Monthly Archives: May 2011

Lyric of the day: Cottonseed

Posted on May 28, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

“They say every sin id deadly but I believe they may be wrong, I’m guilty of all seven and I don’t feel too bad at all.”   Drive-By Truckers – Cottonseed – The Dirty South

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Review: Will Johnson Living Room Show 5/16/11 Kansas City, KS

Posted on May 18, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Will Johnson is a solo artist, singer/guitarist for Centro-Matic, singer/guitarist for South San Gabriel, Drummer for the Monsters of Folk and half of the duo Johnson and Molina. On this night he was solo acoustic in someone’s living room. He … Continue reading →

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Listen To… The Rainmakers

Posted on May 14, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

The Rainmakers are somewhat of a local band for me. They basically call Kansas City home. They first surfaced in the mid-1980’s and appeared to be headed to reasonable amount of fame. They sold some records and played some sold … Continue reading →

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Listen To…Vic Chesnutt/Lawrence, KS 11/21/2008

Posted on May 5, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Vic Chesnutt is criminally under-rated among music buyers. He is well respected among musician I believe. He has long been backed by REM’s Michael Stipe and several other musicians. His records are really hard to find. He has released somewhere … Continue reading →

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The Best Of…Paul Westerberg; a greatest hits compilation

Posted on May 3, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

Paul Westerberg was the lead singer of the Replacements back in the ’80s and achieved legendary status by doing so. Not so recognized is his solo career that started in the early 1990s with the album 14 Songs. I personally … Continue reading →

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The Best of…Cracker; a greatest hits compilation

Posted on May 2, 2011 by VocalsOnTop

This is one I am going to regret. When a band is so endeared to you, it becomes hard to do a project like this because it is simply too hard to cut songs. Early on it looked like around … Continue reading →

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