06/07/2023

We♥KC! June 9-15, 2023 Upcoming concerts/shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

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This week gets hot and heavy, especially at the beautiful Kauffman Center, where you might as well pitch a tent to be in line daily, as their week is chock-full of events!

The big show of course, will be Luke Combs and friends out at Arrowhead, but Starlight and KCLive! have some outdoor action as well, with the end of the week looking even busier.

A Tomlinson invasion too (singer Louis at Starlight and comedian Taylor downtown, no relation)!

Let’s take look at the Kansas City/ Lawrence KS metro musical happenings from June 9th-15th.

FRIDAY JUNE 9

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra- Riff Generation, Medallion Theater,$22.50 (kids free)

June installment featuring a new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Part of a stand-alone performance series of new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the Kansas City “riff style.” Musicians audition for a one-year residency and perform these works in a variety of settings. Ticket Link here.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20

Melding together the sounds of gospel, funk, soul, blues, and garage-rock, NPR once exclaimed about him, "James Brown hasn't been reincarnated, but Black Joe Lewis sure does follow in his footsteps."

Last year’s The Difference Between Me & You is their fifth studio album. And while it’s an approach that might veer slightly from the typical sounds those who’ve followed the band are used to hearing, it was a conscious step in a new direction for Lewis. When asked, Lewis says he wanted to “make a more complex and reflective record” than he had before. We caught him live a decade ago in Minneapolis.

Arrive early for Special Guest Womanish Girl (aka Katy Guillen & Stephanie Williams). Guillen is an area favorite who we caught live in Lawrence at the end of last year and returns to this same venue in August as well.

SATURDAY JUNE 10

Luke Combs w Riley Green, Lainey Wilson, Flatland Cavalry, and Brent Cobb, Arrowhead Stadium, $54.50-$277

Luke Combs' 2023 tour began in Texas and plans to end in London with stops in Australia, Norway, Belgium, Ireland and more along the way. The CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee's World Tour will hit three continents and 16 countries, and the lineup is packed with rising Country stars, including Lainey Wilson, who recently played a filled KC show just ahead of the NFL Draft.

Prepare for some stadium drinking as plenty of Combs’ songs such as "Beer Never Broke My Heart," "Cold as You" and "Cold Beer Calling My Name” encourage a beverage in hand.

Louis Tomlinson, Starlight, $35-$99.50

The UK singer / songwriter and one-fifth of One Direction is out in support of his second album, "Faith In The Future." Live, he’s been playing a couple numbers from his old band as well as an Arctic Monkeys cover. In 2021, Louis earned his spot in the Guinness Book Of World Records for breaking the record for the most live-streamed concert by a solo male artist. Louis hosted one of the biggest live-stream concert events ever held, selling more than 160,000 tickets to fans in over 110 countries.

Shawn Phillips, Knuckleheads. $35

The longtime folk singer/songwriter has been touring regularly since the late 60’s.

Taylor Tomlinson (comedian) June 10 and 11, The Midland, $29.75-$69.75

The rising comedian brings The Have it All Tour to Kansas City for not one, but Two nights!

The New York Times says Tomlinson “demonstrates tight joke writing, carefully honed act-outs and a ruthless appetite for laughs” in her second hour-long special, Look At You, now streaming on Netflix.

New York Magazine adds, “Watching Tomlinson gives you the same comfort as a Swift concert or a Broadway show that’s been on for years. This is a professional. This performance will be ultra-produced. You do not need to be anxious,” and the Los Angeles Times observes.

SUNDAY JUNE 11

Barenaked Ladies w/Semisonic & Del Amitri, Starlight, $29.50-$125

Still not the actual last summer (thankfully) those fun-loving rockers are out on their 7th almost-annual Last Summer on Earth 2023 Tour. The Toronto-based eight-time JUNO winners and two-time Grammy nominees are playing three dozen shows in venues all over. We caught the first year live back in 2015 and have enjoying seeing the changing lineups ever since.

Special guests, Minneapolis’ own Semisonic and Scottish rockers Del Amitri will play extended opening sets, so arrive early.

Weezer w Modest Mouse, Momma, Azura Amph,-Bonner Springs, $35-$125

Billed as Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip! This spring and summer touring package is among the best out there for the season. Weezer’s latest releases were a string of seasonal—or Sznz—EPs: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Their last full album, Van Weezer, arrived in 2021. The band was forced to cancel a planned Broadway run earlier this year, “due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses” but the plus side to that, is they’re on the road again with another local date. Our coverage with them dates us all the way back to 1994, when they were a wee opening band!

As for Modest Mouse, we remain huge fans, seeing them live in September AND December of last year, and despite the death of founding drummer Jeremiah Green late last year, still remain on the road. The Portland band’s sometimes temperamental appearances have seemed to have leveled out as singer Isaac Brock ages, and they’ve become a more consistent band to again always see live. LA indie rockers Momma have a new single, “Bang Bang” out now.

Future Stages Festival, Kauffman Center, FREE!

Join the celebration and experience the arts in Kansas City as the annual one-day festival invites everyone to explore a diverse range of performances and interactive arts activities. This free admission event is a community event that showcases youth in the performing arts and is an extension of the Kauffman Center’s Open Doors Spotlight on Youth program. Featuring a variety of performing arts organizations and arts activity partners – the festival provides fun for ALL ages! Tickets are not required, but registrants will receive updated details regarding the performance and activity schedule Learn more here:

Tyrese / Trey Songz, June 11, T-Mobile Center, CANCELED

MONDAY JUNE 12

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Kauffman Center. $50.50-$100.50

Following last year’s bluegrass tour, banjoist, composer and bandleader, Béla Fleck has reconvened the original line-up of the Grammy-winning quartet, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. While all manner of genres comes into play— from classical and jazz to bluegrass and African music to electric blues and Eastern European folk dances, the real treat is Fleck’s own banjo-playing and the musical interactions. Fifteen Grammy Award wins in nine different fields of music, need we say more?

TUESDAY JUNE 13

Nickel Creek with Gaby Moreno, Kauffman Center. $47.50-$197.50

The platinum-selling,renowned roots trio of mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins comes together to tour again (each is a solo star in their own right) in the city’s most beautiful indoor venue. The trio revolutionized bluegrass and folk in the early 2000s and ushered in a new era of what we now recognize as Americana music. After a nine-year absence, the trio returns in 2023 with new album, Celebrants, released March 24 and no less than thirty-four years of previous music to draw from.

Opener Gaby Moreno was raised in Guatemala and immersed herself in blues, R&B and soul and learned to speak English by singing. Her original blend of jazz, soul, blues and 1960s rock has earned her the respect and appreciation of audiences and in 2013, she received a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. VIP experience tickets available.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 14

The Doobie Brothers, Starlight, $36-$176

Four-time GRAMMY® Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Doobie Brothers are continuing their landmark 50th Anniversary Tour, through October 2023, featuring Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee on the road together for the first time in over 25 years. Unfortunately, due to a nagging back injury, Tom Johnston is unable to join for the foreseeable future.

The band just returned from Australia, Japan and Singapore. Selling some 50 million albums worldwide, The Doobie Brothers have had five top-10 singles, 16 top-40 hits, 3 multi-platinum albums, 7 platinum albums, 14 gold albums and own a 10M+ sold diamond record for their 1976 album, Best of the Doobies.

THURSDAY JUNE 15

Tyler Childers w Marcus King, Starlight, SOLD OUT

One of the biggest recent breakouts and tix have been long gone (this show and about every other date) Kentucky-born and raised singer-songwriter Tyler Childers will bring his unique mix of country, bluegrass, and folk music to a sold-out Starlight.

