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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Mike Tyson has canceled the Kansas City stop on his crazy one-man-show tour

Posted by on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:36 AM

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Sometimes it's like this city can't catch a goddamn break: Undisputed Truth at the Midland has been canceled. Here's an explanation from Mike Tyson (definitely not Mike Tyson):

"Due to circumstances beyond my control, certain cities on my Undisputed Truth tour have been cancelled. I am so appreciative of my fans and all of my supporters. I sincerely apologize to anyone that was inconvenienced by these cancellations. I was looking forward to doing a great show for you and hope at a later date that I am still able to do so." - Mike Tyson
Refunds available at point of purchase.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Talib Kweli's Friday show at the Granada has been postponed

Posted by on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM

I'm supposing on account of this storm. Reschedule date is May 10 at the Granada - same local openers.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Some jackass stole Patterson Hood's guitar in Columbia on Tuesday night

Posted by on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 6:35 AM

What kind of monster would steal a Trucker's guitar?
  • What kind of monster would steal a Trucker's guitar?

UPDATE: The guitar has been returned to Hood. Hooray!

I'd planned to drive down to Columbia on Tuesday night to see Drive-By Truckers at the Blue Note. But then I got tied up (a friend offered me a free meal) and didn't go. Maybe if I had gone, I could have prevented the theft of Patterson Hood's Baxendale acoustic guitar, which some asshole swiped during the band's load-out. From Hood:

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Jeff Mangum's show at Liberty Hall is already sold out

Posted by on Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Well, that was fast. The Jeff Mangum show at Liberty Hall is sold out. This is totally no consolation at all, but if you weren't able to get tickets and are still curious about how Mangum sounds these days, have a watch at the video below. Spoiler alert: Fugazi cameo!

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

The Crystal Castles show at Liberty Hall on Tuesday has been canceled

Posted by on Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 4:09 PM

Nope.
  • Nope.
First it was moved from the Uptown to Liberty Hall, in Lawrence. Now the Crystal Castles/Health show is just not happening at all. No word yet on why, although maybe because tickets cost an insane $34 plus service fees? I dunno, just guessing.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Some jerk stole the Good Foot's van

Posted by on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:57 AM

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Have you seen this van? It belongs to the Good Foot, and some asshole stole it. According to the band’s Facebook page, someone took the white, 18-passenger, 1995 GMC Rally van on August 20. It was last seen around the 4200 block of Charlotte in Kansas City, Mo., at 12 a.m. The van was empty, fortunately, but still. If you have any information, holler at Quentin at 816-604-7241.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Flogging Molly will not play night three of the Night the Buzz Stole Christmas

Posted by on Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 7:14 AM

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A sad announcement for Flogging Molly fans.

96.5 the Buzz has announced that Flogging Molly will not perform December 7 at the Midland because of personal reasons.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Halloween weekend activity roundup!

Posted by on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:22 PM

You can do better than this.
  • You can do better than this.
Once again, I have neglected to plan a Halloween outfit and will probably end up spending three hours on Saturday afternoon driving to picked-over pop-up costume shops, thrift stores, that weird U.S. Toy on State Line, and god knows where else trying to assemble some half-assed costume that ultimately nobody gives a shit about. Halloween!

Some fun events happening this weekend, though. Here are some of them.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Kings of Leon cancel Sandstone show, continue to act like a bunch of babies

Posted by on Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:47 PM

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Increasingly obnoxious rock-and-roll band Kings of Leon cut short its show in Dallas this past Saturday after singer Caleb Followill complained about the heat and said his voice was too weak to perform. Read about it here. "Caleb can't sing. Go ahead and burn our records. We are sorry," bassist Jared Followill told the crowd after Caleb left the stage and refused to return. The band has subsequently canceled its remaining U.S. tour dates -- including August 29 at Sandstone -- probably because Followill is headed to rehab. 

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Crosstown Station officially calls it quits

Posted by on Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:11 AM

All good things must come to an end and so it is for Crosstown Station.

Crosstown Station, circa late 2007
  • Crosstown Station, circa late 2007

Last night, I received this statement from owner Chip Mitchell:

Crosstown Station currently operating in the building at 1522 McGee Street in Kansas City, MO will not be booking any shows after September 30th or until further notice. The landlord of the property has entered into a negotiation process with a potential buyer that would likely have a different use for the property. Crosstown Station's lease will be ending on September 30th, 2011 and while any and all deals for the property may still be pending, Crosstown Station and its partners feel it would be unethical to setup several shows after September 30th that would potentially have to be cancelled if a deal for the property were to go through.

Owner, Chip Mitchell comments, "We have a lot of great shows already planned for the next four months and will obviously try to pull out all the stops as we near what may be our final days in September. We have had a great ride here in Kansas City and put on a lot of amazing shows that might not have had a proper home without Crosstown as part of the music scene in KC. I really want to thank all of the musicians and fans that have made so many of those nights special and unique. We hope that Crosstown Station has inspired other young people and young bands to do great things here at home in Kansas City and I hope that people continue to support the other local venues and musicians. Kansas City has a great musical tradition and while popular styles and genre may change over the years, I still feel like KC has the talent and ambition to return to national prominence when it comes to live music, the arts, and our general culture and diversity. We were happy to be a part of it for the past four years and look forward to continuing to help grow the scene in other ventures. Please come out and make a few more memories with us the last four months!"

As a fresh, green Clubs Editor, I went down to the new club and checked it out during the opening weekend in December 2007. Back then, it was an ambitious project. In the shadows of the Sprint Center and down the street from the Brick, Crosstown Station would later become a major part of Crossroads music scene, setting stage for the Crossroads Music Fest, the Donkey Show and the Murder Ballad Ball.

Though Crosstown weathered a shitty economic period, the former auto warehouse simply could not stand the coolness from fickle crowds.

There are still a decent amount of buzzworthy performances scheduled throughout the summer though, including this gem, cellist/rapper/pole dancer Amanda Nicole Smith who will be gracing the stage on June 18th.

If you won't pony up $10 for this, then well, it's no wonder good places like Crosstown are going paws up.

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