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T H U R S D AY, M AY 3 Hed p.e., Mushroomhead, American Head Charge, Corvus and more: The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania.
F R I D AY, M AY 4 Civil Twilight, We Are Voices: The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania. Hank III: The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence.
S AT U R D AY, M AY 5 Chaotic Goods, the Inwards, the Depth and the Whisper: 9 p.m. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd. They Stay Dead, the Dead Girls: Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts, Lawrence.
S U N D AY, M AY 6 Liquid Assassin, Freddy Grimes, the Naydivz, KPK: 6 p.m. Sidecar at the Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania. Walter Trout: 8:30 p.m. Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester.
T U E S D AY, M AY 8 The Bunny the Bear: The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway. Go Radio, This Providence, Tyler Carter, She’s a Keeper: 6 p.m. RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd.
W E D N E S D AY, M AY 9
Clockwise from left: Aretha Franklin, Sister Hazel and Marshall Crenshaw
Spring Dance
Three of Kansas City’s merriest live acts gather on the Grinders stage to celebrate the arrival of T-shirt weather. The night opens with swinging country from the Grisly Hand (7:30 p.m.), then segues into classic R&B and soul covers (plus some new originals) from the Good Foot (9 p.m.), and closes out with Afrobeat grooves courtesy of Hearts of Darkness (11 p.m.). Voler, a group of aerial fabric artists who fly around the stage, perform between sets. Saturday, May 5, at Crossroads KC at Grinders (417 East 18th Street, 816-472-5454)
Sister Hazel
My favorite thing about Sister Hazel is that the band’s superfans — yes, Sister Hazel has them, and more of them than you might think — have a perfect nickname: “Hazelnuts.” I am less enamored of the Gainesville, Florida, act’s music, which I mentally fi le next to Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Freddy Jones Band, Rusted Root, and other bands adored by the earthy private-school girls I hung out with in high school. But its roots pop is harmless enough, and hearing
“All for You” on some 1990s radio hour always takes me back to a warm, innocent place. Friday, May 4, at KC Live in the Power & Light District (14th Street and Grand)
The Rumblejetts
The Rumblejetts — winner of the 2011 Pitch Music Award for “Best Rockabilly Band” — recently posted a delicious new song, “Zombie Girl,” online. It’s a teaser track from the group’s latest release, Motor Honey, that’s being celebrated at this Knuckleheads gig. Live, the Rumblejetts throw together a swaggering mix of uptempo rockabilly and classic Sun Records covers. Wednesday, May 9, at Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456)
Aretha Franklin
Big ups to the Kauffman Center for luring, during its inaugural season, two of the greatest soul singers of all time to Kansas City. Back in December, Mavis Staples treated a Helzberg Hall crowd to an evening of funky gospel jams. This week, another soul heavy — the Queen of
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Soul, you might call her — stops by for a visit, in the Muriel Kauffman Theatre. Aretha Franklin is now 70 years old, but she can still hold it down in the upper register. Tuesday, May 8, at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, 816-994-7222)
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw’s hooky, jazz-tinged pop-rock has earned him cult-icon status, if not fame and fortune. Though he’s bestknown for his 1981 hit “Someday Someway,” a browse through his biography reveals some surprising tidbits: He co-wrote the Gin Blossoms’ “Til I Hear It From You,” penned the theme song to the movie Walk Hard, was a guest star on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, and stepped in for Fred “Sonic” Smith when the MC5 reunited for a 2004 tour. This Knuckleheads performance is an intimate “Living Room Session.” Saturday, May 5, at Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456)
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............................................ Pick of the Week
.....................................Possible Pompadours
............................................... I Love the '90s
............................................. Locally Sourced
.................................................Living Legend
.......................................................Hazelnuts
................................................... Dance Party
..................................................... Hallejujah!
.....................................................Cult Status
.....................................Record Release Show
................................................. Hippie Chicks
.................................. Dewey Cox Mouthpiece
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Bible of the Devil, Federation of Horsepower, Leeches of Lore: 9 p.m. The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway. Kittie, Blackguard, Bonded by Blood, Sicadis, Sidewise, and more: The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania. Them Damned Young Livers, Holly 750, ESE: RecordBar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207.
FUTURECAST Aziz Ansari: Thu., May 10, 7 p.m., the Midland Chris Botti: Fri., May 11, the Midland, 1228 Main Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, Jerrod Neimann: Fri., May 11, Sprint Center The Polyphonic Spree: Sat., May 12, the Granada Marilyn Manson, the Pretty Reckless: Wed., May 16, Uptown Theater George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic: Fri., May 18, Crossroads KC at Grinders Daughtry, Safetysuit, Mike Sanchez: Fri., May 18, the Midland Origin, and more: Fri., May 18, 6 p.m., the Granada Spindrift, Strangers Family Band: Sun., May 20, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge Mayer Hawthorne & the County, the Stepkids: Mon., May 21, the Granada Creed: Mon., May 21, Tue., May 22, the Midland Van Halen: Tue., May 22, Sprint Center Xiu Xiu, Dirty Beaches: Tue., May 22, 9 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall Avicii: Thu., May 24, Sprint Center Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Orgone, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars: Thu., May 24, Crossroads KC at Grinders Weir Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio: Sat., May 26, Crossroads KC at Grinders Snoop Dogg: Sat., May 26, VooDoo Lounge, Harrah’s Casino Best Coast, Jeff the Brotherhood: Sun., May 27, the Granada Heartless Bastards: Tue., May 29, the Granada The Devil Makes Three: Thu., May 31, Crossroads KC at Grinders New Edition: Fri., June 1, Sprint Center KC Music Festival: Fri., June 1, Sat., June 2, Berkley Riverfront Park Buzz Beach Ball: Sat., June 2, 3:30 p.m., Livestrong Sporting Park Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals: Sun., June 10, Arrowhead Stadium Destroyer: Sun., June 10, the Granada Girl Talk: Sat., June 16, KC Live Stage at the Power & Light District
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