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by David Hudnall
on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Steve Tulipana of RecordBar and Thee Water MoccaSins (which happens to be playing a a New Year's Eve show at RecordBar tonight).
Highlights: "Successfully promoting the Swans and Xiu Xiu show at Beaumont Club on September 19. Kansas City proved to me that they have great taste and open minds and ears by attending one of the heaviest, loudest and most intense shows I've ever seen."
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by David Hudnall
on Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 6:37 AM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Jody Hendrix of Club 906 and Them Damned Young Livers.
"Two thousand twelve got intense for me personally, as I took over the booking for Club 906. There were a lot of naysayers spouting off about how live music wouldn't do well in the Northland. I think we proved them wrong with several amazing shows. At the top of the list is the COA/Mac Lethal Show on October 12."
"Another personal highlight for me wasThe Pitch Music Showcase. It was where I first saw Radkey. They're the best new band in KC. Hands down."
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by David Hudnall
on Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: rapper Sean Hunt, aka Approach.
Highlights: "I saw some pretty impressive things this year musically, but one thing that stuck with me was seeing Radkey at the Lawrence Field Day Fest. They have a fan for life."
"Also, the Kansas City beat scene is about to explode. I was living out in California for four years and I got to witness firsthand the rise of producer-focused club nights such as Low End Theory (Daddy Kev, Flying Lotus, Dibia$e, Samiyam, etc.) and Funkmosphere (Dam Funk) in L.A. It's nice to come back home and see showcases like Suckafree and Elegant Knock give underrated production masters from the KC-Lawrence area - Lenny D, DRPLUS2, Dan Matic, Osiris-1, Barbaric Merits, Morri$, Starjammr - a place to showcase their skills."
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by David Hudnall
on Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Bryan McGuire of the ACBs:
Favorite show: "Dirty Projectors at the Granada in July. They had the sound dialed in, and the crowd was hanging on every note. It doesn't hurt that their new album is really good. I remember [frontman] David Longstreth being pretty funny, too. Runner-up: The Nerves, the Plimsouls, and the Beat at RecordBar in March. Outstanding songs played loud and loose."
Favorite song: "Haim, 'Forever.' They played after us at this tiny bar at SXSW, but I missed it because I volunteered to get the van so we could load out. But everyone who saw them was blown away. There were days over the summer where I couldn't stop listening to this song. Runner-up: Ross Brown, 'Small Victories.' A song that's entirely familiar and yet unfamiliar the first time you hear it. I love it."
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by David Hudnall
on Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: DJ Sheppa.
Best show: Big Freedia at the Riot Room, July 22. "From start to finish, Big Freedia - the queen diva of New Orleans bounce - had the crowd eating out of her hands. I've never seen the Riot Room so packed with sweaty bodies jumping around like crazy."
Runner-up: Lemonade, with Le1f (with Sheppa and Norrit) at FOKL, June 9. "There were amazing atmospheric projections over a haze of fog at the Lemonade/Le1f show. I walked away wanting more. I also was glad that I got to experience it in a venue that does so much to help foster and give a platform for local creative talent."
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by David Hudnall
on Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Martin Swank, from the FOKL Center:
Best Event: KC Psychfest. "We were proud to host this weekend of strange lights, freak-uency massage/attack/massage and elves. And that was just the first installation."
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by David Hudnall
on Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Lori and Doug Chandler, owners of Take Five Coffee + Bar.
"There was no conflict between the two of us over which two experiences this year really struck us as transcendent. One was a show at the Brick on September 5 - Snuff Jazz and the Mike Dillon Band featuring Carly Meyers. We had no idea who Carly was, had never heard of her. Wow, what a wonderful freak. She just tore the room to rubble with the wacky energy and intensity of both her dancing and her trombone playing. A perfect foil for someone like Dillon."
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Enrique Chi of Making Movies.
Best shows: "Los Lobos at Knuckleheads, July 26. First of all, Knuckleheads is my favorite local venue. It feels like it is pulled from some movie. It represents how venues used to be run based on the owner's musical taste - Frank Hicks' taste, in Knuckleheads' case. The crowd here in KC really loves Los Lobos, and Los Lobos loves Knuckleheads, so it makes for great night of music.
"Babies at Riot Room, November 23. I had just discovered their music a few days before the gig. They're fronted by Kansas City native Kevin Morby and Vivian Girls singer Cassie Ramone. The show was loud and sweaty, like a first-wave punk-rock gig. I really dig Morby's no-frills songwriting style."
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Mike Alexander of Hipshot Killer, John Velghe and the Prodigal Sons, Starhaven Rounders, and probably a few other bands we're forgetting.
Best show: Swans at the Beaumont Club, September 19. "I showed up a few minutes into their first song, which was just chimes and vocals at first, and I'm thinking, 'This isn't going to be that loud.' Man, was I wrong. When the entire band kicked in, my jacket actually filled with air being moved by the PA. I felt like I was being knocked over by the music. And then they kept that up for two hours. Also, seeing Tiny Horse finally, after many failed attempts on my part, at the Sandbox at Vinyl Renaissance on 39th Street."
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by David Hudnall
on Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:21 PM
Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City's music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Robert Moore, host of Sonic Spectrum on 96.5 the Buzz.
"My favorite nonlocal show was Shearwater at Recordbar - amazingly intimate show. My favorite local show was the Dealer's Choice Sonic Spectrum tribute - a sort of birthday present to myself and listeners. Some of the finest musicians in KC covered many of my favorite songs by other artists. Steve Tulipana performed Iggy Pop's 'Endless Sea' with Mark Lowrey and Jeff Harshbarger. Soft Reeds covered Devo's 'Gates of Steel.'"
"Best reason to be excited about the KC scene: Radkey."
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WWE's Monday Night Raw returns to Kansas City October 14
Courtney Cole, Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus executive director, answers The Pitch's questionnaire
Yo La Tengo is at Grinders tonight
Shawn Ratigan and Bishop Robert Finn face two new civil lawsuits