Wednesday: “Honky Tonk Heaven” DVD release party at Broken Spoke. A documentary about the legendary country dance hall that celebrates its 52nd anniversary this week, “Honky Tonk Heaven” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this year. Now it’s coming out on DVD, so the Spoke is celebrating with a 5:30 p.m. party, a 7 p.m. screening of the movie, and a 9 p.m. performance by Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys. $15. 3201 S. Lamar Blvd. brokenspokeaustintx.net. — P.B.
Wednesday: Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams at Cactus Cafe. A welcome spark opening for Jackson Browne last year at Bass Concert Hall, ace instrumentalist Campbell and soulful vocalist Williams return for a much more intimate UT campus appearance. $20-$25. 8:30 p.m. 2237 Guadalupe St. cactuscafe.org. — P.B.
Thursday: “Help Clifford Help Kids” with Irma Thomas at ACL Live. The Clifford Antone Foundation, a new local nonprofit that’s “dedicated to preserving our music culture and community by caring for our elders and investing in our youth” (per its website) presents this benefit for American YouthWorks. The New Orleans soul queen headlines a bill that also includes local luminaries Marcia Ball, Emily Gimble and Georgia Bramhall. $28-$38. 9 p.m. 301 Willie Nelson Blvd. acl-live.com. — P.B.
READ MORE: New Clifford Antone Foundation aims to preserve Austin music scene
ALSO PLAYING
Monday
- Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at ACL Live
- Lindsey Stirling, Federal Empire at Bass Concert Hall
- Murali Coryell & Ernie Durawa Band at One-2-One Bar
- Nic Armstrong & the Thieves, Jonathan Terrell at Blackheart
Bonnie Raitt returns to at ACL Live on Tuesday. Suzanne Cordeiro for American-Statesman
Tuesday
READ MORE: Review of Raitt’s April 2016 Austin show
Wednesday
- Rusted Root, Devon Allman Band at Parish
- Marc Ford & Neptune Blues Club, Elijah Ford at Stubb’s indoor (plus Marc Ford 5 p.m. in-store at Waterloo Records)
- Eve & the Exiles, Tommy Shannon Blues Band at Antone’s
- Nakia & the Blues Grifters at C-Boy’s
Thursday
- Peter Case at Cactus Cafe
- King Khan & BBQ Show, Paint Fumes at Barracuda
- Jonathan Terrell, Leo Rondeau at White Horse
- John Inmon, Jaimee Harris, Bonnie Whitmore at One-2-One Bar
