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On the way: Govt Mule
They are coming to the Uptown Theater on April 30, a Tuesday. The Revivalists open
Ink's Middle of the Map announces more bands
Organizers of the 2013 Ink's Middle of the Map Fest have added more bands to the festival's lineup, including headliner Divne Fits, who feature Britt Daniel of Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade, and Sam Brown ofthe New Bomb Turks. The festival has also announced the addition of Kansas City-area bands and the lineups for several showcases and day-parties
On the way: Rush
They are coming to the Sprint Center on Aug. 4, a Sunday
Review: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
If what goes around comes around, sometimes what comes around deserves to stay around. Case in point: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Canceled: Cradle of Filth
Amy Winehouse tribute and a music benefit
Amy Winehouse would have turned 30 in September. She died at home in England in July 2011 of accidental alcohol poisoning
Your Flatlands Country Music Fest presale
The presale for the Flatlands Music Festival is on now. Go here; enter FLTARG in the special-code box
On the way: Giants and Monsters
Crossroads KC has announced two shows of the 2013 season: Of Monsters and Men on May 21, a Tuesday. Tickets are $27 to $76.50
Your ticket-sale alert: featuring LA Guns, Foals and the Nuge
LA Guns come to the VooDoo Lounge on March 3. Tickets on sale Friday
Eminent and imminent: 10 shows from Thursday to Sunday
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Thursday Riot Room Long before the throwback R&B of the Alabama Shakes galvanized appreciative listeners, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears were throwing down retro soul for delighted fans. Known for manic performances in the showy tradition of James Brown and Sam & Dave, the Austin-based band is a riveting live act capable of sending dancers into a frenzy with deranged material like "She's So Scandalous" and "Booty City." The Les Izmore Therapy Hour, a project Kansas City rapper Izmore describes as "a live mixtape," precedes Lewis' band
On the way (sometime this summer): Bruno Mars
His North American summer tour will come to Kansas City. Dates haven't been announced yet, only cities
Review: Randy Rogers Band
Randy Rogers and his band have been making music since the turn of the millennium. They’re a contemporary country band, though not necessarily modern country
Review: Valentine's fest
Carah Faye Charnow of Shiny Toy Guns. Photos by Susan Pfannmuller/Special to The Star Participating in a round of spin-the-bottle requires a willingness to take a risk in exchange for a chance at a desirable reward
Flatlands country festival coming to soccer park
Sporting Park, home to the professional soccer team Sporting Kansas City, will host a three-day country music and camping festival Sept. 12-14
Vive the Rock: A benefit de musique
Gregg Todt of Federation of Horsepower. Photo via Facebook
Snapshots: Middle of the Map headliners
Grizzly Bear Many indie rock bands find success by lashing out at past conventions as they forge revolutionary sounds. Grizzly Bear, one of the most critically celebrated acts of the past five years, is different
Ink's Middle of the Map unfolds its 2013 lineup
Grizzly Bear will perform at Ink's Middle of the Map Fest in April. Organizers of Ink’s Middle of the Map Fest have announced more than half of the 100-plus bands that will perform April 4-6 at venues in and near Westport
On the way: Garbage
They're coming to the VooDoo Lounge in Harrah's Casino on April 10, a Wednesday. Tickets on sale at 10 a.m
Review: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga’s reputation will always precede her. These days, she is saddled with the burden of overcoming it or at least equaling it
On the way: Vampire Weekend
They're coming to the Midland on May 19, a Sunday. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m
On the way: Fall Out Boy
Review: Calexico
Even before Calexico plays a note, the audience that awaits the seven-piece band based in Tucson, Ariz., has a keen sense of the show that lies ahead. Several minutes before the band’s Saturday nigh performance before a crowd of more than 700, a large menagerie of instruments filled the stage of the Granada theater in Lawrence: drums, keyboards, an array of guitars, including a pedal steel, an accordion, a vibraphone, standup and electric basses, maracas, trumpets
Review: Ed Sheeran
Photos by Susan Pfannmuller/Special to The Star If you aren’t aware of the force of Ed Sheeran, wait a few days. Chances are, it will introduce itself to you whether you’re willing or not
Review: Kid Rock
Photo by Joe Ledford/The Star Kid Rock’s drift toward mainstream respectability made a significant surge on the opening night of his “Rebel Soul” tour Saturday at the Sprint Center. An audience of about 13,000 heard Rock ratchet down the volume and increase the subtleties of his extensive repertoire during a 140-minute performance
