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Coming Soon: The Bottle Rockets to Knuckleheads in Kansas City 11/9/19
WHO’S PLAYING? The Bottle Rockets (St. Louis, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? The Bottle Rockets are the elder statesmen of the alternative country scene. With their first record landing in 1993 they are a strong 25 years and 11 albums … Continue reading
250 word album review – Ashley Raines & The New West Revue – Gutter Mansions
Ashley Raines has spent years spinning tales of the downtrodden. On his latest release he uses his semi-rotating cast of the New West Revue to deliver a similar message with a very different sound. His last record “It Could Be … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Vandoliers and Austin Lucas at Knuckleheads in Kansas City 3/9/19
WHO’S PLAYING? Vandoliers (Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) and Austin Lucas (Bloomington, Indiana) WHAT TO EXPECT? The cutting edge of country music, not the Thomas Rhett crap you hear on the radio but rather the true blood flowing through the veins of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3/9/19, Americana, Austin Lucas, Bloodshot Records, Coming Soon, concert, Forever, Immortal Americans, Kansas City, Knucklheads, Missouri, preview, Saloon, Vandoliers
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Coming Soon: The Bottle Rockets at Knuckleheads in Kansas City 11/18/18
WHO’S PLAYING? The Bottle Rockets (St. Louis, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? The Bottle Rockets are the elder statesmen of the alternative country scene. With their first record landing in 1993 they are a strong 25 years and 11 albums … Continue reading
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Tagged alt-country, Americana, Bottle Rockets, Brian Henneman, Coming Soon, Knucklehead's Saloon, Knuckleheads, Sunday
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250 word album review: Bottle Rockets – Bit Logic
The Bottle Rockets proved they weren’t done making great music with 2015’s “South Broadway Athletic Club” and have returned in late 2018 with a record that is actually a little bit better. The americana pioneers can come off like … Continue reading
250 word album review: Nathan Kalish – I Want To Believe
Nathan Kalish has no problem embracing his country soul. The twangy guitars and vocals simply don’t lie. Kalish pops out a new record every now and then in between touring to check in with the non bar-goers and his latest … Continue reading
Album at a glance: Like Rabbits – The Devil In Your Eyes
Like Rabbits doesn’t pull any punches on their debut album. It’s straight forward bar bluegrass. The rustic music (stand-up bass, banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar) is fronted with raspy, whiskey soaked vocals with lyrics to match. Songs like “Keep On Drinking” … Continue reading
250 word album review: Ashley Raines – King of Nothin’
The black album cover should tell you a lot about what you need to know about Ashley Raines’ latest release. He has traditionally kept his album cover barren when it comes to his name and album title but this takes it to … Continue reading
250 word album review: Drive-By Truckers – American Band
The Drive-By Truckers are at a place in their career where they have built such a solid fan base that they can take some chances. On their 11th proper studio album they do take some chances, maybe not a ton … Continue reading