Young Thug, Har Mar Superstar and Black Violin lead your music week
Young Thug
On the cover of Young Thug’s September-released album, Jeffery, the 25-year-old rapper wears a periwinkle-and-white costume by haute designer Alessandro Trincone — the androgyny suggesting an artist comfortable in the spaces between. His music heartily reinforces this perception. Young Thug — born Jeffery Lamar Williams — has never taken the traditionalist’s approach. On Jeffery, his voice dips and drags, twists and chokes, snagging on the lyrics and challenging you to untangle the threads that knot the album together. Each of the tracks on the disc is named for a rap idol — “RiRi,” “Wyclef Jean,” “Kanye West” — yet the songs are about no one but Young Thug himself, and the careful manner in which he blurs the lines of identity.
8 p.m. Monday, November 21, at the Midland, 1228 Main
Har Mar Superstar
When Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillman to his mama) released Bye Bye 17, in 2013, it was as if the Minneapolis-via-Brooklyn artist had turned over a new leaf: The dance-party synths that dominated his earlier records had given way to a warmer sound, a throwback vibe. This year’s Best Summer Ever is an interesting follow-up: Imagined as a “greatest hits” concept album of sorts, featuring the would-be highlights of Tillman’s career from 1950 to 1985, Best Summer Ever sounds plucked from a handful of eras, finding room for synths and doo-wop. Tillman here tries on a series of wild outfits that all, somehow, look amazing on him. Lawrence’s White Girl and Minneapolis electro-funk act Tickle Torture open.
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, at Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Black Violin
The title of Kev Marcus and Wil B.’s latest album is Stereotypes — a fitting word, considering that their project, Black Violin, exists outside expectations. The two African-American artists — full names Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste — are trained musicians who picked up their respective instruments (Sylvester on the violin, Baptiste the viola) in high school orchestra. Today, their lauded act blends classical-derived sounds with hip-hop. Sylvester and Baptiste harmonize and rap over their arrangements, allowing audiences to appreciate two forms of music usually kept separate and shattering, yes, a few stereotypes in the process.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 17, at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway
The Jezebels
7 p.m. Monday, November 21, at Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Rae Sremmurd
7 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Matt Otto
7 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Mike Dillon Band, James Vidacovich, James Singleton, Brian Haas
9 p.m., Brick, 1727 McGee
California Guitar Trio
7 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Accidental Project
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Stoney LaRue
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Matt Hopper Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Perkins, Spaits & Strait
12:30 a.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Strangetown GL
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Zac Harmon
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
NOFX
7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Kitten
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
THT!, Bruiser Queen
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
Skinny Lister, Lincoln Durham, Trapper Schoepp & the Shades
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
The Band Oasis
5 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Pharez Whitted
8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Fritz Hutchison Band, Dylan Moses, Kyle Reid
9 p.m., Brick, 1727 McGee
Quivers, Popskull Rebels, Bootholl
9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Karrin Allyson
8 p.m. Folly, 300 W. 12th St.
Rufus du Sol
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Tim Whitmer Quartet
5:30 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.
Dan Tedesco
8 p.m., Gospel Lounge at Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
The Grisly Hand with the Conquerors
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
The Paladins with Jim Sutler & Monkeybeat
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Rebelution
7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence
The Zeroes
8 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Condor and Jaybird, Rupert Angeleyes, Arc Flash
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
Jonathan Tyler
7:30 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Griz with Haywire and Brasstracks
8 p.m., the Encore at the Uptown, 3700 Broadway
Run With It, Violent Bear, Electric Orchids
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Jazz Disciples
8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Timbers, David Burchfield, Tenn Walker Wales
9 p.m., Brick, 1727 McGee
Late Night Radio, Flamingosis, DJN8
8 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
American Slim, Emmaline Twist, Ivory Black
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
William Clark Green
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
OJT
6 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Ryan Thielman Quartet
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
The Leading Average
10 p.m., Kelly’s, 500 Westport Rd.
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Travelin McCourys
8:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Right Between the Ears
4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Oh Dear Oh My, Ask an Adult, Dark Satellites, Isaac Diehl
9 p.m., MiniBar, 3810 Broadway
Lydia
7:30 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
Toughies, Dreamgirl, Scruffy & the Janitors
10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 1520 Grand
RIOT Presents: Boogy Fest: All Black Shindig
6 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
Kip Moore with Jon Pardi
8 p.m., the Encore at the Uptown, 3700 Broadway
Lee DeWyze with Leslie DiNicola
7 p.m., Tank Room, 1813 Grand
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band, Pinegrove, Petal, Lily Pryor & Iris Hyde
7 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence
Denzel Curry
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Michael Pagan Trio
5 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Stan Kessler’s Playground
9:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
A Gentle Echo, Ingrid Ingram
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Tyree Johnson
7 p.m., Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St.
Molly Hammer Duo
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
The Jezebels
7 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Rae Sremmurd
7 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Lure Party
8 p.m., Midland, 1228 Main
Adam Torres, Thor & Friends
7 p.m., RecordBar, 1520 Grand
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Turkey Bowl 2016
8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main
Epica
6 p.m., Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence
Natalie Bates Trio
5:30 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
OJT
9 p.m., Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand
Tonight’s the Night 2016: A Tribute to Neil Young
7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Danielle Nicole Band
8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2517 Rochester
Slander & Nghtmre Present: Gud Vibrations
8 p.m., Midland, 1228 Main
Matisse & Sadko
9 p.m., Riot Room, 4048 Broadway
