5 shows if you’re short on dough

Funk Bowl

New Orleans’ great Dirty Dozen Brass Band enlivens Funk Bowl at 10 p.m. Wednesday at Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq, 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The show is free; call 702-862-2695.

The Tic Tocs

The stated goal of California’s The Tic Tocs is to “revolutionize garage rock.” The revolution continues at 10 p.m. Friday at the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 702-791-5775.

Mariachi El Bronx

Mariachi El Bronx adds some punk rock energy to traditional Latin sounds at 10:30 p.m. Friday-Monday at Book &Stage at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The shows are free; call 702-698-7000.

Rockabilly and cars

Get ready for a night of rockabilly and hot rods when the Hellkat Car Cruise Club and The Royal Hounds party down at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gold Mine Tavern, 23 S. Water St., Henderson. The event is free; call 702-478-8289.

The Unwieldies

Vegas rootsy The Unwieldies celebrate the release of their second CD, “Always The Optimist,” at 9 p.m. Thursday at Velveteen Rabbit, 1218 S. Main St. The event is free; call 702-685-9645.

Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0476. Follow on Twitter @JasonBracelin.