This August 20, 21 and 22, the North vs. South Music Festival, which began six years ago in Lawrence, returns to Kansas City for the third year in a row. Last year and the year before, the festival spanned multiple venues. This year, the whole thing is at Davey's, making ye olde Ramblers Club your one-stop shoppe for touring indie bands from here and up and down and all around the I-35 corridor.
The festival was founded by former Cher U.K. frontman Mike McCoy, who now lives in Austin and fronts the band the Service Industry. By booking bands from the North (originally Minneapolis) and the South (Austin), the festival's conceptual intention is to commemorate Quantrill's famous 1863 raid on the abolitionist outpost of Lawrence during the American Civil War. But generally, bands from all areas northish and southish come play.
Of the festival this year, McCoy writes:
We typically showcase 40-70 established and emerging bands and solo artists in American Music ranging from pure Rock and Pop, to Americana and Folk largely from the I-35 corridor. All of our performers are headliners in their own city or region and together they bring a very eclectic mix of great music to our stages each year. In 2009 we have down-sized accordingly to the whims of American economic struggles. However, the silver lining behind our efforts to stay afloat will mean that for the first time in our six-year history all of our showcasing performers can be seen under one roof at Davey's Uptown, deep in the cultural heart of Kansas City, Missouri.
Check out our coverage of last year's NVS here (review) and here (slideshow). View the full lineup of this year's fest, courtesy of Davey's, after the jump.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
5:30 p.m. Sean Williams (south)
6:10 p.m. Martin Devaney (south)
6:50 p.m. The Masses (north)
7:30 p.m. Contact High Five (south)
8:10 p.m. Platte River Rain (north)
8:50 p.m. Gleeson (south)
9:30 p.m. [manheat or hard left] (north)
10:10 p.m. Expassionates (south)
10:50 p.m. Red Kate (north)
11:30 p.m. Hot Dog Skeletons (south)
12:10 p.m. The Service Industry (north)
12:50 a.m. New Franklin Panthers (south)
1:30 a.m. Grant Hart (north)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
5:30 p.m. Scriveners (north)
6:10 p.m. Vampire Squid (south)
6:50 p.m. Daylight Titans (north)
7:30 p.m. North of Grand (south)
8:10 p.m. Bastard Saint (north)
8:50 p.m. Brannock Device (south)
9:30 p.m. Secret Weapons (north)
10:10 p.m. Sally Crewe (south)
10:50 p.m. Stickpony (north)
11:30 p.m. Bremen Riot (south)
12:10 p.m. Kruddler (north)
12:50 a.m. Dummy Choker (south)
1:30 a.m. Pong (north)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
2:50 p.m. Amberjack Rice (north)
3:30 p.m. John Ewing (south)
4:10 p.m. Bryce Clyfford (north)
4:50 p.m. Leo Rondeau (south)
5:30 p.m. Kind of a Big Drag (north)
6:10 p.m. Red Flags (south)
6:50 p.m. Red Leaves (north)
7:30 p.m. Bitter Spills (south)
8:10 p.m. Little Man (north)
8:50 p.m. Militant Babies (south)
9:30 p.m. Shotgun Daisy (north)
10:10 p.m. Grand Champeen (south)
10:50 p.m. Hickoids (north)
11:30 p.m. Afterparty (south)
12:10 a.m. Magnolias (north)
12:50 a.m. French Leaves (south)
1:30 a.m. Diamond Smugglers (north)
Update, 12:52 p.m.: Wristbands for all three days of the festival will sell for $20 each beginning "on or around August 1" at Davey's and through Ticketmaster, on a limited basis. Wristband sales will end on August 20. After that, individual-night cover charges are as follows: Thursday, August 20, $10; Friday, August 21, $15; and Saturday, August 22, $15.
Also of note: The festival's closing act, the Diamond Smugglers, are a nine-piece Neil Diamond cover band that has toured with Tenacious D.
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An updated North Versus South Schedule can be found here (the schedule changes often because band people are generally insane): http://www.myspace.com/northvs...
OooooooOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I get it. Righteous. "The venerable teeth-cutter" = Ha!
These North and South designations taken from the Davey's site signify the STAGE each artist will be seen on. Two stages North and South (almost like a Pavement tune I remember); the North being the bigger, newer one actually on the corner of 34th and Main, and the South being the venerable, teeth-cutter one we all have known and loved for lo these 60 some-odd whiskey-soaked years. This arrangement allows for continuous music during the event.
I'm honestly not sure where the line is drawn between north and south on this lineup. It appears that most KC bands are labeled south, though Red Kate and Secret Weapons are north. Also, McCoy's band is north despite being based in Austin...
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