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Album at a glance: The Invisible World – Color / World
This 6 song EP from Kansas City’s The Invisible World expands on their debut EP “Welcome To The Invisible World” from 2014. This collection does find them more balanced and confident. The clean sounding production helps songs like the acoustic … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: Austin Miller – Engine
Austin Miller proves he is around to stay as a songwriter with “Engine.” His release “More Than One Way” was one of the best releases of 2013 with its great songwriting and versatile musicianship and Miller takes all the strongpoints of that album … Continue reading
Album at a glance: The Flood Brothers – Boom Land
These bluesy fuzz rockers from Columbia, Missouri have a great sound. The two-piece band is adorned with distorted guitar picking, noisy slide guitar and driving drum beats to create some loose noise. “Girl I Know” is a slowed down jam … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, blues, Boom Land, Chess Records, Columbia, Missouri, rock, The Flood Brothers
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Concert Review: Reverend Horton Heat / Unknown Hinson / Nashville Pussy / Lucky Tubb live at Knuckleheads in Kansas City 6/17/16
It was really as much a carnival as a concert. An adult carnival of course. Knuckleheads is buried deep in the train yards along the Missouri River in Kansas City and it served as a logical spot for such an … Continue reading
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Tagged cock rock, honky-tonk, Jim Heath, Jimbo Wallace, Knucklehead's Saloon, Knuckleheads, live, Lucky Tubb, Lucky Tubb & The Modern Day Troubadours, motorcycle rally, Nashville Pussy, PBR, poster, Reverend Horton Heat, rockabilly, Stuart Baker, surfbilly, tour, tours, Unknown Hinson
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Concert Review: The Architects at The Rendezvous in St. Joseph, MO 3/11/16
There’s one thing you need to understand when a seasoned band like The Architects makes the trek from Kansas City to play: They know what they are doing. This is apparent in every song they play. They simply take the … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Sterling Witt – Satyagraha
Sterling Witt has a hippie mentality with a taste for grunge. He immerses himself in crunchy guitars reminiscent of the heydays of Bush and Stone Temple Pilots. His message is far closer to the mentality of John Lennon though. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Kansas City, Missouri, MO, record review, Satyagraha, Sterling Witt
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Top 5 St. Joseph Albums of 2015
1 Missouri Homegrown – Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll This is the record Missouri Homegrown was supposed to make. It doesn’t back down and has a swagger all its own. Anthems like “High In Missouri” and “Hey All You … Continue reading
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Tagged Close Enough To Miss, Crooked Moon, Dark Black Makeup, Dreamgirl, Illuminaughty, Matt Coman, Matthew Coman, Missouri, Missouri Homegrown, Radkey, Saint Joseph, St. Joe, St. Joseph, Stray Dogs, Stray Dogs of Rock and Roll, The Center State, Top 5 Local Albums, Top 5 Local Records, Tuning Fork Magazine
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250 word album review: Under The Big Oak Tree – Local Honey
There are two ways you can listen to Under The Big Oak Tree’s sophomore record “Local Honey.” There is a lion’s share of sweet melodies you can sway to and plenty of hooks to sing along with but there is also … Continue reading
Best of 2015 by Danny R. Phillips
Top 10 of the Year (in no particular order) By Danny R. Phillips When compiling my end of the year lists, much thought and stress come into play. The sheer lack of great albums in 2015 is startling. I heard … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Being There, best albums, best records, Big Dark Love, Built To Spill, Clear Plastic Masks, critic, Danny R. Phillips, Foo FIghters, Jason Isbell, Missouri, Murder By Death, Saint Cecilia EP, Something More Than Free, St. Joseph, Top 10, Top albums, Vietcong
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