Lucius, Alejandro Escovedo and Steven Wilson lead your live-concert week
Lucius
with the Cactus Blossoms
Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig could be sisters: Their voices sound made for each other, part of the same genetic makeup. Onstage, as the two lead singers for Brooklyn five-piece Lucius, Wolfe and Laessig match both in pitch and in dress, their immaculately coiffured hair dyed the same bright red. The effect is a little jarring, a little Through the Looking Glass, especially considering their wall-of-sound melodies — a blend of chamber pop and disco. Lucius’ latest album, Good Grief, builds on this reputation. Speaking of musical connections: Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, of the Minneapolis country duo the Cactus Blossoms, can whip up harmonies to make all of Nashville howl with envy.
7 p.m. Saturday, November 12, at RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Alejandro Escovedo with Jesse Malin
Kansas City has become like a second hometown to versatile rocker Alejandro Escovedo, and Knuckleheads is his favorite club, so you can expect a big celebration Saturday night as he stops here, on the heels of his latest release, Burn Something Beautiful. This album — which Escovedo co-wrote with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and the Minus Five’s Scott McCaughey — has the feel of something once lost and now recovered: a little gritty, a lot soulful, like something made 25 years ago. Escovedo’s voice has never sounded better, and when he combs through lyrics exploring ragged and rough times — Escovedo has recently faced a PTSD diagnosis — you feel them searing into memory, too.
9 p.m. Saturday, November 12, at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson started his career in music more than 30 years ago, his breakthrough coming as the founder, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist for famed prog-rock act Porcupine Tree. These days, Wilson works alone — well, at least in name. His latest solo album, 4 1/2, is a brief 37-minute affair, but it’s a happy 37 minutes. Half of its six tracks are instrumental, and Wilson manages the balancing act beautifully. In the end, 4 1/2 is less album and more spiritual conversation: His painstaking attention to detail means that each transition — chord to chord, verse to verse, song to song — is impeccably managed, and the time flies elegantly by.
7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 13, at the Folly, 300 W. 12th St.
YG
7 p.m. Saturday, November 12, at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
The Phantastics
with Levee Town, the Moonlight Orchestra and more
8:30 p.m., Friday, November 11, at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
THURSDAY 11.10
Max Berry
7 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Jen Appell, Not Sisters, Maggie Henehan, Joy Zimmerman
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main
Matt Hopper Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Chris Hazelton Quartet
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Davy Knowles
7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Lee Harvey Osmond with Jim and Sam
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Sabrina Carpenter
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
THT, the Tambourine Club, Rev Gusto, La Guerre
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
In Dying Arms, Pathways, Denihillist
7:30 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
FRIDAY 11.11
Anthony Harvey
5 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Tyrone Clark & True Dig
8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Team No Stock
9 p.m., Brick, 1727 McGee
Brother, the Young Vines, Modern Friend, Cudo
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Impala Jones
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main
Crown the Empire
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Boogaloo 7
10 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Twice on Sunday
10 p.m., Kelly’s, 500 Westport Rd.
Hardship Letters
9 p.m., Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
BadNraD, the Slowdown, Odd O Matic
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Various Blonde, Valley Hush, Jaenki
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Nobunny, Little Big Bangs, Warm Bodies
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
MC Chris, Mega Ran, MC Lars
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SATURDAY 11.12
Helen Sung
8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Border Star Fundraiser with Jervis Jort, Cachecanto and more
9 p.m., Brick, 1727 McGee
Freddy Todd, Elliot Lipp, APLSOZ
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire,Lawrence
Vibralux
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main
Molly Hammer
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
9:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Flannigan’s Right Hook
10 p.m., Kelly’s, 500 Westport Rd.
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
9 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
TV Moms, Mr. & Mrs., Oxykitten
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Black Luck, Tire Fire, Digester, Hatchet Game
9:30 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
Sidewise, Dogs of Neptune, Black Box Warning
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Space Jesus with Yheti
9 p.m., the Encore at the Uptown, 3700 Broadway
Steamboat Bandits, Fort Defiance, Tyler Gregory
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
SUNDAY 11.13
Rojas, DeVan, Hopper
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Andrew Ouellette Trio
9:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Jeff Clayton
7 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Legendary Shack Shakers and Chuck Mead
7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
The Lonely Biscuits
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Underground Sessions with Xta-C, Purp and more
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Friendship Commanders
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
MONDAY 11.14
Bill McKemy
7 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Mark Lowrey & Molly Hammer Duo
12 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Kathleen Holeman
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Ernest Melton Quartet
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Mr. Little Jeans, Trace, Sinple
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
See Through Dresses, Mumblr, Double Drag
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
TUESDAY 11.15
Sophistafunk
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Courses, Sheeva, Live Alone
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main
UMKC Jazz Concert
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Sequel Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Calvin Arsenia
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Toasted DJ Showcase
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
WEDNESDAY 11.16
Black Pussy, Instant Karma
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
12th Street Jump
7:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Blue October
7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Benefit for Billy Beale
9:30 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
