Tag Archives: Missouri

Concert Review: Lucero / Murder By Death at The Crossroads in Kansas City, MO 7/15/14

Seeing bands that love to tour makes shows better. Many bands go on the road out of necessity and it is a struggle for them, some bands just belong on a tour bus and drinking in a strange bar every … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Moonshine Sorrow at The Muny Inn, St. Joseph, MO 5/24/14

You can’t judge a book by its cover and you can’t always just a band by their covers either. Many times seeing a band perform a song by one of their influences gives you a great idea what to expect … Continue reading

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Smoking Ban Passes in Low Turnout for Early Election

In a surprisingly low turnout, St. Joseph, Missouri’s smoking ban passed by a landslide. The vote, originally scheduled for April 8th, was moved up a week in a City Council meeting on March 25th. Originally the bill had a 60 … Continue reading

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Tim Kasher Living Room Show review: Kansas City, MO 3/22/14

A living room show is a bit of a scary premise, but you never could have envisioned it being scary like the Tim Kasher living room show in Kansas City on March 22nd. The five story climb up stairs at … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Local H at Mojo’s in Columbia, MO on 2/22/14

In lieu of a traditional concert review I’m just going to jot down some notes. I’ve done a few Local H live reviews already and this show wasn’t terribly different. Another rocking show… no disappointment. New drummer Ryan Harding is … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Universe Contest / Missouri Homegrown / Cupcake

WHO’S PLAYING?  Cupcake (St. Joseph, MO) Universe Contest (Lincoln, NE) Missouri Homegrown (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT?  A show that will knock your damn socks off… Cupcake has been called St. Joseph’s best band by many and after seeing … Continue reading

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Album at a glance: Jerkface – JERKFACE!

If you want something unique, look no further than this online only release by Jerkface. Their punkbilly-surf music is perfectly accented by the fuzzy distortion of the guitars and the distinct sound of trombone blasts as heard on the instrumental … Continue reading

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Tanner Ferguson of Grindstone Creek’s best of 2013

Tanner Ferguson is a guitarist/keyboardist/singer in the St. Joseph, Missouri based band Grindstone Creek. Look for them to have a big year in 2014 as we will hopefully will have some new recorded music from them soon. In the meantime … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Jeff Tweedy at The Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO 12/3/13

  Jeff Tweedy starting his new solo tour in Kansas City was puzzling. It was essentially a west coast tour; he played Kansas City, Denver and then the rest was the on the coast. Kansas City didn’t sell out like … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Jeff Tweedy setlist from Kansas City, MO 12/3/13

Jeff Tweedy setlist from the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO 12/3/13: Solitaire I Am Trying To Break Your Heart Remember The Mountain Bed Sunken Treasure Long Time Ago (Golden Smog song) Passenger Side Dawned On Me Radio Cure Chinese … Continue reading

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