By Bob Cutler & Powered By Dystopeka.com
Concerts Oct 29–Nov 2, 2025 | Northeast Kansas | Survival Guide
While Congress hoards $5 billion in emergency food funds, Northeast Kansas is throwing a weeklong sonic rebellion. From haunted jazz to drag punk exorcisms, the region’s venues are staging a full-blown cultural insurrection—one riff, synth stab, and costume malfunction at a time. Heres a few choice picks from the North East Kansas Concert Calendar at: www.neks.show Here is Live Music This Week:
If you are looking for “Just Topeka” area concerts, scroll all the way down to the bottom. And don’t whine about it.
Wednesday Oct 29:
- Militarie Gun @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence – 7:00 PM Post-hardcore catharsis from LA’s finest. Come scream through the SNAP backlog. (www.bandsintown.com/e/107259509-militarie-gun-at-bottleneck)
Militarie Gun - Hardcore with melody and grit.
- Bandcamp: (www.militariegun.bandcamp.com/album/god-save-the-gun)
- Instagram: (www.instagram.com/militariegun)
- NME Feature: (www.nme.com/the-cover/militarie-gun-03-07-2023-3463853)
- Phasers to Kill Halloween Party @ MiniBar, KC – 7:00 PM Chernobyl Dogs and Making Contact headline this sci-fi punk meltdown. Costumes encouraged. (www.allevents.in/kansas-city/phasers-to-kll-halloween-party-with-chernobyl-dogs-and-making-contact/200029092158706)
Chernobyl Dogs - Kansas City punk with radioactive bite.
- Facebook: (www.facebook.com/ChernobylDogsBand)
- Instagram: (www.instagram.com/chernobyldogsband)
- SoundCloud: (www.soundcloud.com/chernobyldogs)
- KU Jazz Presents: “The Dark Side of Oz” @ Liberty Hall, Lawrence – 7:30 PM Pink Floyd meets Dorothy in a jazz-fusion fever dream. (www.music.ku.edu/news/article/ku-jazz-and-commercial-music-students-present-the-dark-side-of-oz-re-imagined)
THURSDAY, OCT 30
- Chris Webby, Jarren Benton, Whitney Peyton & Otis Julius @ Recordbar, KC – 7:30 PM Punchlines, pyro, and political side-eyes. (www.ticketsmarter.com/e/chris-webby-with-jarren-benton-whitney-peyton-and-otis-julius-tickets-kansas-city-10-30-2025-the-record-bar/3071296)
Chris Webby - Independent rapper with punchlines and political heat.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Webby)
- Spotify: (www.open.spotify.com/artist/3IstlZaHyUP9SONpulb4SM)
- Songkick: (www.songkick.com/artists/3405306-chris-webby)
Lil Boosie’s Boo Bash @ The Truman, KC – 8:00 PM Southern swagger meets Halloween chaos. (www.app.discotech.me/events/38046004-lil-boosies-boo-bash-live-at-the-truman)
Lil Boosie (Boosie Badazz) - Southern rap icon and Halloween headliner.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosie_Badazz)
- Instagram: (www.instagram.com/boosieofficial)
- Ticketmaster: (www.ticketmaster.com/boosie-badazz-tickets/artist/2120080)
FRIDAY, OCT 31
- Seether & Daughtry @ The Midland Theatre, KC – 7:30 PM Radio rock royalty for the apocalypse. (www.songkick.com/concerts/42632845-seether-at-midland-theatre)
Seether - Post-grunge veterans with arena rock power.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seether)
- Ticketmaster: (www.ticketmaster.com/seether-tickets/artist/828577)
- Getty Images: (www.gettyimages.com/photos/seether)
Daughtry - American Idol alum turned rock frontman.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughtry_(band))
- Spotify: (www.open.spotify.com/artist/5P5FTygHyx2G57oszR3Wot)
- Official Site: (www.daughtryofficial.com/daughtry/events)
- DJ Assault @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence – 7:00 PM Detroit’s booty bass legend turns the dancefloor into a protest zone. (www.thebottlenecklive.com)
And The Klusterfux, Topeka’s legendary pioneer punk band is playing a wild Halloween party in a secret secure location. IYKYK. If you really want to know about this gig with several other area bands, get at me.
