Music Forecast 12.31-1.6: Wet Ones, Phantom Head, Split Lip Rayfield, Hearts of Darkness, the Red-Headed League, the Life and Times, Roman Numerals, Outhouse, Making Movies, Your Friend, and more

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Making Movies, Your Friend

The final show at RecordBar features two of the area’s busiest and most noteworthy acts: Making Movies, performing Latin rhythm-infused rock, and singer-songwriter Taryn Miller, known as Your Friend. Both have had a stellar 2015, and 2016 is shaping up to be equally excellent, with new music promised in the new year. Bring your tissues, wear your dancing shoes and prepare to use both.

Saturday, January 2, RecordBar (1020 Westport Road, 816-753-5207)

Wet Ones, Phantom Head

Blind Tiger is not exactly a champagne-bottle-popping bar, but don’t underestimate the midtown spot’s ability to throw a party. On New Year’s Eve, DIY-punk act Wet Ones is set to demolish the stage, and Phantom Head’s gnarly, tetchy rock should aid in that mission. Kenneth Kupfer and Zach Campbell, who make up half of Wet Ones, are also Blind Tiger’s bookers, so expect a couple of special guests to firm up the lineup. DJ Dan Ohm keeps the music flowing between sets. Bonus: If you make a reservation for eight or more people, you get a complimentary bottle of — no, not champagne — Three Olives Vodka. Now that’s incentive.

Thursday, December 31, Blind Tiger (3945 Main, 816-599-2908)

Split Lip Rayfield, Rolling Foliage, Sugar Britches

It’s going to be a bluegrass New Year’s Eve at the Bottleneck when Wichita cowpunk band Split Lip Rayfield delivers a riotous version of “Auld Lang Syne” (at least, we hope that’s on the set list). Lawrence roots trio Rolling Foliage and all-female folk foursome Sugar Britches are also on deck for an extra-twangy end to 2015.

Thursday, December 31, the Bottleneck (737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483)

Hearts of Darkness, the Red-Headed League, Jupiter & the Moons

Hearts of Darkness headlines Thursday’s grand opening of Prohibition Hall, a new music venue at 1118 McGee. If it has been a minute since you caught the unstoppable funk act, there’s no better place to hear it again as you dance into 2016. The Red-Headed League brings 1960s-era garage rock, and psychedelic jam band Jupiter & the Moons rounds out the evening.

Thursday, December 31, Prohibition Hall (1118 McGee, 816-446-7832)

The Life and Times, Roman Numerals, the Outhouse

New Year’s Day is a bittersweet one at RecordBar. Owners Steve Tulipana and Shawn Sherrill reunite their early-aughts band the Roman Numerals for a final blowout show. The Life and Times, helmed by former Shiner guitarist Allen Epley, comes along for the ride, and the Outhouse revives its 2000s-era power pop. This is RecordBar’s penultimate show, and — as Tulipana says — “It’s bound to get stupid.”

Friday, January 1, RecordBar (1020 Westport Road, 816-753-5207)