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Still a busy calendar as we say ‘goodbye’ to summer and ‘hello’ to Fall, which means pumpkin spice everything, constant leaf raking, and a busy Rocktober.
Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from September 27th-October 2nd.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Dance Speaks: Jekyll and Hyde, Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, $12
Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney invites patrons to join him and guests Val Caniparoli, Maiqui Manosa, and Ramona Pansegrau in a conversation inspired by the ballet Jekyll & Hyde. Get a sneak peek beforehand of a company rehearsal of Jekyll & Hyde (which opens October 13) and gain inside information about the production. Includes an audience Q + A.
$uicideboy$ w Ghostemane, T-Mobile Center, $44.95-$144.95
It’s the 2023 edition of their Grey Day Tour, with support from Ghostemane, City Morgue, Sematary and Ramirez. The four-part conceptual EP series, the Yin Yang Tapes, are out now, with each encompassing one of four seasons. City Morgue recently wrapped up their “My Bloody America” tour with Vein.fm, and the Gathering of the Juggalos lineup back in June.
Senses Fail, The Granada- Lawrence, $29-$35.
Out on their new "Life is Not A Waiting Room" 2023 tour, which is a celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the band's third studio album, Life Is Not a Waiting Room. The original album was a major success, charting at number 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Senses Fail was formed as a collaboration between Buddy Nielsen, Garrett Zablocki, Dan Miller, and James Gill. Soon enough, Dan Trap, who was only 14 years old at the time, joined the group as well, with Mike Gita replacing Gill. The band released their debut studio album, Let It Enfold You, back in Sept. 2004 which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200.
Opening is Welsh rock band Holding Absence, best-known for their second studio album, 2021’s The Greatest Mistake of My Life, which peaked at number 90 on the UK album chart.
Electric Six w The Surfrajettes, recordBar, $24.36
The Detroit rock vets are wrapping up work on their first proper album of original material in five years, and while details of that are still TBA, they have announced this tour with The Surfrajettes. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Fire. Thanks to debut single “Danger! High Voltage,” which features an assist from fellow Detroiter Jack White, it was a surprise hit — the single and the album were Top 10 in the UK — and featured the band’s mix of riff rock, disco, funk, and frontman Dick Valentine’s maximum bravado. “Gay Bar” was also a hit, and songs like “Naked Pictures (of Your Mother)” and “I’m the Bomb” also resonated.
Of Virtue w/ Divide The Fall, Reddstar, Vevo Live- Overland Park, $15
Not on the venue’s page, but still on the band’s website, so we assume the show is on. Michigan metal band Of Virtue have released their brand new single and music video for “Cut Me Open,” taken from their upcoming full-length album Omen, due next Friday via Arising Empire.
On the new album, the band comment: “Three years in the making and feeling as if it’s the most significant one in our timeline thus far, this album was by far the most difficult to create in many more ways than one and one of the most emotional experiences for us. Hope that it helps you through your time of need, the way it did us.”
Letdown. Encore at Uptown, $15
Aka Blake Coddington, the Chicago-based, Jason Momoa-resembling indie rocker is out supporting his recent EP, Crying In the Shower (on Big Loud Rock Records). A social media hit, in just six months, he amassed 500k followers on TikTok, more than 265k monthly listeners on Spotify, and nearly 100k on Instagram — and that’s before the 12+ million streams his singles have also picked up.
Judas Priest, Cable Dahmer Arena- Independence, CANCELED
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Anthony Jeselnik (comedian), Midland. $35-$75
On his Bones and All Tour, the no-holds-barred comedian can also be seen on his podcast, The Jeselnik and Rosenthal Vanity Project, alongside co-host Gregg Rosenthal. His most recent stand up special, Fire in the Maternity Ward premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim. He was also the creator, host and producer of his series, Good Talk, and has performed on all the late-night network shows and was a writer and the first ever stand-up comic to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Giovannie and the Hired Guns, The Bottleneck-Lawrence, $23-$25
Still on their Tejano Punk Boyz Tour, we rocked with these guys at this same venue back in February, calling them “The greatest metal, country-tinged, Tejano, alternative punk-pop, norteño-loving, tuba-blowing band on Earth”, and look for more of the same party this time. Read all about it here: Giovannie and The Hired Guns at The Bottleneck- Lawrence, KS (2023-02-23) review - W♥M (typepad.com)
KC Chamber Orchestra, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, $15-$35
The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra presents Bach Is Back! —And Mozart Too
Working in collaboration with the International Center for Music at Park University, Maestro Bruce Sorrell is thrilled to have award-winning pianist Kuok-Wai Lio join the orchestra to perform the early-era Mozart Piano Concerto no. 9 and the Bach Brandenburg Concerto no. 5, in this unique venue. Concert Program: “La Follia Variations” M. Wiancko/Geminiani; “Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major” J.S. Bach; “Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat major” W.A. Mozart. Pre-concert talk as well.
