Your ticket-sale alert

On sale Friday

• Jake Owen with Love and Theft and Florida Georgia Line, Dec. 5, Midland. $25-$30
• Lady Gaga, Feb. 4, Sprint Center. $51.50-$177

On sale Saturday

• Paul Banks, Nov. 26, Granada. $15
• Killswitch Engage with Shadows Fall, Dec. 1, Beaumont. $19.02-$27.77
• Dumptruck Butterlips, Dec. 28, Granada. $8
• Uncle Lucius, Feb. 23, Granada. $8

Recently added

• Halloweenie Roast with Coheed and Cambria, Dead Sara, the Dear Hunter and Three, Oct. 24, $25
• Freaker’s Ball with Chevelle, Saving Abel, 10 Yearsand Red Line Chemistry, Oct. 26, Midland. $25-$35
• Book Of Gaia, Nov. 2, Blue Room. $10-$13.50
• Everette Devan, Nov. 3, Blue Room. $10-$13.50
• James Ward Band, Nov. 10, Blue Room. $10-$13.50
• Hinder, Nov. 13, Riot Room. $25-$32.90
• Aerosmith with Cheap Trick, Nov. 14, Sprint Center. $45.50-$151.50
• The Wallflowers, Nov. 15, Midland. $25
• Asher Roth, Nov. 15, Granada. $13
• Rosanne Cash, Nov. 17, Folly. $30-$82.50
• Mod Sun, Nov. 18, Granada. $10
• The Meditations, Nov. 20, Granada. $12
• Twiztid with Hed PE, Lil Wyte and Potluck, Nov. 27, Granada. $20
• Frankie Ballard, Nov. 30, Beaumont. $14-$21.15
• Lori Andrews, Nov 30, Blue Room. $20-$25.25
• Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Nov. 28, Knuckleheads. $20
• Kinky Friedman, Nov. 30, Knuckleheads. $25
• Moreland & Arbuckle, Nov. 30, Knuckleheads. $10
• Chubby Carrier, Dec. 1, Knuckleheads. $15
• Never Shout Never, Dec. 6, Granada. $20
• Steve Forbert, Dec. 7, Knuckleheads. $20
• Lamb of God, In Flames, Hellyeah and Sylosis, Dec. 8, Uptown. $34-$45.15
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 9 (two shows), Sprint Center. $32-$70.50
• Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa, Dec. 13, VooDoo Lounge. $25-$60.50
• Veil of Maya, Dec. 20, Granada. $12
• Ed Sheeran, Feb. 3, Midland, $25

