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November cometh and temps seem to be near freezing overnight, then turn to shorts weather in the afternoon-- welcome to the Midwest! Shows might start to get less frequent as we get closer to the holidays, but many acts are still on the road, finishing their Fall tours, so get out and see a show!
Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro November 7th-13th
(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)
Monday Nov 7
Bilmuri, recordBar, $15
Singer/songwriter Johnny Franck is the main contributing member of alternative indie-pop band Bilmuri as well as progressive post-hardcore band The March Ahead and also a former member of metal/electronicore band Attack Attack! Knox is listed as support
Tuesday Nov 8 - Election Day VOTE!
Lucius w/ Shamir, The Truman, $27.50-$55
Still perfectly harmonizing and dressing similar, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe are celebrating ten years since their debut album, Wildewoman. Their follow-up, 2016’s Good Grief was even more successful and the duo has returned with this year’s Second Nature (via one of our favorite indie labels, Mom+Pop).
The band itself had taken a break, to whether some personal changes and provide some backing support for other artists, notably a three-year tour with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, but has returned in full force to their own roots, with the upbeat new album being co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb to start this new chapter. Count WHM as longtime fans, as we’ve seen the duo and their band, pretty consistently since back in 2013, most recently in St. Paul back in 2019.
Arrive early for the reimagining of 90's pop and rock sound via opener Shamir, who melds industrial synth with pop hooks, as seen on his latest album Heterosexuality, which defies traditional categorization.
Amanda Shires, Madrid Theater, $22-$45
Take It Like a Man is the new full-length from this acclaimed Americana violinist/singer songwriter (and also sometimes member of husband Jason Isbell’s band) and is the follow-up to 2018’s To the Sunset and a 2021 Christmas album. Initial single from the July-released album, “Hawk for the Dove’ was well-received by critics. Between solo records, Shires joined Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby, and Brandi Carlile for a self-titled album as The Highwomen in 2019.
Ginger Root, Granada-Lawrence,$18-$20
Huntington Beach, CA native Cameron Lew leads this indie soul music project which combines elements from contemporaries like Toro Y Moi, Vulfpeck, Metronomy, and Kero Kero Bonito, with the influences of Japanese City Pop and the days of Stax. Vicky Farewell listed as support.
“The Dollop,” Uptown. $35-$75
The Dollop is an American comedy history podcast in which comedian Dave Anthony reads stories from American history to his friend and fellow comedian Gareth Reynolds, who usually has no knowledge of the topic that will be discussed, with the two commenting on and reacting to the stories.
Young Culture, Super American, The Rino,$15-$20
The three-piece alternative rock band from Albany, NY, is back and ready for summer with their new feel-good track, “Hum”.
Wednesday Nov 9
Early November, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $25-$27
The New Jersey emo vets released their new, quasi-retrospective album Twenty last month which features tracks written across their twenty-year career, many of them B-sides to older songs.
Member Ace Enders says, "Twenty is an album we are extremely proud of. It captures the moments of our 20 year career perfectly. A lot of these songs were originally b-sides from over the years, some of which are the strongest songs we’ve written together, but simply just didn’t fit on an album. It feels almost like fate that they were saved until now for this release."
Support bands listed are I Can Make A Mess and Vinnie Caruana playing songs from the Movielife
Thursday Nov 10
Pokey LaFarge, Knuckleheads,$29.50
Just before the pandemic broke out in March 2020, traditional singer/songwriter LaFarge left his LA home behind, heading down to Austin to begin a planned tour. But, with lockdown and being stuck in Texas, he went to work and crafted a whole new album, written by LaFarge and co-produced with Chris Seefried, In the Blossom of Their Shade.
The album, released a year ago, showcases the positivity of coming out of the darkness and into the light, an ideal theme for these unsettled times. We caught him live most recently in St Paul back in 2018. Area favorite Kelly Hunt to open.
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Voice” feat. Deborah Brown, Kauffman Center. $33.50-$68.50
One of the hallmarks of jazz through the ages has been great artists sharing their stories, emotions, and perspective through music. Of all the rhythm, harmony, and melody in jazz, it is the human voice that resonates in our ears and hearts and Deborah Brown is one of those treasures in the music world; master of her craft, and a consummate artist and storyteller.
Two Door Cinema Club w Day Wave Nov 10, Uptown, CANCELED
Friday Nov 11
Daniel Howell, Midland. $29.50-$59.50
Out on his We’re All Doomed! Tour, Howell is one of the world’s popular online personalities since starting on YouTube back in 2009. With his good friend Phil, Daniel has traveled the world with live tours, playing to over 500,000 people in 20 countries, before now going solo.
