Tech N9ne, Royal Teeth and the Lumineers topline your next concert week
Royal Teeth
There’s something irrepressibly youthful about Louisiana’s Royal Teeth and its sugar-coated power pop. the band’s latest release, Amateurs, is a refreshing romp through cheerful synths and foot-tapping beats; singers Nora Patterson and Gary Larsen play their harmonies off each other just enough without getting too cute. Friday, the band will do its best to get you dancing. Nashville singer-songwriter Tristen is also on deck, along with local group Rachel Mallin and the Wild Type.
8 p.m. Friday, January 20, at Tank Room, 1813 Grand
Tech N9ne
At a certain point — say, 16 albums in — you’d think Tech N9ne would take a step back and, you know, maybe chill. But then again, you don’t get to be a hip-hop titan by sitting out a season. Perhaps that was the idea behind Tech’s December-released the Storm, a 33-song opus broken into three chapters, each representing a side of Tech’s personality. the ego of such a project may be a little hard to stomach for some, but the Strange Music founder has probably earned it. Friday at the Granada, reacquaint yourself with one of Kansas City’s kings.
7 p.m. Friday, January 20, at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
The Lumineers
The Lumineers you remember from 2012 — the year “Ho Hey” haunted every radio station on every dial — might be gone. the band’s latest album, Cleopatra, offers far fewer moments of unabashed joy and raucous, tavern-ready folk. Over the course of a brief 35 minutes, the Denver ensemble proves itself less eager to be liked, with a sound that doesn’t revisit the past but instead demonstrates a will to change. At its best, Cleopatra is moody and plaintive; elsewhere, though, the songs take on a sort of self-pitying ennui that’s not always a turn-on. the point seems to be that the Grammy-nominated band was never really the Mumford impressionist that “Ho Hey” made it out to be — something Cleopatra makes clear. Tuesday night, make some new memories with an old favorite.
7 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, at Sprint Center, 1407 Grand
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
Julie Major Trio
7:30 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Roger Wilder
7 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Brody Buster
9 p.m., the Brick, 1727 McGee
Huey Mack
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
GuitarElation
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Cartwright Clark & Strait
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Levee Town
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
The Blackbird Revue, more
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Wyld Life, Bad Wheels, more
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
Frank Ace
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ,1205 E. 85th St.
Lady D
7 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Book of Gaia
8:30 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Rich Yarges & the Pop Mechanics, Headlight Rivals, Stiff Middle Fingers
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Faultfinder, Keef Mountain, Red Kate
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Alexei Lubimov
8 p.m., Folly, 300 W. 12th St.
Kathleen Holeman
2 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Stan Kessler’s Cornerstone
8:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Boogaloo 7
10 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
M80’s
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Jeff Black
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Junior Brown with McKinley James, Jason Smay and Ray Jaclido
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
21 Years Winter, more
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Musicians for Active Justice: Get Loud
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
The Nude Party, the Wet Ones, the Mr. & the Mrs.
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Nesto the Owner
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
Mama Ray’s Jazz Meets Blues Jam
2 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Katy Guillen and the Girls
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Ida McBeth
8:30 p.m., the Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Blue Boot Heelers, Popskull, StrawBelly
9 p.m., the Brick, 1727 McGee
Dirtfoot, Rolling Foliage
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Rich Yarges & the Pop Mechanics, more
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Bumparusa 6 with Eprom
8 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Kathleen Holeman
2:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
DeVan Rojas Trio
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Matt Villinger Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Kasey Rausch, Melody Pond, more
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
John Paul White with the Kernal
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Fresh Event #2
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Alexis Y Fido
8 p.m., Midland, 1228 Main
California Voodoo
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Altered Beast, Young Bull, Canyons
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Swell Five-Year Anniversary
8 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
The Social Animals, the Invisible World
8 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
The Confessors
6 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Todd Straight Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Steve Lambert Quintet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Dale Watson & Ray Benson with Colter Wall
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Jeff Harshbarger
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
STYLSS
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
MONDAY, JANUARY 23
Matt Hopper Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Band X
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Maxx Gruv, Dubya
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
Nick Schnebelen
7 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
The Irieplaceables Ska Orchestra, Part One Tribe
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Deerhunter
8 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Chris Hazelton Trio
7 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Perkins, Spaits & Strait
11:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
The MGDs
9 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Luxury Bump
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
Dan Bliss
7:30 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
OJT
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Ernest Melton Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Fast Johnny Ricker
7 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Bob Walkenhorst & Friends
6 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
The Hottman Sisters
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Dynohunter
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
