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250 Word Album Review: Spacehog – As It Is On Earth

Spacehog returns after a hiatus of about a decade with their fourth album As It Is On Earth and you can’t tell they took a second off. The Hogyssey was released in 2001 and it appeared it might be the … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Steve Earle at The Crossroads in Kansas City, MO 7/9/13

Steve Earle is a flat-out legend. If he never made a new album again he would go down in history as one of the best songwriters in his genre of all time. Still, with his all his great songs from … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: The Please, Please Me / For The Sound

WHO’S PLAYING?  The Please, Please Me (Austin, TX) and For The Sound (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? Sunday to be the best day of your weekend… The Please Please Me led by Jessie Torrisi plays sultry pop songs that … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Megajoos / Jerkface / Third Wounded Man at First Ward in St. Joseph, MO 7/12/13

It turns out punk rock isn’t dead in St. Joseph; it just needed someone to stir the pot a little bit. Maybe it was The Megajoos, maybe it was Jerkface or Third Wounded Man or maybe it could have been … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Presidents of the United States of America – Get Back In The Van

This free downloadable EP from one of the most fun bands of all time is a nice addition to your iTunes library. It is all previously released songs recorded as a live album. It is split into a 5 song … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Andy Grooms, Austin Marks, Michael Coman and Colby Walter at Bad Art Bistro 7/5/13

Songwriting is sometimes lost in the mix. While adding instrumentation is important to songs, when you get down to it the songwriting is the skeleton and without it, there is no song. Still, it is an overlooked aspect of music. … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Megajoos, Jerkface and Third Wounded Man

WHO’S PLAYING?  Megajoos (Nashville, TN) Jerkface (St. Joseph, MO) Third Wounded Man (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT?  Ear bleeding fun… Megajoos is a 2 piece band with heavy distorted bass and drums from the country music capitol of the world; Nashville, … Continue reading

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250 Word Local Album Review: Jerry Forney – Midnight on the Water

Jerry Forney’s name echoes a lingering respect from all of his solo work and his music with The Forney Brothers and frequenting blues taverns for several years now. It appears Jerry Forney just gets more comfortable with himself and his music … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Eels – Wonderful, Glorious

Wonderful, Glorious may just be an extension of the great trilogy of Eels albums that preceded it. It is closest in attitude to Tomorrow Morning from those three records but leaves less of a permanent stamp on your ear drums … Continue reading

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Concert Review: The Motors at Magoon’s in St. Joseph, MO 6/12/13

“Who is in The Motors?” I asked a friend, he said “I’m not sure but I think two or three of them live in the basement of Magoon’s.” It may have been a bit of an exaggeration but The Motors … Continue reading

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