Saturday, April 18th
KJHK Farmer’s Ball Semifinals at the Bottleneck in Lawrence
This annual battle of the bands has featured some pretty strong acts over the years, with many of the winners going on to decent local, and even national, acclaim. Past winners include Psychic Heat, La Guerre, Stik Figa, and Your Friend, who recently signed with Domino Records. This year’s winner gets $2,000 (and I’m assuming, a free pitcher or two of PBR). Check out the full lineup and details here.
Whiskey Myers at the Granada in Lawrence
If you’re into the red dirt thing, then this Texas band is right up your alley. The New York Times’ Michael Hoinski had this to say last year after the band’s latest release:
“The South is often perceived to include states east of Texas, making Southern rock inapplicable to aspiring musicians in the state. But Whiskey Myers, a five-piece band from Tyler, has taken advantage of that deficiency and emerged as upstarts of the genre. A raucous reception is expected when the group returns to Tyler on Friday from a legion of new fans caught up in its recent momentum. Since the February release of Whiskey Myers’ third album, “Early Morning Shakes” — produced by Dave Cobb, who also produced Jason Isbell’s critically acclaimed “Southeastern” — the band has earned a comparison to Led Zeppelin in The Wall Street Journal and will open for Lynyrd Skynyrd in Houston later this month.”