Childers' previous album, Purgatory debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and his fifth and latest studio album Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven was released to acclaim last September. He was playing clubs just a few short years ago.

Arrive early for 27-year-old guitar sensation Marcus King whose 2020 album El Dorado received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Pat Metheny, Kauffman Center, $56.50-$136.50

Kansas City's own Pat Metheny has garnered from critics and peers for decades now. Over the years, he's won countless polls as “Best Jazz Guitarist” and awards including three gold records and no less than 20 Grammy Awards. Designed as an ongoing showcase featuring a rotating cast of players, Metheny's Side-Eye project will shine a spotlight on two sensational rising stars: pianist Chris Fishman and drummer Joe Dyson.

Fear with Bastard Squad, Lemonade Park. $42.49

FEAR is the legndary punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in 1978, and nothing else needs to be said.

St. Louis, MO's Bastard Squad mix both new and old school punk & hardcore, crafting it into their own style. Founded in 1996, the band reformed in 2018 and features current and ex-members of DFL, Better Days, Very Metal and Breakmouth Annie. Since reforming they have put out 3 records and played with bands like The Adicts. T.S.O.L, and Conflict.

Gov’t Mule, Grinders KC. $49-$75

Jam legends Warren Haynes (guitar, lead vocals), Matt Abts (drums), Danny Louis (keys, guitar, backing vocals), and Jorgen Carlsson (bass) on out on a short Spring tour, before beginning another bigger leg which also celebrates with their version of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon". Expect plenty of covers and originals regardless and a full evening of jams as only the 'Mule can do.

Priscilla Block w/ Dalton Dover, KC Live, Free!

Rising star Priscilla Block released her debut album last February titled Welcome to the Block Party. The singer-songwriter is originally from Raleigh, NC but moved to Nashville to pursue music after graduating high school. Once in Nashville, she worked at a yogurt shop and took night classes while working on her original music. She also credits TikTok as one of the reasons for her rise in popularity and has over 1.7 million followers and 29.6 million likes.

Arrive early for new Country artist Dalton Dover, named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023. This summer, Dover can also be found on the bill with Chase Rice, opening for Luke Combs at Gillette Stadium stop in July, and select dates with Parker McCollum among festival and headlining shows.

Cub Sport, Encore at Uptown, $18

The Australian indie popsters announced a North American tour in support of their new album, Jesus at the Gay Bar which came out in April. New single "Songs About It" should be played along with several other down under bangers.

Pam Tillis, Knuckleheads, $35

A longtime act in her own right, she’s the daughter of Country Music legend Mel Tillis and multi-media artist Doris Tillis. In addition to music, she's an actor with a long list of film, TV and stage credits.

Tillis’ 1991 debut country album, Put Yourself In My Place, went Gold and yielded two No. 1 and two Top 5 singles and next three albums – Homeward Looking Angel, Sweetheart’s Dance and Greatest Hits, were all certified Platinum. She's achieved six No.1 songs and hits include “Shake the Sugar Tree,” “Mi Vida Loca,” “When You Walk In The Room,” “In Between Dances,” “Don’t Tell Me What To Do,” and signature song, “Maybe It Was Memphis.”

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05/25/2023

Minneapolis: June 13 to June 14

01/02/2023

R.I.P. Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters), Jeremiah Green (Modest Mouse), and Fred White (Earth, Wind & Fire)

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Bonnie Pointer, who rose to fame as a member of the Pointer Sisters, has died at age 69. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister Bonnie died this …

Anita Pointer, founding members of The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday, December 31, 2023. Her sisters June died in 2006, and Bonnie died in 2020. Only Ruth Pointer is the eldest and last surviving member of the original Pointer Sisters.

If you grew up in the 70s and 80s, you remembered the sisters. They had so many hits, including the two Grammys for “Automatic” and “Jump (For My Life)”… as well as “Fire”, “He’s So Shy”, “I’m So Excited”, and “Neutron Dance”. Just hearing those titles conjure up those melodies and lyrics.

The other big death on December 31st was Jeremiah Green, the drummer for Modest Mouse. This is a new-ish band, so it was shocking to see a death in the band. Green was only 45. According to Consequence, he died after a brief battle with cancer.

This is so sudden.

In fact, we just saw the band in Dec 2022 and said, “Modest Mouse is out touring by celebrating the album that launched their career 25 years ago, The Lonesome Crowded West, a seminal album that has received high praise and a lofty perch. Pitchfork ranks it #29 of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990’s. Spin has it at #59 of the 200 Greatest Albums from 1985-2005. And for a night the band’s base was given a rare treat of hearing the album played in its entirety live at the Palace Theatre.”

Update: Fred White, the drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire also passed away at the age of 67 on January 1, 2023. No cause of death was given.

12/11/2022

Modest Mouse at Palace Theatre (12/10/2022)

12/10 Modest Mouse with Mattress at Palace Theatre

Modest Mouse Setlist

The Lonesome Crowded West

Teeth Like God's Shoeshine

Heart Cooks Brain

Convenient Parking

Lounge (Closing Time)

Jesus Christ Was an Only Child

Doin' the Cockroach

Cowboy Dan

Trailer Trash

Out of Gas

Long Distance Drunk

Sh** Luck

Trucker's Atlas

Polar Opposites

Bankrupt on Selling

Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright

-- Encore --

Five Stop Mother Superior Rain (The Flaming Lips cover)
Never Ending Math Equation
Grey Ice Water
3rd Planet

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FUBAR by Mattress limited edition press of 200 red cassettes. With download code. Hand numbered. Doom n Bloom Sweat and Tears Dance and Cry survival tunes …

Modest Mouse is out touring by celebrating the album that launched their career 25 years ago, The Lonesome Crowded West, a seminal album that has received high praise and a lofty perch. Pitchfork ranks it #29 of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1990’s. Spin has it at #59 of the 200 Greatest Albums from 1985-2005. And for a night the band’s base was given a rare treat of hearing the album played in its entirety live at the Palace Theatre.

Mattress aka Rex Marshall opened the evening with an interesting mix of lounge meets industrial meets poetry slam, all in a gold sports coat and shoes to match. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Marshall inhabits the ghost of all the great lounge lizards of the strip if they were to transplant to Portland, OR and incorporate all there is to incorporate of the city. (City Motto: Keep Portland Weird)

Marshall’s set involved first warming up with some stretches and leg lifts. And in between rifts of ironic and hilarious lyrics from his two albums Looking for My People and FUBAR, he moved across the spacious stage with dance moves that sometimes involved martial art moves and a nice golf swing. All in a gold suit! What more could you want in an opening act?

Modest Mouse wanted to reflect the makeup of the band when they recorded their seminal album in 1997. So a quartet took the stage with original members, Isaac Brock on lead vocals and guitar and Jeremiah Green on drums, joined by Russell Higbee on bass and Simon O’Connor on guitar.

What made The Lonesome Crowded West such an influential masterpiece is because it sounded like nothing before it. Inhabiting chord structures that seemed just a little off allowed the band to explore discordant feelings of isolation. Brock said the album is about the unintended effects of urban sprawl, which at the time was where the band lived in Issaquah, WA, a suburb of Seattle.

Many fans that filled the Palace had an intimate love for the album for they even started singing before Brock could lead them on songs like “(Lounge) Closing Time” and “Doing the Cockroach”.

Then there were songs when the band went full throttle with “Shit Luck” and ”Trucker’s Atlas” where Brock got on his knees and actually sang into his guitar, reverb and distortion be damned. But there were quieter moments when Brock and O’Connor switched to acoustic guitars and played “Bankrupt on Selling” and “Jesus Christ Was an Only Child”. (Perhaps the original latchkey kid)

After taking a needed break, Modest Mouse returned with a four-song encore, the last, “3^rd Planet”, a finale that started briefly as an acoustical experiment until Brock stopped the song and asked for his electric guitar for the finish.

