Moonchild April 19, recordBar
Pinegrove, April 19, Granada- Lawrence
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06/11/17 Los Angeles’ Moonchild is playing Studio B at Skyway Theatre, in support of their new record Voyager. 8pm, $12. ...
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Read more Kansas City Music Guide.Things are happening!Outdoor concert season has started with shows at Azura and GrindersKC and there’s plenty of stand-up comedy to pick from this week. Comic conventions are back in full as well, with pop culture, costumed cosplay and celebrities, wrestlers and comic creators invading downtown all weekend long. (Despite some health mandates loosening up, several artists are still requiring for entry, so check with the venue and/or better to assume vaccination proof is required) Here’s what’s happening in the Kansas City/Lawrence area for the Third Week of APRIL:
Tuesday April 19
Moonchild w/ Austin Antoine, April 19, recordBar. $23.50-$85
In support of their fifth album, Starfruit, the LA band has a laid back, R&B electronic groove to their sound and the new album features guest appearances from Tank and the Bangas and Lalah Hathaway.
Opener Antoine is a creative Swiss Army Knife, with experience in music, performance art, poetry and theater.
Pinegrove w/ Katy Kirby, Chuck, April 19, Granada- Lawrence, $22-$26
“Pinenuts” are what the most loyal fans of this NJ alt-country rock band call themselves. The band has been in action over a decade and is action for fifth studio album, 11:11, which was mixed by ex-Death Cab for Cutie member Chris Walla. RIYL Weakerthans, Wilco, MMJ, and Bon Iver.
Texan Katy Kirby is a Nashville-based, singer-songwriter with new album Cool Dry Place, and Chuck is actually Pinegrove member Megan Benavente.
Primus, April 20, GrindersKC
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The co-headlining Mastodon and Primus will stop by the Myth in Minnesota on Thursday. Psych rockers JJUUJJUU to open. Tour dates: …
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Mattiel, April 21, recordBar
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Mattiel
Atlanta-based band Mattiel (fronted by singer Mattiel Brown) will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on June 12th. The band is touring in support of their forthcoming sophomore album. …
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Alan Doyle, April 21, Madrid Theater
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Alan Doyle
Newfoundland singer-songwriter Alan Doyle (lead singer of iconic Canadian band Great Big Sea) has sold out his upcoming appearance at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant. …
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Wednesday April 20
Jason Eady, Justin Wells and Ben Danaher, April 20, Knuckleheads. $20
Texas-based singer-songwriter headlines a night of Lone Star honky-tonk.
Primus, April 20, GrindersKC. $39.50-$99
After a few delays, the Farewell to Kings tribute finally comes to town, playing the classic 1977 Rush album in its entirety after a set of their own familiar songs, with an encore to end things up.
Thursday April 21My Brother, My Brother and Me, April 21, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $39.50Springing from their successful weekly comedy advice podcast, brothers McElroy will be live and in-person dishing out their unique feedback and opinions.
Mattiel w/ Meyadi, April 21, recordBar, $13The Atlanta indie rock duo have a third studio album out,
Georgia Gothic, and counts
Jack White among their many fans, and is highlighted by singer Atina Brown’s vocals. We just
caught them live last October, before the new album had been released and wrote, “Atlanta-based Mattiel opened the show, armed with just her hypnotic voice and lone guitarist Jonah Swilley. This is quite stripped down, as the last time she was in town, in June 2019, she had a full band.”
Opener
Meyadi is aka Carmen Dieker and a violinist and multi-instrumentalist
Alan Doyle, April 21, Madrid Theater, $25-$35We’ve always been entertained when
seeing Great Big Sea live and Newfoundland’s Doyle comes to town on his
Rough Side Out Tour, with
Here, Tonight being his very first live album.
Expect a healthy helping of GBS songs as well as his solo material, and just maybe a John Mellencamp cover thrown in for good measure.
Black Tiger Sex Machine with Kai Wachi, Jessica Audiffred and Hairitage, April 21, The Truman. $23-$50Montreal electro bass dubstep trio that takes their name from a J
ames Brown inspiration back in their more sampling days. Prepare for walls shaking and dancing. Single “Cheatcode” is a gamer’s dream.
