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Pokey LaFarge is at Davey's Uptown on Saturday

David Hudnall — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:29:29 -0600

In 2011, I wrote in these pages that Pokey LaFarge "slicks his hair back, wears a baggy suit and generally looks like a character in Boardwalk Empire." The producers of the show apparently concurred; LaFarge's version of the old pop standard "Lovesick Blues" played during the closing credits of a Season 3 episode last year.…

This Saturday: Kid Rock at Sprint Center, Calexico at the Granada

David Hudnall — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:55:39 -0600

A couple Saturday-night ideas for y'all:

Kid Rock

"Born Free," the 2010 Kid Rock song from the album of the same name, has so much going against it. It was Mitt Romney's official campaign theme song.…

The Conquerors and the Caves are playing a free show downtown tonight

David Hudnall — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:37:02 -0600

Single-digit temperatures aren't ideal for First Fridays, and I don't expect downtown Kansas City to be buzzing with curious pedestrians this evening. It's more of a pick-a-place-and-hunker-down type of night.…

This Saturday: Olassa or the MidCoast Takeover Fundraiser

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:43:55 -0600

Olassa

We've been tracking Olassa over the last six months while awaiting the release of the upbeat folk group's debut EP, I Love You, Come Back to Me. It sees the light of day this Saturday in Lawrence.…

Ladyfinger and the Sonic Spectrum Tribute to R.E.M. are a few options this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:14:13 -0600

Ladyfinger (ne)

A bit of an anomaly on Omaha's Saddle Creek Records, Ladyfinger (ne) - the parenthetical refers to the band's home state of Nebraska - leans more Ozzy than Oberst. Openers (and fellow Cornhuskers) Back When mine similar post-metal territory; Everyday/Everynight and Maps for Travelers (both KC bands) operate along the emo-pop-punk continuum.…

This Saturday: the Architects, Soul Providers Showcase

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:34:39 -0600

Soul Providers Showcase

Will 2013 be the year of the Soul Provider? That's what we asked back in December, when we put the local hip-hop collective on the cover of this here magazine.…

Celebrate Elvis' birthday twice this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:43:09 -0600

Had he not died on a toilet eating a peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich 35 years ago, Elvis Presley would have turned 78 on January 8 this year. He has been dead so long that 78 actually sounds kind of young; I doubt that I would have blinked if I was told he would have turned 100 this year.…

Bill Goffrier, Tribute to the Rat Pack, and Good Times Tour are all happening this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:09:41 -0600

The Good Times Tour

Well, first off: best tour name of the year. And how good those times will be depends a lot on your partiality to the soulful R&B sounds of the 1970s.…

See the Caves, with the Grisly Hand at Davey's this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:27 -0600

Not a lot of bands tour during the last half of December, which means it's up to local acts to step up and fill venues around town. This double bill of KC acts is a special treat.…

This weekend: Pedaljets, Carrie Underwood and the Stone Foxes

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:01:46 -0600

Taylor Swift is totally going through an annoying phase right now. It's like she totally thinks she's hot shit, and she is, but it's like, whatever, we're sick of hearing about your famous boyfriend drama!…

Get baroque with the Beatles on Saturday night

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:25:42 -0600

If you're like me, holiday music can make you extremely content or homicidal. Gerald Trimble understands.…

Dean Monkey and the Dropouts on KJHK's Retro Prom this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:42:00 -0600

KJHK knows how to throw a party. Most of the station's party-throwing prowess comes from consistently booking stellar local acts.…

Get teased at the Uptown Arts Bar this weekend

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:10:01 -0600

This weekend at the Uptown Arts Bar, Vibe Tribe KC hosts the Art of Sweet Tease, an evening of diverse performances (spoken word, dance, music, etc.) and cheap drinks ($3 sweet tea, folks). Who'll be there?

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Sweet Band O’Mine will riot at the Riot Room Saturday

Abbie Stutzer — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:31:00 -0600

Sweet Band O'Mine, a weirder-than-average Guns N' Roses tribute band, is playing the Riot Room this Saturday, November 10.

So why should you go?…

This weekend! Matt and Kim in Lawrence

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:15:00 -0500

Hey, Lawrence! Matt and Kim will be at Liberty Hall on November 3 (that's this Saturday).…

Ssion is back in town this weekend, with House of LaDosha

David Hudnall — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:07:51 -0500

Queer rap is on the rise, and Dosha Devastation and Cunty Crawford LaDosha — rapper and producer, respectively, for Brooklyn's House of LaDosha — are near the top of the heap, tossing crass rhymes over crunk beats. It's hard to imagine a more complementary touring partner than former, maybe-kinda-still Kansas Citian Cody Critcheloe, aka Ssion.…

Mac Lethal is performing in Liberty this weekend

David Hudnall — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:11:27 -0500

Friday night, to be exact. At Club 906, to be even more exact.…

Pj Ruth on this Saturday’s MOSH Pit show

Abbie Stutzer — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:00:08 -0500

MOSH Pit (Money for Organizations Saving Helpless Pits) has booked some impressive local talent for the group’s Fall for a Pit Benefit at the Riot Room this Saturday, September 29. See Red Kate, the Lucky Graves, Hipshot Killer, the Medicine Theory, Knifecrime, and the Bad Ideas, and help out local pit rescue groups for $10.…

There's a big vinyl sale at RecordBar this Saturday

David Hudnall — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:32:00 -0500

Mark Prellberg and Tom Sorrells (of ye olde Titan Records) are holding their semiannual vinyl blowout sale this weekend. But instead of hosting it at a garage in Waldo, it has moved to RecordBar.…

The Crossroads Music Fest is this weekend

David Hudnall — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:38:17 -0500

Crosstown Station is no more. (Has it really been only a year since it closed?…

The Crossroads Block Party is this Friday

David Hudnall — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:13:00 -0500

Some fine local bands are participating this Friday in the Crossroads Block Party, which is happening on 19th Street between Wyandotte and Baltimore from 4 to 11 p.m. Slated to play, in order: Spirit Is the Spirit, the Caves, Ghosty, Fullbloods, Everyday/Everynight, Cowboy Indian Bear, Empty Spaces, and Soft Reeds.…

Jimmy Cliff, Gin Blossoms, yacht rock, and a few other weekend picks

David Hudnall — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:04:57 -0500

Lotta action in town this weekend. Get up in it.…

Dancefestopia is this weekend at Berkley Riverfront Park

David Hudnall — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:34:41 -0500

Dancefestopia is upon us! Read our story about the downtown music festival here.…

Some Memorial Day weekend ideas

David Hudnall — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:56:26 -0500

Nature and lakes and all that shit: Who needs it? We're sticking around KC this Memorial Day weekend.…

Saturday at RecordBar: Tennis, with Vacationer

David Hudnall — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:14 -0500

Hoo boy, it was easy to hate that Tennis debut before hearing so much as a note of it. The Denver duo's buzz-generating backstory - cute couple buy a sailboat; travel up and down the Eastern Seaboard; write songs together; get married; then release an album called, oh my God, Cape Dory - makes me want to move to Montana and start writing my manifesto.…