TODAY

Rowan, 6 p.m., Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass.

Street Dogs, River City Rebels, Brain Failure, 7 p.m.,

El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

15th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

“Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

E.M.U. Theatre in “The Big Funk,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

Monkey Finger, 9 p.m.., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St.

Atmosphere, Blueprint, P.O.S., DJ Rare Groove, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Umphrey’s McGee (above),

9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.

Roadhouse Revue with Irasor, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St.

Club Wars Championship: Sonic Voodoo, Large, The Stillborn, Mr. Gribber, Ares to the Ninth, 9 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Hank III, Laney Strictland Band, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Tri Point Paradox, 10 p.m.,

The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

The Ants, Ole Mossy Face,

10 p.m., The Replay Lounge,

946 Mass.

Ad Astra Per Aspera, Fourth of July, Davan, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.

Tri Point Paradox, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

The Lastcall Girls, The VonHodads, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo.

SATURDAY

Arlo Guthrie in “Alice’s Restaurant,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.