This week marks the 17th consecutive week of MHKmusic updates on this site. It has been very encouraging to see a growth of interest in the updates and in live music and entertainment in Manhattan, KS. The plan is to continue to increase the quality and completeness of these updates to encompass all live music in Manhattan and to be the number one source of live music news in town.
Now…on to the update:
This week share a song, poem or joke at Open Mic in the KSU Union on Monday. Auntie Mae’s will help bring the weird with The Deer on Thursday before bringing us back down to earth with The Jazz Ambassadors on Friday. The Hat is offering a double dose of country on Thursday and Friday. RC McGraw’s will also have country on Friday. You can get your bluegrass fix at The Wareham also on Friday. On Saturday Sisters of Sound will host DJ Spauhn during a huge consignment sale of records in excellent condition (this is a “you snooze you lose” kind of situation!). All the details you need are below!
Jade Archetype at Auntie Mae’s 2.23.17
Jade Archetype at Auntie Mae’s 2.23.17
Monday 2/27:
@9:30am Sing-a-long with Mr. Steve at Bluestem Bistro
Bring your kids to sing-a-long with Mr. Steve and his acoustic guitar. Music is from 9:30am-10:30am in the conference room.
Free Entry
@7:00pm Open Mic Night at Wabash Cannon Bowl
Performances range from stand up to singing to poetry to singing karaoke to just talking about thoughts! Sign up at the door. All performances subject to Union and University policies.
Free Entry
Tuesday 2/28:
@9:30am Sing-a-long with Mr. Steve at Bluestem Bistro
Bring your kids to sing-a-long with Mr. Steve and his acoustic guitar. Music is from 9:30am-10:30am in the conference room.
Free Entry
Thursday 3/2:
@7:00pm Abita Music Series at Hibachi Hut
Dr. G’s Gumbo Combo will play while you enjoy dinner. Music from 7:00pm-9:00pm.
@8:15pm Thompson Square w/ Tanner Dirks Band at The Hat
The duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson are a force to be reckoned with in the modern day Country music landscape. International Country music stars, Thompson Square has topped the radio charts across the Unites States, Canada and Australia with #1 hits “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” “If I Didn’t Have You” and “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About,” respectively. Doors open at 7:00pm.
$25 Ticket (GA) +$5 (Minors at door)
@9:00pm The Deer at Auntie Mae’s
With the sort of ingenuity you might expect to come out of Austin, TX, The Deer encompasses the innovation of the modern indie-folk revival and the cross-pollination of Austin’s diverse music scene. Described as transcendental Texas folk and stargaze surf-western, The Deer creates psychotropic soundscapes and tranquil, vivid dream-pop.
$3 Cover
Friday 3/3:
@6:30pm Dueling Piano’s for a Purpose at Colbert Hills
Piano’s for a Purpose is a one of a kind event! Come join us for Food, Fun and Piano’s. All procedes go to the American Cancer Society!
$50 Ticket
@7:00pm The Jazz Ambassadors at Auntie Mae’s
Daniel Dissmore & The Jazz Ambassadors return to the basement stage for another great night of jazz standards and cool cocktails.
$3 Cover
@8:15pm Jason Boland and the Stragglers w/ Dalton Domino at The Hat
Since coming together in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Boland and his tightknit crew have sold more than half a million albums independently and earned a devoted following that’s swelled far beyond the band’s red dirt roots. At a Stragglers show, oil patch roughnecks, hippies, college kids, and intelligentsia all sway side-by-side like a traveling reincarnation of Austin’s Armadillo World Headquarters in its cosmic cowboy, Willie Nelson heyday.
While the Stragglers draw from rock and folk, make no mistake: they traffic in unfiltered, unfettered honky-tonk, raw and lean. Equal parts subtle, meditative, and snarling, and often wickedly funny, Squelch is a deeply rooted exercise in exhuming beauty by trading smoke and mirrors for what’s real.
$15 Ticket (GA); +$5 (Minors at door)
@9:30pm Jon Wolfe at RC McGraws
It’s world class country music from the American heartland, informed by the great singers that inspired Wolfe — like George Strait, Garth Brooks (a fellow Okie), Clint Black, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson and Dwight Yoakam, to name a few — yet fired by his own contemporary energy and vision.
Wolfe’s music has been burning up the Texas Charts where he garnered six consecutive Top Ten singles (“Let A Country Boy Love You,” “That Girl In Texas,” “I Don’t Dance,” “It All Happened In A Honky Tonk,” “The Only Time You Call” and “What Are You Doin’ Right Now”), making Wolfe a “must see” act in the Texas touring scene. A seasoned performer, Wolfe has opened for some of Country’s biggest stars and has played more than 400 live shows over the past four years.
$10 Ticket (Pre-order); $15 (At Door)
@9:30pm Kathy Mattea featuring Bill Cooley at The Wareham Opera House
Grammy-winning bluegrass singer Kathy Mattea and her longtime collaborator, guitarist Bill Cooley, share one of Nashville’s most musically rich partnerships. The duo meets as old friends, welcoming you into “The Acoustic Living Room” to play songs near and dear to their hearts – including Mattea’s beloved classics such as “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses.”
$20 Ticket (Balcony); $30 Ticket (Floor Table Seating)
Saturday 3/4:
@11:00am Fabulous First Dibs Party at Sisters of Sound
A Collection of over 500 Near Perfect Vinyl Records & Around 200 Rolling Stones Magazines(1980 thru 1995)! The Vinyl Records Are Mostly Rock N’ Roll From 1965 to 1994! The Vinyl Media is Mint, the Covers are Mint, & Almost All the Inserts are Included. A Very Clean Collection!
Very special guest…
DJ Spauhn will be spinning 45s of his choice for your shopping pleasure!
Free Entry
Sunday 3/5:
@11:00am Jazz Brunch at Bluestem Bistro
Enjoy Bluestem’s brunch menu with Jazz music until 1:00pm!
@5:30pm Home Brew at Little Grill
Enjoy this lovely folk duo until 8:00pm while eating at Little Grill.
@6:00pm Scott Senn, jazz pianist at della Voce
Enjoy background jazz piano until 8:30pm while eating at della Voce.
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-Taylor
- No Cost Listed indicates that the event page posted by the venue or artist does not list a cost. It does not mean that the show is free.