Blues Festival is a great time, and great time of year, for dancing and those who do it. Now, Victor Wainwright is a piano player from Savannah, Georgia, and his big andouille fingers look like butterflies landing on the keys for just a sec before doing it again, but lighter. He plays Basin Park Hotel Barefoot Ballroom Friday.
2 Wheels biker bar on Hwy. 23S, snagged Earl and Them, a long running Arkansas R&B team, Saturday afternoon.
Josh Hoyer, fresh from his appearance on The Voice television show and a European tour, belts soulful hits with a gravel road voice at Chelsea’s Friday early evening.
THURSDAY, JUNE 15
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Maureen Alexander, Singer/Songwriter, 5 p.m.
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Jimmy Wayne Garrett, Singer/Songwriter, 6 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Scott Ellison Trio, Blues, 9 p.m.
GRAND TAVERNE – Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30 p.m.
LEGENDS SALOON – Live Music, 9 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Mark Shields Duo, Rock, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 16
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Steve Jones, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m.
BAREFOOT BALLROOM AT BASIN PARK HOTEL – Victor Wainwright, Piano/Organ Blues, 8 and 10 p.m.
BASIN PARK – Eric Gales Band, Blues, 5 p.m.
BREWS – Pearl Brick, Melissa Carper, Rain Equine, Eureka Soul, 7 p.m.
CATHOUSE LOUNGE BEER GARDEN – Pinetop Renegades, Rock, 3 – 7 p.m., Norman Jackson Band, Rock, 7:30 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal, R and B, 6 p.m., Patrick Sweany, Blues, 10 p.m.
GRAND TAVERNE – Arkansas Red, Guitar Dinner Music, 6:30 p.m.
LEGENDS SALOON – DJ and Karaoke with Stan, 8 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Cori Jay, Singer/Songwriter, 6 – 10 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER – Septembers End, Rock, 7 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Jilla Jackson Band, Rock, 9 p.m.
THE STONE HOUSE – Jerry Yester, Artist’s Choices, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
2 WHEELS – Earl and Them, R and B, 4 p.m.
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Steve Jones, Singer/Songwriter, 12 p.m., Pearl Brick, Singer/Songwriter, 6 p.m.
BREWS – Jesse Dean, Singer/Songwriter, 7 p.m.
CATHOUSE LOUNGE BEER GARDEN – Jimmy Wayne Garrett and Liberty Bell Rhythm Band, Rock, 2 – 5:30 p.m., Los Roscoes, Blues, 6 – 10 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Brick Fields Blues Therapy, Blues, 2 – 5 p.m., Katy Guillen and the Girls, Blues, 6 – 9 p.m., Patrick Sweany, Blues, 10 p.m.
EVENT EUREKA – The Bel Airs, Blues, 7 p.m.
GRAND TAVERNE – Jerry Yester, Grand Piano Dinner Music, 6:30 p.m.
LEGENDS SALOON – Another Fine Mess, Rock, 9 p.m.
LE STICK – Pete Maiella, Singer/Songwriter, 7 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Dorrian Cross, Rock, 12 – 4 p.m., Cori Jay, Singer/Songwriter, 6 – 10 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER – Eric Matthews Band, Rock, 12 – 4 p.m., Jilla Jackson Band, Rock, 7 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Blew Reed and the Flatheads, Blues, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
BALCONY RESTAURANT – Jeff Lee, Folk, 12 p.m., Michael Dimitri, Singer/Songwriter, 5 p.m.
BREWS – Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Patrick Sweany, Blues, 2 p.m.
EUU FELLOWSHIP – Indigo Fischer and Rebecca Patek, Flute and Violin Recital, 7 p.m.
NEW DELHI – Melissa Carper and Friends, Americana, 12 – 4 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Terri and Brett, Rock, 1 – 5 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 19
CHELSEA’S – Sprungbilly, Bluegrass, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Los Roscoes, Blues, 5 p.m.
CHELSEA’S – Open Mic, 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
CATHOUSE LOUNGE – Jimmy Wayne Garrett, Singer/Songwriter, 6 p.m.
ROWDY BEAVER DEN – Shawbee Karaoke, 8 p.m.