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VOT Cover Story – Deco Auto

Posted on May 19, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

It’s difficult to capture your audience as a band sometimes. This often has little to do with musical talent or how good a band’s songs are. Kansas City’s Deco Auto is a good example of a band that doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: Deco Auto – The Curse of Deco Auto

Posted on May 17, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

Some people don’t like pop-punk at all, but how can they resist? Crunchy distorted guitars and hooky choruses? I don’t see anything wrong with that. Deco Auto isn’t for those people. Their first full-length release “The Curse of Deco Auto” … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: Bob Dylan at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO 5/10/15

Posted on May 13, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

Bob Dylan is one of the most influential people of the last 50 plus years. He isn’t the same man that helped change the world in the late 1960s but he still has an aura of greatness around him. He … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: Dreamgirl – Illuminaughty

Posted on April 12, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

Dreamgirl pushes forward with more synth-pop madness that was previewed last year for their first officially released EP, the brilliantly titled “Illuminaughty.” The attitude of this six-piece St. Joseph band is plucked straight out of Laural Canyon instead of landlocked … Continue reading →

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VOT Posters – The GasTown Lamps and The Empty Pockets at Cafe Acoustic

Posted on April 5, 2015 by VocalsOnTop
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VOT Cover Story: Phil Vandel

Posted on April 3, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

A successful artist has record sales, radio play and a big house with a hot tub, right? Success isn’t always measured in dollars and cents though and all of those things directly trace back to money. Phil Vandel is one … Continue reading →

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250 Word Album Review: William Elliott Whitmore – Radium Death

Posted on April 1, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

It might not have the impact that it did when Dylan went electric in the 60s but William Elliott Whitmore has now followed suit. With Radium Death he has definitely changed up his sound but it is still unmistakably Whitmore. … Continue reading →

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The Vinyl Court: Nilsson – Schmilsson

Posted on March 31, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

Artist: Nilsson Album: Schmilsson (1971) Purchased at: Yard Sale (Gower, MO) for $1 Harry Nilsson is a forgotten character in the history of rock in many ways. Palling around with The Beatles and enjoying radio play on several songs hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: The Center State – Close Enough To Miss

Posted on March 27, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

The Center State’s full-length debut is an upbeat group of acoustic songs where gentle picking is paired with a soft violin and great vocal harmonies. The yearning “Proud Man” is lead singer Jeremy Sharp’s guidebook to life as he expresses … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: Empirics – Odophilia

Posted on March 22, 2015 by VocalsOnTop

The Empirics is St. Joseph musicians Eddie Miles and Aaron Furst making a mellow metal album in the vein of A Perfect Circle and other bands that know how to ease off the throttle. The 7-minute instrumental opener “Mechanism” sheds … Continue reading →

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