It is indeed not downtown, it is behind the Merc. Please forgive the error. Beers for everyone!
Looks like you need to fix your headline.
Don't look for Ninth & Iowa in downtown Lawrence. It's nearly three miles west of downtown.
The owner of the rock cafe is a drug dealing loser. This business is nothing but a front for his marijuana operation. He has been running drugs across the country for years. Do your homework on Jeff Gerhardt and you will find out what a low life he really is.
I saw this show Saturday night.
The house lights were up during the entire performance and people were often seen with tears in their eyes by the end of a song, yet laughing over his witty engagement with the audience between sets.
It was the most brilliant and intense performance I've ever seen, and it came from a single man with an acoustic guitar and a harmonica.
Just bring Andrew Bird back okay, that is all. Thank you for my time. He would probably do best on the lawn of the Nelson.. Sigur ros would be good there too. Oh and loose park, butch cassidy and the sundance kid could shoot guns from behind fake rocks. Nicki Minaj might be ontop of the cheesecake factory and I do suppose that Jeff Tweedy could do a VIP acoustic solo performance in the Union basement. Just give Neko Case some of those cones you direct traffic with. Modest Mouse, Minus the Bear and My morning jacket can all play in the rather large (M) tent. .. oh and i forgot.. did you say there was going to be like ... what is it horses drink out of.. vats of summer brew that you can just go scoop beverage out of if you are thirsty. Hmm.. but how do you safely get from destination to destination. Roller blades, rip sticks, and unicycles. Thend. THank you for my time again.
I was at that show back in June of 2010.
I went to see Jim White, another one of my favorite singer/songwriters, and Sam's set wound up being a sweet bonus.
After all Sam's been through, its amazing how well he performs.
He explained how messed up his hearing and his vision was after the bombing, and went in to detail about the German kid that was riding next to him (who died in the carnage) on the train.
Then he had them bring up the house lights so he could see the audience. Thats the second time I've ever been present when a performer asked for the room to be lit up insted of dimly lit.
Quite a differnt feeling.
Sam is a perfect fit for The Folly, so folks, do yourselves a favor and catch Sam's show.
he is a legit guy.
This article perfectly reflects why really talented acts in KC don't get traction. This "journalist" missed an opportunity to write a relevant article about an event that would be important to local bands if it were treated with any respect. I'm not a troll, but you are a douche bag of a reporter! I dropped in to see how the bands did and was quickly reminded of how liquor soaked, self important shit heads undermine artists hard work. The pitch should be embarrassed.
I thought the awards show was a great time.. folks got loaded and had a hoot. At least where I was sitting. I was a little disappointed in the lack of detail in the article.
Dang Hudnall!
You should undergo a wee bit of paradigm training so you can learn how to handle the trolls in a professional manner.
BUT.....I did expect a "sent from my blackberry" icon at the end of this article.
So is the going to be the Pitch's coverage of the awards show? I guess it's no wonder why half the winners didn't show up to accept their awards. With "journalism" like this why would people give a shit about local music? While the tone of the article might not reflect all the staff at the Pitch, this is still what is essentially the face of it. Reading this you would think that meh, the awards are just a chance to jack around on the company dime then write a half-ass review of what happened. It just comes across like the awards for Pitch are an after-thought and you couldn't care less.
Ok, so it's supposed to be a "boozy, nightlife piece" fine, but you don't have to come across like a self-absorbed, overly important ass hat.
Another thing, the $12 beers is beyond absurd. Really, really disappointed in you Pitch. It really seems like you mailed it in on this one.
The Rumblejetts won best Rockabilly act?? Arent they the only band left in KC that plays Rockabilly??
I care about the local music scene and read The Pitch to help keep up with it, so it's frustrating that this article about an awards show just reads like someone trying to convince their friends how cool they are. Seems like a missed opportunity for a more interesting article.
The trolls are back! OK then.
@Kc musician: This piece is from my nightlife column in the print issue. The reason it took two days for your angry, beady little eyes to read it is that the column doesn't go live online until the day we ship the week's issue. Also, you seem like a gross, sad troll!
@Rob Rasher: This is a nightlife column. Part of the point is for it to be boozy.
@the show was...: Sorry you wasted three minutes of what I can only assume is a very rich, fulfilling life. Also, no, I did not forget what I was covering. You know how you can tell? Because of the title of the story, and because of how everything in it relates to things that happened at this year's Pitch Music Awards.
@Burt Turner: Good job of not participating!
Dead girls played to 15 people at Coda counting the two bartenders the Sat before this event.
New rule. If your band won an award in your category last year, you can't be nominated again for three years. That would show us what kind of scene we have.
If I knew it was this kind of party I'd stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.
Re: “Mudstop Mondays is Barnyard's Pool Room party now”
We really hope to see new faces stop in to see us! This bar offers something that most bars don't. Don't expect to come in and just be another customer. As the Mudstomp Monday bartender, we welcome you with open arms. Stories and laughter are always share. You truly become family to us. We're close knit and always enjoy getting to really know each person who walks in the door. Look out for our awesome whiskey specials too!..after all, we love our brown juice in these parts.