And as the audience applauded in appreciation, Brock took his time to linger, first to briefly thank the crowd, then to move around the stage to check the equipment. It reminded me of a Herbie Hancock show I saw where he did the same thing, fiddling with his keyboard and powering down an Apple computer as the audience continued to clap.

And as Brock finally left the stage and the main lights went up, as if on cue Hancock’s “Rockit” started to play as the audience began to slowly filter out of the theatre.

Remaining tour dates:

Dec 11 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Dec 13 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 14 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 15 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Dec 16 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Dec 17 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 19 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 20 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Jan 25 2023 Spicewood, TX, US Luck Ranch
Mar 17 2023 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 2023 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 23 2023 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Mar 31 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pal Norte

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Modest Mouse at Palace Theatre, St Paul (10 Dec 2022)

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12/04/2022

Minneapolis: This Week (12/11/2022)

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Heart To Gold

They have a month-long residency at the 7th Street, so here are the opening bands: Dec 1: Pierre , Harper’s Jar, and Heart To Gold …

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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12/06/2022 Tuesday

Heart to Gold
with Gramma, killusonline and Lapdogs
at 7th St Entry
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If there is a place to be, it’s at Heart to Gold’s very first headlining show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on December 6th. This is right before the band heads out on a national tour with Born Without Bones (which starts 12/08 in New Jersey).

The sold-out 7th Street Entry show will feature three local support acts: Gramma, killusonline and Lapdogs.

We’ve mentioned the band five times in various concert listing, but have never seen them live… perhaps that’ll change this December 6th.

Tour dates:

Dec 6 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Dec 8 Asbury Park, NJ, US The Saint
Dec 9 Brooklyn, NY, US The Broadway
Dec 10 Hartford, CT, US Webster Underground
Dec 11 Somerville, MA, US Crystal Ballroom
Dec 12 Philadelphia, PA, US Kung Fu Necktie
Dec 14 Lakewood, OH, US Mahall's 20 Lanes
Dec 15 Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
Dec 16 Chicago, IL, US Beat Kitchen
Dec 17 Pittsburgh, PA, US The Mr. Roboto Project
Dec 18 Buffalo, NY, US Mohawk Place

12/06 The Soft Moon with Nuovo Testamento at Fine Line

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The Soft Moon (aka Luis Vasquez) will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul in support of his recent album Criminal (Sacred Bones). ...

12/06/2022 Tuesday

The Soft Moon
with Nuovo Testamento
at Fine Line
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Exister is the new album from The Soft Moon. The record came out in September via Sacred Bones Records.

“The whole point of this record was to share every emotion that I feel,” says The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez. “No two songs are the same. It’s about existing in the world as a human being and experiencing many emotions and experiences throughout life.”

The Soft Moon will be promoting the new record through a winter tour, stopping by the Fine Line in Minneapolis on December 6th.

Nuovo Testamento to open.

US Tour Dates:

Nov 09 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts %
Nov 10 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg √
Nov 11 Washington, DC - The Howard Theatre %
Nov 12 Richmond, VA - The Broadberry %
Nov 13 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle %
Nov 14 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage) %
Nov 16 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack’s ¥
Nov 17 Houston, TX - Numbers ¥
Nov 18 Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co ¥
Nov 19 Austin, TX - Mohawk ¥
Nov 21 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom ¥
Nov 25 Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater †
Nov 26 San Francisco, CA - The Independent †
Nov 29 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom †
Nov 30 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre †
Dec 01 Seattle, WA - Neumos †
Dec 02 Boise, ID - The Olympic †
Dec 03 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge †
Dec 04 Denver, CO - The Oriental Theatre †
Dec 06 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line †
Dec 07 Chicago, IL - Metro †
Dec 08 Detroit, MI - El Club †
Dec 09 Toronto, ON - The Opera House †
Dec 10 Montreal, QC - S.A.T. †
Dec 11 Boston, MA - The Sinclair †

% w/ Model/Actriz
¥ w/ MSPAINT
† w/ Nuovo Testamento

12/09 The Lemonheads with Juliana Hatfield, Bass Drum of Death and On Being an Angel at First Avenue

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Originally, The Lemonheads were scheduled to play in the closet-sized 7th Street Entry, but seeing as tickets sold-out, they upgraded the band to the full-sized room at First Avenue. …

12/09/2022 Friday

The Lemonheads
with Juliana Hatfield, Bass Drum of Death and On Being an Angel
at First Avenue
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No surprise, but The Lemonheads recently sold out the UK and Ireland tour, as they perform It's A Shame About Ray in its entirety for the 30th anniversary of its release.

With the North American dates about to begin on November 17th, tickets are selling out fast.

We last saw The Lemonheads in May 2019 and said, “As you know, I first came to being The Lemonheads fan around the time they were promoting It's a Shame About Ray with its title track as single in 1992. They were featured on MTV’s 120 Minutes, but frontsman Evan Dando seemed more popular in the UK (I hate to say it, but for a time, it just felt like the Lemonheads were ignoring the USA).”

US Tour Dates:

11.17 Lititz, PA Mickey's Black Box
11.18 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre
11.19 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
11.20 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theater
11.21 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
11.23 Billings, MT Pub Station
11.25 Seattle, WA Showbox
11.26 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
11.28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
11.29 Sacramento, CA Harlow's
12.1 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
12.2 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
12.3 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
12.4 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
12.5 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
12.7 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre
12.9 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
12.10 Chicago, IL Metro
12.11 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew's Hall
12.12 Washington, D.C. 9.30 Club
12.14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
12.15 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
12.16 New Jersey, NJ White Eagle Hall
12.17 Boston, MA Paradise
12.18 Boston, MA Paradise

11.18 w/ Rusty, The Nils
11.25 - 12.9 w/ Bass Drum Of Death
11.25 - 12.18 w/ On Being An Angel
12.9 - 12.18 w/ Juliana Hatfield

12/10 Lissie with Cat Clyde at First Avenue

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The comparisons are already in place for rock/folk/blues singer Lissie (nee Elisabeth Maurus) – looks like Jewel, sounds like Stevie Nicks with the raspy twinge of Janis Joplin; but the truth.…

12/10/2022 Saturday

Lissie
with Cat Clyde
at First Avenue
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Midwestern multi-talented tour de force Lissie is touring in support of her Americana-tinged indie folk album Carving Canyons (Lionboy Records). The tour ends at First Avenue in Minneapolis on December 10th, 2022.

Lissie recently shared Morgan Page remix of “Night Moves”. The two previously collaborated on Page’s track “The Longest Road,” which subsequently amassed 40 million streams after a remix courtesy of Deadmau5.

We caught Lissie in Nov 2013 and said, “The comparisons are already in place for rock/folk/blues singer Lissie (nee Elisabeth Maurus) – looks like Jewel, sounds like Stevie Nicks with the raspy twinge of Janis Joplin; but the truth is this Rock Island, IL native is forging her own individual and distinctive career path through solid songs, endless touring, and an ever-growing loyal fan base.”

Cat Clyde to open.

Tour Dates

12/1: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
12/2: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
12/3: Davenport, IA @ Racoon Motel
12/8: Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
12/9: Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo
12/10: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

12/10 Modest Mouse with Mattress at Palace Theatre

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12/10/2022 Saturday

Modest Mouse
with Mattress
at Palace Theatre
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Portland’s finest Modest Mouse is returning to the area at the Palace Theatre, in St Paul, on December 10, 2022. The group is celebrating their 25th anniversary of their seminal album The Lonesome Crowded West (originally released on November 18, 1997 on Up Records).

