The Mavericks, Stephonne and Victor & Penny vie for your NYE dancing shoes
The Mavericks
In 1989, the Mavericks came together in Miami. A quarter-century later, the group is keeping the party alive. In October, the Grammy-winning country outfit released All Night Live: Volume 1, another dose of pure pleasure: Cuban rhythms, old-fashioned rockabilly, even ska, all in fluid, joyful arrangements. (Lead singer Paul Malo’s unmistakably robust tenor remains the core sound.) But not even that album compares to the extraordinary experience that is a Mavericks concert. Widely considered one of the best live bands touring today, the Mavericks will make your New Year’s Eve one for the books. Tickets are $175, and that includes party favors, a midnight champagne toast and snacks.
9 p.m. Saturday, December 31, at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Roarin’ NYE Party with Victor & Penny
If there were ever a time to romanticize the Prohibition-era Roaring ’20s, it’s now, as we’re staring down the barrel of a Trump dictatorship. Perhaps a beaded flapper dress and some Clara Bow makeup will give you the courage to face 2017 and all its terrible political promises. At least, that’s the idea tonight at RecordBar’s Roarin’ NYE Party. DJ Just will be on deck to make sure the night stays properly glamourous, and antique-pop group Victor & Penny pitches in. Tickets are $25–$50 and include a champagne toast and late-night hors d’oeuvres.
8:30 p.m. Saturday, December 31, at RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Stephonne
My Brothers and Sisters
If you’re looking for a good soul-stirring, acquaint yourself with Stephonne. The KC-born artist evokes the sultry sashay of Prince — one of his primary inspirations — and the omniscient wisdom of great jazz singers from bygone eras. He recombines the best elements of soul, R&B and funk, informing the resulting sound with some kind of magical instinct for the irresistible. Now if he could just get his debut album wrapped up and available for our eager ears. As is, we’ll settle for a sexy NYE with him and the local neo-soul powerhouse My Brothers & Sisters. Tickets are $60; perks include champagne (“all you can drink until midnight,” if we are to believe the Tank Room) and a free coat check.
8 p.m. Saturday, December 31, at Tank Room, 1813 Grand
Pablo Sanhueza & the Westside Latin All-Stars
8:30 p.m., Friday, December 30, at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Fast Johnny Ricker
9 p.m., Saturday, December 31, at B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Riala
8 p.m. Monday, January 2, at Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
John Paul’s Flying Circus
7:30 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Pablo Sanhueza and the Westside Latin All-Stars
7 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Titanium Blue, Six Gun Heart
7 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
Matt Hopper Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
The Garage Kings and the Snotrockets
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Songwriter Circle with Jesse Harris and more
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
False Brother, Bedroom Wounds
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
Turkey Bone & Full Count
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Indigo Hour: Gray Matter
5 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Lisa Henry
8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
KC Killers
9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee
Hembree, Spencer Mackenzie Brown, Bonzo Madrid
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Matt Kane Quartet
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.
Katy Guillen & the Girls
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
The Rainmakers with Chris Meck & the Guilty Birds
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Not a Planet
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Prettygirlhatemachine
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Love and Light
8 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31
Fast Johnny Ricker
9 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Charles Williams & Genre with Paula Saunders
8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Sweatpantsdaze, 21Years of Winter, Royal Ferns
9 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee
Split Lip Rayfield, Maw, the Feast Ov Fools
7 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Dead Vin, the Shidiots, American Discord, the Architects
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
AssJamz
9 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Strait, DeVan & Gatschet
5 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Boogaloo7
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
10 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Samantha Fish with Levee Town NYE
9 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Nature Boys, Gnarly Davidson, Vivid Zebra
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Scumbag NYE 2.0
8 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
NYE Bash
7 p.m., Uptown, 3700 Broadway
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1
Rojas DeVan Fondren & Hopper
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Steve Lambert Quintet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
Jason Boland and the Stragglers
8 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Matt Hopper Trio
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Steve Martin Trio
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
MNKR, Riala, Trapper
8 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
Nick Schnebelen
7 p.m., B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th St.
Rich the Kid
7 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
Galactic
7 p.m., Madrid, 3810 Main
Luxury Bump with DJ Macrobiotics
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4
OJT
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Ernest Melton Quartet
10:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Bob Walkenhorst
6 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Jabee
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
