rockers Tiger High will be at Smoke & Barrel Saturday night with Portland, OR band The Shivas. Both bands sound pretty awesome.

The Lightbulb Club has Dallas, TX band Nervous Curtains with local metal band, Eyes Of Iron.

On Saturday at 2 p.m., some of the awesome kids from the Bentonville School of Rock are performing at Rogue. You can check out Rock and Roll Takeover, Dead Monsters, and 3 Bills Overdue (made up of some local kid rockers) for $10. Kids under 18 years old get in for free.

Full Saturday list:

Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market

Jammin’ Java: East of Zion

Fayetteville Public Library: OWL: Ozark Writers Live

Rogue: Rock and Roll Takeover / Dead Monsters / 3 Bills Overdue

Walton Arts Center: Stomp

Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off

Legacy Blues Lounge: Adam Collins / Nathan Aronowitz and Gary Hutchison

Jose’s: Leah & The Mojo Doctors

Nightbird Books: The Burning Chair Readings

JJ’s Grill: Joe Giles & the Homewreckers

Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Bill Dollar & Loose Change

Rogue: FireFLY / BLACK LIGHT ILLumination PARTY

George’s Majestic Lounge: Eliot Lipp / Nadis Warriors / Griz

Smoke & Barrel Tavern: The Shivas / Tiger High

The Lightbulb Club: Nervous Curtains / Eyes Of Iron

Dickson Street Pub: Steve Houk

If you missed the School of Rock show at Rogue on Saturday, there’s an encore performance scheduled on Sunday, also at 2 p.m.).

There’s also a free show at George’s Sunday night with funky soul-grass band Dumptruck Butterlips, from Lawrence, KS.

Full Sunday list:

Botanical Garden of the Ozarks: Farmers’ Market

Common Grounds: Sarah Hughes

Terra Studios: Fall Music Festival

Rogue: Rock and Roll Takeover / Dead Monsters / 3 Bills Overdue

Walton Arts Center: Stomp

Nadine Baum Studios: TheatreSquared’s Noises Off

Mojito’s Mexican Grill: Walter Savage

George’s Majestic Lounge: Dumptruck Butterlips