Monthly Archives: March 2018

250 word album review: The Decemberists – I’ll Be Your Girl

Posted on March 30, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

If you’re reading this you probably know what The Decemberists are all about, they have a well established catalog defining the band which makes an album like this challenging. Once you define yourselves as a band you spend the rest … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: Middle Western – When Your Demons Are Under Ground and You’ve Got To Dig Them Up

Posted on March 27, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Middle Western is a lesser known band from the Iowa area featuring banjo wielding badass William Elliott Whitmore and key tickler David Zollo as the two headed monster singing songs. The two established singer/songwriters split the duty here with 4 … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: Monks of Doom – The Bronte Pin

Posted on March 27, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Monks of Doom basks in the weird. The largely Camper Van Beethoven side project sounds like exactly that. “The Bronte Pin” is their first proper album since 1993 and you would never know it by listening to it. It is … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: John Mackey – Chasin’ Dreams

Posted on March 20, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

One of the best things about country music is its bluntness. It never gets too cute or loses its listeners in a web of analogies and illusions. John Mackey’s latest album “Chasin’ Dreams” abides by this, it’s just straight forward … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: The Matchsellers – Bluegrastronauts

Posted on March 13, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Bluegrass can be boring. This isn’t across the board but the skeletal structure of the music causes this. The Matchsellers found a way to make what can be a mundane, unflavored genre extremely intriguing. How? Send bluegrass legends into space … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: The Yawpers / Witch Jail / Deco Auto at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 3/15/18

Posted on March 7, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

WHO’S PLAYING?  The Yawpers (Denver, CO) Deco Auto (Kansas City) and Witch Jail (Kansas City) WHAT TO EXPECT? One of the weirdest 3 band bills you’ll see all year at one of Kansas City’s absolute best live venues. Denver, Colorado’s The … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: Barely Civil – We Can Live Here Forever

Posted on March 6, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Barely Civil puts together a solid group of power-pop songs for their album “We Can Live Here Forever.” Like most pop-punk or power-pop there isn’t a whole lot that will blow you away but it is also a great listen. … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: Scruffy & The Janitors and The GasTown Lamps at Cafe Acoustic in St. Joseph, MO 3/2/18

Posted on March 4, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

This show was a big one. The small town midwest band has really spent 7 years building to this show. Through their releases of the lo-fi debut album “Pino” and the glossy noisemaker “Anglo EP” that came out nearly 3 … Continue reading →

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