Free music from Brick Fields, The Cate Brothers and Trout Fishing in America will start at 4:30 p.m. today for the Slow and Lowell BBQ Festival at The Grove Comedy Complex and Goatlab Brewery, 808 S. Bloomington St. in Lowell. Goatlab Brewery will have pizza and craft beer for sale tonight. At 2 p.m. Saturday, 32 barbecue teams will compete for 62 awards. The public can sign up for the People s Choice awards, with suggested donation of $10. Proceeds benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. More information at discoverlowell.com/bbq.
Caroline Spence will perform a free live show tonight with David Ramirez at The Majestic in Fort Smith. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter will release her latest album, "True North," on April 29. Her sound sways between country and Americana. In a recent Facebook post, Spence play acts as Angela Lansbury from "Murder She Wrote" in a trailer for the new album, saying "this season of life and music for me is about unabashedly claiming and sharing who I am . [and that's] a goofy old soul with a lot to say who loves her some Angela Lansbury and a good crime procedural." Learn more about Spence at carolinespencemusic.com.