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

 Midday Ramblers, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

 Roadhouse trio Scott Keeton and the Deviants, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

 The Capsules, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 “Pop & Me,” Indy Film Showcase, 7:30 p.m. (prefilm dialogue with director/producer at 6:15 p.m.), Stanford’s Comedy House, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.

FRIDAY

LAWRENCE

 Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

 Ultimate Fakebook (CD release party), Schatzi, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

KANSAS CITY

 East Coast rapper Nas, Ali, DJ Ron G, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 Concrete Blonde, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3, 9 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pa., Kansas City, Mo.

 Buddy Guy, 7:30 p.m., Ameristar Casino Hotel, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo.

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

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

 Lawrence pop stars The Creature Comforts, The People, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

 Lonesome Houndogs, Holstein, Burnout, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 KickHippo, benefit for Pat Helbert family, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

 Einstein Electric, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

 Bloodlet, Coheed and Cambria, Eiffel, Forever Has Falleen, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

 Manhattan rock trio Ultimate Fakebook, Schatzi, The People, The Dank, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

 “Dos Pasquale,” 7:30 p.m., Lyric Opera of Kansas City, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo.

 “Voices from the Heart,” 4 p.m., Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

 Overstep, Animated By Sound, Cloudy and Forty-Seven, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

 Disarray, As Memphis Burns, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

 And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Explosions in the Sky, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

 Brent Berry and the Roots Crew, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

 Midnight Thunder Express, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

 Shock rocker Rob Zombie, Sinisstar, The Damned, 8 p.m., Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kan.

TOPEKA

 B.B. King, 7:30 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

 Digital Underground, 9 p.m., Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.

 Tim Mahoney, Shaking Tree, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

 Cutting-edge comedian Sommore, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Stanford & Sons, 504 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo.

 Madahoochie, Bridge Road Caravan, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.