Best bets
Friday, July 25
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Sarah Buxton
The Bottleneck / 7 p.m.
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Food For Life Benefit Concert
The Pool Room / 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturday, July 26
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Matt Pryor CD release show
Love Garden / 6 p.m.
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Opening: Dime Bag Show
The Lawrence Percolator / 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, July 27
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Terrible Twos (CD release afternoon show on the patio)
The Replay Lounge / 4 p.m.
Monday, July 28
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The Hearers / Ample Branches
The Replay Lounge / 10 p.m.
Tuesday, July 29
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Brooke Miller and Chelsea Laswell (early show)
The Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse / 7 p.m.
Friday, August 1
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Opening: "Monster," new work by Molly Murphy
The Mercy Seat, 210 E.16th, Kansas City, Mo. / 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Lucero
The Bottleneck / 8 p.m.
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The Coke Dares / DrakkAnts Sauna
The Replay Lounge / 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 2
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Little Green Festival
South Park / 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, August 3
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Little Green Festival
South Park / Noon to 6 p.m.
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Art Opening: Jouvelt Reveals New Sign, Menu & Art for The Pig
The Bourgeois Pig / 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, August 7
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Jill Scott / Bilal
Starlight Theatre / 7:30 p.m.
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Beres Hammond
The Granada / 8 p.m.
Friday, August 8
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Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
The Jackpot Music Hall / 9 p.m.
Saturday, August 9
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CANCELLED: Benefit for Greensburg, KS
Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone / 3 p.m.
Sunday, August 10
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The Smoking Popes / Koufax (early show)
The Record Bar / 5 p.m.
Thursday, August 14
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Langhorne Slim / Tiny Tuxedo
The Jackpot Music Hall / 9 p.m.
Friday, August 15
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Split Lip Rayfield / Murder By Death
The Crossroads KC / 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 16
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Michael Hurley / Precious Blood / Fourth of July (early all-ages patio show)
The Replay Lounge / 6 p.m.
Monday, August 18
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My Morning Jacket
Uptown Theater / 8 p.m.
Friday, August 22
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Peter Ostroushko & The Heartland Band
Lied Center / 6 p.m.
Saturday, August 23
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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Crossroads KC / 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 24
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28th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships
South Park / Noon to 5 p.m.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Sprint Center / 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 28
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Bob Dylan
Uptown Theater / 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 31
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Ratatat
The Granada / 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 6
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Red Balloon To Do 6
Downtown Lawrence / 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Ad Astra Per Aspera / Fourth of July / Ssion / Boo and Boo Too / Coat Party
The Granada / 8 p.m.
Thursday, September 11
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Vampire Weekend
Liberty Hall / 8 p.m.
Friday, September 12
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Okkervil River / Fourth of July / Suzannah Johannes
The Bottleneck / 9 p.m.
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The Night Marchers / Colour Revolt
The Jackpot Music Hall / 10 p.m.
Saturday, September 13
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4th annual Music for the Masses
Burcham Park / 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, September 14
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Ra Ra Riot / Walter Meego / Pepi Ginsberg / The Letter Division
The Jackpot Music Hall / 10 p.m.
Monday, September 15
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Cut Copy
The Record Bar / 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 17
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Walnut Valley Festival
Cowley County Fairgrounds / Midnight to midnight
Thursday, September 18
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Walnut Valley Festival
Cowley County Fairgrounds / Midnight to midnight
Friday, September 19
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Walnut Valley Festival
Cowley County Fairgrounds / Midnight to midnight
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Junior Brown
The Bottleneck / 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 20
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Walnut Valley Festival
Cowley County Fairgrounds / Midnight to midnight
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The Life and Times / Love Like Fire / The Dactyls
The Replay Lounge / 10 p.m.
Sunday, September 21
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Walnut Valley Festival
Cowley County Fairgrounds / Midnight to midnight
Monday, September 22
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Rocket Summer / Phantom Planet / Secret Handshake / The Morning Light
The Granada / 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 23
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Starlight Theatre / 7 p.m.
Friday, September 26
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Stars / Bell X1
The Granada / 7 p.m.
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The Dandy Warhols / Darker My Love / The Upsidedown
Liberty Hall / 8 p.m.
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Jim Gaffigan
The Midland Theater / 8 p.m.
Monday, September 29
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Ani Difranco
Liberty Hall / 8 p.m.
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Beck / MGMT
Uptown Theater / 8 p.m.
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Tokyo Police Club / The Whigs / Queen's Club
The Jackpot Music Hall / 9 p.m.
Tuesday, September 30
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Dr. Dog / Delta Spirit / Hacienda
The Record Bar / 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1
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Tina Turner
The Sprint Center / 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 2
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Del McCoury Band / Truckstop Honeymoon
The Crossroads KC / 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 4
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Bassnectar / The Egg / Orchard Lounge
The Granada / 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8
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Cory Morrow
The Granada / 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 29
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Jonathan Richman
The Bottleneck / 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 30
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Electric Six / Local H / The Golden Dogs
The Jackpot Music Hall / 8 p.m.
Friday, October 31
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Ozomatli
Liberty Hall / 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 1
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Girl Talk / CX KiDTRONiK / The Death Set
The Granada / 8 p.m.
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Magnolia Electric Co. / Bottomless Pit / Tre Orsi
The Jackpot Music Hall / 9 p.m.
Thursday, November 13
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Coldplay
The Sprint Center / 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 15
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Of Montreal
Liberty Hall / 8 p.m.