Radkey, the Floozies and an Ugly Sweater Party are this week’s concert tidings
The Floozies
Matt and Mark Hill must have sipped on some funky juice in the womb. Whatever weird and imaginative childhood they had growing up in Lawrence — perhaps a steady diet of Back to the Future and Parliament Funkadelic — it’s led them down the path of electronic music. Today, the brothers are best known for their work as the popular funk-electronica duo the Floozies — and for the rather epic shows they put on. Matt is the guitarist, and Mark is the drummer, and if you think one of their electronica shows is like going to see a DJ push a few buttons on a MacBook, think again. The Hills are entertainers, and Friday night at the Midland, your expectations should be high.
8:30 p.m. Friday, December 23, atArvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 1228 Main
Ugly Sweater Party
David Hasselhoff on Acid, Steddy P, Loogey
Friday night at the Riot Room brings you all the comforts of Christmas — well, OK, maybe just one of the comforts of Christmas, and probably not your favorite. It’s an ugly-sweater party. You have one. You probably stole it from your grandmother’s closet, and it probably has a beaded reindeer on it, and you probably secretly love it. Well, kiddo, now’s the time to show it off. The Riot Room has assembled a local lineup that will get you out of the house for the night and give you a very good reason to sleep in the next morning. Experimental jazz and funk band David Hasselhoff on Acid is reuniting for the evening; rapper Steddy P (above) is on deck, along with doo-wop rapper Second Hand King; and up-and-coming rapper Loogey rounds out the night.
7 p.m. Friday, December 23, at the Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Radkey
By now, the story of Isaiah, Solomon and Dee Radke is known far and wide. The St. Joseph–born brothers discovered their talents for the bass, drums and guitar, respectively, early in their lives. By the time they were teenagers, they were sharing their fierce shredding talents and old-school punk enthusiasm with crowds at South by Southwest. These days, the brothers Radke are being recognized not because their music is good for their age, but because their music is truly, simply good. Want evidence? Get Radkey’s recent Dark Black Makeup — and see for yourself Christmas night at RecordBar. Drop a Grand and Stuff Middle Fingers open.
9 p.m. Sunday, December 25
RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Fresh to Def
Kadesh Flow, Kemet “The Phantom” Coleman, Duncan Burnett
7 p.m. Friday, December 23
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22
John Paul’s Flying Circus
7:30 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Sellout
7 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Noah Davis and Co., Counting the Quiet
6 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers 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
The Old No. 5s
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
THT!, the People’s Punk Band, Godzillionaire, Bloom
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23
The Old No. 5s
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Matt Otto
8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Rainbird, Black Creatures, RLT, Calvin Arsenia
9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Guitar Elation
8:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Boogaloo 7
10 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Wonderfuzz
10 p.m., Kelly’s, 500 Westport Rd.
Nace Brothers
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Various Blonde, Pageant Boys, Justin Williams, Momma’s Boy
9:30 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Stone Grower, MetaWatt, Goomba Nights with Bear Club
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Fresh to Def
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
Mama Ray’s Jazz Meets Blues Jam
2 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Dr. Dave and Tony
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Dave Shelton’s Soul Visionaries
8 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Ryan Thielman Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Max Groove Trio
8:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Ryan Thielman Quartet
9:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Brave the Spirit, Brother, Chica
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25
Ryan Thielman Quartet
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Xmas Decompression Show with Loogey & Friends
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
MONDAY, DECEMBER 26
Louis Neal Big Band
7 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Mark Lowrey and Molly Hammer
12 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Hopper DeVan Strait Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Crossroads Quartet
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Whitney Rosalise, Not Sisters, Thom Hoskins, Nick Siegel
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
A La Mode
8 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Danielle Nicole Band
7 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Travers Brothership
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Matt Kane Quartet
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Joe Cartwright Trio
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Chris Tolle, Benjamin Cartell, Andrew Ashby
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Bummer, Stonehaven
10 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28
Shinetop Jr.
7 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
BCR
9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee
Natalie Bates Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Bob Walkenhorst
6 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Winter Metal Massacre with RimJob
6 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 BroadwayTank Room, 1813 Grand
