Live music picks, May 11-17

Smithfield at White Buffalo Saloon

The Texas country duo comprising childhood friends Trey Smith and Jennifer Fiedler comes to White Buffalo Saloon shortly after releasing their new single “Hey Whiskey,” which already has around three million plays on Spotify. Smithfield broke through with their 2015 self-titled debut, with Rolling Stone naming them one of “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know” the following year. And in 2017, the group released the single “When You’re Gone,” which has more than three million plays on Spotify. 10 p.m. Friday; White Buffalo Saloon, 5377 McIntosh Road, Sarasota; $10; 941-927-6655; thewbsaloon.com

Paul Nelson Band at Englewoods on Dearborn

Blues guitarist Paul Nelson is perhaps best known for playing with and producing albums for rocker Johnny Winter, with Nelson winning a Best Blues Album Grammy for producing Winter’s 2014 album “Step Back.” He also produced Joe Louis Walker’s Grammy-nominated album “Everybody Wants a Piece” and has played with a variety of musicians, including Buddy Guy. Nelson comes to Englewoods on Dearborn with his own band, which released the 2016 full-length “Badass Generation.” 7 p.m. Friday; Englewoods on Dearborn, 362 W. Dearborn St., Englewood; $10; 941-475-7501; englewoods.tripod.com

Harvey Milk Festival at J.D. Hamel Park

The ninth annual Harvey Milk Festival ends once again with a free concert featuring national and regional acts, though the venue has moved from Five Points Park to J.D. Hamel Park. This year's headliners include SSION, the electro-pop act of Cody Critcheloe that visits the day after releasing his guest star-filled new album "O," and Atlanta rock group Starbenders, who come the same week they open for Alice in Chains, as well as a variety of Florida musicians. Read here for our guide to this year's Harvey Milk Festival. 2:20 p.m.-midnight Saturday; J.D. Hamel Park, 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota; free; harveymilkfestival.org

Betty Fox Band at the Blue Rooster

Soul-blues group Betty Fox Band hails from Tampa Bay, which makes them frequent visitors to Sarasota-Manatee, and this time they’re coming with a new release. Their Blue Rooster date is a release show for “Road to the Shoals,” a live album recorded at St. Pete’s The Hideaway Cafe featuring both originals and covers such as Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” The group hopes to record their next studio album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. 8 p.m. Saturday; The Blue Rooster, 1525 Fourth St., Sarasota; $10; 941-388-7539; blueroostersrq.com

Steve Forbert at Fogartyville

Folk singer-songwriter Steve Forbert moved from Mississippi to New York City in the late ’70s and scored a No. 11 hit with his 1979 single “Romeo’s Tune,” which remains his best-known song. Yet he’s maintained a steady career since then and scored a Traditional Folk Grammy nomination for his 2002 album “Any Old Time,” a tribute to fellow Mississippi musician Jimmie Rodgers. Forbert last released 2016’s “Flying at Night,” featuring songs written as far back as Forbert’s time in Mississippi. 8 p.m. Sunday; Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota; $20 advance, $25 day of; 941-894-6469; wslr.org/fogartyville

Dickey Betts Band at White Buffalo Saloon

Founding Allman Brothers Band member and longtime Sarasota County resident Dickey Betts plays a hometown "live rehearsal show" before heading out on his first tour since a hiatus following a 2014 show with his Great Southern Group at Robarts Arena. If you didn't get your tickets early, you're out of luck — all 1,000 tickets priced at $60 were sold out well in advance. Read here for our story where Betts talks about five of his most famous Allman Brothers songs, including "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," and here for the story of him playing "Ramblin' Man" with Bob Dylan in Tampa. 8 p.m. May 15; White Buffalo Saloon, 5377 McIntosh Road, Sarasota; sold out; thewbsaloon.com