Also on sale

• Two Door Cinema Club, Oct. 11, Beaumont. $24-$32.90
• Three Days Grace with Cavo and New Medicine, Oct. 11, Midland. Sold out.
• The Jayhawks, Bright Light Social Hour and White Ghost Shivers, Oct. 12, Crossroads KC. $21.50-$61.50
• 3OH!3, Oct. 12, Beaumont. $21-$29.80
• Jerry Seinfeld, Oct. 12, Midland. $64-$79
• Norah Jones, Oct. 13, Midland. $51.25-$62.75
• Taking Back Sunday, Oct. 13, Granada. $25
• Rhythm & Ribs Jazz & Blues Festival with Arturo Sandoval, Angie Stone, Joe Louis Walker and more, Oct. 13, American Jazz Museum. $10-$13.50
• John Anderson and Shenandoah, Oct. 13, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka. $17-$38.05 Rasputina featuringFaun Fables, Oct. 14, Granada. $15
• A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown, Oct. 14, Beaumont. $24-$32.90
• Wolf Gang and the Royal Concept, Oct. 14, RecordBar. $15-$21.15
• Motion City Soundtrack, Oct. 16, Granada. $20
• ZZ Top, Oct., 16, Midland. $55-$95
• Crystal Castles, Oct. 16, Uptown. $33-$44.15
• Die Antwoord, Oct. 17, Liberty Hall. $24-$31
• Circa Survive, Oct. 18, Granada. $16
• The Split Livers, Oct. 18, Knuckleheads. $10
• Marcia Ball, Shemakia Copeland and Samantha Fish, Oct. 19, Knuckleheads. $26
• Vicente Fernandez, Oct. 19, Sprint Center. $39-$150
• George Lopez, Oct. 19, Midland. $25-$59.50
• Vijay Iyer Piano Trio, Oct. 19, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Theory of a Deadman and Adelitas Way at the Kansas Lottery 98.9 ARCA Championship Race, Oct. 19, Kansas Speedway. $9.89-$15
• Hammerween III with Hammerlord, Troglodyte, At the Left Hand of God, Tennessee Murder Club and more, Oct. 20, Beaumont. $10-$13.50
• Trampled Under Foot, Oct. 20, Knuckleheads. $10
• Deftones with Scars on Broadway, Oct. 20, VooDoo Lounge. $36-$88.50
• Converge, Oct. 20, Granada. $15
• Joe Ely, Oct. 21, Knuckleheads. $20
• Steve Kimock featuring Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram and Andy Hess, Oct. 21, Granada. $20
• Todd Snider solo acoustic with Amanda Shire, Oct. 23, Knuckleheads. $20
• Falling in Reverse, Oct. 24, Beaumont. $17-$24.20
• Rosie Ledet, Oct. 25, Knuckleheads. $15
• Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Oct. 25, Uptown. $23-$65.65
• Justin Bieber, Oct. 26, Sprint Center. Officially sold out.
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oct. 27, Sprint Center. $39.50-$59.50
• Minus the Bear and Cursive, Oct. 27, Beaumont. $17-$23.30
• Emilie Autumn, Oct. 27, Granada. $17
• Celtic Thunder, Oct. 28, Midland. $50-$75
• Madonna, Oct. 30, Sprint Center. $45, $90, $170, $355
• David Sedaris, Oct. 30, Kauffman Center. $43-$52
• Marchfourth Marching Band, Oct. 31, Beaumont. $12-$17.60
• Off! and the Spits, Oct. 31, RecordBar. $20-$27.75
• Datsik with Terravita, XKR and Getter, Oct. 31, Midland. $25
• EOTO, Oct. 31, Granada. $25
• Snow Patrol and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Nov. 1, Midland. $39.50-$44.50
• Casey Donahew Band, Nov. 1, Granada. $18
• Primus, Nov. 2, Uptown. $37.50-$65.65
• Joe Bonamassa, Nov. 2, Music Hall. $49-$90.15
• Dan Deacon, Nov. 2, Granada. $12
• Rusted Root, Nov. 2, Knuckleheads. $20
• Matt & Kim, Nov. 3, Liberty Hall. $19-$25.25
• I Wrestled a Bear Once, Oceano, Vanna, Within the Ruins and more, Nov. 3, Granada. $13
• Allen Stone, Nov. 4, Granada. $15.50
• David Bazan, Nov. 5, RecordBar. $13-$17.15
• Regina Spektor and Only Son, Nov. 7, Music Hall. $35-$55.35
• Badfish, Nov. 9, Granada. $15
• Paul Thorn, Nov. 9-11, Knuckleheads. $20-$100
• Blue Star (with Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie), Kate Moss and Samantha Fish, Nov. 11, Knuckleheads. $17
• Straight No Chaser, Nov. 14, Topeka Performing Arts Center. $29.50-$50.25
• The Red Elvises, Nov. 14, Knuckleheads. $15
• Dropkick Murphys, Nov. 15, Uptown. $24.50-$35.45
• The Greencards, Nov. 16, Knuckleheads. $15
• Randy Rogers Band, Nov. 17, Granada. $16
• Sonny Landreth with Levee Town, Nov. 17, Knuckleheads. $20
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Nov. 17, Sprint Center. $29-$97
• Metalocalypse: Dethklok with All That Remains, Machine Head and Black Dahlia Murder. Nov. 17, Midland. $35
• Matisyahu, Nov. 18, Uptown. $24-$34.90
• The Australian Pink Floyd, Nov. 19, Uptown. $27.50-$86.10
• Ashley Ray and Logan Mize, Nov. 21, Granada. $12
• The Schwag, Nov. 22, Uptown. $10-$13.50
• Megadeth with KYNG, Nov. 28, Midland. $35
• Tyler Ward, Nov. 29, Granada. $13
• New Found Glory, Nov. 30, Bottleneck. $19-$27.10
• Chris Isaak, Dec. 1, Uptown. $34-$147.60
• Keller Williams featuring the Travelin’ McCourys, Dec. 1, Granada. $20
• Kreayshawn, Dec. 4, Granada. $20
• Dance Yourself to Sleep Tour With Dance Gavin Dance, Dec. 4, Beaumont. $13-$23.15
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dec. 6, VooDoo Lounge. $20-$50
• Butch Clancy and Marquese Scott, Dec. 7, Beaumont. $14-$21.15
• Punch Brothers, Dec. 11, Beaumont. $19-$27.75
• Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza, Dec. 12, Uptown. $33-$137.35
• Anat Cohen Quartet, Dec. 14, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show, Dec. 14, Uptown. $29.50-$88.15
• Carrie Underwood, Dec. 15, Sprint Center. $45-$65
• Martina McBride, Dec. 20, Midland. $49.50-$99.50
• The Rainmakers and the Belairs, Dec. 31, Knuckleheads. $47.50
• James Carter Organ Trio, Jan. 25, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Kenny Garrett Quartet, Feb. 15, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Kurt Elling, Feb. 16, Gem Theater. $45-$51.75
• Matthew Rybicki Trio, March 9, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Monterey 55th Anniversary All Star Tour Band, March 23, Gem Theater. $45-$51.75
• Eliane Elias, April 13, Folly Theater. $18-$57.50
• Eric Harland and Voyage, April 20, Gem Theater. $45-$51.75
• Alex Bugnon and Cindy Bradley, May 18, Gem Theater. $45-$51.75 
• One Direction, July 19, 2013, Sprint Center. Officially sold out.