We caught them in March 2022 and wrote, “It’s hard but wonderful to believe that Modest Mouse has been a band for thirty years now, (formed in Washington state in 1992) and has continued to broaden its sound and manage to still challenge its listeners. The newest album is the universally-acclaimed The Golden Casket from last year, but last year also marked the departures of two longtime members, signaling even more evolution is yet to come.”

Mattress to open.

Tour Dates

Nov 21 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market Nov 22 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
Nov 23 Seattle, WA, US Showbox at the Market
Nov 25 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov 26 Portland, OR, US McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Nov 27 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Nov 28 Vancouver, BC, Canada Commodore Ballroom
Nov 30 Oakland, CA, US Fox Theater
Dec 1 Los Angeles (LA), CA, US The Wiltern
Dec 2 San Diego, CA, US The Observatory North Park
Dec 3 Phoenix, AZ, US The Van Buren
Dec 5 Austin, TX, US Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
Dec 6 New Orleans, LA, US Fillmore New Orleans
Dec 7 Dallas, TX, US South Side Ballroom, Gilley's
Dec 9 Chicago, IL, US Riviera Theatre
Dec 10 St. Paul, MN, US Palace Theatre
Dec 11 Madison, WI, US The Sylvee
Dec 13 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 14 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Dec 15 Philadelphia, PA, US The Fillmore Philadelphia
Dec 16 Boston, MA, US Roadrunner
Dec 17 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 19 New York (NYC), NY, US Terminal 5
Dec 20 Washington, DC, US 9:30 CLUB
Jan 25 2023 Spicewood, TX, US Luck Ranch
Mar 17 2023 San Isidro, Argentina Lollapalooza
Mar 17 2023 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
Mar 23 2023 Bogota, Colombia Festival Estereo Picnic
Mar 24 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza
Mar 31 2023 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pal Norte

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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11/23/2022

Minneapolis: December 10

12/10 Lissie with Cat Clyde at First Avenue

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Lissie

The comparisons are already in place for rock/folk/blues singer Lissie (nee Elisabeth Maurus) – looks like Jewel, sounds like Stevie Nicks with the raspy twinge of Janis Joplin; but the truth.…

09/06/2022

Modest Mouse w/ The Cribs at GrindersKC, Kansas City, MO (2022-09-05) review

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Modest Mouse

With concerts slowing coming back to America, Modest Mouse announced their 2021 tour dates, all in support of their new album The Golden Casket (available June 25th via Epic Records)

MODEST MOUSE SETLIST

Dramamine
Black Cadillacs
F**k Your Acid Trip
We Are Between / Lucky
Fire It Up
Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3rd Planet
Sugar Boats
Wooden Soldiers
Bukowski
This Devil's Workday
Blame It on the Tetons
Float On
Cowboy Dan
Back to the Middle

ENCORE:
Wild Packs of Family Dogs
Lace Your Shoes
Dashboard
Never F**k a Spider on the Fly
Spitting Venom

THE CRIBS SETLIST

Running Into You
I'm a Realist
Screaming In Suburbia
Never Thought I’d Feel Again
I Don’t Know Who I Am
Come On, Be a No-One
Another Number
Be Safe
Mirror Kissers
Men's Needs ("I See Your Pictures Everyday" intro)
Pink Snow

As the casket lid closes, all is forgiven--

Longtime Portland alternative band Modest Mouse is closing out their Golden Casket Tour, in support of the 2021 album of the same name (on Epic Records) and played an outdoor show at GrindersKC in downtown Kansas City, MO (postponed from May due to inclement weather).

The evening began with the long-awaited local return of Wakefield, UK’s Jarman brothers (Gary, Ryan, Ross), aka The Cribs, in support of 2020’s Night Network. We’ve followed the band for over fifteen years, (even before we started writing about them) since their initial UK singles and early Minneapolis gigs, one of which was on August 1, 2007, just after the news of the I-35 bridge collapse was coming out.

In addition to recent work, the band is currently having a massive renaissance in their native UK, having re-released their first three albums in late July, with all immediately going Top Ten. According to the band, it had been some fifteen years since their last time in KC, so their return was long anticipated by fans, and things got off to a fast start with the new “Running into You” and 2007’s banging, “I’m a Realist”.

The crowd enjoyed the spoken word/sung vocals of “Be Safe” (a song title that’s taken on a more relevant meaning over the last couple years), the affront to self-vanity on 2005’s “Mirror Kissers”, and the set-ending exclamation of “Men’s Needs” then the building sonics of 2015’s “Pink Snow”.

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It’s hard but wonderful to believe that Modest Mouse has been a band for thirty years now, (formed in Washington state in 1992) and has continued to broaden its sound and manage to still challenge its listeners. The newest album is the universally-acclaimed The Golden Casket from last year, but last year also marked the departures of two longtime members, signaling even more evolution is yet to come.

The band likes to keep itself and fans on their toes, usually shuffling the setlist into something different every night, and their live performances (like some studio efforts) can be disorganized and seemingly haphazard, but often wonderful and endearing. In particular, the band has had a couple of less-than-stellar live local appearances (more than fifteen years ago, one in this same venue) that have seemed to dog their area reputation ever since.

This night though, would be the complete opposite of that, with a memorable two-hour headlining set, that seemed focused, solidly arranged, and without any negative incident. Singer Isaac Brock was in exceptionally good spirits, initially thanking the crowd for coming out on their holiday evening, and also apologizing for anything done (or not done) in the past. Between the sincerity of that, and the admirable performance, we think it’s safe to say all is forgiven!

Reaching back to begin with 1996’s “Dramamine”, the crowd knew right away that they’d be hearing a broad brush of all three decades of the band and hearing Brock sing, “We are between, somewhere between dust and the stars” from the new album’s lead single, on a late summer outdoor night, seemed a completely ideal scenario.

We caught this same tour, just as it was starting, last August in Minneapolis, and can assuredly say, that the band has even gotten better since, with their live pacing, musicianship, and sonic maturity.

Fans used their hit, “Fire It Up” as an excuse to toast it up, as raised glasses went in the air, and after a few inside jokes, Brock started in on 2000’s “3^rd Planet” before quickly realizing it was in the wrong key, before swiftly correcting things.

The calliope, twisted sea shanty of “Sugar Boats” gave way to the slower pace of the new “Wooden Soldiers” and finding Brock getting somewhat metaphysical, repeating “Just being here now is enough for me”, a notion we all now value more than before.

A toe-tapping, riffed “How Ya Doin’?” had Brock pointing and lightheartedly saying hello numerous times, a ditty that could be the unofficial theme song to Joey from Friends and 2004’s “Float On” (of course) had everyone up and singing along, with the spanning new “Back to the Middle” closing out the main set.

Brock teased the crowd’s encore chant of “one more song!”, saying they would be playing many more songs, and that they should hone their negotiation skills, beginning the five-song encore, with “Wild Packs of Family Dogs” and the hushed tones of the new record’s “Lace Your Shoes”.

2007’s “Dashboard” (co-written by The Smiths guitarist and one-time member, Johnny Marr, also previously with The Cribs) illicited a big rise from the audience and the evening would end with another from We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, the epic chord-changing “Spitting Venom” with Brock singing, “it’s over, Game over”.

Brock thanked the crowd one last time as the band marched off, the lid on this Golden Casket show closing, and for Modest Mouse a definite piece of local redemption- a solid live performance, and in general, a return to good graces for even their harshest area critics.

The band returns to the road this fall, celebrating the 25^th anniversary of their second studio album, The Lonesome Crowded West.

