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2021-09-21 Shinedown and Struts Azura
2021-09-22 Glass Animals at Azura
2021-09-23 Wood Bros at Knuckleheads
2021-09-24 Faith No More at Grinders
2021-09-28 cleopatrick at recordBar
2021-09-29 Kevin Gates at Uptown
2021-09-29 Mt Joy at Grinders
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Fall is typically one of the busiest times to see live shows, Even with health protocols, the season is getting busier, leading into Rocktober, Vu from W♥M’s favorite month!
In the Kansas City / Lawrence, KS area, several postponements and a cancellation or two (see below) and Simple Plan recently dropped out of the New Found Glory show, replaced by Less Than Jake.
In the Kansas City / Lawrence, KS area, several postponements and a cancellation or two (see below) and Simple Plan recently dropped out of the New Found Glory show, replaced by Less Than Jake.
Similarly, Liz Phair dropped off the Alanis Morissette/Garbage bill, but has been replaced with Cat Power (who can be brilliant or puzzling, depending on the night). Please check with the venue and artist beforehand, for any health restrictions or last-minute changes.
Last month in the KC area was filled with live highlights – Foo Fighters serenading protesters on a flatbed truck, Wilco were not able to play outdoors due to weather so turned on a live webstream to give everyone a free backstage concert, and KC’s own Waxahatchee began her tour to end last month with a sold-out show, and help from partner Kevin Morby.
Not sure how Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and The Allman Betts Band shows got scheduled the same night (there is definite audience crossover), classic stalwarts Kansas will play a nearby homecoming show, and country fans will get to see Little Big Town up close, opting for two theater shows instead of one big arena gig.
Here’s what’s happening in the area for the last half of September
(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):
Thursday September 16
Dance Gavin Dance with Animals As Leaders and more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $27.50-$35
Kane Brown w Restless Road, Chris Lane, Russell Dickerson, T-Mobile Center. $35-$75
Wild Feathers, Bottleneck Lawrence, $20.
Sub Urban and Bella Poarch, RecordBar. CANCELED
Lucinda Williams, Knuckleheads. (postponed to Jan 15)
Friday September 17
John Pizzarelli Trio, Folly. $20-$55
Sara Evans, Ameristar. $55-$209
Here Comes the Mummies, Knuckleheads. $35.
Saturday September 18
Torres w/ Ariana and the Rose, recordBar. $12-$50
Vu previewed her new album Thirstier (on Merge Records)which came out in July and upcoming tour here. “I’ve been conjuring this deep, deep joy that I honestly didn’t feel for most of my life,” she says of the new release. “I feel like a rock within myself. And I’ve started to feel that I have what it takes to help other people conjure their joy, too.”
Albert Cummings, Knuckleheads. $18.50
Grand Funk Railroad, Ameristar. $40-$175
The Mountain Goats (solo) w/ Sophia Boro, Granada Lawrence. $24
Randy Rainbow, Uptown (Postponed to Jan 15, 2022)
Sunday September 19
Alanis Morissette w Garbage, Cat Power T-Mobile Center, $46.50-$146.50
Monday September 20
Rufus Wainwright and José González, Uptown. $35-$79
On the heels of last year’s Unfollow The Rules, Wainwright just released The Paramour Sessions, recorded live at a famous Los Angeles mansion. We’re very much looking forward to hearing ‘You Ain’t Big’, played early in the set which name-checks “Topeka” and “Lawrence, KS” and he’s also been playing a cover of Neil Young’s “Harvest”. (Vu previewed the Minneapolis show here).
Swedish singer-songwriter González(who we've seen solo and w/ Junip) has a new single "Swing" out now, and like Wainwright deserves your attention live, so hope for no audience chatter.
Avatar w/ Magic Sword, Tallah, The Truman. $28.50-$55
Dead Sara, recordBar. $12
Tuesday September 21
Shinedown with The Struts and Zero 9:36, Azura Amphitheater. $35-$124.50
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Uptown. $35-$49.50
One of Willie Nelson’s sons and his band has very much come into his own, after backing Neil Young and others for so long, while cultivating their own career and recordings. The latest is A Few Stars Apart (on Fantasy Records) released in June, but fans know the live element is where the band really shines. Vu previewed their upcoming Minneapolis show here
Allman Betts Band w/ Marc Ford, Knuckleheads. $28.50-$48.50
Son Little, Bottleneck Lawrence, $18.
