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Minneapolis: March 16, 2024

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03/16 The Kooks with Vaccines and Daisy the Great at Fillmore Minneapolis Read More The Kooks The first time I saw The Kooks, it was in Chicago in 2007, and it was because their small tour did not include Minneapolis... which I noted that I saw three Minneapolis people in Chicago ... The Vaccines We love The Vaccines. The UK band will be back in the city at the Fine Line Music Café (now run by First Avenue) and will be playing some tracks from their fourth studio album Combat Sports. .… Daisy the Great Openers Daisy the Great are actually a Brooklyn-based duo, fronted by Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker who made waves last fall when they teamed with AJR on the song, “Record Player”, a re-worked version of their own 2017 folk-pop song. …

03/16/2024 Saturday

The Kooks
with Vaccines and Daisy the Great
at Fillmore Minneapolis
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We’ve already mentioned what an amazing lineup this The Kooks 2024 tour, earlier this month. We are covering their appearance at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California… but if you’re in the Minneapolis area, the tour will stop in at the Fillmore on March 16, 2024.

The Kooks (04 October 2014)

We last saw The Kooks in Minneapolis on 04 October 2014 and noted, “When The Kooks took the stage, it brought back memories of seeing them in Chicago in 2007. The band was new and fresh then, and although they've grown up a little, they're still full of youthful energy and fun on stage. It's also worth noting that this is the first tour to feature new drummer Alexis Nunez, who previously drummed for London's Golden Silvers.”

The Vaccines (10 Oct 2018)

We saw The Vaccines in 10 Oct 2018 and said, “After a short break, the lights dimmed and a weird medley of “Phantom of the Opera” and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, The Vaccines have finally arrived to the clean stage of the Fine Line Music Café. Singer Justin Hayward-Young mentioned after a few songs, “Weird, not being at Triple Rock for sure.” As Hayward-Young mentioned, this was The Vaccines’ fourth time in Minneapolis, and “Minneapolis have been very good to us.””

The Vaccines are touring in support of their new album Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, available on Thirty Tigers.

Daisy the Great (16 Apr 2023)

Finally, Daisy the Great (Kelley Nicole Dugan and Mina Walker), who we saw in 16 Apr 2023, with the snow: “Despite the snow, Daisy the Great drew in quite the crowd. Everyone on the dancefloor were already super dedicated fans, knowing all the songs and have kept up with the duo’s misadventures on their tour. The 7th Street Entry was only their four show on this 2023 tour … yet they seemed like seasoned professionals, even though they’re often goofing and joking around.”

The Vaccines 2024 US Tour Dates with The Kooks

Feb 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Mar 1 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel

Mar 2 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall

Mar 4 – Toronto, ON @ QET History

Mar 5 – Montreal, QB @ Mtelus

Mar 6 – Albany, NY @ Empire

Mar 8 – Boston, MA @ MGM Fenway

Mar 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore

Mar 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Mar 13 – Washington DC @ Anthem

Mar 15 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera

Mar 16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Filmore

Mar 18 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore

Mar 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union

Mar 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium

Mar 22 – San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theatre

03/16 Nita Strauss with Diamante and Starbenders at the Skyway Theatre Read More Nita Strauss Cooper and band (led by the expertly shredding Nita Strauss) made the most of their time, working in familiar hits and routines (the Frankenstein monster, the straight jacket ... Diamante Diamante, Savage After Midnight Amsterdam Bar and Hall Mon 07/29/2019 New Years Day is headlining the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Monday, July 29th. The show was a ... Starbenders No doubt about it, this is one of the best looking band around. The Atlanta, GA band Starbenders is led by front-woman Kimi Shelter and her her gang of androgynous rockers ...

03/16/2024 Saturday

Nita Strauss
with Diamante and Starbenders
at the Skyway Theatre
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The #1 female guitarist Nita Strauss (as named by Guitar World), will be headlining the Skyway Theatre on March 16, 2024, in Minneapolis, in support of her second solo album The Call of the Void.

Strauss is notably the touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and Alice Cooper, and she’s also the first female signature artist with Ibanez guitars.

Nita Strauss (15 Sep 2023)

We saw Nita Strauss as Alice Cooper’s band, in Sep 2023, and wrote, “This co-headlining slot allowed him a slightly shorter than normal 65-minute set, but Cooper and band (led by the expertly shredding Nita Strauss) made the most of their time, working in familiar hits and routines (the Frankenstein monster, the straight jacket, the guillotine, the snakes, and more) he has become famous (or infamous) for.”

