Also @ Burt------Your point #3 really summed up the biz climate in Westport / Midtown .
@Burt-----Well said sir----------and @ The Pitch writer----Those "bizarre eye stabbing incidents" always do put a damper on the festivities.
The Weirdos opening for The Circle Jerks was a great Outhouse memory!! Early 90s?? My brain doesnt work too well these days.
1. Quit writing about the gusto and its various shit-tastic incarnations. 504 westport failed thirty-seven times for a reason, with deeper pockets than this.
2. IF the Record Bar dudes bought the old gusto and are making it into a bar...Hopefully they don't lose their asses on it and tank the Record Bar in the process.
3. Too many bar/venues in town vying for the same broke customer base does not equal profits and or longevity.
4. Hipsters in this town want to continue experiencing low turnout and failed businesses? This is how its done.
5. Good luck with your original bands. Maybe you can pay off your bar tab at the end of the night for more than a few weeks/months in a row.
6. I catch a lot of flack for these posts. Yes. But no one is saying it. Its hard enough to entertain, or try to be entertained in this town. I don't think this is helping. Record Bar managed to come in at the correct time when the Hurricane was transitioning and made it work. Its not the perfect solution, but I wish them the best. Less is more. Fewer venues, fewer opportunities for bands. The bands have to be better, the crowds larger, the buzz more genuine. Harder earned.
Ben Harper states that the chorus of "Picture of Jesus" is Allah. Except the choir sings "Halala." Not Allah. A friend of my from Zimbabwe had never heard of Ben Harper or his song, recognized the song that Ladysmith Black Mambazo was singing. He said they were singing something like "Holy" or "Glory" (can't quite recall), but it was in fact a Christian worship song. Another friend of mine from Zim recognized it as well, and knew a dance that went along with it.
I don't think Ben knew what they were singing.
Great article! Greg sounds like an interesting rapper who's doing it "right".
This guy reminds me of one of my friends, Mic. Mic is a local artist to Kansas City who raps about real life.
We just did a Halloween-themed video that you can check out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvQaB0CIMh0
Thanks for looking and congrats Greg Enemy! Keep moving forward bro.
Whoop Whoop!!!!
Tyler, the Pied Piper of Kansas!
agreed.
"Is it weird having executives with so much control over the process?"
An important element of why some record with labels or not.
Well written. This writer asked a lot of the questions that I would have asked the band. I could have kept reading more and more. It's a shame it wasn't a longer piece. Any more articles by this guy?
Well written. This writer asked a lot of the questions I would ask. More articles from him?
I have a dubbed tape of the entire "out on bail" album! I got it when I lived in Kansas City for a year when I was 10, from my sister who dated this dude who apparently knew dragi d, and dj styles. What a GREAT album. Those dudes were way ahead of their time! I need all of their music to complete my collection. Anyone have any info?
Folks, if you want to see one the hardest working bands in the biz, do yourself a favor and catch this show.
I saw them last year at the Folly, and I think Knuckleheads will serve the concert goer just fine.
what happened to these guys...bump!
To Poopy-----Ive read this article 3 or 4 times , and ive yet to see how the writer is writing about himself. Help me out here!! Am i missing something??
Wait a minute!! Michelle Markowitz is still around??
@Gal
Have you ever even been to the show? It's actually a really good time. The food is great too.
Before you pass judgement, you should get off of your butt, and go see it. I was there that night, and it was a friend of hers who yelled it out. She was just giving them a little bit back. It was funny.
AND, for the record, if you think yelling out "freebird" is always funny, It's possible you have no sense of humor whatsoever.
Re: “Haunted Houses”
It's good to know that the "music" section is now known as the "Bar review and nightlife gossip page". I guess there were no shows this week, no bands to be featured, and no new sounds under the sun. Congrats Pitch, you have turned into the People magazine of the jaded midtown set.