Eric Church and Great Good Fine OK topline your concert week
ERIC CHURCH
Is Eric Church some kind of darling? I mean, here he is, a little over a year after releasing Mr. Misunderstood — the Country Music Awards’ 2016 Album of the Year — already steamrolling through an aggressive tour that has concertgoers and music reviewers alike all in a tizzy. The setlist for his “Holdin’ My Own” tour changes with each show, and it’s not likely to be brief. That’s fine. After all, the 39-year-old artist has a rather extensive array of material to choose from, and a good deal of growth to demonstrate over the three or so hours he’ll spend onstage Tuesday night. Mr. Misunderstood, as it turns out, is actually Mr. Popular.
7 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, at the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand
PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
This crazy ol’ world keeps a-turnin’, but some things never change. After more than 50 years, Pure Prairie League is still leisurely ambling to the tune it set way back in 1965. The Ohio act’s current lineup features founding member and pedal-steel acolyte John David Call, drummer and singer Scott Thompson, guitarist and singer Donnie Clark and bassist Mike Reilly (who has been with the band since 1972). Some of the band’s notable former members, of course, include Craig Fuller, who later became a member of Little Feat, and a fella you might know called Vince Gill. Longtime fans — or just casual listeners — will recall the band’s eternal “Amie.” The band hasn’t put out a new record since 2006’s All in Good Time, so you can expect the good stuff to still sound the same. If you yearn for the days of early FM radio, get yourself to Knuckleheads on Friday night. Outlaw Jim & the Whiskey Benders open.
8:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
GREAT GOOD FINE OK
The phrase “synth-pop band from Brooklyn” isn’t really enough to get the hairs on your arms to stand up. I mean, who isn’t a synth-pop band from Brooklyn these days? But Great Good Fine OK does an admirable job of avoiding the clichés of its chosen genre, and the band’s new EP, III, is a fearless and addictive collection of songs that reminds you why synth-pop bands from Brooklyn became a thing in the first place. Jon Sandler and Luke Moellman strike a balance between lighthearted, danceable beats — the kind of thing that works for a high-powered spin class or over the speakers at H&M — and emotional, intelligent lyrics that are in no way disposable. Thursday at RecordBar, join the fan club.
8 p.m. Thursday, January 26, at RecordBar, 1520 Grand
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
John Paul’s Flying Circus
7:30 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Aztlan Returns to the Blue Room
7 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Brody Buster
9 p.m., the Brick, 1727 McGee
Western Automatic, Pipe Dream, Grim
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
GuitarElation
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Cartwright, Clark & Strait
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Strangetowne
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
THT, the Black Hand, Janis of the Warship Emerald
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Inquisition, Truckfighters
7:30 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
The Old Crows
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
The Band Oasis
5 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Tyrone Clark and True Dig
8:30 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Clozee & Psymbionic, Lusid, Curvatur3
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Schuyler Prenger & Dirt Road Junkies, more
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Kansas City Burlesque Series: Late Night Theater
8 p.m., Folly, 300 W. 12th St.
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
DOJO
8:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Boogaloo 7
10 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Rager, Black Luck, more
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Fountain and Fairfax: Benefit concert for David Rosser of the Afghan Whigs
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
MidCoast Takeover Fundraiser
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
The Mad Kings, Broken Arrows
6 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Meatshank
7:30 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
Mama Ray’s Jazz Meets Blues Band
2 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Santiago Brothers
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
James Ward Band
8:30 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Riot Grrl, the Quivers
9 p.m., the Brick, 1727 McGee
HMPH, Dark Matter Theory,
Beyond the Grey, KC3
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Manic Focus X Wick-It the Instigator
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts,
Lawrence
Molly Hammer Duo
2:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Steve Martin Trio
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Todd Strait Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Junebug & the Torchlights
with Hammerhedd
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Myco, Shapes
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
The Cave Girls, Sister Rat, Mike Blur
6 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
The Bon Ton Soul Accordion Band
3 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
Brody Buster
2 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
The Confessors
6 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Kathleen Holeman Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Steve Lambert Quintet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Amanda & the Axle, Lux, Erica
6 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Alcest
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
MONDAY, JANUARY 30
Marcus Lewis Big Band
7 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Danny Embrey & Rod Fleeman
12 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Matt Hopper Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Todd Strait Trio
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
TV Girl
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
American Wrestlers
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 31
Karla & Jim
7 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
David Allen Ho
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Chris Hazelton Trio
7 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Perkins, Spaits & Strait
11:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Sissy Brown, Duane Mark
9 p.m., the Brick, 1727 McGee
Marbin
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Ernest Melton Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Bob Walkenhorst
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Open Decks
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
