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Trampled Under Foot B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ	Tue., February 9 more dates/times	South	Music
Brothers Nick and Kris Schnebelen and sister Danielle — better known as Trampled Under Foot — give new meaning to the term quality family time. Judging by Danielle’s sweet, smoky vocals, Nick’s award-winning guitar riffs and Kris’ impeccable timing on the skins,... More >>

Trivia Bowl Flying Saucer	Every week Tuesday, 7:30pm more dates/times	Downtown	Games Music
Playing trivia in a bar has the potential to be an emotional affair. There's the frustration of players and noncompetitors who shout out answers, but there's also the delicious tingle of excitement felt for a teammate who knows that the Riddler's henchwomen are Echo and Query and the glow of... More >>

Katlyn Conroy, Vi Tran, and John Evans Bulldog	Wed., February 10	Downtown	Music
Katlyn Conroy's debut record, I Think I'll Stay Inside, opens with soft keys and sleigh bells. She's singing about a Kansas winter and all the unfortunate things that come with it — the loneliness, the bitter wind. The rest of the album focuses on the struggle to overcome that loneliness... More >>

Langhorne Slim, April Smith & the Great Picture Show, the Caves RecordBar	Thu., February 11	Westport	Music
If folk pseudonyms were like Web addresses, Langhorne Slim would have been snatched up shortly after the invention of the Internet. True to his name, Langhorne makes barefoot folk Americana with a voice to fuel front-porch stomps and sunset hymns, evoking both a less-screechy Jack White and... More >>

Jayrock 5 Uptown Theater	Fri., February 12	Westport	Benefits Music
Treating about 2,000 uninsured patients a year, the tireless University of Kansas School of Medicine doctors-in-training at the Jaydoc Free Clinic have earned their right to party. Now in its fifth year, JayRock, the clinic's biggest annual benefit event, unites bands, fans and med students in... More >>

Friends of Chamber Music, with guest pianist and composer Stephen Prutsman Folly Theater	Fri., February 12, 8:00pm	Downtown	Music
Had enough candy hearts and thorny flowers and jeweled expectations? Get a Super Bowl-sized dose of Valentine's Day-healing subtext with separate interpretations of Igor Stravinsky's Pétrouchka. Because nothing says, "Honey, sometimes I feel like a doomed, sawdust-filled doll you keep... More >>

Val-O-Ween Madrid Theatre	Fri., February 12, 8:00pm-12:00am	Midtown	Benefits Music Nightlife
According to the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City, half of all new infections occur in people under the age of 25, and 79 percent of those people are unaware of their status before they get tested. With that in mind, Chadwick Brooks and Ryan Gove founded the Millennial League in... More >>

Fourth of July, Drakkar Sauna The Eighth Street Taproom	Fri., February 12	Lawrence	Music
It's really saying something to call 20009 (say it "two-thousand-ousand-nine") Drakkar Sauna's weirdest work to date. For the past six years or so, Wallace Cochran and Jeff Stolz have perfected a merry strangeness while singing rattly, circus-wagon folk songs about bears, spears, wolf tits and... More >>

Radio City, Hotdog Skeletons, Bright Giant RecordBar	Fri., February 12, 10:00pm	Westport	Music
Emporia's Radio City would claim it plays rock and roll. No "indie" this or "alt" that, just plain rock music. And that proves both charming and a hindrance. The band's debut EP, Tonight's Not The Night, is promising yet relies too heavily on modern-rock songwriting tropes. With mostly... More >>

Philharmonia of the Nations Carlsen Center	Sat., February 13, 8:00pm	Overland Park	Cultural Events Music
The highly talented young professional musicians in this multicultural philharmonic orchestra hail from more than 40 countries and five continents. Chinese perform with Americans, Irish with English and Syrians with Israelis. More >>

