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Album at a glance: Megajoos – Mega Duece
The Megajoos don’t take themselves too seriously and you shouldn’t either. The Nashville, Tennessee duo takes a heavily distorted bass and drums and often pairs it with falsetto vocals. The bass simulates a guitar sound but holds the low end … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, album review, Dominos, Master Blaster, Mega Duece, Megajoos, review
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Album at a glance – Hector Anchondo – Kickin’ Up Dust
Hector Anchondo throws a variety of blues moves at you with his debut EP Kickin Up Dust. There are the self-indulgent guitar solos of “The World Still Turns” complete with its slow blues burn and in contrast the Chili Pepper funk … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Deco Auto – Past Mistakes and Hauntings
You can hear influences from Nada Surf to the Buzzcocks on Deco Auto’s EP Past Mistakes and Hauntings. “The Mercy Kind” has growly guitars that take you back to 90s alternative with the pop hooks to match and the music on … Continue reading
Concert Review: GasTown Lamps and Sexwolph at Cafe Acoustic, 11/9/13
The change had really been coming for a while but it seemed very sudden at the time and the result was unpredictable. One of St. Joseph’s strongest draws, The GasTown Lamps, saw an opportunity to expand their sound and jumped … Continue reading
Classic Concert Review: Paul Westerberg at The Grand Emporium, Kansas City, MO 3/4/05
Some decisions you make in life seem insignificant at the time but in retrospect are important keyframes in your life. My decision to see Paul Westerberg live at The Grand Emporium back in 2005 definitely qualifies. In many ways I … Continue reading
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Tagged 3/4/05, Classic concert Review, concert, fans, Grand Emporium, greatness, Here Comes A Regular, hot, Kansas City, Kansas City Star, Let The Bad Times Roll, live, Live Review, Missouri, Paul Westerberg, Psychopharmacology, Replacements, show review, Skyway
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Album at a glance: Michael Coman – Home
Michael Coman trots out Home with some fresh writing perspective but the same signature guitar work his records always have. Slower moments let you hone in on the lyrics but make you want more tempo changes. There is grungy guitar stomp on … Continue reading
Coming Soon: GasTown Lamps (with a new member) / Sexwolph 11/9/13 at Cafe Acoustic
WHO’S PLAYING? GasTown Lamps (St. Joseph, MO) Sexwolph (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? A whole new side of the GasTown Lamps… The evening will start with a set by Sexwolph. You might expect death metal with the name but it … Continue reading
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Tagged badass posters, Cafe Acoustic, Coming Soon, Gastown Lamps, guitar, Heavy Trunk, Jason Baines, Land Mines, Missouri, Out Alive, Scruffy & The Janitors, Scruffy and the Janitors, SEXWOLPH, Shake The Night, St. Joseph, Stephen Williamson, Steven Foster, Teriq Newton, Todd Ward, Twang As Fuck, Wade Williamson
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Album at a glance: The Motors – The Motors
The Motors are a St. Joseph supergroup that make classic rock that isn’t old enough to be classic yet. Alternating singers Tracy Huffman and Sean Cleary make up the album that at times reads as more of a collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, album review, Jerry, Missouri, Sean Cleary, St. Joseph, The Motors, Tracy Huffman, Yes I Will
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Album at a glance: Aotearoa – Strange Weather
The nomadic jungle-funk duo from Lawrence brings the funk for their first full-length album. Aotearoa (A-O-TAY-UH-ROW-UH) travels the country enticing bootys to shake and their album Strange Weather provides the songs to make that happen. The smooth vocals of “Black Plane” start the record … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, album review, Aotearoa, Funk, Kansas, Lawrence, review, Strange Weather
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Coming Soon: Missouri Homegrown / Scruffy & The Janitors / The Souveneers
WHO’S PLAYING? Missouri Homegrown (St. Joseph, MO) Scruffy & The Janitors (St. Joseph, MO) The Souveneers (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? Some unsupervised craziness… The Souveneers are going to loosen the crowd up. Their american-folk with a some rockabilly … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming Soon, Headquarters, Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Scruffy & The Janitors, Shocked Minds, Souveneers, St. Joseph, Stray Dogs
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