Author Archives: VocalsOnTop

Concert Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit at The Zoo Bar in Lincoln, NE 7/8/12

The Zoo Bar is a small venue in downtown Lincoln, NE that has a fairly legendary reputation as a great blues club. There are several bars that cling to this distinction but The Zoo Bar really plays it up with … Continue reading

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Signed! – Bottle Rockets – Live in Heilbronn, Germany cd booklet

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250 Word Album Review: An Horse – Walls

An Horse is a two piece band that is bare bones guitar, drums and vocals. Ironically enough, like many two piece bands (see Local H, White Stripes, etc.) they make a lot of noise. With a female vocalist in Kate Cooper they … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Garbage – Not Your Kind of People

Garbage has taken 17 years to release 5 albums and Not Your Kind of People is the first in 7 years; the result is not good. The once very solid band has morphed into something that is far from where … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Ashley Raines at Cafe Acoustic in St. Joseph, MO 6/21/12 and The Dawg House in Forest City, MO 6/23/12

Ashley Raines played two shows in the area so this is a combination review of a couple really different environments. Separated by only about 30 miles, the two cities would possess very different atmospheres for the performer out of Colorado. Raines … Continue reading

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The Best of… Sparklehorse – Sad and Beautiful World… a greatest hits type compilation

Sparklehorse is essentially frontman Mark Linkous. He operated under the band name Sparklehorse from his debut album in 1995 until his self-inflicted death in 2010. The cover of this compilation has his face faded into it along with some murky … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Review: Scott Lucas & the Married Men – Blood Half Moon

Scott Lucas & the Married Men’s second full length album is not too similar to either Lucas’ other band Local H or the Married Men’s first album. Blood Half Moon is a whole new animal that is somewhere in the … Continue reading

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A word about Tuning Fork TV…

This music blog has been active for a little over a year now and I have done a few different things with it that people have liked but there are some things I would like to add that I simply … Continue reading

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Signed! Heartless Bastards Arrow cd booklet

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Concert Review: Missouri Homegrown / Scruffy & The Janitors at the Cafe Acoustic on 6/1/12

The Cafe Acoustic has the best sound in St. Joseph for seeing a show. Because of this, the bands in town are often judged by their shows at the Cafe. Two of St. Joe’s hotter new bands ended up on … Continue reading

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