MODEST MOUSE TOUR DATES

SEP 6 THE COTILLION BALLROOM WICHITA, KS
SEP 7 TULSA THEATER TULSA, OK
SEP 9 IROQUOIS AMPHITHEATER LOUISVILLE, KY
SEP 10 BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE, TN
SEP 11 TABERNACLE ATLANTA, GA
NOV 18 THE WILMA MISSOULA, MT
NOV 19 KNITTING FACTORY CONCERT HOUSE SPOKANE, WA
NOV 21 THE SHOWBOX SEATTLE, WA
NOV 22 THE SHOWBOX SEATTLE, WA
NOV 25 MCMENAMINS CRYSTAL BALLROOM PORTLAND, OR
NOV 27 COMMODORE BALLROOM VANCOUVER, CANADA
NOV 30 FOX THEATER OAKLAND, CA
DEC 1 THE WILTERN LOS ANGELES, CA
DEC 2 THE OBSERVATORY NORTH PARK SAN DIEGO, CA
DEC 3 THE VAN BUREN PHOENIX, AZ
DEC 5 ACL LIVE AT THE MOODY THEATER AUSTIN, TX
DEC 6 FILLMORE NEW ORLEANS, LA
DEC 7 SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM DALLAS, TX
DEC 9 RIVIERA THEATRE CHICAGO, IL
DEC 10 PALACE THEATRE SAINT PAUL, MN
DEC 11 THE SYLVEE MADISON, WI
DEC 13 9:30 CLUB WASHINGTON, DC
DEC 15 THE FILLMORE PHILADELPHIA, PA
DEC 16 ROADRUNNER BOSTON, MA
DEC 17 TERMINAL 5 NEW YORK, NY

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THE CRIBS

MODEST MOUSE

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08/29/2022

We♥KC- September 1-10, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

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Idles

U.K.’s Idles (stylized as IDLES) announced new album, Crawler (Partisan Records) and their sold-out North American tour – starting it all at St Paul’s Palace Theatre on October 7th. ...

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Another extra-sized batch of previews to start the month as summer winds down, but with a flourish of activity. Seems like a more active than usual Labor Day weekend and week following, to keep busy and see as much live music before the weather changes (Oct...err, Rocktober is looking packed too though!)

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro September 1st-10th.

(Several artists are still requiring precautions for entry, so check with the venue and/or assume vaccination proof, might still be required)

Thursday Sept 1

The Driver Era, The Truman. $35-$60

Duo of brother Rocky and Ross Lynch, who were former members of R5. “Malibu” is new single from next month’s Summer Mixtape full-length, and live, have been playing Drake and Michael Jackson covers and a song or two from their previous band.

Three Days Grace, Kansas City Live! $25-$75

The Canadian rock band returns with new single, “Lifetime” from this May’s Explosions album and of course, also have more than two decades of radio hits to draw from.

Friday Sept 2

Idles, The Truman. SOLD OUT

The Bristol UK post hardcore band takes no prisoners live, finally making it to the area after stunning crowds at Coachella and other summer festivals, in support of last November’s Crawler LP. We caught the band live in Minneapolis last fall, just before the new album’s release. Despite their ferocity, they’ve also worked in unexpected Bill Withers and Mariah Carey songs into their recent setlists. As good as they are on record, they are at their most compelling live in-person.

LOCASH, Kansas City Live! Free

We just caught the country music duo of singer-songwriter Preston Brust and Chris Lucas earlier this summer at Country Stampede in Topeka. They have two albums, eight charting singles, and some 500 million global streams, and are riding high at Country Radio with their “Beach Boys” collab with Mike Love and Bruce Johnston from their Woods & Water EP.

Dayseeker, Bottleneck. $22

The Orange County post /metalcore band is out on the road after just announcing new album, Dark Sun and lead single, “Without Me”, but still have strength in 2019’s Sleeptalk album as well.

“Weird Al” Yankovic, Kauffman Center. SOLD OUT

Another chance if you missed his Topeka show! Almost four years after his first foray into unfamiliar territory with his highly acclaimed Ridiculously Self Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, "Weird Al" is pressing his luck again, this time with The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour which follows his 2019 tour performed with a symphony.

The biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, Yankovic promises to deliver a different set list every night, with no two shows the same and will feature Yankovic's non-parody material – the more obscure pastiches and original songs adored by his long-time fans with no costumes and in more intimate venues.

Longtime comedian Emo Philips is scheduled to open, making for a solid night and the two were paired on-screen, back when Phillips demonstrated the proper use of a table saw in the film UHF.

Little Texas, SantaCaliGon Days Fest – Independence, Free!

They’ve had several lineup changes over the last twenty-five years, but hits like “God Blessed Texas” and “What Might Have Been” still live on.

Steel Woods, Granada-Lawrence, $15-$18

Nashville country/Southern Rock group had their All of your Stones album released last May and has previously toured with the likes of Cody Johnson, Whiskey Myers, and Blackberry Smoke and has worked John Anderson and Skynyrd covers into recent live sets.

Kansas City Irish Fest, Sept. 2-4, Crown Center, $30 through Sept. 1, $35 at gate; $55-$70 for weekend

Celebrate Irish culture over Labor Day Weekend with more than 300 musicians and entertainers on seven stages, plus beer, whiskey tastings, and much more. Plenty of live music, including perennial favorites, Gaelic Storm and We Banjo 3, who we’ve seen and are always entertained by, and many more.

K.A.A.N. and Demrick, Encore CANCELED

Saturday Sept 3

Roger Waters, T-Mobile Center. $32-$384

His This is Not a Drill Tour may not be his last but might be the last of this massive scale. The show is performed in the round in two set, featuring of course, plenty of Pink Floyd classics, as well as many of his solo songs, in what should be an audio-visual spectacle. The 78 yr-old Waters has become even more cranky and outspoken regarding his ideas on politics, global affairs, and the heath crisis, even posting a warning before the show starts, but the classic nature of the music cannot be denied.

Shinedown, Jelly Roll, John Harvie, Azura Amphitheater, $29.50-$299.50

A solid triple-bill outdoor show headlined by the Jacksonville, FL hard rock band in support of new full-length, Planet Zero and its second single, “Daylight”. Live, look for a cover of Lynyrd Skynrd’s “Simple Man” (a Jacksonville band as well).

Jelly Roll is rising rapper Jason DeFord who released Ballads of the Broken last September and has collab’d with Tech N9ne (maybe he’ll show up) and has new single, “Son of the Dirty South” w Brantley Gilbert.

Arrive early for buzzing Nashville alt punk singer John Harvie whose breakthrough single, “Bleach (on the Rocks)” blew up last year and has a brand-new full-length, Told Ya, out now.

Lonestar, SantaCaliGon Days Fest – Independence, Free!

Known for their late 90s/early00’s country hits, “Amazed”, “Come Cryin’ to Me” and more (and having John Rich as a former member), the longtime band has had member shakeups of their own including their original singer leaving (again) last year but has been dutifully replaced by Sons of the Desert’s Drew Womack.

Sunday Sept 4

Crowbar, Bottleneck. $20

New Orleans brooding aggro-metal band has a new record, March’s Zero and Below out to support, and has been playing since 1990, with even Pantera’s Rex Brown as a former member.

White Linen Party feat. Stokley, Jon B and Love, Mae C, Kansas City Live! $35-$75

It’s the 18th Annual White Linen Party (we don’t have to tell you what color to wear!) featuring Stokley, Jon B and Love, Mae C, and more, happening downtown. We’re definite fans of the Mint Condition singer, as he was a true highlight at the marathon 2016 Prince Tribute Concert and when singing those classics songs live with The Revolution.