Dinosaur Jr., The Truman (Postponed to TBA)
Wednesday September 22
Glass Animals w/ binki, Azura Amphitheater. $25-$39.50
Their highly successful tour continues, in support of last year’s Dreamland (on Universal Music) and held over from its beginning instantly sold-out gigs in small clubs (their March 2020 show at recordBar in KC was one of our last shows before pandemic lockdown), and are now playing to much larger, proper-size audiences. “Heat Waves” remains on heavy airplay and the song we couldn’t get out of our head for over a year now.
Be sure to show up early for opener binki, a NYC-based genre-blending musician born to Kenyan immigrants, whose debut EP, Motor Function (on FADER label) with single “Invisible Fence” just dropped last month.
Bianca Del Rio, Folly, $39.50-$212.
New Found Glory w/ Less Than Jake, Uptown. Ticket prices TBA.
Grouplove, Liberty Hall. $30
New Found Glory and Simple Plan, Uptown. $31-$40
The Wailers, Grinders Crossroads, Free.
Thursday September 23
The Wood Brothers w/ Andrea von Kampen, Knuckleheads (moved from The Folly). $26-$39.50
The Americana trio hits the road again, in support of last year’s Kingdom on My Mind (on Thirty Tigers Records), Blending folk, gospel, jazz and blues, ...what other band covers the obscure group, Little Bob & The Lollipops?
Be sure to arrive early for opener von Kampen, whose new album That Spell, was just released on Fantasy Records. She often collaborates with her brother David, who does string arrangements, and is Lincoln, NE based, so might bring some of her fanbase to town and just played this same venue in June, opening for Punch Brothers.
Kansas, Prairie Band Casino Mayetta, $65
Bad Bad Hats w/Alyssa Murray, recordBar. $15
Shakey Graves, The Truman. $27-54.
Andy Mineo, Uptown (Postponed to Fall 2022, TBA).
Friday September 24
Little Big Town with Nightfall, Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115
Oak Ridge Boys, Ameristar. $30-$110
Pecos & The Rooftops, Granada. $13
Faith No More, Grinders. $47-$100
Jameson Rodgers, The Truman. $15-$30
Saturday September 25
Little Big Town with Nightfall Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115
America, Lied Center. $21-$55
Don Felder, Ameristar. $45-$170
Tacos & Tequila Festival with Ludacris, Twista, Mario and more, Legends Field. $39-$99
Sunday September 26
Boney James, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $34.50-$49.50
Lauren Daigle w/ Ellie Holcomb, T-Mobile Center. $26.50-$122
Samia with Savannah Conley, recordBar. $15
Monday September 27
The Brook & The Bluff, recordBar. $15-$18
Yung Bleu with Ann Marie, Seddy Hendrix and Noby, The Truman. $27.50-$55
Tuesday September 28
cleopatrick at recordBar, $12.50
The buzzing Canadian DIY duo released their debut album Bummer, in June (on Thirty Tigers) a title we can all relate to after the last eighteen months(!), with lead track “Victoria Park” of which vocalist Luke Gruntz says, “It's our thesis, our first impression. The proverbial icebreaker. It's named after a real Victoria Park here in Cobourg, Ontario”. Having already played Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Reading/Leeds Festivals, this is a chance to see them up close.
Wednesday September 29
Kevin Gates, Uptown Theater, $45
A major playa in the hip-hop game, Baton Rouge native Gates has almost twenty mixtapes to his name and two previous albums, both of which went Top Five. The KHAZA Tour also features openers DDG and Gang51e June and expect a mix of previous bangers, alongside a taste of the new album to come.
Mt. Joy and Trampled By Turtles, Grinders. $34.50-$134
We’ve covered Mt. Joy previously (here), most memorably when the band joined The Lone Bellow on stage to cover Tom Petty and released their second full-length, Rearrange Us, last June during the pandemic.
