There's a lot going on this weekend at the Kansas City Public Library's Fringe Festival, which started Wednesday night. For the benefit of late-to-the-show nincompoops like us, here's a slapdash list of the remaining, music-only acts that I basically cut and pasted from the site.
Here's a map of the locations.
Here's our Night&Day writeup.
Here's the list.
Ambient Music from Outer Space by Brother Iota
10:00 Fri, 7:00 Sat at the Arts Incubator
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[recently reviewed singer songwriter]
7 E. 19th St. – 8:00 Sat
[proggy, experimental jazz/funk]
7 E. 19th St -- 9:30 Fri
Screenland – 8:30 Fri
CrossCurrents Musical Variety Shows
"featuring Early Rock by Fabulous Freddy and the Doo Wops (pictured) on Friday; Political Folk with Bob and Diana Suckiel and Steve and Kathy Peters on Saturday; and Songwriter Circle Favorites on Sunday."
Blue Wolf Gallery – 8:00 Fri, 9:30 Sat, 5:00 Sun
Festa Poderosa! (Brazilian Festive Power)
Crown Center Pavillion – 9:00 Sat
FunkN with the Fringe, featuring Funkbabies
Arts Incubator – 7:00 Thur, 8:30 Fri, 10:00 Sat, 2:30 Sun
Giant’s Chair and The Life and Times
[rock]
Central Library Parking Garage Rooftop Level – 8:00 Fri
Jam Session at the Mutual Musicians Foundation
[jazz]
1 a.m. Fri & Sat at the Foundation
KC’s Jazz Underground
"A showcase for the best new talent in Kansas City experimental jazz."
Screenland 10:00 Fri, 8:30 Sat, 4:00 Sun
[fingerstyle guitar]
412 Delaware – 8:30 Thur, 10:00 Sat, 2:30 Sun
[hip-hop]
Arts Incubator – 7:00 Fri, 8:30 Sat, 5:30 Sun
MVFS presents Jonathan Ramsey
[Irish music]
412 Delaware -– 7:00 & 8:30 Fri, 8:30 Sat, 5:30 Sun
Music to Inspire You with Arlivia White
[gospel]
Screenland – 7:00 Fri & Sat, 5:30 Sun
[hip-hop]
Screenland – 10:00 Sat
Penny Olivier
[singer-songwriter]
Fringe River Market – 9:30 Thur, 6:30 Fri, 8:00 Sat, 5:00 Sun
Rooftop Riffs on Acid Jazz
"This acid jazz-inspired ensemble led by multi-faceted musician Mark Southerland follows electronic beats and flexes between hip hop and avant garde sounds all within a loose jazz framework."
Central Library Rooftop Terrace – 8:00 Sat
Shane Borth
"Currently a violinist for Flannigan's Right Hook, Shane also collaborates with Tony Magliano, in a tribal/ experimental music, visual dance and preforming arts, known to locals, as Quixotic. Shane will be performing with guest artists from both bands."
7 E. 19th Street – 6:30 Sat, 3:30 Sun
Ski Dubai: Checkered Past on the Slippery Slope
[folk/political humor]
412 Delaware – 10:00 Fri, 7:00 Sat, 4:00 Sun
Taiko Drummers
"Tatakiya is a multiple-piece rhythm ensemble that blends modern beats with traditional Japanese Taiko drumming. Members Masashi, ‘Waki’, Wakitani and Sam ‘Beat-breathing Dragon’ Billen run this ‘beat shop.’ "
Delaware Courtyard – 7:30 Fri FREE w/ Fringe Button
Crown Center Pavilion – 4:30 Sun
Tizmoret Orchestra
"Music steeped in the traditions of Eastern European: Russian, Ukrainian, Middle Eastern, the Tizmoret orchestra brings an international flair to it's performance renditions and variety of styles such as Russian Gypsy, Klezmer Dance Music, Jewish Broadway Swing and Israeli Pop."
Crown Center Pavilion 7:30 Sat