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My Favorite Cracker Album: Gentlemans Blues – by Krista Norstog Leonard

Posted on December 14, 2014 by VocalsOnTop

My Favorite Cracker Album: Gentlemans Blues – by Krista Norstog Leonard THE BITTERSWEET GENTLEMAN’S BLUES Cracker: Gentleman’s Blues / August 1998 / 17 songs / 72 minutes / Virgin Full disclosure: Gentleman’s Blues is my favorite Cracker album. I call … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Musicfest at No Place on 8/9/14

Posted on August 4, 2014 by VocalsOnTop

By Danny R. Phillips It is a rare and beautiful thing when the musicians of St. Joseph come together for a night of music and good times.  It is even more of a joy when those musicians come together to … Continue reading →

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250 Word Guest Album Review: Edward David Anderson – Lies & Wishes

Posted on April 21, 2014 by VocalsOnTop

By Dylan Michael Bentley “The object of art is not to make salable products. It is to save one’s self, and to be a part of saving us all.”  – Mary Gauthier Few, if any, contemporary musicians’ body of work … Continue reading →

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Critic vs. Critic #1: Best Five Underappreciated Nirvana Songs

Posted on April 14, 2014 by VocalsOnTop

This will be the first installment of Critic vs. Critic here at Vocals On Top. The premise is to take one topic and have two music guys come up with their own lists blindly and debate the topic. It will … Continue reading →

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Matthew Coman’s Top 10 albums of 2013

Posted on December 23, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

Matthew Coman is a St. Joseph, Missouri singer/songwriter that, despite being very young, has already compiled 3 albums and 3 EPs for his discography that can be found at http://matthewcoman.bandcamp.com/. He is an avid music nerd, loves vinyl records and is … Continue reading →

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Guest 250 Word Album Review: Terminal Union – Making Arrangements

Posted on July 28, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

Guest review by Dylan Michael Bentley The brainchild of two gifted songwriters, this Cincinnatian 4-piece Americana outfit’s debut full-length doesn’t break new ground, but refreshingly cultivates and effectively draws from well-worn genre roots. Ian Mathieu and David Faul split writing … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Record Store Day Is Every Day For Me

Posted on April 26, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

By Danny R. Phillips For the neo-hippie contingent, April 20th is a borderline religious holiday; for someone like me however, 4/20 this year held a much more important distinction then being a day of getting high and killing a bag or … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Matthew Coman: Top Six Live Albums

Posted on March 30, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

Clint Wiederholt and Danny R. Phillips wrote columns about their six favorite live albums. Some of the albums on those lists hit the nail right on the head, but just as Mr. Wiederholt said, every list is different. That is … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Danny R. Phillips: Top Six Live Albums

Posted on March 4, 2013 by VocalsOnTop

Guest column by Danny R. Phillips It has been my experience as a music junkie that when I asked people “What would be your favorite live albums?”  I, more often than not, get one of the two following answers:  Frampton … Continue reading →

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