Comments

[wadkc]

Y'all missed a great show last night. JD McPherson.

[Geordan]

Um...I didn't. My write up is in the 'October is full of gigs and treats' thread. It was a pretty cool show, you are absolutely correct.

[Mathers]

Geordon... man you should feel free (I have no objections anyway) to double post your great reviews in various threads, esp if they get buried by some of our nonsense (shaking fist (while suppressing gin) at otm ;)... reviews like yours are more important than our silly banter.

PS
Thank you for you efforts

[Mathers]

or at least double post them when someone comments about it on another thread, as is the case here.

And I know you dont need anyone's permission, I am simple casting my vote/opinion here.

[Green]

JD McPherson was great, the crowd sucked, everyone just sat there on their lazy bums! Dancing for the last two songs didn't make up for it either. Knucks needs more room in front of that stage so people get up and watch the performers instead of jabbing at the tables.

[Mike Tyson]

They were just jabbing?
No Uppercuts or hooks?

I love a good boxing match, esp at a concert.

[Geordan]

I saw dancing up there for more than the last two songs, but for more than half the show, there were people drinking tray after tray of shots right in front of me and when they did, the group would stand up in front of me until the second or third time, when I got up and asked the lady initiating it to take it somewhere else. The radio station, The Bridge, was a sponsor of the show and when I came in, I saw almost a full page of comps as I paid for my admission (unsure if they were actually comps or reserves or how many), so those folks were probably the ones texting and having their loud, drunken conversations. As for people sitting or dancing, I pass no judgement. If you pay to get in and are their to listen to some good live music, I don't care if you're laying near the bar in a cot. My pet peeve is when people who aren't there to see the show as their first priority, annoy those who are trying to enjoy the music and for some reason, I almost always pick the table NEXT to the group of college girls who won't pipe down or the teamsters or conventioneers who just came in to drink a lot. So, yeah, the show took a while to take off, but the people who were there to see a cool new artist really had a good time, myself included.