Diamante and Starbenders to open.

We previously mentioned that Starbenders was one of the best looking band around, in May 2022: “No doubt about it, this is one of the best looking band around. The Atlanta, GA band Starbenders is led by front-woman Kimi Shelter and her her gang of androgynous rockers ( Aaron Lecesne, Kriss Tokaji, Emily Moon). The group formed in 2013 and signed with Nico Constantine’s music label, Institution Records.”

Tour dates

Feb 21 St Louis, MO Red Flag

Feb 23 Kansas City, MO The Truman

Feb 24 Madison, WI The Sylvee

Feb 27 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room

Feb 28 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall

Mar 1 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's

Mar 2 Joliet, IL The Forge

Mar 6 Huntington, NY The Paramount

Mar 8 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Theatre

Mar 9 Charles Town, WV The Event Center

Mar 10 Albany, NY Empire Live

Mar 12 Worcester, MA Upstairs

Mar 15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

Mar 16 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre

Mar 18 Des Moines, IA Wooly's

Mar 20 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep

Mar 23 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom

Mar 28 Fort Smith, AR TempleLive Fort Smith

03/16 The Paper Kites with Boy Golden at Fine Line Read More The Paper Kites Melbourne’s The Paper Kites will be bringing their ‘Midnight’ show world tour to the Triple Rock Social Club next Monday. ....

03/16/2024 Saturday

The Paper Kites
with Boy Golden
at Fine Line
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Australian indie-folk groundbreakers The Paper Kites make their way back to North America this February for the final leg of their tour in support of their latest acclaimed album, At The Roadhouse. The tour stops in at the Fine Line, in Minneapolis, on March 16, 2024.

The Paper Kites (11 July 2016)

We saw the band in July 2016 and noted, “The Paper Kites said they love, love playing Minneapolis. Their fanbase here is incredible, and they just love the audience (which were mostly young college-bound or college students). There is something hopelessly romantic about the Paper Kites’ songs that speaks to their fans. In fact, singer Sam Bentley said that they filmed two music videos in Minneapolis, which would make them “practically Minnesotans”.”

Boy Golden to open.

Tour dates:

Feb 27 Salt Lake City @ UTMetro Music Hall

Feb 28 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre

Mar 1 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

Mar 2 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s

Mar 3 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s

Mar 4 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park

Mar 5 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre

Mar 6 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall

Mar 8 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

Mar 9 Seattle, WA @ Neptune

Mar 10 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre

Mar 12 Calgary, CA @ Bella Concert Hall

Mar 13 Edmonton, CA @ McDougall United Church

Mar 15 Winnipeg, CA @ Burton Cummings Theatre

Mar 16 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café

Mar 17 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

03/16 Mclusky with Ganser at First Avenue Read More Mclusky Welsh-band Mclusky (often stylized as mclusky), returns to North America for the first time in 18 years for a special 2022 American tour. The band broke up in 2005, but reformed as Mclusky* (asterisk in reference to missing members) …

03/16/2024 Saturday

Mclusky
with Ganser
at First Avenue
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It’s finally happening. Welsh band Mclusky will be at First Avenue this March 16, 2024. We’ve been waiting for them to return, since they had to announced their postponed tour in 2022.

Last September, the group released a double A-side single, “Unpopular Parts Of A Pig/The Digger You Deep,” their first new music since 2005… and the music is a return to “the classic Mclusky sound here, defined largely by plenty of zippy guitar riffs and vocalist Andrew Falkous’ distinct sneer” as noted by Consequence.

Ganser to open.

Tour Dates

Mar 4 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US Echoplex

Mar 5 San Francisco, CA, US Rickshaw Stop

Mar 7 Brooklyn, NY, US Warsaw

Mar 8 Cambridge, MA, US The Sinclair

Mar 9 Philadelphia, PA, US Underground Arts

Mar 11 Pittsburgh, PA, US Spirit Hall

Mar 12 Toronto, ON, Canada Lee's Palace

Mar 13 Grand Rapids, MI, US The Pyramid Scheme

Mar 15 Chicago, IL, US The Vic Theatre

Mar 16 Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue

Mar 18 Nashville, TN, US The Basement East

Mar 20 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade

Mar 21 Carrboro, NC, US Cat's Cradle

Mar 23 Washington, DC, US Black Cat

May 7 San Francisco, CA, US Rickshaw Stop

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.