Josh Abbott Band w/ Noe Palma, April 21, Granada, $22They swear, they’ll be there! After some pandemic delays and then a last-minute cancellation after their bus broke down en route, the Lubbock, TX country band is making good on their promise to return and play. Latest album was
The Highway Kind, released in Nov 2020.
Opener is a KC-based singer-songwriter former singer of
The Broken Cowboys whose first name is pronounced “No-E” named by his Filipino father and cheekily named his debut,
Get My Name Right.
Paul Cauthen, April 21, Knuckleheads. $35 East TX indie folk singer-songwriter formerly in
Sons of Fathers with new album,
Country Coming Down just released this month.
Planet Comicon Kansas City, Bartle Hall, April 22-24
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Crowds in the thousands flocked to Bartle Hall in downtown Kansas City over the weekend to attend the three-day Planet Comicon Kansas City, the region’s largest and longest-running comic and pop …
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Snoop Dogg , April 22, Azura Amph
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On the 20th Anniversary of Snoop Doggy Dog's debut album Doggystyle, Engine Room Recordings released their tribute to the man with Doggystyle Restyled: A Tribute To Snoop Dogg, which came out December 17th, 2013. ....
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Joy Oladokun, April 22, recordBar
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Joy Oladokun with Bre Kennedy at Fine Line Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Joy Oladokun is headlining the Fine Line this April 24. Bre Kennedy to open. ....
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Friday April 22Planet Comicon Kansas City, Bartle Hall, April 22-24, $11-$220 The Midwest’s premier
Comic Book, Toy and Pop Culture gathering is back at full strength! Celeb guests include
Mythbusters’Adam Savage, Brandon Routh, Joey Fatone, wrestlers
Booker T, Sgt Slaughter, and
Jerry Lawler, and comic creators
Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin, John Romita Jr, Matt Kindt, and numerous cosplayers. Fun for all ages all weekend long.
Ballet Midwest presents Giselle, April 22-24, Topeka Perf Arts Center, $20 Snoop Dogg w/ Ice Cube, Warren G, April 22, Azura Amph, $39.50-$150 Outdoor amphitheater season already?! The whiff of you-know-what will be in the air that’ll you think it’s still 4/20. Out on the
Dogg Days of Blaze Tour, this triple bill brings Compton and Long Beach, to the heart of the Midwest.
Snoop is relatively fresh in minds from his
Super Bowl appearance, and in addition to owning the 3-on-3 basketball league,
Ice Cube made headlines over his anti-vaxx stance that cost him a key movie role.
LP with Nick Leng, April 22, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $35-$135Still well known for the soundtrack of a decade-old credit card commercial, LP returns with new record, her sixth called
Churches, released at the end of last year as well as collaborated with
Imanbek on recent non-album single, “Fighter”.
Opener Leng is a South African indie-soul singer-songwriter with two new singles out.
Johnnyswim with Katelyn Tarver, April 22, The Truman. $30-$55We’ve been following the LA-based couple and band
for almost a decade now, and after an October postponement are returning with the
Johnnyswim Show Tour. VIP experience upgrades (including soundcheck and on-stage access) are available via their site and they’ve celebrated playing live again by covering a classic
Willie Nelson song towards the end of their set.
Opener Tarver is an actress as well as singer-songwriter, known from Nick’s
Big Time Rush and HBO’s
Ballers.
Parker McCollum, April 22, Cable Dahmer Arena. $29.50-$49.50 Rising young TX country singer-songwriter who released third album,
Gold Chain Cowboy last year and is the current reigning
ACM Best Male Artist.Craig Robinson (comedian), April 22-25, KC Improv Comedy Club, $54You know him from
The Office, Hot Tub Time Machine, and those
Pizza Hut commercials, and is in town for six full shows. Saturday night is sold out, with limited tix remaining for the other nights.
Joy Oladokun with Bre Kennedy, April 22, recordBar. $17-$20Arizona singer-songwriter has a third album out, last year’s
In Defense of my Own Happiness and recent single, “Fortune Favors the Bold” which is a taste of more new music to come. Live, she’s been sneaking in parts of
Nirvana and
Bonnie Raitt bits into her own songs and has a distinct mix of folk roots pop rock. She supports
My Morning Jacket this summer/fall in much larger venues.
Opener Kennedy is from Nashville and has debut album,
Note to Self, out now.
