Best bets
 Suplecs, Halfway to Gone, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
 mi6, Yellowcard, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
KANSAS CITY
 Big Jeter, Descension, The Hearers, Sister Mary Rotten Crotch, Last of the V8s, Brody Buster, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.
 BCR, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
FRIDAY
LAWRENCE
 Dar Williams, Kris Delmhorst, 7:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.
 Season to Risk, A Storied Northwest, Riddle of Steel, City Fathers, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
 Majestics Rhythm Revue, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
 “Two Symphonies,” with KU Symphony Orchestra and KU choirs, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center.
KANSAS CITY
 Platinum pop stars No Doubt, The Faint, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
 Hadacol, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
 The Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers, 9 p.m., The Pub, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.
 Kansas City Symphony, with Sanford Sylvan, 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
 Kirk Rundstrom Band, The Damnations, Mike West, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
 Traindodge, Lafayette, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
KANSAS CITY
 Kansas City chartoppers Puddle of Mudd, 30 Seconds to Mars, Revolution Smile, 8 p.m., Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kan.
 Guitar Shorty, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
OTTAWA
 “Cole Porter Songbook,” with Doug Talley Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, Third and Hickory streets, Ottawa.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
 “Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief,” by University Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU.
KANSAS CITY
 Crossover jazz sax man Paul Taylor, Phil Perry, Sojourn, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
 Snakebite Orphans, Trouble Junction, The Down Trunks, 6 p.m. (early show), The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
MONDAY
LAWRENCE
 Rock songwriter Pete Yorn, Elbow, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
 Jumbo’s Killcrane, A Storied Northwest, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
KANSAS CITY
 Japanese Elephants, Fall’s End Performance, Blowchi, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
 Moonboot Lover, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
TUESDAY
LAWRENCE
 Virtuoso acoustic guitarist Keller Williams, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
 Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Shannon McNally, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
 The Eyeliners, Sense of Self, 9 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
KANSAS CITY
 Emmylou Harris, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
 Monte Montgomery, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
 Low-fi wonders Beulah, Ghosty, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
 Pomeroy, 8:30 p.m., Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth.
KANSAS CITY
 311, Hoobastank, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
 Mike Hosty, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.