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Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper / Ministry / Filter at Azura Amphitheater, Bonner Springs KS (2023-09-15)

ROB ZOMBIE SETLIST (Intro (Expanding the Head of Zed) The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition) Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown Feel So Numb Well, Everybody's F##king in a U.F.O. What Lurks on Channel X? Superbeast Demonoid Phenomenon The Lords of Salem House of 1000 Corpses Drum Solo Living Dead Girl More Human Than Human (White Zombie song) Thunder Kiss '65 (White Zombie song) "House of 1000 Corpses" re-release trailer Dragula ALICE COOPER SETLIST Lock Me Up No More Mr. Nice Guy I'm Eighteen Under My Wheels Billion Dollar Babies Hey Stoopid Lost in America Snakebite Feed My Frankenstein Poison Guitar Solo (Nita Strauss) > Black Widow Jam Ballad of Dwight Fry Killer (partial, band only) I Love the Dead (partial, band only) Elected School's Out (w/ "Another Brick in the Wall snippet by Pink Floyd) ROB ZOMBIE TOUR DATES Sep. 19 Ridgefield, WA Sep. 20 Auburn, WA Sep. 22 Concord, CA Sep. 23 Anaheim, CA Sep. 24 Phoenix, AZ Oct. 25 Highland, CA Oct. 26 Reno, NV Oct. 28 Las Vegas, NV ALICE COOPER TOUR DATES SEP 19 RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Ridgefield, WA SEP 20 White River Amphitheatre Auburn, WA SEP 22 Toyota Pavilion at Concord Concord, CA SEP 23 Honda Center Anaheim, CA SEP 24 Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Phoenix, AZ OCT 4 St. Augustine Amphitheatre St. Augustine, FL OCT 5 Wilson Center Wilmington, NC OCT 7 Aiken Theatre Evansville, IN OCT 8 Wesbanco Arena Wheeling, WV OCT 10 Hobart Arena Troy, OH OCT 11 Honeywell Center Wabash, IN OCT 13 The Cason Center for the Performing Arts Paducah, KY OCT 14 Simmons Bank Arena North Little Rock, AR OCT 15 Heymann Performing Arts Center Lafayette, LA OCT 17 Stride Bank Center Enid, OK OCT 19 Pikes Peak Center Colorado Springs, CO OCT 20 Rio Rancho Events Center Rio Rancho, NM OCT 21 AVA Amphitheatre Tucson, AZ OCT 23 Vina Robles Amphitheatre Paso Robles, CA OCT 25 Yaamava' Resort & Casino Highland, CA OCT 26 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, NV OCT 28 Zappos Theater Las Vegas, NV DEC 2 Life After Death Horror Festival Mexico City, MX Read More Alice Cooper Rock icon Alice Cooper is bringing his incredibly live show to Mankato’s Vetter Stone Amphitheater this Friday, June 9th. We caught Cooper & Co earlier in December 2015 and said, “Alice Cooper …

Freaks on Parade, a show for the (literal) ages, and the most entertaining rock bill of the summer season--

Shock rock, hard rock, and industrial rock forces all came together at Azura Amphitheater in suburban Bonner Springs, KS as the Freaks on Parade Tour made an area stop, with an impressive top-to-bottom roster featuring Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter.

As mentioned, this was a show for the ages as well, literally, as the combined ages of the front men was over 250, so these weren’t spring chickens on stage, but rock veterans, bringing an experienced presence, and each an armload of familiar songs and radio hits. The merging of these sub genres also made for great people-watching between acts- while all flew the rock flag, it was relatively easy to spot where their strongest allegiances were and predict the act they were there to see the most.

Ohio industrial rock band Filter opened the evening, with a too-short thirty-minute set, emerging out of a billowing smoke cloud, on to the large and open stage. Singer Richard Patrick regrouped with his band to put out their eighth studio album, and first since 2016, The Algorithm (on Golden Robot Records) released just last month.

The band is understandably proud of the new material, which fits in well to their catalog and stays true to their sound, beginning their live set with three selections from the new record, including its lead single, “For the Beaten”. From there, it was more familiar songs, with the crowd taking a tip from hit “Take a Picture” by grabbing their phones to do just that, or video the song. Patrick reminded us we were all at a rock show, despite the early start time, and had the crowd at their feet and singing along, for their closing and best-known song, 1995’s “Hey Man, Nice Shot”.