T.G. Sheppard, April 23, Ameristar
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T.G. Sheppard, April 23, Ameristar. $20-$35 Amy Speace, April 24, Lied Center Lawrence. $16-$30 MAY 2022 Justin Bieber, May 4, T-Mobile Center. $50.50-$116 ....
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Yumi Zouma, April 23, Bottleneck
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New Zealand-born Yumi Zouma is touring in support of their fourth album Present Tense (Polyvinyl Records). The North American tour will begin April 7th, with guest NoSo. JORDANN will join the tour for April 16-17, Mini Trees from ....
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Saturday April 23
Record Store Day, at your local independent record store
Hit your favorite neighborhood record store for limited edition releases (mostly vinyl, but some on other formats) and other associated free activities
T.G. Sheppard, April 23, Ameristar. $20-$35
The longtime country artist is 77 years young, and has twenty-one number one hits under his belt.
Belton, MO’s Moore & Moore will open the show.
Yumi Zouma, April 23, Bottleneck – Lawrence, $15-$17
They’ve traveled half the world to be here! The New Zealand alt-pop band has a brand new album, Present Tense, which is their fourth full-length. The four piece dabbles in electronic and dream pop and due to Covid restrictions, the latest album was recorded in studios all over the world.
Mini Trees opens this week’s worth of shows, which is LA singer Lexi Vega’s solo project.
No Cap Comedy Tour featuring DC Young Fly, DeRay Davis, Lil Duval and more, April 23, Cable Dahmer Arena. $59.75-$179.75
Chelsea Handler,(comedian) April 23-24, Uptown. $49.50-$199.50
She’s out on her Vaccinated and Horny Tour (though has been in a serious relationship with fellow comic Jo Koy) promising all-new material about dating during the pandemic, having too much free time, and over Windex-ing takeout containers.
Jeff Lorber Trio, April 23, Folly. $20-$55
Another pandemic rescheduled show, from Jan, we originally wrote: Part of the Folly Jazz series, the Grammy Award-winning keyboardist, composer, and producer has, over the course of 42 years and 24 albums, pioneered the post-fusion sound of contemporary jazz with his radio-friendly, groove-oriented instrumental music and recently collaborated with guitar great Mike Stern on the album Eleven.
Kathleen Madigan, (comedian) April 23, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. $29.50-$45
Growing up outside of St. Louis, this is a return home trip for the now-Nashville based comedian, who also launched her own Madigan’s Pubcast audio program during the pandemic.
Lil Tecca, April 23, Granada. $32.50
Rising nineteen year-old NY rapper who worked recently with Gunna on his mixtape, and Coi Leray on single, “Mission Impossible”, out on his Tecca Loves You Tour.
Amy Speace, April 24, Lied Center
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Amy Speace, April 24, Lied Center Lawrence. $16-$30 MAY 2022 Justin Bieber, May 4, T-Mobile Center. $50.50-$116 Russ, May 17, Cable Dahmer Arena. $39.95-$59.95 ....
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Sunday April 24
Amy Speace, April 24, Lied Center. $16-$30
Americana artist discovered by Judy Collins who has also become known as a prolific essayist. Latest album is 2021’s There Used to be Horses Here.
Henry Rollins, April 24, Liberty Hall. $25-$39.50
On the Good To See You 2022 spoken word tour, the punk legend will faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour, and when things got even stranger over the last several months.
Key Glock, April 24, Granada. $28-$78
Memphis rapper out on his Yellow Tape Tour, who has released several Young Dolph tribute tracks, who he was related to, by marriage. VIP upgrades available which include early entry, a mini basketball hoop and money clip among other souvenirs.
Amos Lee, April 26, Uptown
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I got a chance to watch Amos Lee: Live from the Artists Den DVD over the weekend. The Amos Lee performance was shot live at The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, and was broadcasted ....
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Monday April 25
whew, breather! take a nap
Tuesday April 26
Amos Lee, April 26, Uptown, $39.50-$59.50
The folk soul rock artist has a new album, Dreamland, his eighth full-length and live, has always kept things loose, kept things tight, like his song by that name. “Windows are Rolled Down” is maybe his most popular song, perfect as a soundtrack song on a warm Midwest day.
As a former teacher himself, he encourages help with funding in their supplies and often gives show tickets to teachers who are singled out for their efforts, via social media.
California singer and poet Jensen McRae to open, Are You Happy Now? is her new and debut album.
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