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Coming Soon: Scott Shipley and Johnny Cash’s Birthday Bash

WHO’S PLAYING?  Scott Shipley (West Plains, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT?  Johnny Cash stuff… and a lot of it! It’s a celebration of Johnny Cash’s birthday and Mr. Shipley was The Man In Black’s lead guitarist on tour for 9 years. The … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Local H / Radkey at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 2/13/13

Local H’s music is filled with anger and hurt feelings. The Valentine’s Day eve show in Kansas City for the band was a little ironic because there is very little of the sweet sentiment associated with the holiday in the group’s music. … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Camper Van Beethoven – La Costa Perdida

David Lowery doesn’t make bad records. The guy has fronted Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker and had a solo album and you can’t pick out one record from any of those releases that isn’t good. Camper Van Beethoven’s 7th album Las … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Local H – Another February EP

Local H has never been afraid to throw cover songs out to the public. They regularly cover songs in their live sets despite building an expansive catalog at this point. They are often current covers which makes them unique. They … Continue reading

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A VOT Editorial: The $20 CD

Here at Vocals On Top a lot of opinions are expressed but they are rarely taken on directly and exclusively. Some issues deserve more focus to be put on them and to be discussed in a forum all their own. … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: The Bronx – IV

  The world need some nice aggressive punk rock and The Bronx is filling the void. They have made a career of putting out solid punk albums and their fourth effort, IV, is not an exception. While the music on … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Samantha Fish at Magoon’s in St. Joseph, MO on 2/1/13

It was the wrong day to be impulsive. With several very good options of shows to go to in St. Joseph on the same night I found myself in limbo. By the time I decided that I would be a … Continue reading

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Signed! – Centro-matic autographed Candidate Waltz LP

One of my favorites here. I love this autographed LP. It is signed by all four members of Centro-matic and was obtained in person at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO. Top to bottom, left to right you see … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Colby Walter – Here, There and Everywhere

The St. Joseph, Missouri music scene is in trouble. It appears to be going strong but it is in danger of crumbling to the ground at any second. The scene is a tightly knit community but if one key piece … Continue reading

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Live Video: Scruffy & The Janitors – “Poor Boy” and “Harry Truman”

   

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