Monday Sept 5

Modest Mouse with The Cribs, GrindersKC. $45-$75

(previously postponed due to weather) - This is a great double-bill as well – Washington indie rockers Modest Mouse returned en force with 2021’s The Golden Casket and we caught them live last August, shortly after the record was released. Lead singer Isaac Brock continues to steer their ship and even recently revealed that new and unheard songs with Johnny Marr may be in the near future, which is a wonderful surprise.

Wakefield UK’s brothers Jarman are a band we’ve followed since 2007. The Cribs returned in late 2020 with Night Network, their eighth studio album and we’ll always remember seeing them in St. Paul on August 1, 2007, just after the bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, collapsed.

The Floozies with Jantsen, Tripp St. and more, GrindersKC. $28-$75

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. The Floozies present Funk Street 7, with support from Jantsen, Tripp St, Esseks & Trash Angel. We caught the electro-funk pair last back in 2017 in Minneapolis.

Megalodon, Practicioner, High Zombie and more, Aura. $20

Known for his impressive chopping style and high energy sets, Megalodon is no stranger to the dubstep scene. Since 2008, the SF-based producer has become more known after collaborations with Zeds Dead, Skism, Habstrakt, 12th Planet, Virtual Riot, and more.

Tuesday Sept 6

Dancefestopia, Sept 6-11, Wildwood Outdoor Center, $99 (single day)-$599

Escape to the magical Emerald City and find yourself in a world of enchantment, wonder, and bass at the 10th annual EDM music, arts & camping festival featuring 200+ artists, world-class production, five stages, art installations and more.Nestled in the rolling hills surrounded by forest and pristine lake water, an hour south of KC the lineup goes five days, with the final three being the biggest nights- deadmau5, Louis The Child, Ganja White Night and Seven Lions will all perform headlining sets.

The Joy Formidable, recordBar $23-$25

One of the sad fallouts of the Riot Room closing for good was the cancellation of this previously announced show, but we’re very glad to see it back on the schedule, as we’ve been fans of the Welsh alternative band since we wrote about them in July 2008 when they released their very first single.

We’ve since seen the band multiple times, the last time being in Nov 2018, and they’re out in support of March 2021’s Into the Blue, which they went all the way to Utah to record.

Wednesday Sept 7

Band of Heathens with Dalton Domino, Knuckleheads. $20

The Americana band recently went into their hometown Austin, TX studio deciding to record their own version of the classic Ray Charles album A Message From The People, paying homage to one of the most important voices in American song history. One set will be the performance of the entire album and another set of their own classic songs.

Stick To Your Guns, Granada. $22

Orange County hardcore punk band released a mostly acoustic EP, The Meaning Remains last year, and have followed that up with full-fledged album, Spectre.

Jake La Botz, Electric Influence Tattoo, Free

Returning to his very clever Tattoo Across America Tour, the outlaw blues singer (actor and meditation teacher too) has a new single, “Let it Fall” from the album Hair on Fire, out Sept 9, playing a free 6pm show with Dr. Dave Duly and Tony O. Come for the music, stay for some ink and/or a piercing!

Andy Mineo, Uptown Theater, POSTPONED

Thursday Sept 8

Judah & the Lion w Smallpools, Uptown. $35-$69

We’re big fans of the live experience that is Judah & the Lion, seeing them back in 2014, then watching them refine their sound into a folk/rock n roll/hip-hop meld, and some truly memorable and interactive live shows along the way.

The band is down to a core duo (Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald) but has new album Revival and we’re sure, a solid live show to make new memories with.

Luke Bryan w Riley Green, Mitchell Tenpenny, T-Mobile Center, $49.75-$149.75

The American Idol judge and five-time Entertainer of the year will make a visit on his Raised Up Right Tour with special guests Riley Green and Mitchell Tenpenny.

Kevin Gates, Azura Amphitheater, $49.50-$99.50

The Louisiana rapper has a new full-length, Khaza, out in addition to several mixtapes and has a growing fan base including Puerto Rican and Middle Eastern fans who can relate to his heritage and upbringing struggles.

Friday Sept 9

Twenty One Pilots, T-Mobile Center, $35.50-$190

The Ohio duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are one of 21^st Century music’s true success stories, rising through great word of mouth about their alt hip-hop songs and mesmerizing live performances, through relentless touring to bigger and bigger venues.

THE ICY TOUR with special guest Peter McPoland features a campfire acoustic set and even songs from A and B secondary stages, ensuring everyone on this massive arena tour, will get a good glimpse of the band playing live. They recently did an MTV Unplugged episode and also a mashup of the Stranger Things theme mixed with their own “Heathens” smash hit.

Oceans of Slumber, recordBar, $15

The Houston prog metal band has a brand-new record out, Starlight and Ash, and are out on their Lighthouse East Tour. The band is not afraid to push the boundaries of their own style or the genre itself, commenting, “"We're going to make music, first and foremost, and it falls where it does. The goal is simply to move forward. Whatever is in the past is there and we cannot create the experience of a period that has passed, or the feeling of an experience that is no longer there... "

Sawyer Brown, Bellamy Brothers, Neal McCoy, Azura Amphitheater, $19-$59

KFKF presents Throwback Throwdown 2022 featuring mostly 1990s Country Radio hitmakers Sawyer Brown, Neal McCoy, and Bellamy Brothers, who each have several memorable songs to take you back to simpler times.

The Guess Who, Ameristar, $36.50-$280

Wow- the band formed way back in 1965 in Winnipeg, hits like "These Eyes," "Clap for the Wolfman," and "Hand Me Down World," still are played on classic rock radio and rock anthem "American Woman" remains their best-known and most popular song.

Randy Rainbow, Uptown. $49.50-$75

Delayed several times, it looks like it will finally happen- The New York comedian (yes, Rainbow is his real last name) found his calling when he released a series of original Broadway-tinged-show-tune and pop spoof videos in response to the theatrics of the 2016 presidential election, soon going viral with his political satire and LGBTQ observations.

Matute, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $38-$153

Mexican pop covers six-piece formed back in 2007, out on their Quinceañera World Tour. Baila! Baila!

OM w Zombi, Bottleneck- Lawrence, $25

San Fran experimental stoner/doom metal trio who incorporate some Tibetan and Byzantine chant structures into their songs. Zombi is a Pittsburgh experimental duo that uses looping to create their sound.

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Riff Generation, Medallion Theater. $25

Brand new jazz ensemble that cultivates new music alongside Kansas City’s fabled heritage of the genre. Part of a stand-alone performance series of new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the Kansas City “riff style.” Musicians audition for a one-year residency and perform these works in a variety of settings.

Saturday Sept 10

Hanson, Sept 10, Uptown, $39.50-$55

Trio brothers Hanson (Taylor, Isaac, and Zac) released their eighth album, Red Green Blue back in May. The album compiles three solo-led projects from each of the brothers and marks the band’s milestone 30th anniversary. Red is Taylor’s songs, Green is Isaac’s songs, and Blue is Zac’s songs and the band’s return to live stages has been very popular (especially among female fans) as we saw firsthand when we caught them live last week in Minneapolis.

Aishwarya Majmudar, Hy-Vee Arena. $20-$75

The so-called Longest Dance Festival this Navratri season is the Rangtaali Festival with singer Aishwarya Majmudar. This former STAR voice of India winner is energetic and electric and promises to bring out the best Garba dance moves in you.

Michael Bublé T-Mobile Center, $65-$165

The GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum superstar entertainer will be back on the road with his Higher Tour, in support of his new album of the same name, his eleventh, on which he worked with Paul McCartney and Willie Nelson on. Live, he remains captivating to all ages, playing his own songs and covers from Sam Cooke, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye, and Elvis Presley.