Ernest James Zydeco B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ Mardi Gras	Fri., February 12, 9:00pm more dates/times	South	Benefits Mardi Gras Music
• B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ (1205 East 85th Street, 816-822-7427). Ernest James Zydeco packs 'em in Friday and Saturday nights with all the proceeds on Friday going to Haitian relief efforts. Expect plenty of gumbo, Abita Turbodog and free beads. The show is at 9 p.m. Cover both nights is a $5... More >>

Eric Sardinas, Joanna Shaw Taylor Knuckleheads Saloon	Sat., February 13	North	Music
"It's nothin' new," Eric Sardinas sings on his fourth full-length, Eric Sardinas and Big Motor, and honestly, it's hard to argue. Then again, some classic approaches don't require a new formula, and Sardinas' sometimes limited palette is less complaint than statement of fact. A shredding slide... More >>

Thrust, Load Point Pull, Troglodyte, Changing Faith Uptown Theater	Sat., February 13	Westport	Music
Bigfoot death metal. As Troglodyte, a four-man band from Independence, Missouri, calls it: "neandercore." Or music as primitive as a caveman ripping ass — artfully. "It's its own brand," says Ben Von Schiefelbusch, Troglodyte's bassist. "We don't write songs. There's no preconstruction... More >>

Mark Lowrey Sullivan's Steakhouse	Every week Monday, Sunday	Leawood	Music
Lowrey plays fluid, melodic jazz that initially adds to a venue's ambience, then makes diners forget their plates altogether. He has regular gigs all over K.C. with Shay Estes, Zach Albetta and his own steel quartet. He's also been known to spice up his sets with exotic Afro-Cuban numbers,... More >>

St. Vincent, Wildbirds & Peacedrums The Bottleneck	Mon., February 15	Lawrence	Music
Why she’s sexy: St. Vincent’s Annie Clark looks like a waif, sings like a siren and wields her tongue like a Ginsu knife. What she’s all about: Clark has played with Sufjan Stevens and the Polyphonic Spree, but her own sweetly lilting confections come with sharp edges.... More >>

Sondra Lerche, JBM RecordBar	Tue., February 16	Westport	Music
Why he’s sexy: Sondre Lerche’s stellar pop craftsmanship steals your heart with playful wit and unaffected earnestness. What he’s all about: Over a decade of releases, the Norwegian wunderkind, now 27, has demonstrated admirable versatility, sampling elegant songwriter pop... More >>

RJD2, Happy Chichester, Kenan Bell RecordBar	Wed., February 17	Westport	Music
Why he’s sexy: Mixing sleek beats and soulful instrumentation, RJD2 melds genres into an eclectic mishmash of stylish electro. What he’s all about: Following in the footsteps of DJ Shadow, Ramble John Krohn — better known as RJD2 — has a reputation for building supple,... More >>

Candace Evans Trio Carlsen Center Jazz Series	Tue., February 23, 12:00pm	Overland Park	Free Events Music
The Candace Evans Trio will open the free spring Jazz Series. Performing with Evans are Ricky Anderson, bass, and Mike Thompson, drums. More >>

More Events

Heartland Men's Chorus Weekly Meeting Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral	Every week Tuesday, 7:00pm-10:00pm	Midtown	LGBT Events Music

Indigo Hour in the Blue Room American Jazz Museum	Every week Friday, 5:00pm-7:30pm	Midtown	Food & Drink Music Nightlife

LASERetro Science City-Union Station	Every week Friday, 5:30pm	Midtown	Music

Live Music Artichokes	Every week Friday, 7:00pm-8:00pm	Leawood	Music

12th Street Heritage Jazz Series Gates Barbecue	Every week Saturday, 8:00pm-12:00am	East	Music Nightlife

Karaoke, DJs, Rock and Roll Dirk's Sports Bar and Grill	Every week Saturday, 9:00pm-1:00am	North	Nightlife Music

Spirituality and All that Jazz Unity Temple on the Plaza	First Wednesday of every month, 7:00pm	Plaza/ Brookside	Music