EVENTS
No Choice but Action at Barleycorn’s
🗓️ Friday. October 16, 2026
📍608 East Douglas Wichita, KS 67202
Don’t miss your chance to see Embarrassmen, the Blivets, and Freedy Johnston and the Heidi Gluck Band at Barleycorn’s to celebrate the book No Choice but Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution.
More details TBA.
🗓️ Friday. October 16, 2026
📍608 East Douglas Wichita, KS 67202
Don’t miss your chance to see Embarrassmen, the Blivets, and Freedy Johnston and the Heidi Gluck Band at Barleycorn’s to celebrate the book No Choice but Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution.
More details TBA.
No Choice but Action at The Bottleneck
🗓️ Saturday. October 17, 2026
⏰ Doors open at 6:00 PM, Show starts at 7:00 PM
📍 737 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, KS 66044
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Don’t miss your chance to see Other Geese, Get Smart!, The Embarrassmen, and Truck Stop Love at The Bottleneck to celebrate the book No Choice but Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution. Doors open at 6:00PM and the show starts at 7:00PM. Advance tickets are $15. Tickets at the door will be $20.
🗓️ Saturday. October 17, 2026
⏰ Doors open at 6:00 PM, Show starts at 7:00 PM
📍 737 New Hampshire Street Lawrence, KS 66044
Buy Tickets
Don’t miss your chance to see Other Geese, Get Smart!, The Embarrassmen, and Truck Stop Love at The Bottleneck to celebrate the book No Choice but Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution. Doors open at 6:00PM and the show starts at 7:00PM. Advance tickets are $15. Tickets at the door will be $20.
No Choice But Action at Watkins Museum of History
🗓️ Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Watkins Museum of History
Authors Francis Connor and Darren DeFrain will be at the Watkins Museum of History on Saturday, November 14, from 7:00–8:00 PM to talk about their new book, No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution. Come hear the story of the musicians, venues, scenes, and communities that made Kansas postpunk happen.
Event Details
🗓️ Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Watkins Museum of History
Authors Francis Connor and Darren DeFrain will be at the Watkins Museum of History on Saturday, November 14, from 7:00–8:00 PM to talk about their new book, No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution. Come hear the story of the musicians, venues, scenes, and communities that made Kansas postpunk happen.
Event Details
In the News
- Before the records fall apart: New book and album preserve a chaotic but brilliant Kansas music era, The Shout, October 7, 2026
- REVIEW: “No Choice But Action: The Kansas Postpunk Revolution,” an in-depth retelling of a bygone era, The Sunflower, September 29, 2026
- English faculty members delve into Kansas’ postpunk scene in upcoming book, The Sunflower, August 17, 2026
