On the KQNA Night Beat:

May 15-18

Get your Groove on beginning at Noon Saturday (May 18) at this year’s BATTLE OF THE BANDS at Prescott Valley’s Mountain Valley Park with great music all day, food, drinks and more. Bring lawn chairs or blankets: $4 for adults.

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Thursday night, KAROAKE with “Super Mike” at Hooligan‘s Pub. POPPY AND THE USUAL SUSPECTS shake up the stage Friday and Saturday night.Tuesday, BUD TYNDALE has an open mic at Hooligan’s and performs original and covers Wednesday night.

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Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in the Swagger Room inside Hooligan‘s Pub, it’s DJ DAVE CIRCUIT spinning tunes.

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At The Rock Springs Cafe it’s JD MADRID from 4:30 to 8:30 Thursday in the historic 1875 Café’s saloon, and SCOTT HELMER taking over Sunday.[ongoing]

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At the Yavapai Cantina Sports Grill  Friday night, KARAOKE with Cruisin’ Susan from 8 to Midnight. Saturday, SKY DADDY AND THE POP ROCKSknock out the music at the Cantina.

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At The Tuscan Kitchen in Prescott Valley, you can hear the piano stylings ofJERRY LIEBMAN Friday from 6 to 9, and Saturday evening it’s BUDDY MOECK at the piano.

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At The Dragonfly Lounge at Cliff Castle Casino in the Verde Valley, Fridaynight DJ EMMANUEL spins tunes. Saturday night dance to the tribute bandHEAVENLY JAYS at Cliff Castle.

 

Karoake at The Jack Ass Bar and Grill in Prescott Valley with KRAZY RAYTuesday, Friday and every other Saturday night.

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At the Elks Opera House at 7 Thursday night (June 13) hear classic country at thePrescott Opry by the best of the best country swing musicans by Brian LaChance, Lana Rae, Brush Arbor Revival and others. [ongoing]

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At the Elks Opera House— at 7 Sunday, May 19, the NASHVILLE COUNTRY ROADSHOW comes to the Elks with music from the queens and kings of country. The Elks stage hosts DREAMERS AND THEIR DREAMS at 2 Sunday, June 2, with Kelly Gebhardt Taylor and other nationally acclaimed vocal artists performing opera, musical theatre and contemporary music. HOT AUGUST NIGHT: a Tribute to Neal Diamond, comes to the Elks Theatre at 7 Sunday, June 23, with hit after hit by this musical icon. Tickets at 777-1366, or at www.elksoperahouse.com.

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At Prescott Center for the Arts, hear STARDUST: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael at 7:30 Saturday (May 18).  $15. Tickets at 445-3286, or at pca-az.net.

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