thursday, jan. 22
Hot Mess w/ Johnny Quest & Guests 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, $5, 18-20/$3, 21+
Guse
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, $3, 21+
Superfresh with DJ Cyrusd 10 p.m.,The Eighth Street Tap Room,21+
Neon Dance Party 10 p.m., The Bottleneck prices vary, 18+
friday,jan.23
Midwest Reggae Showcase w/ Irietions & Seedlove
10 p.m. The Jackpot Music Hall, $7, 18-20/$5, 21+
Cosmopolitics
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, $4, 21+
Hot Dog Skeletons/
New Franklin Panthers
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge,
$3, 21+
Iggy Baby
10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap
Room, $3.21+
The Led Zeppelin Experience featuring No Quarter 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 18+
saturday,jan.24
The Old Black/Waiting for Signal/The Turn On 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, $7, 18-20/ $5, 21+
Billy The Squirrel
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, $4. 21+
Darren Keen
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge,
$3.21+
Breakdown with Bears
10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap
Room, 21+
Sellout 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 18+
Pat Green
8 p.m. The Granada, $25, all ages
Every birthday morning, from when I was old enough to sleep without a crib through high school graduation, I would
wake up to a present that my mom placed at the edge of my bed. I was genuinely surprised in my elementary years, but by my adolescent years, it had become as customary as pretending Santa Claus was real for my younger brother.
Even though the gifts evolved from the latest gotta-have LEGO set to envelopes of money, I'd always appreciated the importance my mom placed on my special day. Whatever I wanted to eat that day, I'd get. Whomever I wanted to spend the day with, they'd be there. And even though I didn't get whatever I'd asked for, my mom tried her hardest for the most reasonable substitute.
In my college years, birthdays come and go without a present on the edge of the bed. Friends plan my birthday party or the bar
editor's note
trip instead of my parents. I usually don't see my parents on my birthday and I usually get only a card in the mail or a phone call sometime during the special day. Becka's story on page 6 enlightens what I can get around Lawrence for free on my birthday to make up for traditions lost. A free shot or free dessert can go a long way when turning a year older.
Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan self-deprecatingly comments on why we place such an importance on our days of birth: "I can't believe I'm going to work on my birthday. I can't believe I'm doing laundry on my birthday. I can't believe I'm paying for sex on my birthday."
For my last birthday, my big 2-1, it was Memorial Day, so I was legally obligated to not go to work. I avoided laundry all together. And I got the sex for free. Just kidding, but for my next birthday, I'll know where to go to get liquored up and fattened up for free on my big day.
polarOPPOSITEebar
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge,
$2, 21+
Matt Hirschfeld, editor
sunday, jan. 25
Smackdown Trivia and Karaoke
8:30 p.m. The Bottleneck.
Club Wars
6 p.m., The Granada, $7, all ages
8:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, prices vary, 18+
The Kansas City Symphony 7:30 p.m., The Lied Center, prices vary, all ages
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, $3,21+
monday,jan.26
Metal School w/ DJ
MOTLE CRUZ
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge,
$2, 21+
Original Music Mondays 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 18+
Jimmy Spits/DJ Geeg 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, $7. 18-20,$2. 11+
tuesday, jan.27
Joshua Radin/Meiko/Jesse Harris 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, prices vary.all ages
Karaoke Idol Party
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, $1, 21+
wednesday,jan.28
Editor Matt Hirschfeld
Karaoke! w/ Natale and Drew 10 p.m.,The Jackpot Music Hall, $2 18+
**That Acoustic Jam**
**Thing**
10 p.m., The Jackpot Music
Hall, $2, 21+
Quincy Qartz/1,000,000
Light Years/Hanz
Bronze
10 p.m. The Eighth Street Tap
Room, $3.21+
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Lawrence. KS
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