Vista Kicks, recordBar, $20

LA via Roseville, CA rock band who first broke out with 2017’s Booty Shakers Ball and live, remain twenty-something nightmares.

Muscadine Bloodline, Granada- Lawrence, $18-$20

Mobile, AL country duo have a brand-new single out, “Evinrudin” (I’m guessing they like fishing and boating) also putting out their indie EP back in January. Out on their Country Band Contraband Tour, Sundy Best listed as support.

Get Up Kids and more, Lemonade Social, Lemonade Park, $20-$55

Longtime KC emo rockers return, playing debut album, Four Minute Mile and Woodson EP in their entirety.

Ameri’kana Festival, GrindersKC, $20-$75

A fundraiser for Art as Mentorship celebrating the black, indigenous, immigrant and Latino heroes of American music. This family-friendly event features a free block party during the day and a ticketed evening concert at Grinders KC, with appearances from Making Movies, D-Smoke, Steve Berlin and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, The Sensational Barnes Brothers, and Mireya with special guest Asdru Sierra of Ozomatli.

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05/17/2022

We♥KC - May 18-24, 2022 Upcoming Shows (Kansas City / Lawrence KS)

Simple Plan and Sum 41, Uptown

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Sum 41

Legendary punk band Sum 41 is celebrating their 15th Anniversary of their second album Does This Look Infected? with an album tour. The group will stop by the newly owned Varsity Theater on Saturday. …

Simple Plan

Simple Plan is headlining First Ave as part of their “No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls” 15th Anniversary Tour. Patent Pending and Set It Off to open. 6pm …

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Folk and Bluegrass rule the week- the five-day international folk festival returns in-person, bringing acts from all over the world, and Bluegrass at the Bottoms is a two-day twangfest in the heart of the city. Meanwhile, Wynonna cancels her club tour and instead pledges to carry on with The Judds Tour (because... arenas, cha-ching!).

The week starts slow with some previous postponements but May 24 is a real quandary on what to attend, with at least three worthy shows that night-- choose wisely, grasshopper!

Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence, KS metro MAY 18-24

(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)

Wednesday May 18

Simple Plan and Sum 41 w/Set It Off, Uptown, $36

It’s the cleverly named Blame Canada Tour, co-headlined by these north of the border Warped Tour veterans. Simple Plan had some lineup upheaval during the pandemic concerning misconduct allegations, but the band has rebounded with new album Harder Than it Looks.

Sum 41 is returning with double-album Heaven and Hell on the horizon – Heaven being pop punk and Hell being more metal in nature.

Rupi Kaur, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $39-$99

The Canadian illustrator, poet, author and photographer returns to the stage after rising to fame via Instagram and has a film about her streaming on Amazon Prime. Because she first learned composing in Punjabi, she loves lower-case as much or more than e.e.cummings ever did.

Molchat Doma, recordBar SOLD OUT

Currently on a 12-country tour, this is a rare chance to see this Belarusian post-punk band, out in support of 2020’s Monument. Influenced by Joy Division and The Cure, they’ve been working in part of a Robert Smith classic into one of their songs, late in their set.

Folk Alliance International Conference, Westin Crown Center

Folk Alliance International Conference, Westin Crown Center, May 18-22, $500+ Tickets here: Conference Registration - Folk Alliance International

The world’s largest gathering of the folk music community (crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Global Roots, Hip-Hop, Old-Time, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, Zydeco, more) returns after some pandemic delays.

This year’s theme is Living Traditions and will showcase various traditional folk music forms regionally, nationally, and internationally. The theme will be explored through topics of music preservation, migration, evolution, and authenticity, and there is a chance to see numerous performers during performance showcases.

Rage Against The Machine,T-Mobile Center. POSTPONED

Eels, Liberty Hall POSTPONED

Wynonna, Knuckleheads, CANCELED

Jacob Collier, The Truman

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They Might Be Giants, May 17, The Truman. $27-$30 Rage Against The Machine, May 18, T-Mobile Center. $125-$578 Jacob Collier, May 19, The Truman. $30 …

Thursday May 19

Jacob Collier, The Truman. $30

Basically, a musical genius (& the only UK artist to win Grammys for his first four albums) who plays about everything and mixes looped harmonies and audience participation sounds, to create unique audio canvases. On his Djesse Tour celebrating his last three studio albums, expect an energetic live show, audience interactions, and maybe some innovative Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and even Charlie Chaplin covers.

Nothing, Nowhere w Poorstacy, Carolesdaughter, Guccihighwaters, Snarls, Granada- Lawrence, $22-$24

MA rapper out in support of 2021’s Trauma Factory and a full night of music on this five-act bill.

CrankGameplays Presents: I Have To Do This Show, Folly. $37.50

A unique experience interlaced with comedy, theater, and a realistic – if possibly warped – viewpoint of the internet, from an online “influencer” (...whatever that means...)

Robert Earl Keen, Uptown Theater, $59

Eighteen studio albums in, this will likely be your last chance to see the 66yr-old Americana veteran, as he’s announced retirement starting in September. For fans of Lyle Lovett and the late Townes Van Zandt, and gotta admire someone that walks away on his own terms.

Bluegrass at the Bottoms, GrindersKC

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Railroad Earth

Bluegrass, or rather “newgrass”, band Railroad Earth took the stage right on time. The reason for the tight schedule was that they were playing a double set. Typically, when bands play double sets ...

Friday May 20

Brian Regan(comedian), Uptown. $45-$178

The longtime quirky comedian tours following 2021’s Netflix stand up special On the Rocks, and returns with his unique observational and self-deprecating sense of humor.

Riff Generation-KC Jazz Orchestra, Kauffman Center, $10-$35

The second of three events celebrating Kansas City’s stylistic foundational contributions to early jazz. Popular songs like “In The Mood” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” were largely written in the KC riff-based style, and the city’s “jam session” cultivation of the music lives on in venues around the world. Expect new, highly collaborative compositions in a modern examination of the KC “riff style”, that also engages with more local musicians.

William Clark Green, Knuckleheads, $29.50

Texas country singer-songwriter with five studio and two live albums under his belt. New music seems overdue so maybe hope for a new song or two, and just maybe an Eagles medley.

Zach Bryan, Azura Amphitheater, $49-$200

Rising young Oklahoma country star and Navy veteran who releases his first full-length, American Heartbreak this coming Friday, with current single, “Something in the Orange” currently on the country charts.

Bluegrass at the Bottoms- Sam Bush, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mtn String Band, more, May 20-21, GrindersKC, $80-$150

Two-day music and brews event includes Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush Unsafe At Any Speed (featuring Greensky Bluegrass’ Dave Bruzza), Sierra Hull, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Tall Tall Trees, The Mighty Pines ,Whiskey for the Lady and many more.

Saturday May 21

Southern Culture on the Skids w Dressy Bessy, Knuckleheads. $20

Psychobilly/surf rock band SCOTS has been around since 1983(!?) and is out in support of 2021’s At Home With SCOTS. Bummer as it seems they no longer throw fried chicken / play “Eight Piece Box” but watch your head during “Banana Puddin’” and assume the whole audience might be on stage by the end.

Y’allapalooza, Azura Amphitheater

Y’allapalooza starring Jon Pardi w Hardy, Ernest, Azura Amphitheater. $45-$99

It’s Pardi Time! (to crib the name of his CMT series) – most recent album is 2019’s Heartache Medication and he even covered Metallica for a 2021 benefit cover album.

