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250 Word Local Album Review: Black The Buffalo – Blood On The Plains
The husband-wife duo in bands is really overdone at this point. For the last few years it seems these kinds of bands were popping up everywhere. Black The Buffalo take a different approach when making their album Blood On The Plains … Continue reading
Album at a glance: The Lucky – Swimming Invisible
The Lucky – Swimming Invisible The Lucky is garage-punk band out of Kansas City with a knack for pop hooks. On “Swimming Invisible” they strut their stuff with a maximum amount of swagger like on the guitar-noodling filled barroom rocker … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, Kansas City, local, review, Sex Dream, The Lucky, The Lucky band
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Album at a glance: Scruffy & The Janitors – Anglo EP
Scruffy & The Janitors – Anglo The current shining stars of the St. Joseph music scene blast into new territory with their rowdy new EP “Anglo.” The short opening song “Ms. Crucio” doesn’t hold back and gets out of the … Continue reading
Album at a glance – Benkirkland – Benkirkland
There aren’t many punk acts in St. Joseph so Benkirkland has a lot of weight to carry. They dabble with some ska style strums on songs like “All Alone” on their self-titled debut but clearly are exploiting their strengths when … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Sexwolph – Twang As Fuck
With a name like Sexwolph you might expect an industrial death metal sound that will make you damage your speakers but the group is actually more inspired by fragile, old-school country. Complete with heartbreak and steel guitars, this is more … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-country, badass band names, Country, Out Alive, SEXWOLPH, Twang As Fuck, Twang As Love, Wade Williamson
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Album at a glance: Third Wounded Man – Patsy EP
Don’t let the warts of this digital live EP scare you off; “Patsy” contains some shining hard rock gems. You can almost feel the pain of the drum heads with each abrupt thump and the full power of the guitar … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, Bill Blizzard, Full Power, Patsy, review, Third Wounded Man, Todd Cooper, Tyson Bottorff
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Album at a glance: Maps For Travelers – Change Your Name
If you are into amped up guitars and passionate screaming vocals you will love Maps For Travelers’ first full-length album “Change Your Name.” The tracks on the record are painted with distorted guitar textures that will bring to mind Cursive … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Jerkface – JERKFACE!
If you want something unique, look no further than this online only release by Jerkface. Their punkbilly-surf music is perfectly accented by the fuzzy distortion of the guitars and the distinct sound of trombone blasts as heard on the instrumental … Continue reading
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Tagged album at a glance, Alien Girl, Brian Shank, Jerkface, Jesse James, Missouri, ska, St. Joseph, surf, Trainwreck
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