Weekend Flyer: June 21-23, 2013

Daikaiju

First of all, let me say that this weekend is shaping up to be one of the best for music we’ve seen in a long time. And it starts at happy hour, with the legendary Cate Brothers in the garden at George’s Majestic Lounge at 6 p.m. Locals Oreo Blue are also on the bill, performing in the lounge at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

Also on Friday night, the incredible, masked surf-ninja band Daikaiju will return for a show at Smoke & Barrel Friday night. Smoke & Barrel co-owner Evan McDonald called their last performance one of the best the venue has ever seen. Admission is $5 at the door.

The Artosphere Festival Orchestra will be performing “An Evening with Beethoven” Friday night at Walton Arts Center. It looks like this one’s sold out, though, so hopefully you’ve already to your tickets.

For laughs, UARK Bowl has comedian Tim Northern. Admission is $7, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

For kids, there’s another Dive In Movie at Wilson Park Pool Friday night with Little Rascals. Dive In Movies are free to attend, and the show starts at sunset.

Full list:

6 p.m.  Fresco Cafe & Pub: Fresco Jazz Trio

6 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Cate Bros. / Oreo Blue

9 p.m.  Greenhouse Grille: Alex Lewis Jazz Duo

6 p.m.  Jose’s: Brick Fields

6 p.m.  Mojito’s Mexican Grill: Effron White

7 p.m.  Walton Arts Center: Artosphere Festival Orchestra

7 p.m.  Foghorn’s: Ben Coulter

7 p.m.  Wasabi: Sarah Hughes

7 p.m.  Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: The Radleys

8 p.m.  UARK Bowl: Comedy w/ Tim Northern

8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: The Strays

8:30 p.m.  JJ’s Grill: JAB

8 p.m.  Kingfish: The Great Scotts

9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: DAIKAIJU

10 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Sublime tribute band

Pokey LaFarge

For the 30th time, music, art, and bed races will once again fill Dickson Street as part of Fayetteville’s annual Springfest celebration. It all starts with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. at Jose’s. After that, there’s a 5K run beginning at 7:30 a.m., a dog parade at 11 a.m., bed races at 1 p.m., and music pretty much all day in the Walton Arts Center lot and at Jose’s. Here’s our full guide to all the fun.

There are some big music events on Saturday night. First of all, Fayetteville Roots Festival presents 3 Penny Acre and Pokey LaFarge at George’s Majestic Lounge. Tickets are $10 , but if you show your Old Crow Medicine Show ticket at the door, you can get in for $5 (organizers wrote in to tell us about this promotion on Thursday, but called today to say it was not available).

An iteration of legendary punk band Black Flag will be at The Phoenix (formerly Rogue) Saturday night. The band, recently re-formed by founder and guitarist Greg Ginn, vocalist Ron Reyes, bassist Dave Klein, and drummer Gregory Moore, will perform along with Ginn’s other project Good For You. Tickets are $25 ($29.45 w/ fees).

Locals Damn Arkansan will celebrate the release of their new album Save Yourself Saturday night at Smoke & Barrel Tavern. We talked to the band about the show and the new album earlier this week. Admission is $5 at the door, and you can get a copy of the new EP for $10.

Maine songwriter Slaid Cleves returns to Fayetteville for a Pickin’ Post presents show at 324 Ballroom Saturday night. Tickets are $20, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Full list:

7 a.m.  Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market

9 a.m.  Fayetteville Public Library: Friends Summer Book Sale

10:30 a.m.  Fayetteville Public Library: Shaky Bugs with Jules Taylor

11 a.m.  Dickson Street: Springfest

3 p.m.  Fayetteville Public Library: Songwriting Class with Effron White

6 p.m.  Fresco Cafe & Pub: Nate Wong & The Jazz Tellers

7 p.m.  Jose’s: Mr. Blue

7:30 p.m.  Nadine Baum Studios: UA Theatre: Flamingo and Decatur

7 p.m.  Foghorn’s: Scott Young

7 p.m.  Louie’s Bar & Grill: Effron White

8 p.m.  324 Ballroom: Slaid Cleaves

8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Strange Derangers

8:30 p.m.  JJ’s Grill: Jamie Wolfe & the Wranglers

8 p.m.  Kingfish: Keith Nicholson Trio

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

8 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Pokey LaFarge / 3 Penny Acre

9 p.m.  The Phoenix: Black Flag / Good For You

9 p.m.  Smoke & Barrel Tavern: Damn Arkansan

Old Crow Medicine Show

It was snowed out the first time, but bluegrass favorites Old Crow Medicine Show will finally return to Fayetteville for a show at the AMP on Sunday night with locals 3 Penny Acre. Tickets are $37-47, available at waltonartscenter.org.

Also on Sunday night, legendary rocker Leon Russell will be at George’s Majestic Lounge. Last we heard, that show was close to a sellout, so if you’re planning to get tickets, get ’em now.

Full list:

11 a.m.  Common Grounds: Dave Bright

11 a.m.  Greenhouse Grille: Melody & Morty

1 p.m.  Terra Studios: Richard Burnett

2 p.m.  Fayetteville Public Library: Mountain Street Stage: 1 Oz Jig

7 p.m.  St. Paul’s Episcopal: Artosphere Chamber Music

7:30 p.m.  The AMP: Old Crow Medicine Show / 3 Penny Acre

7:30 p.m.  Nadine Baum Studios: UA Theatre: Flamingo and Decatur

8 p.m.  Mojo’s Pints & Pies: Teddy Sablon

8 p.m.  George’s Majestic Lounge: Leon Russell

9 p.m.  The Lightbulb Club: Super Moon Party / Violetta Lotus Burlesque / Moon Magnet