SATURDAY, NOV 1
- Apocalypse Meow 18 @ Recordbar, KC – 6:00 PM Midwest Music Foundation’s benefit bash for musicians’ health care. (www.midwestmusicfoundation.org/apocalypse-meow)
Apocalypse Meow 18 | Facebook
Apocalypse Meow 18 – Lava Dreams, Steddy P, Nathan Corsi & My Atomic Daydream, Betse and Clarke Electric | Facebook
“Midwest Music Foundation (MMF) is a nonprofit organization committed to connecting musicians in the greater Kansas City area with essential health care resources. On Saturday, Nov. 1, we present our 18th annual Apocalypse Meow benefit concert. The online auction will run throughout November. All proceeds from the event will go to Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care. - In 2008, local musician Abigail Henderson faced daunting financial hurdles after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Friends and fellow musicians rallied to her side, holding the first Apocalypse Meow concert to cover her medical expenses. To pay this forward to her local community, Abigail co-founded MMF. After she passed away in 2013, MMF established Abby’s Fund for Musicians’ Health Care, which has given out almost $700,000 in health care grants to musicians in need.
- Stiff Middle Fingers @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence – 7:00 PM Topeka’s punk prophets return with riffs sharper than a SNAP denial letter. (www.thebottlenecklive.com)
SUNDAY, NOV 2
- OFF WITH THEIR HEADS + THE COPYRIGHTS @ The Ship, KC – 6:00 PM Midwest punk royalty. Loud, fast, and furious at the system. (www.songkick.com/concerts/42845025-off-with-their-heads-at-ship)
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS - Midwest punk legends.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_with_Their_Heads_(band))
- Bandcamp: (www.offwiththeirheads.bandcamp.com)
- Epitaph Records: (www.epitaph.com/artists/off-with-their-heads)
- H.R. (of Bad Brains) & Boss Hooligan Soundsystem @ Recordbar, KC – 7:00 PM Hardcore legend meets ska revival. (www.dice.fm/event/rywm9w-hr-of-bad-brains-the-utilitarians-boss-hooligan-soundsystem-2nd-nov-recordbar-kansas-city-tickets)
H.R. (of Bad Brains) - Hardcore pioneer and reggae mystic.
- Wikipedia: (www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._(musician))
- Covert Booking: (www.covertbooking.com/act/hr-of-bad-brains)
- Billboard Interview: (www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bad-brains-hr-documentary-interview-7702038)
Oh and theres plenty more going on, just check the always updated simple easy to use concert calendar at www.neks.show bookmark it and you’ll always know whats going on.
JUST TOPEKA!
Right, there’s just not a whole lot going on in Topeka compared to other near-by cities. The people who have been in charge of Topeka for the last 50 years have done a bang-up job of making sure that there’s very little to do in Topeka, all while begging people to “Live here, Play here”. Well, we try to keep track of everything we can as far as what’s going on in Topeka. But if you do not see YOUR event or gig here, don’t cry to us, it’s because you didn’t bother promoting your gig in a way that would show up in our Chrystal ball. You could also try going to www.neks.show and using the “Submit a Show” feature. (At this point ALL we do is live music of about any genre, so sorry, your knitting circle bake sale or your boyscouts pancake feed isn’t going to make it into the calendar. Maybe later on we’ll find a way and reason to include other kinds of events.
Show submissions
We’re dedicated to keeping the show list as up-to-date as possible. If you notice an event we’ve missed, we’d love your help! Send us the event URL, and we’ll make sure to add it to the list. [email protected].
We appreciate your help with keeping the calendar fully up to date!
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025
The Black Tooth Grins – Live @ Happy Basset at Happy Basset Brewing Company[Topeka] [7:00 PM]
Friday, Nov 7, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – Tyler Gregory at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
Saturday, Nov 8, 2025
George Scheckel – Live at the Tap Room at Happy Basset Brewing Company[Topeka] [7:00 PM]
Friday, Nov 14, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – Polly Windham at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
Friday, Nov 21, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – Elexa Dawson at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
Saturday, Nov 29, 2025
Ramblin’ Ryne Live at Artismo Gallery & Bistro in Topeka, KS! at Artismo Gallery and Bistro[Topeka] [8:00 PM]
Friday, Dec 5, 2025
LIVE MUSIC – True North at Compass Point home of Dirty Girl Adventures[Topeka] [6:00 PM]
