Arkansas and Mid-South Industrial/Post-Industrial Events Guide

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 @ 2:05 PM

Here’s a list of upcoming shows and events in the industrial/post-industrial, darkwave, goth, experimental, etc. music fields happening in Arkansas and the nearby region. (At the moment we’ll be including events within a roughly 500-mile area, which will include metro areas of Little Rock, Arkansas; Dallas and Austin, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Kansas City, Missouri.) Events on this page are organized chronologically. Please check with the event’s organizer(s) or venue for tickets and other information—especially before making travel plans.

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Friday, September 27, 2024

• Bangin’ in the Rock Fest Night 1 With: Jesus Piece; MSPaint; Peeling Flesh; Snuffed on Sight; Destiny Bond; Realms of Death; Two Piece; Dryer Fire; Mazenko at The Rev Room in Little Rock. -Modeling, Frailstate at The Meteor Guitar Gallery in Fayetteville, AR.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

• Bangin’ in the Rock Fest Night 2 With: Never Ending Game; The Chisel; GEL; Fuming Mouth; Conservative Military Image; Spine; Prevention; Mutilation BBQ; No Friend of Mine; Zashed; and Death Rattle at The Rev Room in Little Rock.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

• AL1CE, with Nuda and DJ Evonech at Lamplighter Lounge in Memphis, TN.
• Helmet and Local H at The Rev Room in Little Rock. Update: this show has been cancelled.

Friday, October 4, 2024

• Bad Religion at The Hall in Little Rock.

Saturday, October 5, 2024

• Retro Moderne New Wave Dance Party at Vino’s.
• Vampire Police, Damien Hearse, Alien Abstraction, DJ Graveyard Gloria at Dark Hearts Community in Fayetteville. We’ve been told this show was cancelled.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

• Gene Loves Jezebel with Clusters of Fornication and Sumthing Strange at Stickyz in Little Rock.

Friday, October 18, 2024

• OROROR, Ultra, Frances Grove at White Water Tavern in Little Rock.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

• Misfit Maker Market, with local vendors plus a show featuring: Haubaus (a Bauhaus cover band); Fart Tattoo (a Joyce Manor cover band); and The Lords of Rock Bottom at The Rev Room in Little Rock.

Friday, October 25, 2024

• Club Nevermore Halloween Ball With: Bellhead and Vampire Police at Vino’s in Little Rock.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

• Ghost Bones and Už Jsme Doma at Pocket Community Theatre in Hot Springs.
• Superstition: A Gothic Gathering, with DJ Evonech, DJ Graveyard Gloria, and DJ St. Faust at Canvas of Memphis.

Sunday, October 27, 2024

• Acid Mothers Temple and Spirit Mother at Stickyz in Little Rock.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

• Godspeed You Black Emperor and Alan Sparhawk at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

• Club Nevermore Presents: Carrellee and Summore at Vino’s in Little Rock.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

• Club Nevermore Presents Wingtips with Ronnie Stone, Clusters of Fornication, and Vampire Police at Vino’s in Little Rock.

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Arkansas Music Venues

• Central Theatre: 1008 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR.
• Club Nevermore: Central Arkansas’s monthly goth-industrial club night! Check their Facebook page for upcoming events.
• Creegens Downtown: 201 South Main, Jonesboro, AR.
• Dark Hearts Community, 3130 S. School Avenue, Fayetteville, AR.
• EJ’s Eats & Drinks: 523 Center Street, Little Rock, AR.
• Four Quarter Bar: 415 Main Street, North Little Rock, AR.
• Full Moon Records: 1104 Front Street, Conway, AR.
• George’s Majestic Lounge: 519 W. Dickson St, Fayetteville, AR.
• The Hall (Little Rock): 721 W. 9th St., Little Rock, AR.
• The Labyrinth: 619 S. Spring Street, Little Rock, AR.
• Iron Horse Records: 610 Main Street, Van Buren, AR.
• Low Key Arts: Hot Springs - Low Key Arts is the parent organization of our radio station, KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM. (Alas, the Low Key Arts venue was a casualty of the Covid19 pandemic.)
• Maxine’s: 700 Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR.
• The Meteor Guitar Gallery: 128 W. Central Ave., Bentonville, AR.
• Nomad’s Trailside: 1863 N. Pluto Dr., Fayetteville, AR.
• Pizza D’Action: 2919 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR.
• Pocket Community Theatre: 170 Ravine St., Hot Springs, AR.
• Rev Room: 300 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, AR.
• Smoke & Barrel: 324 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR.
• Stickyz: 107 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, AR.
• West and Watson: 326 N. West Ave STE 4, Fayetteville, AR.
• Vino’s: 923 West 7th St., Little Rock, AR.
• White Water Tavern: 2500 West 7th St., Little Rock, AR.