Grand Funk Railroad and Jefferson Starship, Uptown. $45-$125
Two classic names from the annals of rock ‘n roll join together for a tour featuring numerous radio hits. Originating from Flint, Michigan in 1969, Grand Funk Railroad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “We’re an American Band” and includes original founding members Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer/singer of the hit, “We’re an American Band”) and bassist Mel “The God of Thunder” Schacher. Current singer Max Carl is a rock veteran from .38 Special, who wrote and sang on their highest-charting hit, “Second Chance.”
Jefferson Starship is one of the most successful groups of the 1970s and 80’s, and continues to tour today with original member David Freiberg, drummer Donny Baldwin (whose band roots go back to 1982), keyboardist Chris Smith (who joined in 1998), guitarist Jude Gold (who joined in 2012), and singer and guitarist Cathy Richardson who joined in 2008, but don’t expect Grace Slick (retired) or Mickey Thomas, who fronts his own version.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Dogstar, Liberty Hall, $40-$75, (very low tix)
See John Wick, Neo, and Theodore Logan playing bass on the very same night! 1990’s alt-rock band Dogstar returned earlier this year and are releasing their first album in over 20 years, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, on October 6 with first single, “Everything Turns Around” already out.
The 12-track LP marks the band’s first full-length since 2000’s Happy Ending, and solidifies the recent reunion between Keanu Reeves, guitarist-vocalist Bret Domrose, and drummer Rob Mailhouse that kicked off in May with a performance at Napa Valley’s BottleRock Festival. The tour just finished some Japan dates and is back in the States to rock out the rest of the year, ending on December 20.
Three Dog Night, Ameristar Casino, $118-$299
The longtime band, now in its 5th decade, can boast of 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles, 11 Top 10’s, 18 straight Top 20’s, 7 million-selling singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LPs! A handful of hits for sure, but not a cheap show.
Gregory Alan Isakov w Damien Jurado, The Midland, $29.50-$59.50
Colorado folk singer Isakov’s first studio album in five years, Appaloosa Bones, released on August 18 through Dualtone Records and his own Suitcase Town Music, with lead single, “The Fall” and follows his 2018 Grammy-nominated LP, Evening Machines. We were impressed when we caught him around this time last year, as support for The Lumineers in an all-Colorado line-up.
Headliner-worthy Damien Jurado will open as support, who plays in between his own End of Summer Tour shows, and $1 per ticket will go to Honor the Earth, whose mission is to create awareness and support for Native environmental issues and to develop needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities.
Steve Aoki, KCLive!, $25-$65
Oh, yes-- there will be Cake! The two-time Grammy-nominated artist and producer has shared a new single “New York” with multi-platinum DJ and producer Regard and alt-pop artist mazie. The upbeat dance club jam joins mazie’s dreamlike, twisted musical tendencies through a combination of Regard’s production and Aoki’s high-powered creativity.
Also recent is HiROQUEST: Genesis, Aoki’s expansive world-building album which included an array of collaborations from Kane Brown to Taking Back Sunday and Georgia Ku, MOD SUN, Bryce Vine, Santa Fe Klan, Lil Xan, Goody Grace, and more. We’ve barely missed getting “caked” jumping about when we’ve seen him live, most recently in Minneapolis in 2018. $25 seems cheap...
CONTINUING- Lyric Opera presents Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, Sept 29 and Oct 1, Kauffman, $38-$216.
A musical and dramatic double bill that reveals the consequences of infidelity and the rage within us.
Cavalleria rusticana
Turiddu returns from war to find his love, Lola, married to another. In a scheme to induce jealousy, he seduces Santuzza. As swiftly as she is beguiled, Santuzza is discarded while Turiddu begins an affair with his old flame. After the conclusion of Easter mass, passions erupt and expose the ugliness of jealousy. With stirring melodies as iconic as the story, Cavalleria rusticana reveals the consequences of infidelity and the lengths we might go to for revenge.
Pagliacci
The passions of ordinary people take center stage in Leoncavallo’s classic verismo tale of resentment and possession. Drama seeps into the fabric of a small traveling theater troupe led by Canio and his wife, Nedda. When his suspicions of Nedda’s affair are confirmed, Canio must put on a smile and entertain despite his broken heart. Numb to the ugliness of their world, the audience is left to interpret whether the plot before them is theater or reality.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
Bishop Briggs w Misterwives, GrindersKC, $37.50-$75.00
NYC/LA-based alt-pop group MisterWives is currently on a co-headlining Don’t Look Down Tour with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs. Briggs released the music video on her latest single, “Baggage,” as well as her new EP When Everything Went Dark in June. We last caught her headlining in Minneapolis back in 2017.
