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Fenster

From Berlin, by way of New York, Fenster recorded their first album Bones before ever playing live together. The band was born from a collaboration between New York native JJ Weihl and Berliner Jonathan Jarzyna, and an eight-day binge recording session, with help from friend and producer Tad Klimp where they almost completely lived at their basement studio in Steglitz in the dead of winter. An ominous event occurred during the recording ; a window shattered on JJ’s head, thus the name of the band Fenster or “window” in German. The album was later completed with percussion by Rémi Letournelle. The female/male dreamy folk-pop sound is paired with lyrics that suggest doom, which they say are inspired in the world of ghosts, graveyards. trains, religious imagery, and broken machinery. One track “Gravediggers” combines spooky lyrics over thumping minimalist percussion. They will be joined by local band Spirit is the Spirit.
Thursday, March 20, at Replay, 946 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., $3.

Spoonfed Tribe w/ DJ vs Drums

Spoonfed Tribe is a spectacularly strange mix of visual musicians who are known for vibrant live shows combining what they call “hypnotic walls of percussion, psychedelic sonics and mind-expanding visuals.” Formed in Fort Worth in 1999, the quintet’s jam-rock avant-garde style doesn’t exactly fit the Texas pedigree they were born into. Their latest album (of six), Enjoy the Ride, captures their fluorescent spirit best, full of percussion, catchy and clever lyrics, synthetic layers, along with the added smooth baritone saxophonist Jeff Dazey (Gunga Galunga, EPIC RUINS), alto saxophonist Shadow Price, and a new full-time member, trumpeter David Willingham. They will be joined by Kimbarely Legal’s DJ vs Drums (with Dylan Basset on drums), and Kansas City’s instrumental band Sri Yantra.
Saturday, March 22, at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., 9 p.m.

Kirsten Paludan

Playing regularly in Kansas City, Kirsten Paludan is having an album release party at the Replay this Saturday for newest Up All Night. Described as a singer songwriter with a enchanting, unaffected voice, Paludan’s indie folk-pop music, with just a hint of electronica, has a stunning sound that seems to depict the Midwestern landscapes around us. Her collaborative project with Billy Smith, Wade Williamson and Christopher Tolle in Kansas City band Olympic Size has been featured nationally on MTV’s “Real World: Sydney” and in the full-length documentary “72 Musicians.” She has also shared the stage with legendary indie acts like Juliana Hatfield and Australian songwriter beauty Missy Higgins. Check out the solo work of Paludan (and support her by purchasing her latest record) this Saturday. She will be joined by Knife Crime and CS Luxem.
Saturday, March 22, at the Replay, 946 Massachusetts St., 10 p.m., $3.

Scott Stapp

Lead Creed singer, Scott Stapp released his debut album Proof of Life in November last year, the single “Slow Suicide” an autobiographical song that Stapp says may actually be a toned down version of his actual life story. Drawing on real-life experiences of rock bottom moments to finding strength through faith, this entire emotionally charged rock album is a self-portrait that chronicles his life journey, starting with his long relationship with Creed. This is his second solo album, but he has said that it’s by far the most meaningful and honest record he’s put out. Brace yourself for a confessional kind of concert if you’re headed to this once.
Tuesday, March 25, at Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., 8 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 at door.

Reckless Kelly

The Austin-based alt-country band is stopping in Lawrence on a tour to support latest album Long Night Moon, which won a Grammy this year for Best Record Package at the 56th Grammy Awards, beating out Jay-Z, David Bowie, and Metallica. Aesthetics aside, the recurring theme throughout the album is life on the road, the title track about getting home from a tour just to head back out for another one. Together for 18 years, the bands members have rotated in and out but its current incarnation is made up of Cody Braun and his brother Willy, David Abeyta, Jay Nazz and newest member Joe Miller on bass. Long Night Moon also features instrumentation by legendary steel guitar player Lloyd Maines, as well as Bukka Allen (piano, organ) and Jeff Plankenhorn (dobro).
Wednesday, March 26, at Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., 9 p.m., $13 in advance, $15 at door.