As for re-posting my reviews, I just don't want to annoy any of the more sensitive folks here. One person even posted not too long ago that he didn't like it when people blathered on about shows here (!!). I thought that's why we were all here....and as you say, I'll take anyone's impression of a show over in-fighting, which, yes, I have been guilty of a time or two. We all realize what a cool thing we have here with Tim's blog, so we probably take it for granted at times. But the reason I find out about certain shows, and even get excited to see certain shows, is because of the fine work done of BTR, be it from Tim and the Star writers and most definitely the people who post here, some who I have had the pleasure of meeting (damn good folks, these BTR obsessives), and some who I truly would love to run into at a show. So......but since you asked, I will re-post the JD McPherson review here from Friday morning (my apologies to anyone who doses off....):

JD McPherson threw a sweaty, old-school Rock & Roll party at Knuckleheads last night. I wasn't sure what to expect for a turnout, as JD just has the one album out, but apparently the buzz is on, as he filled the place playing the indoor stage. The joint was filled with local music lovers, drunken groups of eight (or more), several Knuckleheads regulars, and more than a few members of KC's Rockabilly intelligentsia. There was a Rumblejett here, and a Hepcat there,and I even saw Erin McGrane, AKA Ruby Falls from AlaCartoona. I know it was her, as my heart skipped a couple of beats when she walked past me and no Red Bulls or industrial-strength doses of Monster Energy Drink were involved.

It was a fun show and many massive cans of PBR were sacrificed by the thirsty crowd in the name of good old-school Rock & Roll. A last minute addition, The Domino Kings, from Springfield, Missouri, opened the show with a fine 45 minute set of textbook Roots Rock. I hadn't seen the band in several years and they did a good job, although not as energetic as in their younger years, but I can also say that about myself, so...Also, in the packed crowd, about 75% of the revelers paid little or no attention to these guys and talked loudly throughout their set. In fact, one table of four girls and two guys near the Merch stand, also talked and texted all through JD's set and never looked towards the stage once. Just makes me wonder why some people even show up for live shows.

After a short break, JD McPherson hit the stage at a gig that almost didn't happen. JD explained that three days before this show, the band's drummer broke his collarbone (after wiping out on a three-wheeler, which JD told me after the show) and this caused a problem, as he was to supply the van for the tour and couldn't drive and was in Rochester, New York. McPherson found a replacement drummer in Texas, who took over the gig on two days notice and zero rehearsals. Things worked out, as JD's 80 minute set (including encores) showed KC a star in the making. There was surprisingly little going on out on the dance floor until about halfway through the show and then once the dancers stepped up, the floor was mostly packed from then on.

KC showed JD much love as he plowed through his wonderful debut record, " Signs And Signifiers." The title track sounded good with it's Bo Diddley guitar sound, which reminded me of the guitar intro from The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now." He played a couple of fast, danceable tunes that stood out, which were "Firebug" and "North Side Gal." I also loved the slow groove of "A Gentle Awakening" which JD pointed out was important, as it is his mother's favorite song on his album. She apparently has awesome taste. JD ended the night with an inspired version of Chuck Berry's, "Carol." Overall, the crowd showed a lot of love to JD and his swingin' band, but once the dance floor started to rock, it reminded me of the shows I loved at Parody Hall eons ago. If McPherson puts out a second album as good as his first and continues to build his live reputation, he may be destined for a bigger venue when he next hits town. Crowd jabbering aside, I had a lot of fun last night and that's what going to see live music should be all about.

[Geordan]

I meant to hit preview, so I could cut the previous rant down into smaller portions and hit enter instead, my bad, but the first paragraph was addressing Green's comment...and Green, I couldn't agree more about more space on the dance floor inside. Frank is always making improvements at that place and if an issue is brought to his attention, I'm sure he'd consider doing whatever he can to make his customers happy. That's one of the many, many reasons I love that place!

