‘Keen’ to rock out

Texas country legend Robert Earl Keen comes to the Varsity Theatre this Friday night, ready to spin tales and get the barroom stomping. An early progenitor of alt-country, Keen still has the magic touch in live performances—you’ll be singing along wether you know the words or not. Ruston-based country-blues singer Monty Russell will open. Tickets are $20 at varsitytheatre.com.