The industrial rock pioneers would be up next, Chicago’s Ministry, led by the always entertaining and 64-years-young Al Jourgensen who still and strongly keeps on going, despite rumors that things might be coming to an end. In fact, it’s the opposite that’s true, with upcoming sixteenth studio album Hopiumforthemasses due out next March 1^st.

Jourgensen stalked the stage as his two guitarists (one with a KC Chiefs t-shirt on to make fast local friends) flanking him, churned through a mini sampler of the highlights of this longtime band’s career. The set gained a steely momentum as it progressed, culminating with Jourgenson playing guitar from his illuminated pulpit, and a Black Sabbath cover, leading into their hits, “N.W.O.” and “Just One Fix” and a preview of the upcoming album with new single, “Goddamn White Trash”.

Since going and remaining sober, and with his solid backing band that’s been together for the last decade, the master of Shock Rock Alice Cooper has been reliably excellent at almost every show, and has his smartly chosen setlist and still-dramatic stage show, down pat. This co-headlining slot allowed him a slightly shorter than normal 65-minute set, but Cooper and band (led by the expertly shredding Nita Strauss) made the most of their time, working in familiar hits and routines (the Frankenstein monster, the straight jacket, the guillotine, the snakes, and more) he has become famous (or infamous) for.

Entering out of a clever “Banned in Kansas!” custom backdrop during the opening “Lock Me Up”, the show’s pacing was impeccable and well staged, leaving the crowd barely a moment to catch their breath between all those familiar songs. Relatively newer songs like “Hey Stoopid” and “Poison” pleased the Gen X’ers that (re) discovered him on MTV in the ‘80s, and Strauss shone during her solo and “Black Widow Jam”, trading licks with fellow guitarist and Hollywood Vampires member Tommy Henriksen.

Shedding the straight jacket, Cooper climbed up a flag-draped podium for “Elected” and ended things in white tails and top hat on a celebratory “School’s Out”, taking the time “Before my little brother comes out...” to thank the crowd for all the years of their support. Cooper’s latest release, “Road” is out now, as is 50^th anniversary vinyl reissues of classic albums, “Killer” and “School’s Out”.

What started as a light sprinkle, had transformed into a steady rain for headliner Rob Zombie’s set, loaded with so much audio-visual equipment, there may have been a brief worry of a possible short circuit, but the band and their diehard fans were determined to rock undeterred.

Zombie is of course, a film director as well as rock showman, and that was extremely evident in his set design, with digital screens of all shapes and sizes and synced video clips making for an immersive and impressive A/V overall presentation; so much so, that Zombie and band would sometimes get lost in all the visuals, a part of the overall spectacle.

The band is out in support of their most recent album, 2021’s creatively named The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy beginning the set with some newer material and seemingly energized by the rain, to rock even harder. 2013’s “Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown” was set among visuals of massive subwoofers and an oversized devil like figure made its way out mid-set (a nice companion creature to Cooper’s monster).

The visual barrage of images continued, some from Zombie’s own films, as he scores his own soundtrack, such as on the title track to “House of 1000 Corpses” and the Ginger Fish drum solo on an elevated riser, was accented by trippy green psychedelic rectangles on-screen going in and out.

Despite the continuing rain, fans were on their feet cheering along to late set highlights “Living Dead Girl” and two White Zombie classics. Zombie even teased playing a 3hr set in the rain (he heard Taylor Swift did) before “being told” of the penalty fine of $10,000 per min. for going over the curfew time. The space between set and encore was filled by Zombie’s own trailer for The House of 1000 Corpses re-release before he re-appeared high on a giant apparatus, bathed in red lighting for the closing “Dragula”.

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Five hours later and with rain still coming down, the show had breathlessly come to an end. The Freaks on Parade ruled this night and the concert itself (dubbed “Rock the ‘Dotte” by rock station 98.9 as a nod to Wyandotte County the venue resides in) was a success, thanks to all acts- Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter- consider the ‘Dotte completely rocked.

