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The new king of horror, Mike Flanagan, is back with his latest Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher. Loosely based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, you can see elements of “The Raven”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Masque of the Red Death”, and so many of Poe’s stories throughout the series.

The Darkness at The Truman, Kansas City MO (2023-10-11)

The Darkness, the bombastic, longtime East Suffolk, UK band had returned to downtown Kansas City at The Truman to help commemorate the 20th Anniversary of their globally successful debut album, Permission to Land, and had as usual, amazed the crowd with a solid set and were about to play their biggest hit, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” as a high point, when singer Justin Hawkins made the plea.

We♥KC! October 9-12, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

Prost! October, Rocktober, and Oktoberfest celebrations seem to be in full swing, and while it’s been unseasonably warm, things are soon to change and jacket weather is coming. Plenty to keep you busy on the first full weekend of the month, in terms of live music. Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS/ Topeka KS metro musical happenings for the upcoming week, from October 9th-12th.

We♥KC! October 6-8, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS / Topeka KS)

Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Prost! October, Rocktober, and Oktoberfest celebrations seem to be...

Veronica Swift at the Dakota (09-22-23)

What’s neat about writing for We Heart Music is to see fans of all ages at shows. In fact, the age gap between the audience at the Varsity Theater to see David Kushner on September 21st and Veronica Swift at the Dakota the night after is almost three generations. And although the crowd at the Dakota was a little greyer, they were no less enthusiastic in their applause for they were treated to an eclectic, dynamic show from a performer not yet thirty.

We♥KC! September 27-October 2, 2023, Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS)

  Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Still a busy calendar as we say ‘goodbye’...

We♥KC! September 19-26, 2023 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City / Lawrence, KS / Topeka, KS)

Read more Kansas City Music Guide. Whew! Late September remains busy with shows and performances,...