Dying Fetus, Granada
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Coming up on the Memorial Day holiday weekend slows things down a bit, but the month ends on an exclamation, with another hard decision on which show to attend.
Don’t think there’s an overabundance of musical panhandlers in Lawrence this weekend either, it’s the annual Busker Festival downtown, or there’s always that Top Gun sequel (35+ years later!) at the cinema.
Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro MAY 24-31
(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof and possibly a mask, might still be required)
Dying Fetus with Chelsea Grin, Bodysnatcher more, May 25, Granada. $27.50
Maryland death-metal rockers will bring the heavy to LFK as part of the back half of a 33-date tour. It’s been since 2017 since their last album, but they are promising new music later this year.
Chelsea Grin is Salt Lake City deathcore, while FL band Bodysnatcher has new album, Bleed-Abide, out now.
Starset, May 25, Truman, $25-$50
The Ohio electronic/prog metal band has been around a decade now, out on their Horizons Tour from the album of the same name. The tour starts in KC with support from Red, Fame on Fire, and Smash into Pieces for a full evening of cutting-edge rock.
George Lopez, Prairie Band Casino- Mayetta
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George Lopez (comedian), May 26, Prairie Band Casino- Mayetta, SOLD OUT
The longtime Latino comedian returns to the road with a new tour, another TV series on the way, and a role in DC’s upcoming Blue Beetle movie.
A Place to Bury Strangers, Bottleneck- Lawrence
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A Place to Bury Strangers w SONA May 27, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $18-$20
The Brooklyn noise rock band has new album, See Through You, just out with frontman Oliver Ackermann still leading the band despite recent lineup changes.
Arrive early for Tampa, FL synth-rock openers Glove, who have a new album, Boom Nights, out now and hearken back to the modern goth nu-wave dystopian bliss of late ‘80s bands (that we like!).
5/25 update: Glove is experiencing transportation issues so is likely off the tour for the next few stops, including this one. :( Local shoegaze, post-punk band SONA will be opening.
Mewithoutyou, May 27, Granada. $30
After over two decades, the Philadelphia indie-rock band is calling it a day, out on their Farewell Tour. Spoken-word vocals are often very spiritual in theme and the band has seven studio albums under their belt.
Animal Collective, The Truman
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Animal Collective w Spirit of the Beehive, May 28, The Truman, POSTPONED
5/27 Update: Show now Postponed for Covid-related reasons.
The Baltimore experimental pop art band is back on the road on their Time Skiffs Tour, named after their Feb-released new album, which featured the return of member Deakin, who had sat out the previous release. We last saw them at the Desert Daze Fest in 2019.
Opening on this solid double-bill is Philadelphia’s Spirit of the Beehive, supporting fourth album, Entertainment, Death, which came out last summer and they play somewhat similar psychedelic, experimental pop rock.
Still Woozy, May 28, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $39.50
Bay Area (by way of Portland) bedroom dream pop artist is fresh from playing both weekends at last month’s Coachella in support of his 2021 Interscope release, If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is.
Bastille, Uptown Theater
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Bastille, May 29, Uptown Theater, $39.50-$75
We’re fans of this London electro-pop band whose newest record, Give Me The Future, came out in Feb. and they broke out with early single, “Pompeii”. We caught them live back in 2016 in MN, headlining a multi-act radio show and have been impressed ever since.
The new album is a bit of a concept record so expect interludes during the live show, along with previous hits, including “Happier” which was a smash Marshmello collaboration.
Texas indie singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe is support for this first leg of the tour. Golden Aquarians is a project done with longtime drummer Roberto Sanchez and they released the new Night Drive just last month. She's worked on numerous soundtracks as well but might be best known for co-writing and singing on Eminem's "Bad Guy". We were talking about her ten years ago, back when she was fronting a band called The Dividends.
5/27 Update: Sarah Jaffee is unable to join the tour "due to family emergency"
Young Oklahoma multi-instrumentalist Josh Fudge now tapped to open.
Tori Amos, KC Music Hall
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Phoebe Bridgers, Starlight
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Tori Amos, May 31, KC Music Hall, $46-$86
The piano songstress has returned, out on her Ocean to Ocean Tour supporting her sixteenth studio album. Written during lockdown in Cornwall, it reflects the isolation and then trying to renew yourself feeling of the current times. Amos usually changes it up slightly night to night, but expect some (but not all) of the hits, a solo portion, and a lively encore with maybe a cover version mixed in. We last saw her twice back in 2014.
Phoebe Bridgers, May 31, Starlight, $39.50-$69.50
Consider us big fans of California indie-rock darling Bridgers, still out on her Reunion Tour, in support of 2020’s acclaimed Punisher album, though she has released some new songs since, including last month’s “Sidelines” from the Conversations with Friends soundtrack.
Bridgers also keeps herself busy with side projects boygenius (w/ Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) and the super-secret Better Oblivion Community Center (w/Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst) who we were thrilled to catch live back in 2019.
She’s also founded her own record label, Saddest Factory and arrive early to see one of her first signees and childhood friend, Charlie Hickey perform in support of his EP, Count the Stairs and now first full-length, Nervous at Night, just out last week (and who might just join Phoebe on stage for a song, skeleton one-sie optional).
Girl Ultra, May 31, Bottleneck. $20
The Mexican R&B/pop artist had her first full length, Nuevos Aires released in 2019 and draws influences from Beyonce/Destiny’s Child and recently played huge outdoor festival stages in Chile, Mexico and Argentina, so within the relatively small confines of the Granada might be a rare treat.
Suffocation, May 31, Granada. $20
Out on their Forces of Hostility Tour, the technical death metal band put out a second live album, Live in North America, late last year. Atheist, Soreption, and Contrarian round out this early show and full evening of head banging.
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