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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
Posted in Album at a glance, Local Album Reviews, Uncategorized
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
Posted in Lists, Local Album Reviews, Uncategorized
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
Posted in Lists, Uncategorized
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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250 word album review: Matthew Coman – Crooked Moon
Matthew Coman explores some folk ambitions on his new album “Crooked Moon.” Whether it is the country tinged “I’d Love To Stick Around” or the Dylan-esque “Not Talking Anymore” you can feel the singer/songwriter in Coman thriving. “Ol’ Danny” is … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, 3.5 Stars, album review, alt-country, Americana, Crooked Moon, folk, Matt Coman, Matthew Coman, Missouri, St. Joseph
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VOT Cover Story: Under The Big Oak Tree
An artist always challenges themselves, it’s what growing as an artist is all about. Artists that tend to rest on their laurels simply aren’t as productive. Whether it is painting, writing or music this almost always holds true. St. Joseph’s … Continue reading
Posted in VOT Editorial
Tagged album, bluegrass, Corey Clark, cover story, Deeper Into The Wood, Doug Ward, Halloween, Heather Kirchhoff, Kristin Hamilton, Missouri, Paradox Theatre, Simon Fink, Sluggo, St. Joseph, Tuning Fork Magazine, Under The Big Oak Tree, VOT Cover Story, website
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Album at a glace: Radkey – Dark Black Makeup
Radkey has finally done it. They made the record many (myself included) didn’t know if they could make. Why? Because Radkey had never let off the throttle before. On a 4-song EP you can just balls out rock, but for … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 Stars, album at a glance, album review, Dark Black Makeup, Missouri, Radkey, review, St. Joseph
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The Vinyl Corner: Possessed By Paul James – Live at Antone’s
Artist: Possessed By Paul James Album: Live at Antone’s (2011) Purchased at: From artist at a live show (Kansas City, MO) for free Possessed By Paul James is in fact the one-man-band Konrad Wert. He plays acoustic guitar, banjo and … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 inch, Antone's, Conrad Wert, EP, FAI, Folk Alliance, Kansas City, Limited, live, Live at Antone's, LP, Missouri, OOP, Out of Print, Possessed By Paul James, PPJ, record, vinyl corner
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