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VOT Cover Story: Zale Bledsoe (Update)
Zale Bledsoe may be the person most featured in Tuning Fork magazine since our first issue back in July of 2013. This is with good reason as he thrives within the St. Joseph music scene and continues to move toward … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Tyler Gregory – Roots Below
Tyler Gregory’s vocal delivery is rough and raw as he belts out colorful stories with his banjo and acoustic guitar. His powerful voice is the key to his backwoods songs. He uses them to contrast quiet music and sometimes no … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, album review, Kansas Girl, record, Roots Below, Tyler Gregory
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Concert Review: The Folk Alliance International music conference 2/21/15
The Folk Alliance International Music Fair and Conference is flat out overwhelming. Split between two major Kansas City hotels (the Westin and the Sheraton) there is more to digest than any one appetite could take in. The lobby is instantly … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, banjo, Blue Moon Trio, conference, fetival, folk, Folk Alliance, Konrad Wert, music fair, Peggy Seeger, Possessed By Paul James, private showcase, Samantha Martin, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Soul, Tom Paxton, Victor & Penny, Way Down Wanderers, William Elliott Whitmore
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Brutally Frank celebrates 13 years
Brutally Frank is ready to take a look back at their past. For their 13 year anniversary they are self-inducing a hardcore case of nostalgia as they will play songs they haven’t played for years. The band wasn’t always the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bastards and Broken Things, Brutally Frank, Cripples, Joplin, Klyntt, live, Mel, Missouri, psychobilly, rockabilly, Springfield, Steevo, TH1RT3EN, Thirteen, Westport, Zero Youth
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Top 5 Albums: The Old 97’s
The Old 97’s have solidified themselves as Americana staples at this point. Few bands have been so consistent throughout their careers. They have been so consistent in fact that they haven’t had one lineup change in their 10 albums over … Continue reading
The Vinyl Court: William Elliott Whitmore – The Early Years Box Set
Artist: William Elliott Whitmore Album: The Early Years Box Set (2014) Purchased at: WilliamElliottWhitmore.com for $50 William Elliott Whitmore is a Midwest treasure. His simple delivery of raspy vocals with a kick drum and banjo or guitar is about as … Continue reading
The Vinyl Court: Buck Owens -Best of Buck Owens Volume 1
Artist: Buck Owens Album: The Best of Buck Owens (1964) Purchased at: Treasure Island Thrift Store (Maryville, MO) for $1 I’ll admit it; I really didn’t understand what country music was for a long time. I thought Garth Brooks and … Continue reading
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Tagged Buck Owens, classic country, Country, LP, Maryville, Missouri, real country, record, review, Vinyl court
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Album at a glance: Violet and the Undercurrents – Waves
The clear highlight of listening to this record is the smooth, sultry vocals littered throughout. This all female group easily produces dreamy pop songs coated with smooth cello and jazzy backbeats. They’ll remind you of the heyday of the 90s … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Til Willis & Erratic Cowboy – Cars Etcetera
Til Willis & Erratic Cowboy are actually anything but erratic, they have honed in on just a portion of their sound to make “Cars Etcetera” a bumping rock record. They even organized three albums for release on the same day … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, album review, Cars, Cars Etcetera, Eratic Cowboy, review, Til Willis, Winter In America, YWYHOYD
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Album at a glance: Holy Mother Exhaust – Holy Mother Exhaust
Holy Mother Exhaust – Holy Mother Exhaust This long lost record finally saw the light of day by way of a reunion show in November. The recordings aren’t new but very few have ever heard them. Dsoedean drummer Bobby Floyd … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Floyd, Holy Mother Exhaust, Pixies, She Floats, That's A Girl, This Tall Records
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