Tag Archives: St. Joseph

250 word album review: Grindstone Creek – Low Down, Dirty and Mean

Grindstone Creek isn’t your father’s country, but they are also a hell of a lot closer to your father’s country than current country. The twang is unmistakably there but there’s also guitar licks that would be more at home in … Continue reading

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250 word album review: Stone Blind – Devils, Liars & Fools

Stone Blind pays tribute to heavy low-end rock with their debut album. This bare bones band makes a lot of noise with limited instrumentation by making the most of them. The low-end of bass and drums power the songs while … Continue reading

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VOT New Music Premiere: Stone Blind – Jackknife Messiah

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.

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

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

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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The Dude Appears and the Return of The Ramey Memo by Danny R. Phillips

By Danny R. Phillips At just eighteen, Torrin Myers aka The Dude is a rapper of dedication and driven purpose. He twists and turns meanings, words turned inside out, with an ingeniousness and depth that belies his youth. Where some … Continue reading

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Concert Review: Radkey & Scruffy & The Janitors at The Rendezvous 8/5/17

  This was a big show for St. Joseph. Sure, it always is when Radkey comes back to play in their hometown but this one was a little bigger. Scruffy & The Janitors signed on to open the show making … Continue reading

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Up Front with Danny R. Phillips: Ben Constable

By Danny R. Phillips Ben Constable is many things. A dedicated father, punk rocker, troubadour, friend, singer/songwriter, Giver of bad band names. Over the years that I have known Ben, we have spent many an hour over Jameson and PBR; … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Handpicked with Under The Big Oak Tree

WHO’S PLAYING?  Under The Big Oak Tree (and guests) (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT?  Billed as “Winter Greens” this is another very unique concert that will feature songs related to the winter and the holiday season. The event will be part of … Continue reading

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