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T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 4 Acid Baby Jesus, Hellshouvel: 8 p.m. Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main, 816-753-1909. Parkville Drive, the Word Alive, Veil of Maya, While She Sleeps, Embrace this Day: 6:30 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390.
Middle of the Map Fest
Year three of Middle of the Map is shaping up to be the music festival’s liveliest yet. More than 100 acts — many local, some national — play in and around Westport Thursday through Saturday. Who should you be hopscotching to see? Forecast has you covered. (See middleofthemapfest.com for the full schedule.)
F R I D AY, A P R I L 5 Center of the City Fest: 7 p.m. Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway. Amy Lavere: 9:30 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456.
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Thursday, April 4
Center of the City Fest: 7 p.m. Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway. The Belairs, Nikki Hill, Whitey Morgan & the 78’s: 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456. The New Atlantis, Candlemas by Candlelight, Here Comes the Sun: All Saints Episcopal Church, 9201 Wornall, 816-363-2450. Prophet Massive, Thumpur, Dreadheadedslut, VibeTribe: 9 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390.
White Lung ’s blasting, visceral punk is tem-
pered by the controlled rage of singer Mish Way. The Canadian quartet is riding a nice buzz after blowing some minds last month at South By Southwest. They’re on at RecordBar at 9 p.m. and will definitely get your blood pumping — unless, of course, you arrive at the venue at 8 p.m., for Bloodbirds (see CD review, page 28), in which case you’ll already be nicely wound up. Stay late for the epic post-rock of Milwaukee 12-piece Altos (10 p.m.) and electrotinged psych jams from semi-locals Thee Water MoccaSins (11 p.m.). RecordBar (1020 Westport Road) Looking to ease in to the fest with something a little gentler? Local label Golden Sound Records hosts a showcase of its roster at Westport Coffeehouse. It features screwball 1950s surf sounds from Fullbloods (7:30 p.m.); stormy, acoustic rock from the Caves (9 p.m.); and yelping punk lite from the Empty Spaces (10:30 p.m.). Westport Coffeehouse (4010 Pennsylvania) If you’re not working Friday, the Appleseed Cast’s heavy, cinematic emo at the Riot Room (12:30 a.m.) is a solid bet; stick around for a dance party on Riot’s patio with DJ Mahf. The Riot Room (4048 Broadway)
Friday, April 5
When the Beaumont Club closed in January, it left MOTM without a Westport venue large enough to hold its bigger national acts. So the Uptown Theater has been added to the mix. It’s a good 10-minute walk from the heart of Westport, but then so is RecordBar. And on Friday, it’ll be worth the hike. The fest’s biggest get, baroque-rock darling Grizzly Bear, headline at 10 p.m. It’s preceded by Welsh alt-rockers the Joy Formidable (8:30 p.m.) and Owen Pallet (7:30 p.m.), a violin-and-looppedal-wielding virtuoso. The Uptown Theater (3700 Broadway) Over at RecordBar, there are big, catchy, dream-rock anthems — think that first MGMT album — from Guards (11 p.m.) and spazzy 30
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(but delightfully precise) art-pop from Deerhoof (midnight). RecordBar (1020 Westport Road) The Riot Room offers the young, angry and critically acclaimed Danish punks Iceage (11:30 p.m.), and for fans of goofy-smart power pop in the vein of Weezer and Ween, there’s Jeff the Brotherhood at 12:30 a.m. The Riot Room (4048 Broadway) The Gusto Lounge hosts a showcase from new label High Dive Records, home to jangly folkrockers Fourth of July (8:45 p.m.); gentle revivers of 1960s pop Shy Boys (9:45 p.m.); the ACBs (10:45 p.m.; see CD review page 28); and intricate indie-rock trio Ghosty (11:45 p.m.). The Gusto Lounge (504 Westport Road) There’s a new all-ages venue in Westport, Art Closet Studios, located inside Open Fire Pizza, and you can see some of the finest local country and roots acts there. Highlights include A.J. Gaither (6 p.m.), Starhaven Rounders (8:15 p.m.) and the Blue Boot Heelers (10 p.m.). Art Closet Studios (3951 Broadway) All you wanna do is dance? Lawrence’s DJ party crew Team Bear Club holds it down on the Union patio from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m. The Union Patio (421 Westport Road)
Saturday, April 6
Some of the best shows are happening Saturday on the Outdoor Stage, where the lineup peaks, at 9 p.m., with Divine Fits, a new project from Spoon frontman Britt Daniel and Wolf
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Grizzly Bear hides out at the Uptown. Parade’s Dan Boeckner. Their sound isn’t too far from Spoon’s — spare, pounding post-punk — which is to say, it’s pretty great stuff. Before that, it’s Futurebirds (8 p.m.), an Athens, Georgia, group that traffics in spaced-out country rock. Arrive in the afternoon to sample a wide variety of popular KC acts. At 2 p.m., Hearts of Darkness does its Afrobeat-funk thing. Then it’s Lumineers-like folk pop from She’s a Keeper (3 p.m.), brotherly punk from Radkey ( 4 p.m.), dark new wave from Roman Numerals (5 p.m.), loud dance-rock from the Beautiful Bodies (6 p.m.) and jittery glam from Soft Reeds (7 p.m.) Outdoor Stage Gusto Lounge also boasts some local talent. Among the highlights: full-throated heartland rock from John Velghe & the Prodigal Sons (4 p.m.), slightly geeky indie funk from Antennas Up (8:15 p.m.) and hazy pop from Akkilles (9 p.m.). The Gusto Lounge (504 Westport Road) At RecordBar, hometown Latin-rock quartet Making Movies (11 p.m.) paves the way for the tuneful, occasionally twee pop sounds of Denver’s Tennis (midnight). RecordBar (1020 Westport Road) The soulful garage-rock of the Whigs (12:30 a.m.) gets you within an hour of last call at the Riot Room. From there, you’re on your own. The Riot Room (4048 Broadway)
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Center of the City Fest: 6 p.m. Black & Gold Tavern, 3740 Broadway. Chevy Woods, Berner: 8 p.m. The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-841-5483. Mike Epps, Doug E. Fresh: 7 p.m. Municipal Auditorium/ Music Hall, 301 W. 13th St., 816-513-5000. Hyper Crush, Projekt-X, WestEndGrl: 8 p.m. The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179. Purity Ring, Blue Hawaii: 7 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390.
M O N D AY, A P R I L 8 Bad Religion, the Bronx, Polar Bear Club: 7 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. Dave Douglas Quartet: 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St., 816-474-8463. Excision, Paper Diamond, VASKI: 7:30 p.m. The Midland, 1228 Main, 816-283-9900. Fu Manchu: 10 p.m. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207.
T U E S D AY, A P R I L 9 J.J. Grey and Mofro with the Slide Brothers: 8 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456.
W E D N E S D AY, A P R I L 10 Florida Georgia Line: 7 p.m. The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-842-1390. Garbage: VooDoo Lounge, Harrah’s Casino, 1 Riverboat Dr., North Kansas City, 816-472-7777.
FUTURECAST THURSDAY 11 David Allan Coe: VooDoo Lounge, Harrah’s Casino SATURDAY 13 Bon Jovi: Sprint Center MONDAY 22 Weird Al Yankovic: Uptown Theater MONDAY 29 James Blake: Liberty Hall, Lawrence Fleetwood Mac: Sprint Center
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