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Vocals On Top: Top Six Live Albums of All Time

The esteemed Danny R. Phillips recently wrote a guest column here at Vocals On Top about his six best live albums. Not that this is a competition but I didn’t agree with all of his choices. Everyone’s list is different … Continue reading

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The Ramey Memo obituary: 2004 – 2013

The Ramey Memo, aged 9 years, passed away on March 16th, 2013 at The Rendezvous Bar in St. Joseph, MO. The Ramey Memo was born in 2004 when friends’ love of music led to the formation of the group. The … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Scruffy & The Janitors / Cupcake / Universe Contest

WHO’S PLAYING?  Scruffy & The Janitors (St. Joseph, MO) Cupcake (St. Joseph, MO) Universe Contest (Omaha, NE) WHAT TO EXPECT?  An exhausting night of music for sure… Scuffy & The Janitors are too young to be as good as they are. … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Ryan Bingham at The Granada in Lawrence, KS 3/15/13

Ryan Bingham has made quite a name for himself. In many ways he is one of the leading figures of the americana music genre. After initially making a splash with his major label debut album Mescalito and opening for the … Continue reading

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Signed! – Sue Foley Walk In The Sun autographed cd booklet

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Guest Column: Danny R. Phillips: Top Six Live Albums

Guest column by Danny R. Phillips It has been my experience as a music junkie that when I asked people “What would be your favorite live albums?”  I, more often than not, get one of the two following answers:  Frampton … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Scott Shipley at Cafe Acoustic in St. Joseph, MO 2/26/13

The night was a tribute to Johnny Cash, just not in the way you might think. Missouri native Scott Shipley had the honor of being Johnny Cash’s guitarist for 6 months on tour and it is his greatest achievement; rightfully … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Dsoedean / Aotearoa at First Ward in St. Joseph, MO 2/24/13

A Sunday afternoon show is an intriguing concept. Sundays are usually a pretty chill day for most people so the crowd might not be quite up to it’s normal standards. People may opt to stay home and relax instead of attending a … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Cupcake / Two Piece Animator at The First Ward in St. Joseph, MO 2/22/13

I don’t think any of us really want to belong. We may say we do but that is taking the easy way out. It takes a bold person to be different and not everybody has that inside of them. Deep … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Cupcake / Two Piece Animator at The First Ward

WHO’S PLAYING?  Two Piece Animator (St. Joseph, MO) Cupcake (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT?  Weirdness… Two Piece Animator came from the ashes of The Ramey Memo and is more mature now. They are better musicians and taking on a new sound. Their … Continue reading

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