[Reynold]

That reminds me of the time I had this college all drunked up and (I thought) ready to go... but she wouldnt shut up about Jimmy Hoffa!

[Green]

I should have grabbed a seat closer to the stage, would have a made a big difference for sure, I was close to the bar and there were some loud people over there talking all night. I wanted to walk right to the front of the stage but with everyone sitting I thought it might be a d!ck move, figure those people got there early and all. For me, I like everyone standing and crowding the stage, just seems more intense, but it's really just what I am use too. Uptown, Riot room, record bar and midland don't have room to sit close to the stage. I hope JD comes back soon, surely he will that place was packed on the week night. By the way, good review Geordan.

[Geordan]

That's one of the things I like about the Riot Room, Green. Almost every show I've ever seen there, I always get right up by the stage. That place is kind of underrated in my view. It's a bit small, but I've seen some great shows there. The only annoyance I've ever had there was when I saw The Pernice Brothers (a favorite band at the time) several years ago and their singer, Joe Pernice, came out for the encore and played a solo acoustic version of his song, "Bum Leg" and several people starting coming in from the patio and you could hear the loud Hip Hop blaring during the middle of Joe's wonderful performance. I remember Pernice looking over with a WTF look on his face. But I still enjoy that place, although I only get there a handful of times a year at this point. Westport just ain't what it used to be.....

[Nicki]

That freekin hip hop!! It is always ruining everything, kids schools, nieghborhoods music sets, the sooner it goes away, the better it will be for everybody.

[Green]

The great thing about the Riot Room is you can pretty much stay out of Westport when going to shows there. Just park on Broadway, sure you're tech in the district, but you can avoid most of scene since Riot Room is on the outskirts. I agree, it is a little under rated, I have been to a couple good shows there, seems like there are gigs from the Record Bar pouring over to Riot right now. Cool little spot for sure! Good beer, good music and great views if you get there early!

[wadkc]

Geordan,

Nice job and all very true. I loved every minute. Reminded me of seeing a classic rock band in the 70's and getting lost in it. That of course could be because I know "Sign and Signifiers" backward and forward. The only distraction was knowing all the drum parts and how vital it is to the intensity of the music. While most in the audience couldn't tell, I felt a little backbone missing. Of course, the rest of the band made up for it.

Now, let's get to the losers that go and chat. I was so engrossed with boogieing in my seat and eventually standing to dance in place, that I ignored it the best I could. It was still very annoying. I saw Erin and Jeff move because of it. And what's up with the people sitting and staring at the stage like they were witnessing a dramatic play. The were clapping and yelping after each song but jeez, move your head or something. I thought I was at Madam Tussauds.

[Geordan]

I wasn't trying to slam Hip Hop, "Nicki." It could have been Norwegian Death Metal, Gregorian Chant, or a Barbershop Quartet, and it would have been equally annoying. It's just that it was a little disconcerting to have an entire audience engaged in a gorgeous, yet maudlin song laden in minor chords, only to have it interrupted by people coming in and out of a door near the stage, which can happen when the patio is hopping at the Riot Room.

[Kurt]

I'm going to only one show on this long list. I'm going to TSO again and went to shows in 2009, 2010 and 2011. TSOs show this year is on Dec 9th(Sun) and going to their 3:00 show with my cousin. I paid $60.50 and that included a $2.00 venue fee.

TSO is performing The Lost Christmas Eve album from 2004 so, it's a new show. They've always put on a new production but, the show's setlist was usually the same with performing Christmas Eve and Other Stories album from 1996 on past tours. TSO is releasing a new 5 song EP Dreams of Fireflies(On a Christmas Night) on Oct 30th.

Thinking of getting "cheap" tickets for Aerosmith and Lady Gaga and never have seen either before.

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