Pallbearer

George’s has a happy hours how with Ozark Blues Society’s 2012 Blues Challenge winners Leah & The Mojo Doctors and Buddy Shute. The bands will be raising funds for their trip to Memphis to compete in the International Blues Challenge. Tyrannosaurus Chicken will perform late night.

The Little Rock band that made just about everyone’s best of 2012 list for best metal album is in town Friday night, with a rad-ass Fayetteville band. The Little Rock Band is Pallbearer, and the Fayetteville band is Fauxnz. The club is The Lightbulb Club. The cover’s $6.

Catfish Jackson has a new name. They’re called Strange Derangers now, and they’ll be at Smoke & Barrel Friday night.

Catch Me if You Can is still at Walton Arts Center. Here’s what Tobias (and a couple Flyer readers) had to say about the show.

Full Friday list:

6 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Ozark Blues Society’s send-off party

6 p.m.  Greenhouse Grille: Matt Smith Jazz

8 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: Catch Me If You Can

7 p.m.  Fresco Cafe & Pub: Vikki Cunningham

8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Isayah’s All Stars Duo

8 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Tyrannosaurus Chicken

8:30 p.m.  JJ’s Grill: Wes & Karl

8 p.m.  Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Opera Fayetteville

9 p.m.  The Lightbulb Club: Fauxnz / Pallbearer

9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Strange Deranger

10 p.m.  Legacy Blues Lounge: Blew Reed and the Flatheads

Tilford Sellers & The Wagon Burners

Saturday morning, there’s an artist talk with local glass artist Ed Pennebaker at 11 a.m. at Fayetteville Underground.

Later on, the Razorbacks will host Vanderbilt in their SEC home opener at 5 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena.

There’s a dance party at George’s Majestic Lounge with locals trance-y, dance-y band Space Camp and beatmaster DJ, Bizar. We caught up with Space Camp earlier this week.

Also Saturday night, there’s a honky-tonk show at Smoke & Barrel Tavern with Southern Indiana-based band, Tilford Sellers & The Wagon Burners.

Full Saturday list:

11 a.m.  Fayetteville Underground: Ed Pennebaker artist talk

2 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: Catch Me If You Can

8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Kory Montgomery Band

9 p.m.  Rogue: Michael Tisdale & The Union

5 p.m.  Bud Walton Arena: UA men’s basketball vs. Vanderbilt

8 p.m.  Dickson Street Pub: Jake Ayo

8 p.m.  Scarpino: West Street Blues Band’s tribute to Stevie Nicks

8 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Space Camp / Bizar

8:30 p.m.  JJ’s Grill: Maud Crawford

8 p.m.  Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Tangled Words Comedy

9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Tilford Sellers & The Wagon Burners

10 p.m.  Legacy Blues Lounge: Jonathan Story / Russ Hutchison

Full Sunday list:

11 a.m.  Common Grounds: Candy Lee

11 a.m.  Emelia’s Kitchen: Live jazz

11 a.m.  Greenhouse Grille: Clarke Buehling

1 p.m.  Terra Studios: Bryn Bower Cox / Carol Widder

2 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: Catch Me If You Can

2 p.m.  Fayetteville Public Library: Community Cinema: Soul Food Junkies

3 p.m.  Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall: Opera Fayetteville

9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: AGOSTO!