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We♥KC - November 16-30, 2021 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence / Topeka KS)

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Our hearts go out to everyone affected at the recent Astroworld concert in Houston, TX- we all wanted live music to return, but not with these results.  Thankfully, things are much more calm in these parts, but still remain busy through the rest of the month, particularly at The Truman, which offers up a Thanksgiving cornucopia-sized basket of good shows. 

On the chance that you’re not out on Nov. 20, be sure to tune into the 5^th AnnualThundergong Benefit, a livestream-only event hosted by Jason (Ted Lasso) Sudekis and features Sammy Hagar, Nathaniel Rateliff, Counting Crows,Ben Rector, (Kansas City’s own) Waxahatchee, Wynonna, and many more for Steps of Faith Foundation. 

Here’s what’s happening in the area for the Second half of November

(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):

2021-11-16 Surfaces at Truman   2021-11-19 Silversun Pickups at Truman   2021-11-19 Geoff Tate at Knuckleheads   Read More Silversun Pickups Recently, Silversun Pickups announced their 15-date November tour, with special guest Zella Day. The tour will hit all major cities, including Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Tulsa, and more. …

Tuesday November 16

Surfaces with Khai Dreams and Public Library Commute, The Truman. $27-$50

Texas-sized chill good vibes from this “no worries” duo that blends indie with calypso, reggae, pop, and hip-hop might be the kind of positive, laid back show we all need right now.  Their fourth full-length, Pacifico (on Caroline Records) came out in June, collaborating more recently with Tal Verdes on non-album single, “Sheesh!”

Zach Bryan, Uptown (7p). $30-$162

Smallpools w/ Morgxn, Uptown (9p), $22.

Citizen, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $19-$23.


Wednesday November 17

Goose, The Truman. $25-$50

Straight No Chaser, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $37.95-$63


Thursday November 18

Caribou with Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Granada. $27

The Happy Fits, RecordBar. $15

Stephen Curtis Chapman, Folly. $26-$75

Squirrel Nut Zippers, Knuckleheads. $35

Riley Green w/ Matt Stell, Kameron Marlowe, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, $10.65-$12.


Friday November 19

Silversun Pickups, The Truman $29.50-$60

Anyone remember Martika?  Los Angeles alt rock band Silversun Pickups sure does, covering her 1988 radio hit in their own unique way and the band has also returned to the road, with a 15-date November tour in support of 2019’s Widow Weeds (on New Machine Recordings), all produced by famed producer (and Garbage drummer) Butch Vig.

We’ve covered them since late 2012, having last seen them live in 2016, and the newest album represents a confessional album about rebirth and renewal.  Singer Brian Aubert says of it, “This was the first album where we were open. We were exposed. I see how that can be scary to people, but for us, we really thrived on that.” Zella Day to open.

Geoff Tate, Knuckleheads. $27.50

Queensryche is scheduled to play KC just a week before(Nov 12) and seeing ex-vocalist Tate completes the picture, especially as he is set to perform classic albums Rage for Order and Empire in their entirety… “Can’t you hear it calling?”

Steep Canyon Rangers, Lied Center. $14-$35

Al Franken, Uptown, $47-92.

2021-11-20 Thundergong - 5th Annual Benefit   2021-11-20 Mayer Hawthorne at Truman   Read More Mayer Hawthorne Tuxedo (the Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One collaboration) is playing the Cedar Cultural Center this August 14. ....

Saturday November 20

Thundergong- 5^th Annual Benefit (livestream)
Thundergong! • A Benefit Concert for Steps of Faith Foundation

Mayer Hawthorne, The Truman. $25-$30

The Ann Arbor, MI native is back on the road supporting 8^th studio album, 2020’s Rare Changes (on Big Bucks Records) and deftly weaves his unique blend of soul-based indie pop that looks forward as well as keeps its inspirations from the past.  Hawthorne is also known for collaborations under the names Tuxedo and Jaded Incorporated.

Keith Sweat with Bell Biv DeVoe, Bobby Brown and more, T-Mobile Center. $66-$175

This would be a great show… in 1990.  But, it’s now a chance to re-live those days with a roster that also adds on 90’s acts Dru Hill (w/Sisqo) and Silk, so expect an evening of soul, R&B, and throwback New Jack. 

The Guess Who, Ameristar. $35-$150

Susan Werner, Yardley Hall- Overland Park, $25+

Aaron Watson, Uptown. $20-$40

Bodeans, Knuckleheads. $30

Ice Nine Kills, Granada Lawrence, $30.

