Chris Heim’s Music Roundup 5.27.09

MAY

27: Shinedown/Saving Abel – Cotillion, Wichita
Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
The Decembrists – Uptown Theatre, Kansas City
28: George Christiansen – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Ben Folds – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa (ALSO 5.30 Crossroads KC, Kansas City)
Tech N9ne – Cotillion, Wichita
29: Slaid Cleaves – Blue Door, Oklahoma City
Bruce Katz/Trampled Under Foot/Candye Kane – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Gogol Bordello – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
Sean Carney - Uncle Bo’s, Topeka
Jason Ricci and the New Blood, Record Bar, Kansas City
(ALSO 5.30 Uncle Bo’s, Topeka)
Ragman’s Wagon – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
30 Good Question – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Alferd Packer Memorial String Band – Iron Horse, El Dorado
Hubert Sumlin & the Insomniacs – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Ben Folds – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Legends of Funk: Bar-Kays, Con Funk Shun, SOS Band – Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
31: Anthony Gomes’ New Soul Cowboys – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City

JUNE

2: Better Than Ezra – Flytrap Music Hall, Tulsa
New York Dolls – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City
3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
4: J.D. Souther – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
REO Speedwagon/Styx – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City (ALSO 6.6 Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City)
Third Eye Blind – Uptown Theatre, Kansas City
5: Band Together for the Mental Health Associate of South Central Kansas – Cotillion, Wichita
Bellamy Brothers – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Bryan Adams – Orpheum Theatre, Wichita (ALSO 6.6 Uptown Theatre, Kansas City)
Kandace Mars – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
6: UCHE and the Crash Outdoor Concert – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Asleep at the Wheel – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
Belairs – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Sly and Robbie and the Taxi Gang – Folly Theatre, Kansas City
Eugene Chadbourne – Record Bar, Kansas City
7: Robin Trower – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
Rockin’ Daddy’s Fifth Anniversary Celebration/Benefit – Rockin’ Daddy’s, Wichita
8: Gregory Isaacs – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
9: Yanni: Voices – Sprint Center, Kansas City
Corey Smith – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City (ALSO: 6.10 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa; 6.12 Bottleneck, Lawrence)
Eleisha Eagle – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
10: Yanni: Voices – Hartman Arena, Park City
Black Squirrels – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
11: John Lee Hooker Jr. – Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
Smoky Hill River Festival – Oakdale Park, Salina (THRU 6.14)
Robin Trower – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
Hot Club of Cowtown – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
12: Aggrolites – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – Jardine’s, Kansas City (ALSO 6.13)
Bennett Brothers and Medicine River Boys with special guest Kenny White and Mark Johnson – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
13 Alternate Routes – Bottleneck, Lawrence
KAAA Acoustic Arts in the Park with Delores and the Pickin' Fretter, Craig Owens, and Hipbilly – Riverside Park, Wichita
Big Sandy and the Flyrite Boys – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Guitar Shorty – Sam’s Place, Wichita
Shillelagh and Blooms Days Celebration – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
14: Kelly Richey – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
The Gondoliers – Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa (THRU 7.1)
15: Wilco – Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City
16: Levon Helm – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
Jazz in June – University of Nebraska, Lincoln
17: Karrin Allyson – Jardine’s, Kansas City (ALSO 6.18)
Ana Popovic – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Lucinda Williams – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
18: Chris Hillman/Herb Pederson – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Lucinda Williams – Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City
Blue Riddim Band – Record Bar, Kansas City
19: Greg Brown – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue – Liberty Hall, Lawrence
Ginn Sisters – College Hill House Concert, Wichita
Jason Boland and the Stragglers – Granada, Lawrence
20: Amanda Lind/Jennifer Petterson/Nikki Moddelmog – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
The Wilders – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Keith Sweat – Osage Event Center, Tulsa
Cherry Holmes – Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine
22: Backyard Tire Fire – Blue Door, Oklahoma City
The Fray – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
24: Beatrice Hindley – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines (THRU 6.26)
Greencards – Blue Door, Oklahoma City
25: C.J. Chenier – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
Curtis Salgado – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Roomful of Blues – Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
26: Del McCoury Band – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Celtic Women – Sprint Center, Kansas City
Four Tops – Showplace Theatre, Norman
Joe Stumpe – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
27: The Crowsons – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Red Dirt Rangers – Blue Door, Oklahoma City
KAAA Acoustic Arts in the Park with Elvie Malcomb, Steve and Charisse, and Final Straw– Riverside Park, Wichita
David Allen Coe – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Joe Cocker – Star Pavillion, Kansas City
28: Conor Oberst – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
Anthony Gomes’ New Soul Cowboys – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Chicago/Earth, Wind and Fire – Sprint Center, Kansas City
Roomful of Blues – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
29: Jonathan Richman – Record Bar, Kansas City

JULY

1: Eric Lindell – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines (THRU 7.3)
3: New Kids on the Block – Hartman Arena, Park City
6: No Doubt – Starlight Theate, Kansas City
8: The Expendables – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
9: Robert Cray Band – Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
Black Crowes – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
10: Leon Russell/John Nemeth – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
11: Zappa Plays Zappa – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
KAAA Acoustic Arts in the Park with Melodivas, Tom Page with Dustin Arbuckle, and Ragmans Wagon – Riverside Park, Wichita
Webb Wilder – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
12: Jimmy LaFave – Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine
13: 311/Ziggy Marley – City Market, Kansas City
14: Govt Mule/Backyard Tire Fire – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
KC Fringe Festival – various venues, Kansas City (THRU 7.26)
15: Such at Teaser! – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines (THRU 7.17)
16: Sonic Youth – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
Cyril Neville/Robin Rogers – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Chet Baker Tribute – Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa
Chris Isaak – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
17: Umphreys McGee/Matisyahu – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Jim Suhler and the Monkey Beat – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Robin Roberts and Billie Preston – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
18: Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Sonic Youth –Uptown Theatre, Kansas City
19: Tommy Castro – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
21: Poison/Def Leppard/Cheap Trick – Sprint Center, Kansas City
23: Terry Quiett Band – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Chubby Carrier – Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
Tori Amos – Starlight Theater, Kansas City
Peter Frampton – Osage Event Center, Tulsa
Toad the Wet Sprocket – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
24: Reverend Horton Heat/Split Lip Rayfield and more – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Ray Price – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Lyle Lovett – Starlight Theater, Kansas City
25: Kevin Costner and Wild West – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
KAAA Acoustic Arts in the Park with Uche, Robin Roberts, and Clifton Street Bluegrass Band– Riverside Park, Wichita
Chubby Carrier – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Lyle Lovett – Stiefel Theater, Kansas City
26: The Wailers – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
27: The Hudsons – College Hill House Concert, Wichita
28 Rod Stewart – Sprint Center, Kansas City
29: New Zealand String Quartet – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines
30: Aerosmith/ZZ Top – BOK Center, Tulsa
31: Jason Boland and the Stragglers – Cotillion, Wichita