Ben Folds

Ben Folds

The “Odd Men Out Tour” boasts three of the last decade’s strongest songwriters. Headliner Ben Folds recently pulled the rare stunt of returning from a brief solo career with a new band that sounds exactly like the old one. The piano wizard’s new album “Songs For Silverman” has received mixed reviews, but his off-the-chain live shows have never been in doubt. Meanwhile, operatic pop crooner Rufus Wainwright is riding high on the release of “Want Two,” while Australian-bred singer/songwriter Ben Lee is on the verge of a bona fide commercial breakthrough. Folds, Wainwright and Lee perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at City Market, Fifth and Walnut streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Nathan Brown Texas Cheerleader

He sounds like Billy Ocean/Prince on the mic and keys, and he leads cheers like a tall, skinny, white, previously inexperienced cheerleader would. Now Nathan “Browningham” Brown and Lawrence DJs Hasselhoff, Bone Delouise and Candlepants join forces for an evening where the music and cheerleader chants echo in harmony. Brown and company perform at 10 p.m. today at Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.

Modey Lemon

Modey Lemon

Inspired by the proto-punk of the Stooges, the post-garage of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and the ’70s rock so prevalent in middle America, Modey Lemon is the most enduring of the new wave of Pittsburgh bands born in the mid-’90s. The duo cut its chops on summer evenings in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, playing largely improvised blues in front of a closed-for-the-night fruit stand. Over the course of the following year, the increasingly tight band honed its sound, emphasizing a sped-up Keith Moon-style approach to the drums; muddy, rollicking guitar; and a maniacal vocal delivery supplemented by bursts of Moog and harmonica. Modey Lemon joins Boo and Boo Too at 10 p.m. Sunday at The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Dino Bone Art

Dino Bone Art

“Sticks and Stones and Dinosaur Bones”: That’s what the latest CornerBank art show is made of. Inspired by a Journal-World article about Alan Detrich’s “religious icon” sculptures, the gallery invited the Lawrence artist to show his work, which incorporates dinosaur fossils and precious metals. He is joined by a handful of local artists – Brooks Hanson, Terry Miller, Jennifer Unekis, Will Orvedal and Ann Kuckleman Cobb – who have used sticks, stones or wood in their pieces. Detrich also is displaying triceratops fossils and castings, much to the delight of children who dropped by the bank with their parents this week. A reception will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the bank, 4621 W. Sixth St. The show remains on view through Sept. 6.

James Jagger photos

James Jagger photos

In his photographs, native Kansan James Jagger attempts to depict both the subtleties and realities of life on earth. Some suggest mystical, dreamlike or abstract qualities found in nature. Others communicate the power, strength and beauty in the world. Jagger has taught photography and film making, and his photographs have appeared in local, state and national publications. His work will be on view through Sept. 17 at Unity Gallery, 900 Madeline Lane. An opening reception will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.