Folly Frolic with Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery, Folly. $40-$125

2021-11-21 Lovelytheband and Sir Sly at The Truman  2021-11-21 Richard Thompson at Folly Theater   2021-11-26 Hembree at Truman   Read More lovelytheband lovelytheband is headlining the all-ages show at the Varsity Theater on Sunday, April 28th. Show up early to check out Flora Cash, Jagwar Twin, and OTW . … Hembree Dance trio Hembree (Isaac Flynn, Garrett Childers, Eric Davis) opened the show. Their aggressive dance songs had fans who showed up early dancing to songs like ‘Can’t Run Forever’ and ‘Found’… …

Sunday November 21

Lovelytheband and Sir Sly with Cannons, The Truman. $29.50-$35

This all-Los Angeles bands triple-bill might be the best indie-rock bang-for-your-buck of the season, as all three acts have considerable buzz around them.  We caught headliners lovelytheband at a much smaller venue in 2018 and just knew they were headed to bigger and better things.  The indie pop band returned to record racks with 2020’s Conversations with Myself About You (on Century Media/RED) and also non-album songs, “Games” (w/Tessa Violet) and “Miss You a Little” (w/Bryce Vine).

Co-headliner Sir Sly released third full-length, The Rise & Fall of Loverboy (on Interscope Records) this April, which includes single, “Citizen” with Gary Clark, Jr., and we’re loving everything we’ve heard from Cannons, whose hit single, “Bad Dream”, has been followed by by a digital-only cover album earlier this year. 

Richard Thompson, Folly Theater, $15-$50.

The English folk legend returns, still touring in support of nineteenth solo album, 13 Rivers (on New West Records) and over five decades of musical history, dating back to seminal 60’s band Fairport Convention.

Whitney Peyton, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $12-$15.


Monday November 22

Neck Deep, The Truman. $27.50


Friday November 26

Hembree, The Truman, $15-20.

Kansas City’s hometown indie-rock heroes return for a Black Friday headlining show, that is the perfect palette finisher after a day of shopping for holiday deals.  Latest album is 2019’s House on Fire (on Thirty Tigers Records) but the band also re-convened remotely during the pandemic for newest songs, “Operators” and “Reach Out”.

The quintet last played the area at recordBar in March 2020, so this is a big venue upgrade and looks to be a joyous way to spend the busy holiday weekend.  Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear and Dreamgirl to open.


Saturday November 27

Elton Dan and Friends, Uptown. $20-$25


Sunday November 28

Playboi Carti, Cable Dahmer Arena - Independence $29.95-$74.95

Nita Strauss, Uptown – Encore Room, $23.

The longtime guitarist for Alice Cooper (and before that, tribute band The Iron Maidens) plays a small venue that will allow one to see her formidable guitar skills, very up close.

2021-11-29 Baroness at Bottleneck Read More Baroness Due to popular demands, Baroness recently added a second show at Bar Fly (at the Skway Theatre). So now fans can get a chance to see the band on Friday or Saturday night. The Friday night show is sold out. …

Monday November 29

Baroness, Bottleneck-Lawrence, $60.   

Don’t be put off by the seemingly steep door charge to this show, as each ticket also includes a limited edition signed poster and the performance will feature two sets – the first, completely fan-voted and the second curated by the Georgia heavy metal band themselves.

We covered them last in 2016 and latest album is 2019’s Gold & Grey (on Abraxan Hymns Records), which they were previously set to tour with, but after a pandemic delay, are finally getting the chance to.  The album is produced by one of our favorites, frequent Flaming Lips collaborator, Dave Fridmann. 

Waterparks, The Truman. $28.50-$55 

You’ve got to admire this Houston trio for calling their new album, Greatest Hits (on 300 Entertainment) which came out in May and features newest single, “The Secret Life of Me”.  The hyperpop/rock band is playing to enthusiastic large crowds on their Night Out on Earth Tour with the album being so well received, its title might end up ringing completely true. 

The new record is a follow up to 2019’s FANDOM which hit #2 on Billboard’s Alternative Album Chart and you have to admire any group that releases a single honoring that childhood treat favorite, “Fruit Roll Ups”.  Phem and Zeph scheduled to open.


Tuesday November 30

Noah Kahan, The Truman. $22-$45

Purity Ring, Nov. 30, Granada. POSTPONED TO JUNE 13

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