Best Bets
TODAY
LAWRENCE
- Better Than Ezra, Pat McGee Band, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
- The Billions, 8:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.
- OK Jones, Pendergast, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.
- Arthur Dodge, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
- Trout Fishing in America, 7:30 p.m., The Lied Center, KU campus.
KANSAS CITY
- German industrial-metal act KMFDM, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
- Truck Stop Love reunion, Grant Johnson and Band, 11 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
SATURDAY
LAWRENCE
- Truck Stop Love reunion, Pendergast, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- Kinks Tribute Night (in protest of the smoking ban), featuring Marty Bush and Steve Wolf, Danger Zone, Sir Keith Martin, Be/Non, Donkey Show, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
- Kinks Tribute Night (in protest of the smoking ban), featuring Sterilized Stereo, Andrew Connor, She-Bangs, The Mood Swing Set, Drakkar Sauna, Conner, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
SUNDAY
LAWRENCE
- Acoustic songwriter Terra Naomi, 6 p.m., The Kansas Union, KU campus.
- Catie Curtis, Mark Erelli, 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus.
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Natural History, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- Amsterband, 10:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
MONDAY
LAWRENCE
- New Orleans groove band Ellipsis, 9:30 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St.
- PreTense, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
- Oh My God, Ouija Radio, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
TUESDAY
LAWRENCE
- Railroad Earth, Dewayn Bros, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Bockman’s Euphio, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- Volant, Ad Astra Per Aspera, 10:30 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
KANSAS CITY
- Hoobastank, Three Days Grace, LetterKills, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kan.
WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE
- Lucero, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- Victory at Sea, Son, Ambulance, 10:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
- Tu (Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto from King Crimson), 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
KANSAS CITY
- Cradle of Filth, Arch Enemy, Bleeding Through, Himsa, 8 p.m., The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania St., Kansas City, Mo.
THURSDAY
LAWRENCE
- Jazz at the Arts Center, featuring Dave Pietro’s Banda Brazil, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
- KJHK Waxclash, 10 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
- Change of Pace, Morning September, This Holiday Life, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
- The Start, Paris, TX, The Academy, 10 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
- The Parlance, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.
- Gryphyn, Sviltar, Reign, 10:30 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.