Last month in the KC area was filled with live highlights – Foo Fighters serenading protesters on a flatbed truck, Wilco were not able to play outdoors due to weather so turned on a live webstream to give everyone a free backstage concert, and KC’s own Waxahatchee began her tour to end last month with a sold-out show, and help from partner Kevin Morby.
Not sure how Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and The Allman Betts Band shows got scheduled the same night (there is definite audience crossover), classic stalwarts Kansas will play a nearby homecoming show, and country fans will get to see Little Big Town up close, opting for two theater shows instead of one big arena gig.
Here’s what’s happening in the area for the last half of September
(a few recommended shows are highlighted below):
Thursday September 16
Dance Gavin Dance with Animals As Leaders and more, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $27.50-$35
Kane Brown w Restless Road, Chris Lane, Russell Dickerson, T-Mobile Center. $35-$75
Wild Feathers, Bottleneck Lawrence, $20.
Sub Urban and Bella Poarch, RecordBar. CANCELED
Lucinda Williams, Knuckleheads. (postponed to Jan 15)
Friday September 17
John Pizzarelli Trio, Folly. $20-$55
Sara Evans, Ameristar. $55-$209
Here Comes the Mummies, Knuckleheads. $35.
Saturday September 18
Torres w/ Ariana and the Rose, recordBar. $12-$50
Vu previewed her new album Thirstier (on Merge Records)which came out in July and upcoming tour here. “I’ve been conjuring this deep, deep joy that I honestly didn’t feel for most of my life,” she says of the new release. “I feel like a rock within myself. And I’ve started to feel that I have what it takes to help other people conjure their joy, too.”
Albert Cummings, Knuckleheads. $18.50
Grand Funk Railroad, Ameristar. $40-$175
The Mountain Goats (solo) w/ Sophia Boro, Granada Lawrence. $24
Randy Rainbow, Uptown (Postponed to Jan 15, 2022)
Sunday September 19
Alanis Morissette w Garbage, Cat Power T-Mobile Center, $46.50-$146.50
Monday September 20
Rufus Wainwright and José González, Uptown. $35-$79
On the heels of last year’s Unfollow The Rules, Wainwright just released The Paramour Sessions, recorded live at a famous Los Angeles mansion. We’re very much looking forward to hearing ‘You Ain’t Big’, played early in the set which name-checks “Topeka” and “Lawrence, KS” and he’s also been playing a cover of Neil Young’s “Harvest”. (Vu previewed the Minneapolis show here).
Swedish singer-songwriter González(who we've seen solo and w/ Junip) has a new single "Swing" out now, and like Wainwright deserves your attention live, so hope for no audience chatter.
Avatar w/ Magic Sword, Tallah, The Truman. $28.50-$55
Dead Sara, recordBar. $12
Tuesday September 21
Shinedown with The Struts and Zero 9:36, Azura Amphitheater. $35-$124.50
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Uptown. $35-$49.50
One of Willie Nelson’s sons and his band has very much come into his own, after backing Neil Young and others for so long, while cultivating their own career and recordings. The latest is A Few Stars Apart (on Fantasy Records) released in June, but fans know the live element is where the band really shines. Vu previewed their upcoming Minneapolis show here
Allman Betts Band w/ Marc Ford, Knuckleheads. $28.50-$48.50
Son Little, Bottleneck Lawrence, $18.
Dinosaur Jr., The Truman (Postponed to TBA)
Wednesday September 22
Glass Animals w/ binki, Azura Amphitheater. $25-$39.50
Their highly successful tour continues, in support of last year’s Dreamland (on Universal Music) and held over from its beginning instantly sold-out gigs in small clubs (their March 2020 show at recordBar in KC was one of our last shows before pandemic lockdown), and are now playing to much larger, proper-size audiences. “Heat Waves” remains on heavy airplay and the song we couldn’t get out of our head for over a year now.
Be sure to show up early for opener binki, a NYC-based genre-blending musician born to Kenyan immigrants, whose debut EP, Motor Function (on FADER label) with single “Invisible Fence” just dropped last month.
Bianca Del Rio, Folly, $39.50-$212.
New Found Glory w/ Less Than Jake, Uptown. Ticket prices TBA.
Grouplove, Liberty Hall. $30
New Found Glory and Simple Plan, Uptown. $31-$40
The Wailers, Grinders Crossroads, Free.
