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January continues and it hasn’t exactly been the “dog days of winter” so far in terms of bad weather (which is fine w/us) and concerts are trickling in, to begin the new year.
Chiefs are continuing to win in the Playoffs (fingers crossed), it’s Restaurant Week in the metro, and the milder temps, have made going out to shows, that much easier to do, which is great.
Let’s take look at the Kansas City/Lawrence KS metro musical happenings through the end of the month- January 23-31st.
MONDAY JAN 23
TUESDAY JAN 24
Larkin Poe w Goodnight Texas, Knuckleheads, SOLD OUT
Sisters Rebecca & Megan Lovell are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalists creating their own brand of Southern bluesy roots rock and have a new record out, Blood Harmony (via Tricki-Woo Records). Originally from Atlanta and currently living in Nashville, they are descendants of celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe and in concert, have lately been working in covers from Robert Johnson, Allman Brothers Band, and Son House.
Openers Goodnight, Texas are a folk-rock band named after the town that is the geographic midpoint between the working locations of songwriters Avi Vinocur from San Fran and Patrick Dyer Wolf in Chapel Hill, NC. They’ve toured with the headliners previously and have a new record to promote, the spooky named How Long Will It Take Them to Die.
WEDNESDAY JAN 25
Kansas City Symphony Presents Marvel Studios’ Black Panther™ in Concert Film + Live Orchestra January 25-28, Kauffman Center, $37.50-$77.50
Wakanda Forever! Featuring Jason Seber as guest conductor, you can relive the excitement of this highly successful Marvel Studios film as T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) becomes king and battling Killmonger, (Michael B Jordan) all while the Kansas City Symphony performs composer Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar® and Grammy®-winning score live to picture.
THURSDAY JAN 26
Carlos Mencia, Jan 26, 27, 28 Comedy Club of KC, $25/$33
The Comedy Central funnyman hits the road for a new stand-up comedy tour – Mencia's show "Mind of Mencia," first premiered in 2005 and became quickly popular with his first comedy special No Strings Attached becoming the first original standup DVD to achieve platinum status for the comedy cable channel.
The Fab Four (Beatles Tribute), Prairie Band Casino- Mayetta, SOLD OUT
The California-based tribute band is one of several that pay high-level homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron (as John Lennon) McNeil, the group began performing first in southern California and since have played in such far-off places as Japan, Malaysia, France, Hong Kong, the UK, Germany, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil and cover the entire Beatles songbook and members' solo projects.
FRIDAY JAN 27
Angel Olsen & the Big Time Band w Erin Rae, Liberty Hall- Lawrence, $30-$50
Asheville, NC (by way of St. Louis) alternative folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen and her distinctive voice and stage presence are back on the road again and also can be found in the record racks with new release, Big Time (co-produced by Jonathan Wilson and via Jagjaguar) and its initial singles, “All the Good Times” and the title track.
We caught her live last, just last August, in an outdoor show on the Wild Hearts Tour alongside Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten. Live, she plays with a full band as well as solo and has recently been encoring with an older classic- from Badfinger, Harry Nilsson, and others. Nashville singer-songwriter Erin Rae opens, in support of her new full-length, Lighten Up.
Dan Cummins (comedian), Uptown, $31-$122
The stand-up comic/podcaster is out on his 2023 Burn It All Down Tour. Cummins is frequently played on Pandora with over 850,000 artist stations created and over 650 million plays. His stand-up albums also spin heavily on numerous Sirius XM comedy stations.
Shen Yun Presented by Falun Dafa Association of KC Jan. 27-29, Kauffman Center, $88.50-$158.50
Shen Yun invites you to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture through the incredible art of classical Chinese dance, and see legends come to life. Originating in 2006, a group of Chinese artists came together in New York with a vision: to revive the best of China’s cultural heritage and share it with the world. They drew courage and inspiration from their practice of Falun Dafa- a spiritual discipline based on the principles of truthfulness.
We’ve seen the show before and it is colorful, vibrant, and visually stunning, but also be aware there are also some politics injected into the show regarding China’s modern regime, the relationship with Taiwan, and its place in the current world.
SATURDAY JAN 28
Frank Foster w/ Southerland, Granada- Lawrence, $20-$25
The Louisiana-raised and fiercely independent Country singer-songwriter is on the road, with recent single, “What’s It to Ya?” from last year’s Star Spangled Bangers being among his most recent releases. Nashville-based songwriting duo Southerland, is slated as support.
Nick Swardson (comedian) Uptown, $44-$54
The Minneapolis-born comedian Nick Swardson continues his Make Joke from Face Tour.
Eddie B (comedian), The Midland, $25-$65
The comedian first hit viral status with his series of comical videos titled "What Teachers Really Want to Say", eventually taking his videos to the stage at comedy clubs, theaters, and arenas. After a series of Covid-era virtual performances, he’s back on the road with his Teachers Only Tour.
SUNDAY JAN 29
MONDAY JAN 30
TUESDAY JAN 31
The Lone Bellow w Tow'rs, Knuckleheads, $30
We continue to be big fans of this Nashville (by way of Brooklyn) trio, out in support of their fifth studio Love Songs for Losers, which was released last November (via Dualtone Records). We’ve caught their spirited and passionate live show pretty regularly over the last decade plus, most recently at this very venue in March 2020, right before the global lockdown.
Openers Tow’rs are Flagstaff, AZ-based and led by husband-and-wife pair Kyle and Gretta Miller with last full-length being 2020’s The Holly & and The Ivy but have also just released three singles from an upcoming album.
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