Last night's visit from Nashville's Clem Snide and Chicago's Heligoats was one of those shows all too common in Kansas City: A famous-elsewhere indie act comes to our town and only a few people show up, resulting, for those who did turn out, in a concert dynamic that could go either way. The band could be pissed and cranky that no one came, or it could just say to hell with it, rock out and have fun.
Forester MichaelEef Barzelay of Clem Snide
With 18 years and six albums, including this year's
BY IAN HRABE
Right before Abe Vigoda played I was asked to submit a question to the band on behalf of The Pitch. Everyone was getting asked, so I submitted the one I always wanted to know: Why the fuck would you name your band Abe Vigoda?
Not to say that Abe Vigoda the man isn't awesome (if only by his prowess for staying alive despite looking like he's had one foot in the grave since Good Burger), but it's a pretty shitty band name. I wondered if the band would address these questions
We're still a little bummed we don't get Black Wine opening for the Meat Puppets, but we've heard some news that alleviates the pain somewhat: Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü plays our area two nights in a row next week.
On Friday, November 6, Hart opens for the Meat Puppets at the Record Bar. Then, on Saturday night, he headlines the Replay with openers Arthur Dodge & the Horsefeathers.
Hart is touring support of his new album, Hot Wax, which came out earlier this month on MVD.
MP3: Grant H
In what we hope is the master list for your Halloween shenanigans, there's a lot to get through. For one thing, since the holiday falls on a Saturday, some folks are getting it started a little early Friday night.
For instance, Fourth of July is at the Eighth Street Taproom (801 New Hampshire in Lawrence) Friday night with Sultan Sea. As you can see from the flier (by Pre Sense Form and Zaguar Collages, featuring the sexy Brendan Hangauer from last year's Halloween), costumes are not onl
Q&A BY DANNY R. PHILLIPS
Since the early 1980s, the Meat Puppets have been confusing critics and influencing followers with their acid-fueled, psychedelic, country-punk freakouts. Few bands in the history of rock have so openly challenged existing boundaries like the Pups. Any given album (or song, even) features elements of punk, bluegrass, straight -ahead rock and beat poetry style lyrics.
Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, and now based in Austin, the band was formed by twin brothers
