Tag Archives: Missouri

VOT New Music Premiere: Stone Blind – Jackknife Messiah

Posted on June 9, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Stone Blind has shared the first glimpse at their new album “Devils, Liars & Fools.” The St. Joseph three piece has been playing live shows debuting new music for a while now and are getting ready for their first release of … Continue reading →

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What’s In The Bag? Let’s Find Out.

Posted on May 29, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

If you frequent used music stores like many crate and bin trollers like myself you’ve seen these grab bags. Ultimately we all know what is in there; crap. It was posed to me that I should find out and analyze … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Robbie Fulks and Sarah Shook & The Disarmers in Kansas City 5/10/18

Posted on May 7, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

WHO’S PLAYING?  Robbie Fulks (Chicago, IL) Sarah Shook & The Disarmers (Chapel Hill, NC)   WHAT TO EXPECT?  Country storytelling about broken hearts and empty bottles… Robbie Fulks is a professional and accomplished musician. At 54 years old his latest record “Upland Stories” … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: Hurray For The Riff Raff / Waxahatchee at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO 4/25/18

Posted on April 27, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

When two heavyweights tour together they hope to pull from eachother’s fan bases. Hurray For The Riff Raff and Waxahatchee also had a strong theme to tie them together, it’s only natural their fans would cling to the other band … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Waxahatchee & Hurray For The Riff Raff live at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO

Posted on April 18, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

WHO’S PLAYING?  Waxahatchee (Birmingham, AL) Hurray For The Riff Raff (New Orleans, LA) and Bedouine (Los Angeles, CA) WHAT TO EXPECT? Strong female voices singing loud and singing proud. Katie Crutchfield is essentially Waxahatchee. Crutchfield has now released 4 albums under the moniker and has … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: The Yawpers / Witch Jail / Deco Auto at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 3/15/18

Posted on March 7, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

WHO’S PLAYING?  The Yawpers (Denver, CO) Deco Auto (Kansas City) and Witch Jail (Kansas City) WHAT TO EXPECT? One of the weirdest 3 band bills you’ll see all year at one of Kansas City’s absolute best live venues. Denver, Colorado’s The … Continue reading →

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Album at a glance: Hurt Russell – Down // Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’

Posted on February 27, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Hurt Russell’s first real coming out party is this two song digital EP. It’s about 7 minutes of sludge-phyche that really defines a band that is in actuallity pretty hard to define with words. “Down” is a slow burning song … Continue reading →

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250 word album review: Scruffy & The Janitors – Modeling Is Hard

Posted on February 13, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Scruffy & The Janitors wanted this one to be a gut punch; they succeeded. Clocking in at 14 songs and over 45 minutes they wanted to make sure no one got left asking “is this it?” The important thing is … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: Pedro The Lion and Marie/Lepanto at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 2/9/18

Posted on February 12, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

Pedro The Lion means business. The David Bazan led project was brought out of hiatus unsurprisingly but the outlook of the band is not so much as expected. The band has a whole new ambition it seems. The power trio … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Pedro The Lion and Marie/Lepanto at Record Bar in Kansas City, MO 2/9/18

Posted on February 2, 2018 by VocalsOnTop

WHO’S PLAYING?  Pedro The Lion (David Bazan and company) and Marie/Lepanto (Will Johnson of Centro-matic, Monsters Of Folk, Overseas, South San Gabriel and Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster of Water Liars)   WHAT TO EXPECT? The start of a great tour by … Continue reading →

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