MisterWives released their fourth studio album, Nosebleeds in July, the follow-up to 2020’s Superbloom. The new record is a heavier sound after enduring the loss of a bandmate during the pandemic and vocalist Mandy Lee’s divorce.
Russell Dickerson, KCLive!,$25-$75
The Country singer is out on his Big Wheels & Back Roads Tour and just signed with Range Media Partners’ Music Division. Since debuting in 2011, Dickerson’s first four singles have reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, with “Yours” and “Blue Tacoma” reaching triple and double-Platinum status, and “Love You Like I Used To” and “Every Little Thing” reaching Platinum.
Dickerson’s latest project, the summer-themed EP Three Months Two Streets Down, arrived in June and followed the late December release of single “God Gave Me a Girl,” another top 10 hit at country radio. Special Guest is Restless Road.
Jawny, recordBar, $22
The alt-indie singer songwriter back with new single “Boy Scout” via Interscope Records. The track infuses his sun-dazed alt-pop with psychedelia. “Boy Scout” is his first new song since the release of his debut album in March and a previous sold-out club tour.
Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang, T-Mobile Center, RESCHEDULED to Feb 14, 2024
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
Bob Dylan, The Midland, $52.50-$132.50
Age be damned, and on another “never-ending” tour, the legend is out on the next leg in support of album, Rough and Rowdy Ways. Dylan began his tour in November 2021. Along the way, he’s performed in North America, the UK, Europe, and Japan and plans to tour through 2024. Since first announcing the tour, Dylan has also released Shadow Kingdom and Fragments- Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17.
Note: All your phones, smart watches, etc will be locked in bags for the performance.
Beyoncé (reschedule from Sept 18), GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, $50.50-$430.50.
The Queen cometh! (and you won’t break her soul!) - The Renaissance World Tour is her highest grossing tour to date, in support of her seventh studio album, Renaissance (2022) and first outing since 2016. The 2 ½ hr. concert is split into six or seven acts, with Beyoncé performing the tracks of Renaissance in order, interspersed with songs from across her discography. The stage consists of a giant screen with a large "portal" in its center, and features sculptures, robotic arms and ultraviolet technology. Expect a visual spectacle, some experimentation, and maybe not every single one of the hits you were hoping to hear.
The Mission UK / Chameleons (re-scheduled date), recordBar, $36.81
Fans have been waiting for this Deja Vu Tour date for a long time, delayed by the pandemic and other circumstances, but looks like it’s finally on. The Mission UK, featuring founding members Wayne Hussey, Craig Adams (both of whom were both in Sisters of Mercy) and Simon Hinkler, haven’t toured North America in nearly a decade.
This tour also marks a reunion between The Chameleons frontman Mark Burgess and guitarist Reg Smithies, who haven’t toured together under the name since in nearly two decades. Opening is Theatre of Hate who are still led by Kirk Brandon. Unfortunately, there’s been no new Mission UK music since 2016, but the band’s current tour is a healthy mix of selections from its first five albums, starting with 1986’s God’s Own Medicine.
311 w AWOLNATION, Blame My Youth, Grinders KC, Sold Out
The rock/rap/funk band started in Omaha way back in 1990, and has been a local favorite ever since, so the sold-out show is no surprise. "We're super excited to get out on the road with AWOLNATION and BLAME MY YOUTH," shares singer Nick Hexum of this tour. "I'm a big fan of both of those bands and we're getting hit some towns we haven't played in a long while. Stoked!"
AWOLNATION’s latest is last year’s My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers, and Me (2022) and we caught them live most recently, outdoors in Minneapolis at the 2017 Basilica Block Party.
Satsang, Encore at Uptown, $18/ $75 VIP
The Montana soulful folk-rock/ hip hop toned artist considers himself rooted in change, growth, awareness and imperfection and is aka Drew McManus who has released five studio albums: 2016's 'The Story Of You', 2017's 'Pyramid(s)', 2019's 'Kulture', 2021's 'All. Right. Now.', and 2022's 'Flowers From The Fray'
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
Bob Dylan, The Midland, $52.50-$132.50 (see Oct 1 for info)
Cut Worms, w Ryder the Eagle, recordBar, $18.
DIY indie Cleveland-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter aka Max Clarke is out on tour in support of his new self-titled album (available on Jagjaguwar), a follow-up to his 2020 sophomore double-album Nobody Lives Here Anymore. He’s also an artist, having designed the cover of Greil Marcus’ book Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs. We last saw him live in California at Desert Daze 2018, in between his support dates at the time, for King Tuff.
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