Big Easy gets busy this week

This week is looking like a busy week for the Big Easy Concert Hall. In fact, it’s going to be the busiest so far. The folks at Bravo Entertainment are bringing a diverse group of local and big-name acts to the stage over the next few days, cramming more big shows into one week than they have since their opening. So get ready Spokane. Here’s a quick preview:

Jupiter Effect – Local favorites Jupiter Effect are bringing the funk rock flavor Saturday night for one of the venue’s local artist events. They’ll be sharing the stage with other locals Melefluent, My Goldfish Ned and Melody Moore.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5, and are available at 4000 Holes, Zanies, Piece of Mind, Mark’s Guitars, Dan’s Tattoo, The Long Ear or at the door. For more information, visit www.jupitereffectmusic.com or call (509) 244-3279.

The Wallflowers – Jakob Dylan and his crew of well-groomed rockers are bringing their popular late-‘90s alt sound to town Tuesday. The show is a stop on the group’s “Back to California” tour, during which producer Brendan O’Brien – who has produced albums by the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam – will play lead guitar before returning to the studio to produce The Wallflowers’ fifth studio album, slated for release in 2005.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Special guest Mini Bar will kick things off at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25, through TicketsWest ( www.ticketswest.com or 509-325-SEAT).

Gavin DeGraw – Up-and-coming solo rock singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw plans to rock the house with his self-proclaimed Neil Young and Norah Jones-inspired tunes on Wednesday night. Fans of the 26-year-old New York City native can expect to hear favorites such as “Just Friends” and “Follow Through,” off DeGraw’s 2003 debut, “Chariot.”

Singer/songwriter Michael Tolcher will open the show. Doors swing at 7 p.m., show starts at 8. Tickets are $15, through TicketsWest.

Mindy Smith – Country’s latest buzz artist Mindy Smith will be playing songs off her debut album, “One Moment More,” on Thursday night.

Smith has spent the past few years coming up. She co-wrote “If I Didn’t Know Any Better” for Alison Krauss and has performed side-by-side with genre powerhouse Lee Ann Womack. Now it’s her turn in the spotlight.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. Special guest Garrison Starr will get the party started at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12, through TicketsWest.