Best Bets

TODAY

LAWRENCE

  • The Belairs, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
  • Conner, The Close, 10:30 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
  • SideWise, Albino Fly, Veloria, 7 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • Tony Rebel and Half Pint, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
  • Hot Snakes, Red Eyed Legends, Die Electric, 8:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • Scott Ellison, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

  • 11th Annual Blues Review for Toys for Tots with harp star Lee McBee, Import Ants, and Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
  • Bob Schneider and the Rainbow Kids, 7 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • Anything But Joey, Jupiter Sunrise, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • The Weakerthans, Piebald, Tablets of Orion, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

  • Innovative hip-hop act De La Soul, Butter Verses, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • The Heavenly States, The Monarch Song, 8:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
  • Sondre Lerche, The Golden Republic, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
  • Totimoshi, 8:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
  • Justin Ripley, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass.
  • Key West Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m., Stone Creek, 3801 W. Sixth St.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

  • m-pact, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • Veda, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

  • Extreme metal band Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, Vader, Kataklysm, Goatwhore, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • John Smith, 7 p.m., Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St.
  • Malachi Constant, 10:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

  • Neville Brothers, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

  • North Carolina songwriter Ryan Adams, 7:30 p.m., The Lied Center
  • Ozomatli, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • Ol’ Yeller, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
  • Firebird Band (member of Braid), Lock and Key, Ricky Fitts, 11 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

  • Vanilla Funk, 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
  • The Americana Music Bluegrass Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.

KANSAS CITY

  • Switchfoot, 7 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • The Nadas, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo.