Outer space parody band Sonar, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 “An Evening of Chamber Music,” 7 p.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

 “Wit,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.

Kansas City

 The SnoCore Rock tour, featuring Alien Ant Farm, Adema, Apex Theory, Earshot, Glassjaw, 7 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 Casket Lottery, Proudentall, Elevator Division, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

 Billy Spears, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

 Common Ground, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

 Dead Orchestra, Truth Cell, Barphyte, Majaedus, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Kansas City

 Blues pianist Marcia Ball, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

 Daybirds, Colony, Lovetrap, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 “Gershwin’s Strike Up the Band,” 8 p.m., Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park.

Saturday

Lawrence

 Hillbilly family Big Smith, The Welterweights, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 Wu-Tang Clan, Mac Lethal, DJ Platinum, Bomb Squad, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

 “reach  a movement collective,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 200 W. Ninth.

Kansas City

 Boney James, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 When Good Robots Go Bad, Chimera, Descension, Kill ME Kate, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday

Lawrence

 Rye Coalition, Camarosmith, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

 Muckaferguson, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Kansas City

 Geek rockers They Might Be Giants, OKGO, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

 Ultimate Fakebook, The 101, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 Shaking Tree, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Monday

Lawrence

 Pinback, Canyon, The Capsules, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Kansas City

 Nucleus, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Tuesday

Lawrence

 Le Tigre, Tracy and the Plastics, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Kansas City

 Rockabilly legends The Paladins, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Wednesday

Lawrence

 Dead Low Tide, Pleasure Forever, The Last of the V8s, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 Neil Michael Hagerty, The Electricities, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Kansas City

 “Mad TV” comedian Aries Spears, 8:30 p.m., Stanford and Sons, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.