Music Forecast 2.26–3.4: Jabee, Courtney Patton, Milo Greene, American Aquarium, and more

Jabee
If you needed one more reason to love Oklahoma City rapper Jabee, look no further than Love Don’t Live Here. The six-track EP dropped on Valentine’s Day, and should the title not be clear enough, this is a darksider’s take on the so-called day of love. In verse after verse, Jabee shouts out the women who broke his heart and the ways they did it. Ain’t no fury like a rapper scorned. Take a break from your discounted V-Day chocolates and commiserate with Jabee Thursday at the Riot Room.

Thursday, February 26, the Riot Room (4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179)

Courtney Patton & Jamie Wilson
Not only does Courtney Patton have a taste for talented men — her husband is the acclaimed singer-songwriter Jason Eady — but she can hold her own in a roomful of them. She proved as much on 2013’s Triggering a Flood, with her full-throated voice warmly shaping her Texas-country songs. Patton is in the process of recording a follow-up, which she has described as a traditional country album full of waltzes. If anyone can make us want to shuffle and shimmy, it’s Patton. Thursday at Knuckleheads, she performs with fellow Texan Jamie Wilson, whose supple twang puts an enchanted spin on Southern gospel.

Thursday, February 26, Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456)

Shy Boys
After a bit of a holiday, Kansas City’s Shy Boys are finally stepping back into the spotlight. Last month, the trio celebrated the first anniversary of a stunning self-titled debut album and teased that a few new tunes were in the works. Before the boys step out on tour in March, catch them Saturday at Harling’s with the shimmery psych-pop of Chicago’s J Fernandez and the off-kilter garage rock of Lawrence’s Karma Vision.

Saturday, February 28, Harling’s Upstairs (3941-A Main, 816-531-2024)

Milo Greene
It’s something of a miracle that Los Angeles five-piece Milo Greene sounds so uniform. With four members sharing singing and songwriting duties, there’s a wide latitude for chaos, which Milo Greene suavely sidesteps on its latest album, Control. To be fair, Robbie Arnett, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer and even Marlana Sheetz all have such similar intonations that changing of the guard is hard to distinguish if you’re not listening closely. Control is tight, with smooth ’70s grooves gliding along velvety synths for a hazy bedroom sound that’s made only more interesting by the frequent switching of singers.

Saturday, February 28, RecordBar (1020 Westport Road, 816-753-5207)

American Aquarium
It has been three long years since American Aquarium’s lauded last album, Burn. Flicker. Die., left us longing for more. Earlier this month, the rugged Raleigh, North Carolina, band rewarded the faithful with Wolves, a collection of first-rate, rugged Americana songs. Singer BJ Barham drags his dirt-packed voice through some dark territory, wringing out his thoughts on love, addiction and discontent. It’s not every day that someone can make ugly emotions sound so beautiful.

Tuesday, March 3, the Granada (1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390)