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Concert Review: Rancid / Tim Timebomb in Lawrence, KS 9/21/13

At this point Rancid is a stone cold given as an elite band. I don’t mean just in the punk scene, I mean in rock in general, they are clearly a top tier act. There is no mistaking their contribution … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Radkey / Maps For Travelers at The Rendezvous in St. Joseph, MO 9/20/13

Radkey needed this show; they really did. Not because they needed money or wanted to sell some merch but because it was a marker of how far they have come. They could gauge this with crowds at RiotFest or record … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Iron Maiden / Megadeth at Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO 8/7/13

Everybody has a bucket list. Whether they admit it or not they at the very least have a mental list of things that they would like to do someday. Seeing Iron Maiden in concert is probably something that should be … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Lucero Family Picnic 8/10/13 Little Rock, AR

  Lucero’s 2013 family picnic didn’t go as planned. The much anticipated Tennessee white vinyl pressing was sadly not ready in time for the show and would have to be pre-ordered and shipped out later. It was limited to 500 … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Queens of the Stone Age / The Killers at Buzz Under The Stars 8/3/13

I hate big shows. I always wish bands I like the most success possible but bigger shows simply aren’t as enjoyable for me and I feel most concertgoers. It is inevitable that as bands gain popularity, more people will go … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Steve Earle at The Crossroads in Kansas City, MO 7/9/13

Steve Earle is a flat-out legend. If he never made a new album again he would go down in history as one of the best songwriters in his genre of all time. Still, with his all his great songs from … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Megajoos / Jerkface / Third Wounded Man at First Ward in St. Joseph, MO 7/12/13

It turns out punk rock isn’t dead in St. Joseph; it just needed someone to stir the pot a little bit. Maybe it was The Megajoos, maybe it was Jerkface or Third Wounded Man or maybe it could have been … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Colby Walter sings Bob Dylan at Cafe Acoustic 6/13/13

  It was an ambitious task by local musical talent Colby Walter but one he could handle. I don’t know if any other musician in town could have pulled it off but Walter nailed it. A night covering all Bob … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Old 97s and Drive-By Truckers at The Crossroads in Kansas City, MO 5/25/13

The Old 97’s and Drive-By Truckers are two of the most sure things you will get when you buy a concert ticket. Each band is completely professional on stage and deliver a solid show with the chances of disappointment being … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Kansas City, MO 5/19/13

A unique night that promised to be strange and unpredictable turned out to be exactly that. The premise was to build a concert around a screening of the documentary Body of War in support of that film’s centerpiece Tomas Young. … Continue reading

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