He also became a bestselling author when he released his 2021 non-fiction mental health guide ‘You Will Get Through This Night’ and is an ambassador for UK mental health charity, Young Minds.
George Winston, Kauffman Center. $30.50-$63
Inspired by the seasons and topographies, Winston’s concerts feature a variety of piano styles including melodic folk, New Orleans R&B, and stride. Expect seasonal favorites from Autumn, December, Winter Into Spring, and Summer, as well as popular Peanuts pieces from his Vince Guaraldi tribute albums, and more.
Katt Williams, T-Mobile Center. $59-$250
The stand-up comedy legend and Emmy Award-winning actor is out on his 17-city 2023 and Me tour and will perform an all-new show following the success of his previous World War III tour.
The Floozies w/Cloudchord, Granada-Lawrence, $25-$30
Based in Lawrence, the duo is producer/guitarist Matt Hill and Mark Hill- brothers who take their approach to electronic music and live performance across the country. We caught the electro-funk pair last back in 2017 in Minneapolis. Recycled Funk also shown as opener.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Presents La Traviata Nov 11 & 13, Kauffman Center,
La Traviata is the famous Verdi opera set in three acts to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias, a play by Alexandre Dumas fils adapted from his own 1848 novel. The opera was originally titled Violetta, after the main character.
Saturday Nov 12
Rufus Wainwright with the Kansas City Symphony:Oh What a World of Rufus, Kauffman Center, $53.50-$138.50
Also featuring Gonzalo Farias and David T. Beals III Associate Conductor, Wainwright’s debut with the KC Symphony, will go deep into his music catalog with lush orchestral arrangement of classics such as "Going to a Town" to "Oh What a World" to solo renditions of new material and covers.
The NY Times praised his "genuine originality", and the London Times recently wrote, “when he unleashes that velvety truffle of a voice…you want it to go on and on.” We were witness to all this, on the opening date of his recent co-headlining tour, just last Fall in Kansas City.
Thundergong! benefit, Uptown Theater, $69+
Star-packed! Scheduled so far to appear- Jason Sudeikis, Wynonna, Fred Armisen, Cactus Moser, Brendan Hunt, Hembree, Sam Richardson, and Jason Barnes!
Thundergong! is a night of musical performances and laughs coming together to help uninsured and under-insured amputees get the prosthetic limbs they need – restoring mobility and restoring possibilities. Steps of Faith Foundation reconnects amputees to their communities, families, and workforces by relieving the financial burden of prosthetic care. A great show for a great cause.
Liquid Stranger w Ravenscoon and Tape B- Dimensions Tour, The Truman, $27.75-$55
aka Martin Stääf, a Swedish-born electronic musician (living in Oklahoma!?), described by Generation Bass as "the epitome of Transnational Dubstep covering everything from Latin, Asian, Eastern European and Jamaican Dancehall dubs."
Known for his experimental approach to composition where he merges genres to create a unique style of music, the new album is called Balance and the live show promises a chance to dance and maybe also to think about his genre-melding.
Crystal Gayle, Ameristar. $35-$88 (rescheduled date)
A longtime Grand Ole Opry member, Gale has been a favorite of country music audiences since the mid-70’s via top hits like “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” “You’ve Been Talking In Your Sleep,” “When I Dream” and more.
Peachtree Rascals, Nov 12, Granada - Lawrence, POSTPONED
Sunday Nov 13
Carrie Underwood w Jimmie Allen, T-Mobile Center, $35.50-$121
Just out on her highly anticipated Denim & Rhinestones Tour, Underwood performs a nearly two-hour set list of her many hits, new and old, including new songs "Garden," "Burn," "Crazy Angels," "She Don't Know," "Poor Everybody Else" and new single, "Hate My Heart."
Expect plenty of costume changes and a show that goes back and forth from main stage to the B stage, with even aerial stunt work, a skill picked up during her recent Las Vegas residency. Her live cover of Guns n Roses’ "Welcome to the Jungle" and Jimmie Allen duet on the new album’s title track "Denim & Rhinestones” are also live highlights. Country favorite Allen is an ideal support act for this show, so arrive early.
The Westerlies, Lied Center- Lawrence, $16-$30
The NY-based brass quartet is formed in 2011 with childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. The ensemble explores jazz, roots and chamber music influences to create a rare chamber music hybrid—music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).
They have also previously featured on recordings by Fleet Foxes, Vieux Farka Touré, Common and Dave Douglas and for this performance, Ray Larsen will be substituting for Chloe Rowlands on trumpet.
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