Thursday September 23
The Wood Brothers w/ Andrea von Kampen, Knuckleheads (moved from The Folly). $26-$39.50
The Americana trio hits the road again, in support of last year’s Kingdom on My Mind (on Thirty Tigers Records), Blending folk, gospel, jazz and blues, ...what other band covers the obscure group, Little Bob & The Lollipops?
Be sure to arrive early for opener von Kampen, whose new album That Spell, was just released on Fantasy Records. She often collaborates with her brother David, who does string arrangements, and is Lincoln, NE based, so might bring some of her fanbase to town and just played this same venue in June, opening for Punch Brothers.
Kansas, Prairie Band Casino Mayetta, $65
Bad Bad Hats w/Alyssa Murray, recordBar. $15
Shakey Graves, The Truman. $27-54.
Andy Mineo, Uptown (Postponed to Fall 2022, TBA).
Friday September 24
Little Big Town with Nightfall, Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115
Oak Ridge Boys, Ameristar. $30-$110
Pecos & The Rooftops, Granada. $13
Faith No More, Grinders. $47-$100
Jameson Rodgers, The Truman. $15-$30
Saturday September 25
Little Big Town with Nightfall Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland. $35-$115
America, Lied Center. $21-$55
Don Felder, Ameristar. $45-$170
Tacos & Tequila Festival with Ludacris, Twista, Mario and more, Legends Field. $39-$99
Sunday September 26
Boney James, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $34.50-$49.50
Lauren Daigle w/ Ellie Holcomb, T-Mobile Center. $26.50-$122
Samia with Savannah Conley, recordBar. $15
Monday September 27
The Brook & The Bluff, recordBar. $15-$18
Yung Bleu with Ann Marie, Seddy Hendrix and Noby, The Truman. $27.50-$55
Tuesday September 28
cleopatrick at recordBar, $12.50
The buzzing Canadian DIY duo released their debut album Bummer, in June (on Thirty Tigers) a title we can all relate to after the last eighteen months(!), with lead track “Victoria Park” of which vocalist Luke Gruntz says, “It's our thesis, our first impression. The proverbial icebreaker. It's named after a real Victoria Park here in Cobourg, Ontario”. Having already played Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Reading/Leeds Festivals, this is a chance to see them up close.
Wednesday September 29
Kevin Gates, Uptown Theater, $45
A major playa in the hip-hop game, Baton Rouge native Gates has almost twenty mixtapes to his name and two previous albums, both of which went Top Five. The KHAZA Tour also features openers DDG and Gang51e June and expect a mix of previous bangers, alongside a taste of the new album to come.
Mt. Joy and Trampled By Turtles, Grinders. $34.50-$134
We’ve covered Mt. Joy previously (here), most memorably when the band joined The Lone Bellow on stage to cover Tom Petty and released their second full-length, Rearrange Us, last June during the pandemic.
Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover.
Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30
The Baltimore band with a known reputation for their live shows is returning, in support of last October’s As Long As You Are (on 4AD), their sixth release. Vocalist Samuel Herring is mesmerizing to watch and the Calling Out in Space Tour maybe references all the billionaires in rockets or maybe the 59-dates the band is playing, some with Modest Mouse and Hinds in Europe and the UK, following the North American dates.
Jukebox the Ghost, The Truman. $20-$25
Colony House, Granada Theater Lawrence $18-$20.
Thursday September 30
311 w/ Iration,Iya Terra, Grinders. $45-$99
Amir El Saffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble, Lied Center Lawrence. $14-$25
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20
Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30
The Baltimore band with a known reputation for their live shows is returning, in support of last October’s As Long As You Are (on 4AD), their sixth release. Vocalist Samuel Herring is mesmerizing to watch and the Calling Out in Space Tour maybe references all the billionaires in rockets or maybe the 59-dates the band is playing, some with Modest Mouse and Hinds in Europe and the UK, following the North American dates.
Jukebox the Ghost, The Truman. $20-$25
Colony House, Granada Theater Lawrence $18-$20.
Thursday September 30
311 w/ Iration,Iya Terra, Grinders. $45-$99
Amir El Saffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble, Lied Center Lawrence. $14-$25
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Knuckleheads. $20
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