Captured by Robots, Katy Guillen & the Girls, and Victor Wooten Trio are among November’s worthiest shows
Yes, the weather is less agreeable these days, but the concert calendar isn’t cooling off anytime soon. November gives you plenty of reasons to kick the pets off the couch, pull on a jacket and head out the door. Here are a few under-the-radar gigs I think are worth the effort, followed by the rest of the month’s shows and events.
Captured By Robots
Thursday, November 2, at the Brick
J-Bot was captured (yes, by robots — and of his own creation, no less) and forced to perform, masked and chained, in front of crowds the world over, while the likes of GTRBOT666 and DRMBOT 0110 openly mock him. Now unmasked and joined with the bots in hatred of the world in which we find ourselves, Captured By Robots has channeled its aggression into the music. One couldn’t ask for a better group to help the Brick celebrate its 18th anniversary. Watch the video for “Endless Circle of Bullshit” below.
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Victor Wooten Trio
Tuesday, November 7, at the Madrid
A founding member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Victor Wooten is renowned for his work on the bass. His playing is innovative and hypnotic, and has influenced countless other musicians. Wooten is joined on this tour by drummer Dennis Chambers (Parliament/Funkadelic) and saxophonist Bob Franceschini, who played on his latest album, Trypnotyx, released in September. The title track can be heard below.
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Dana Cooper
Friday, November 10, at Knuckleheads Gospel Lounge
Dana Cooper released his new CD, Incendiary Kid, on Travianna Records at the end of last month, and it’s already made the top 10 on the Alternate Root’s online radio station. The site describes the album as “a musical memory that tracks back to the classic Singer/Songwriter era of the early 1970’s, and albums from artist such as Harry Chapin and James Taylor” — a fairly apt summary. Stream it via Spotify.
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Jessica Lea Mayfield
Thursday, November 16, at the Riot Room
Sorry Is Gone, the new album from Jessica Lea Mayfield, chronicles the end of her own abusive marriage, and it’s appropriately tough stuff. Whether you’re a fan of the White Stripes or early 1990s indie-pop, Mayfield’s latest has a lot to offer. See for yourself: The video for Sorry Is Gone’s title track is below.
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Randall King
Thursday, November 16, at Knuckleheads Gospel Lounge
If you’ve been lamenting the current state of country music, you just haven’t listened to the music of West Texan Randall King. Wide Open Country described his voice as so smooth, it could “easily be the second coming of George Strait.” His new EP, Another Bullet, is full of originals that do indeed evoke Strait’s smooth voice and soulful songs. Watch this:
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AJJ
Sunday, November 19, at the Granada
Formerly Andrew Jackson Jihad, this Florida folk-punk group has grown from a duo on acoustic guitar and standup bass into a full band. For this tour, the group’s looking back on the 10th anniversary of its breakthrough album, People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World. It’s a record that has inspired thousands of kids to scream themselves hoarse singing along, and you get to hear the whole thing live. Below, the band performing the album’s opening song in a parking lot, around the time of its release.
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Pale Waves
Monday, November 20, at RecordBar
While it doesn’t yet have a full-length in the pipeline, Manchester’s Pale Waves will soon release a 7-inch produced by the 1975’s Matty Healy, who also directed the video for “Television Romance,” below. If you like dark, glittery pop, get ready to dance and/or mope.
The rest of your November shows (and food and book events):
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Snakehips
The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Kristin Chenoweth
Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, the University of Kansas, Lawrence
lied.ku.edu
Modern English, Emmaline Twist
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
therecordbar.com
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Descendents and Less Than Jake
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
Slowdive
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
The Urge
Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, 1 Riverboat Drive
voodoocafeandloungeatharrahs.boxoffice-tickets.com
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Stinky Cheese and Dessert Wine Tasting
Hosts Sarah Hoffman (Green Dirt Farms) and Joyce Angelos Walsh (Terra Vox Vineyards) close out the year’s cheese tasting events with funky cheeses and dessert wines.
Green Dirt Farm, 19915 Mount Bethel Road, Weston
Dia de los Muertos Art Wine Cuisine Experience
Chef Richard McFarlane-Clark will create a six-course wine and hors d’ouevres experience to honor the holiday.
Pop Up Art Gallery, 918 Baltimore
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Heirloom Dinner Series
Celebrate the harvest with a five-course dinner hosted by local farmers.
Heirloom Bakery & Hearth, 401 East 63rd Street
heirloomdinner.brownpapertickets.com
Jonathan Richman
The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence
Split Lip Rayfield and Sandoval
Ivory Black, Calvin Arsenia, Nathan Corsi, Chris Meck and the Guilty Birds and Brandon Phillips
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Blues Traveler and Los Colognes
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
uptowntheater.com
Gwar
The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Our Lady Peace
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The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
thetrumankc.com
Victor Wooten
Madrid Theatre
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Bleachers
Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 1228 Main
midlandkc.com
Death from Above 1979
The Beaches
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
thetrumankc.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Tyler, The Creator
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
thetrumankc.com
Tauren Wells
Skillet, gawvi, Colton Dixon, and Britt Nicole
Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, 19100 East Valley Parkway, Independence
Silversteineyecenters.arenaindependence.com
6LACK
The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
Jamey Johnson
Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, 1 Riverboat Drive
voodoocafeandloungeatharrahs.boxoffice-tickets.com
Brother Ali, Sa-roc, Sol Messiah, DJ Last Word
The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Peelander-Z, Drop a Grand, Westerners
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Katy Guillen & the Girls, Julia Haile
7 p.m. record-release show
The Foundation,1221 Union Avenue
Westport’s Seventh Annual Strong Ale Festival
From 11-1 p.m., sample from 70 beers with an ABV over 8%. Cabs are a good idea.
McCoy’s Public House, 4057 Pennsylvania
Tickets at Eventbrite
O.A.R.
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
Kishi Bashi, Tall Tall Trees
The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Bret Michaels
Ameristar Casino Kansas City, 3200 Ameristar Drive
Vienna Boys Choir
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Mason Jennings, Olivia Fox
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
Great Good Fine OK, Tigertown
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Beefsteak At the Rieger
Chef Howard Hanna and crew invite guests for their annual beer and beefsteak feast.
The Rieger, 1924 Main
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Celebrate with Lidia Bastianich
Join Lidia Bastianich for a four-course dinner to celebrate the release of her new cookbook.
Lidia’s Kansas City, 101 West 22nd Street
Lady Gaga
Sprint Center, 1407 Grand
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Flying Lotus, Seven Davis Jr
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
Cut Copy
The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
Jessica Lea Mayfield, Blank Range
The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Turnpike Troubadours and Charley Crockett
Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
Nick Offerman
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
Merry Edwards Wine Dinner
Michael and Nancy Smith are hosting a multi-course wine dinner featuring Merry Edwards wines out of Sonoma.
Michael Smith, 1900 Main Street
Slow Magic
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
therecordbar.com
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Harvest Feast – A Benefit for Just Food
This benefit for Douglas County’s food bank features food from some of Lawrence’s best restaurants.
Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 East Sixth Street, Lawrence
www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-feast-tickets-38084464659?aff=efbeventtix
Jai Wolf, Elohim
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
Noname, Arima Ederra
Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Brandy Clark
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19
St. Vincent
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Mac Lethal
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Joywave, the Aces, Maybird
The Truman, 801 East Truman Road
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
The Life and Times, Giants Chair
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Damien Escobar
Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 1228 Main
April Fleming contributed to this list.