Tennessee Venues

• B-Side Memphis: 1553 Madison Ave. Suite 101, Memphis, TN
• Bar DKDC: Memphis: 964 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN.
• Black Lodge Video: Memphis: 405 N. Cleveland Ave, Memphis, TN Alas, Black Lodge closed at the end of August 2024.
• Canvas of Memphis: Memphis: 1737 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN
• Growler’s: Memphis: 1911 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN
• Lamplighter Lounge: Memphis: 1702 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN
• Hi-Tone Cafe: Memphis: 282-284 N. Cleveland Avenue, Memphis, TN.

Texas Venues

• Barracuda: Austin
• Deep Ellum Art Co.: Dallas
• The Elysium Austin: Austin
• Empire Control Room: Austin
• Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill: Dallas
• Independent Bar & Kitchen: Dallas
• Industry Alley Bar: Dallas
• The Kessler Theater: Dallas
• The Lost Well: Austin
• The Mohawk: Austin
• The Nines Bar - Deep Ellum: Dallas
• Panoptikon Industrial Discotheque - Dallas: Venue in Dallas that also hosts Industrial Discotheque nights.
• Paper Tiger: San Antonio
• Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios: Denton/Dallas
• Three Links: Dallas
• The Trees: Dallas

Louisiana Venues

• Gasa Gasa: New Orleans
• The Goat: New Orleans
• The Mudlark Public Theatre: New Orleans
• Poor Boys Bar: New Orleans
• Santos Bar: New Orleans

Missouri Venues

• Front of House Lounge: Springfield, MO
• MiniBar KC: Kansas City, MO
• The Record Bar: Kansas City, MO
• The Riot Room: Kansas City, MO
• The Roxy Bar: Shawnee, KS/Kansas City, MO

Other Pages

• Arkansas Goth SubReddit
• Control (Little Rock): Record store located in Little Rock’s Hillcrest neighborhood.
• DJ Death Mistress: DJ Death Mistress organizes and DJs goth-industrial, etc. events in Northwestern Arkansas.
• Finally Friday on KUHS-LP Show hosted Operator OT, playing fun and energetic punk, new wave, post-punk, and more. Fridays at 8-10 PM CT on KUHS-LP 102.5 FM Hot Springs and streaming at kuhsradio.org
• Full Moon Records Conway - Record store at 1104 Front Street in Conway.
• Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival - All documentary film festival in October. Check their site for schedule, admission details, etc.
• Hot Springs Horror Film Festival - Horror movie festival in September. Check their site for schedule, admission details, etc.
• Into the Black Lodge: Show on KUHS-LP playing goth-industrial, metal, and more cool stuff! Wednesdays at 6-8 PM CT.
• Little Rock Goth and Industrial Facebook Group
• KABF 88.3 FM - Little Rock, AR: Little Rock’s community radio station.
• KUHS-LP Hot Springs 102.5 FM - Hot Springs, AR: The station our shows airs on. It’s also the only solar-powered radio station in Arkansas.
• Outrage Radio: Our friend Danny P has his own show, playing shoegaze, noise rock, no wave, and more, on Wednesdays at 4-6 PM CT on KUHS-LP.
• The Raven: gothic/alternative clothing shop at 246 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs.
• Shadow Transmission: Our friends DJ Hollow has a podcast and website devoted to promoting alterative/fringe/dark culture-type things made or going on in the state of Arkansas!
• Valley of the Vapors Music Festival: Hot Springs music festival with a variety of artists, which happens in Hot Springs, Arkansas during March. Check their website for complete lineup and schedule, etc.
• Dark Entries: Goth Radio: Radio show on WUSC in South Carolina hosted by my friend DJ D. Check their page for their broadcast schedule and links to its podcast.
• Attrition: New Orleans: Puts on goth-industrial nights and concerts in New Orleans.
• Industrial Goth Underground Kansas City Facebook Page
• New Orleans Noise Music Facebook Community
• Memphis Concrète Festival - Memphis, TN: Experimental and electronic music festival in Memphis, TN, which also does shows and events throughout the year. Check their site for shows and events.
• Retro Moderne: A quarterly new wave charity benefit dance party.
• Superstition: A Gothic Gathering: New goth night in Memphis, from the organizers of the now-defunct Dystopia
• Torment - Springfield, MO: Gothic, Industrial, Dark EDM night in Springfield, MO.
• Unexplained Arkansas Podcast: Podcast covering paranormal, unexplained, true crime, etc. in Arkansas.
• Where’s Your Goth At?: Interactive Google Map of goth clubs, venues, and more.