Posted
by David Hudnall
on Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:14 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: Brock Potucek of Lazy and South Bitch Diet.
Highlights: "FOKL hosting Light Asylum. Total last-minute planning. I contacted them months ago and thought the show wasn't going to happen. They said it was the first DIY show they've played in two years. Great turnout."
"Kaw Collective, another KCK spot. The space had a short run of great touring acts that I booked, like Molly Nilsson from Germany and Frustrations from Detroit. They are getting a new space, so more goodies to come."
Posted
by David Hudnall
on Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:08 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: Lauren Krum of the Grisly Hand.
"My favorite show of the year goes to Sharon Van Etten at the Riot Room. Her set was intense and gorgeous, and both she and her band were incredibly friendly. Helen Gillet's solo set March 3 at the Brick was gorgeous and mesmerizing. Mike Dillon, like Helen Gillet, will always put on a good show and did so in June at the Brick. Carly Meyers, the trombone prodigy, who's played with [Dillon's] band as of late, was celebrating her 21st birthday that night, which seemed impossible for a woman of her talents."
Last month, Arthur Jack Seume, the newborn son of local singer-songwriter David Seume and his wife, Kelly, died. Recently, David Seume wrote about the heartbreaking tragedy, and about making sense of the senseless through art, on his blog, which you can read here. He has also recorded a new song, "All I Have to Give," which you can purchase for $1 (or more) here. All proceeds go to a memorial fund that David and Kelly have started, the Arthur Jack Seume Memorial Fund.
Posted
by David Hudnall
on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM
The Velg.
It's been about nine months since John Velghe and his Prodigal Sons released Don't Let Me Stay, a darn fine roots-pop record that we discussed here.
The group recently recorded a two-song single, featuring "Love's No Place," a track from an upcoming 2013 full-length from Velghe & Co., and "Affection," a cover of a Lost Boys song. Says Velghe:
Posted
by Abbie Stutzer
on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:16 AM
There's a new local radio station in town, Flood FM, and the night before Thanksgiving, six venues are hosting 30 (30!) bands to help spread the word about it. Flood FM's aim is to connect local artists and fans by providing digital tours of the service's online radio stations. Money collected at the festival will go to help launch the online music community.
Says Jenny Jones, Flood Fest coordinator: "The radio station is being developed by a team of people right here in Kansas City. Josh Nelson is one of the heads of the operation. Josh and I are the ones planning the festival together. The radio is an equal-opportunity station and will feature all types of unsigned bands of all genres."
Flood Fest will run from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, November 21. Venue and band schedule after the jump.
Cole Lindbergh, the games manager at Worlds of Fun who was featured on an episode of This American Life earlier this year, recently launched a songwriting service called I Got You a Song. The cheeky tagline: It's Definitely Something. Indeed, it is.
Posted
by David Hudnall
on Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Some local bar news: Garment House, the members-only bar underneath Club 1000 that I wrote about a few months back, has closed. Members received an e-mail yesterday from John Berkovitz explaining that he has "determined that Garment House will no longer be open as a social club. We have determined that Garment House will be more profitable selling as an event space. Garment House will be available to rent for private parties through the Club 1000 banner."
Posted
by Abbie Stutzer
on Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:20 AM
A notable local event worth steppin’ out for: Singer-songwriter Nicolette Paige is throwing a release party for sophomore album, The Other Side, tonight (Friday, November 2). Check the promo for the release party below:
Posted
by David Hudnall
on Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Shitty news: Earwaxx Records, one of the last brick-and-mortar record shops in town, is closing. From the Facebook page:
It is a sad day indeed :( After hours upon hours of painstaking pondering, I have come to the conclusion that it is best for my personal situation if I close the shop. This means that the Roctober Spooktacular Sale has become a GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE! Please come support us in our last days and help us deplete our massive inventory at Phenomenal Prices! Please, no pity. Just show up and get some great deals as the whole idea behind Earwaxx was to make people happy. Thanks
No word yet on when the last day of business is. I just called out to the shop, and nobody picked up. Will update when I hear more. In the meantime, get your ass out there, buy some records, and at least help them move their inventory before closing things down.
The Midwest Music Foundation is set to host its yearly Apocalypse Meow fundraiser on Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3. The two-day event will raise cash for the Musician's Emergency Health Care Fund. Hit the jump for the schedule.
WWE's Monday Night Raw returns to Kansas City October 14
Soundgarden's sludgy sound, last night at the Midland (review)
KCPD will breathalyze patrons at Tanner's tonight
So is Kansas City International a convenient airport or not?
Don't mess with the Army, feds remind two local businesspeople
Potbelly Sandwich Shop opens June 4 on the Plaza
Federal prosecutors allege racially motivated house torching in Independence
Homer's Drive-In: the oldest drive-through in the metro