Opener Hardy is a ...unique looking dude who’s been opening in arenas for Morgan Wallen

Jessie James Decker, Arvest Bank Theatre

Sunday May 22

Jessie James Decker with Adam Doleac, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $34.50-$79.50

The country pop singer who married Minnesota Gopher and ex-NFL receiver Eric Decker, struck gold last year with single, “Should Have Known Better”. Latest album is Oct. 2021’s The Woman I’ve Become on Epic Records and her live show has had her covering Shania, Lil Nas X, and even Nirvana

Judy Collins and Madeleine Peyroux, Yardley Hall $20-$85

Folk and jazz icons come together for this unique live pairing. If they play some songs together, that would make the night even more magical. We caught Peyroux live back in 2017 with Rickie Lee Jones and have to admit, were a little disappointed they didn’t perform together for at least one song.

Stand Atlantic, Confidence, Cemetery Sun, Census Bottleneck-Lawrence $20-$25

Plenty of pop punk playing this week, but this Aussie band might be worth checking out. Latest album is F.E.A.R. released May 6 (not to be confused with the Marillion album of the same name) and the band has ten years worth of history and songs to draw from.

Christine “Kingfish” Ingram, Uptown CANCELED

The Head and the Heart, Uptown Theater

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Monday May 23

Tuesday May 24

The Head and the Heart with Jade Bird, Uptown Theater, $45-$99

Count us as fans of this Seattle indie-pop band, as we’ve covered them for a decade, memorably seeing them live early on in 2013, and outdoors at the greatly-missed Festival Palomino the following summer. Latest album is their fifth, Every Shade of Blue, released last month on Warner/Reprise and current single. “Virginia (Wind in the Night)” topped the AAA charts.

We love Jade Bird as well and were fortunate to have caught her live on her first US Tour back in 2017. The London folk singer-songwriter has her second full-length out, last August’s Different Kind of Light and got engaged late last year to her touring guitarist.

Modest Mouse with The Cribs, GrindersKC. UPDATE - POSTPONED (weather)

This is a great double-bill as well – Washington indie rockers Modest Mouse have returned en force with 2021’s The Golden Casket and we caught them live last August, shortly after the record was released. Lead singer Isaac Brock continues to steer their ship and even recently revealed that new and unheard songs with Johnny Marr may be in the near future, which is a wonderful surprise.

Wakefield UK’s brothers Jarman are a band we’ve followed since 2007. The Cribs returned in late 2020 with Night Network, their eighth studio album and we’ll always remember seeing them in St. Paul on August 1 2007, just after the bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, collapsed.

Limp Bizkit w Yung Gravy, Wargasm UK, Dying Wish Cable Dahmer Arena - Independence. $29.50-$79

They said it- out on their Still Sucks Tour, you can’t deny the nu-rock/rap band did have some banging hits in the mid-90s that helped define that decade. Actually, the tour is named after their 2021 album, (still not available on physical media for whatever reason) and features single, “Dad Vibes” and an INXS cover. In concert, they’ve been performing a Ministry song, prefaced by a Metallica/Megadeth medley.

Todd Snider w Ian Noe, Granada-Lawrence, $30-$40

More than twenty-five years later, he’s still an Alright Guy. In 2021, Snider released the folk-funky First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder and always has interesting and funny stories between songs live. We caught him live back in 2019, though his dog who he brought on stage, didn’t seem to be too impressed (or had heard it all before).

Harbour, recordBar, $15

This Cincinnati indie rock band maybe doesn’t have the most internet-friendly searchable name, and most members were previously in a band called The Monument (not the greatest internet-friendly name either). Anyway, they’ve followed 2019 album, Thoughts on Letting Go with 2020 single, “Twenty Twenty” and newest, “Bahamas” coming next month.

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08/23/2021

Modest Mouse at Armory, Minneapolis (2021-08-22)

Modest Mouse Setlist

Dramamine
I Came as a Rat
F**k Your Acid Trip
Lampshades on Fire
Fire It Up
Bury Me With It
The Sun Hasn’t Left
The Tortoise and the Tourist
Bukowski
King Rat
Never F**k a Spider on the Fly
3rd Planet
Float On
We Are Between
We're Lucky
Doin' the Cockroach

-- Encore --
The World at Large
Dashboard
Back to the Middle
The Ground Walks, With Time in a Box
Breakthrough

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Portland’s rock band Modest Mouse just headlined the Armory in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 22nd, in support of their seventh album The Golden Casket.

Opening the show was Pennsylvania’s The Districts. The band was formed while all the members were still in high school.

We saw the band in Oct 2015 when they were touring for their album A Flourish and a Spoil (Fat Possum). At the time, the band was hot, as we wrote, “Their sophomore record has been getting a lot of buzz with indie fans, especially after peaking at #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #28 on the Top Independent Albums chart.”

After over a year or so not being able to play live, because of the pandemic, The Districts are just simply happy to be back live concerts. Singer Rob Grote, quickly commented after their first song, “Man, it’s been a while. Have you guys been to a show since… this (indicating the virus) went down?” The someone in the audience took the opportunity to reply with, “Freebird!”

The Districts ended their brief 30-min set with “Cheap Regrets”.

This was possibly Modest Mouse headlining their biggest venue yet, the Armory. The Armory was originally built for the Minnesota National Guard in 1935. Things changed over time, and eventually it was converted to a concert venue, at the end of January 2018. You can read more about the 8,400-person capacity venue in our Super Bowl 2018 coverage, “This historic venue built originally in the 1930s and that was once home to Minneapolis Lakers and site of Prince’s ‘1999’ music video, has been recently refurbished into a modern entertainment complex, and located nearby the stadium, will be the concert epicenter, hosting the most high-profile shows.” (And yes, we covered the very first Armory show on Feb 1, 2018).

Audience

So, yes, the venue is massive. Even Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock had to admit, “It’s bigger inside than it is outside!”. While the majority of diehard Modest Moust fans were packed on the dancefloor and close the stage, but there were plenty of premium options, like upper floor booths, etc.

As previously mentioned, we’ve been big fans of Modest Mouse since they hired The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to write some of their songs… which they were happy to play the well-received hit song “Dashboard” as one of their songs on their encore.

If you follow Modest Mouse, you’ll know that they play a completely different set list night after night. This showcase the band’s talent and ability to change songs on the fly.

Since the tour is for their new album, The Golden Casket, they sprinkled some of the new songs (“F**k Your Acid Trip”, “The Sun Hasn’t Left”, “Never F**k a Spider on the Fly”, “We Are Between”, “We’re Lucky”, “Back to the Middle”) throughout their set.

The Golden Casket is available now on Epic Records.

Remaining Modest Mouse 2021 Tour Dates:

08/24 - Missoula, MT - KettleHouse Amph
08/27 - Portland, OR - McMenamins - Edgefield
08/28 - Portland, OR - McMenamins - Edgefield
08/29 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
09/11 - Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park *
09/12 - Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park*
09/16 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic
09/18 - Las Vegas, NV - Life Is Beautiful Festival
09/19 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre
09/20 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre - Tucson
09/22 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union
09/24 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet's
09/25 - Los Angeles, CA - The Theatre at Ace Hotel
09/27 - Sandy, UT - Sandy City Amphitheater
09/28 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *

09/30 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom *
10/01-10/03 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/04 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater *
10/05 - Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady ICON *
10/08-10/10 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10/11 - Huntsville, AL - Mars Music Hall
10/12 - New Orleans, LA - Fillmore New Orleans
10/14 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
10/15 - Miami Beach, FL - Fillmore Miami Beach
10/16 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
10/17 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amph
10/19 - Richmond, VA - The National
10/21 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
10/22 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit
10/24 - Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Festival

* - with Future Islands