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The Get Up Kids, Kevin Devine, Mansions RecordBar	Fri., November 20 more dates/times	Westport	Emo Pop Rock
Jim Suptic of the Get Up Kids inadvertently caused a media firestorm back in July when he jokingly apologized for his band’s role in creating emo music — the interview with Drowned in Sound was seized upon by Rolling Stone and the UK’s Guardian. If you’ve logged on to MySpace... More >>

Electric Six, the Gay Blades, Millions of Brazilians, Antennas Up! The Riot Room	Sat., November 21	Westport	Garage Rock
This Detroit-based band’s reputation as a comedy act was forever cemented with its video for a cover of Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga,” but that’s not how Electric Six frontman (and sole remaining founding member) Dick Valentine sees it. After all, the band had been solidly... More >>

Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal The Beaumont Club	Sun., November 22	Westport	Hard Rock Hardcore Rock
Hatebreed gained fans beyond its hardcore niche by touring with Slayer and the Deftones, leading to big sales for The Rise of Brutality in 2003. But the album was a step away from the Connecticut band's original mission statement: to create old-school hardcore music in the face of the... More >>

Sons of Great Dane, Scratch Track, Modoc Jerry's Bait Shop	Sun., November 22	Lenexa	Rock
The story of Sons of Great Dane began about four years ago, when guitarist Brent Windler got off a tour with the Kansas City band Scratch Track and crashed on his buddy Nolle Bond's couch. The environment was far more welcoming than when Scratch Track opened for alt-rock heavyweights O.A.R. on... More >>

Russian Circles, Young Widows, Git Some The Riot Room	Mon., November 23	Westport	Rock
It's no small feat that this instrumental trio from Chicago works the spaces between indie rock and metal with enough individuality so that both sound fresh. Russian Circles describes its sound as "epic" yet its music is remarkably unpretentious. Midway between busy freakouts that recall Tera... More >>

Summer Breeze: A Yacht Rock Tribute RecordBar	Wed., November 25	Westport	Easy Listening Pop Rock
Between the years 2005 and 2008, the masterful, low-budget viral video series Yacht Rock, made by a bunch of 20-something dudes out in California, had music geeks glued to their Channel 101 bookmark hoping for a new episode like farmers praying for rain for their thirsty crops. Beginning with... More >>

Mark Mallman Replay Lounge	Thu., November 26	Lawrence	Alternative Pop Rock
Minneapolis songwriter Mark Mallman has tackled themes ranging from prostitution to alcoholism during the course of his decade-long journey, and his upcoming LP, Invincible Criminal, applies the same grandiose treatment to Father Time. Mallman sings about 100-year-olds waking up with... More >>

Season to Risk, Iron Rite Mangle, New Franklin Panthers, Little Murders RecordBar	Fri., November 27	Westport	Rock
Talk about influence. For a time there in the ’90s, it seemed that people in the Midwest were even sneezing differently — louder, more dissonant, more staccato — because of bands such as the Jesus Lizard, Shiner and Molly McGuire. Classrooms were disrupted, and relationships were... More >>

The Cranberries, Griffin House The Midland	Sun., November 29	Downtown	Alternative Rock
The challenge is less about having success than managing to repeat it. Even though the Cranberries topped their 1993 debut, and its hit single, “Linger,” with an even bigger album and hit single (No Need to Argue and “Zombie,” respectively), the well had run dry by... More >>

Gary Hoey Knuckleheads Saloon	Sun., November 29	North	Rock
It’s been two decades since Boston-born guitarist Gary Hoey left his hometown for Los Angeles in a U-Haul truck to pursue a full-time musical career — a move, strangely enough, motivated by an unsuccessful audition for Ozzy Osbourne. (Zakk Wylde got the part.) After embracing the... More >>

The Slowdown, Wild Tiger Jerry's Bait Shop	Mon., November 30	Lee's Summit	Rock
In western Blue Springs, there is an ordinary home with an ordinary yard. And in that yard is a shed. With its rust-hued exterior, it seems no different from any other shed. But step inside and ye shall enter the Slowdown's studio. Thrust within walls spattered red, green and brown are all the... More >>

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Bassnectar, Nosaj Thing, Clandestine Liberty Hall	Sat., November 21	Lawrence	Rock

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Farmer's Ball Finals Jackpot Music Hall	Sat., November 21	Lawrence	Rock Variety

Groove Therapy Spivey's Bar and Grill	Sat., November 21	Lenexa	Covers Pop Rock

Hot Work Bulldog	Sat., November 21	Downtown	Covers Rock

Mad Caddies, the Johnstones The Bottleneck	Sat., November 21	Lawrence	Covers Rock

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The Shanks Jerry's Bait Shop	Sat., November 21	Lenexa	Rock

Singled Out Jerry's Bait Shop	Sat., November 21	Lee's Summit	Covers Rock

SoJo Mojo Band RC's Back Door	Sat., November 21	South	Covers Rock