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by Abbie Stutzer
on Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 5:25 PM
If you're like me, holiday music can make you extremely content or homicidal. Gerald Trimble understands. Trimble, a Kansas City artist, is a tad tired of jangly holiday songs. He prefers holiday music that's soulful, tinged with timeless pop perfection, and soaked in eclectic influences. So what exactly does that sound like? You can find out this Saturday, December 8.
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by Abbie Stutzer
on Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:42 AM
KJHK knows how to throw a party. Most of the station's party-throwing prowess comes from consistently booking stellar local acts. This weekend's Retro Prom (Friday, December 7, 8 p.m., at the Bottleneck) is no different. Hearts of Darkness will headline the gig, with DJ vs. Drums, and Dean Monkey and the Dropout supporting. We recently caught up with Max Yoder, of Dean Monkey and the Dropouts.
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by Abbie Stutzer
on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:10 AM
This weekend at the Uptown Arts Bar, Vibe Tribe KC hosts the Art of Sweet Tease, an evening of diverse performances (spoken word, dance, music, etc.) and cheap drinks ($3 sweet tea, folks). Who'll be there?
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by Abbie Stutzer
on Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Sweet Band O'Mine, a weirder-than-average Guns N' Roses tribute band, is playing the Riot Room this Saturday, November 10.
So why should you go? Here are a few reasons. Numerous noted Kansas musicians (members of the Flaming Lips, Hammerlord, the Dead Girls, etc.) have at one time or another played in the band. They've only performed six times in 10 years. There is a guy in the band called Slick, and he is a minor-league pitcher turned filmmaker who channels everything amazing and horrible about Axl Rose while performing. There promises to be much havoc, onstage shenanigans and impromptu album signings.
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by Abbie Stutzer
on Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Hey, Lawrence! Matt and Kim will be at Liberty Hall on November 3 (that's this Saturday). The pop duo blows through these parts a lot, and the shows are typically great times.
Need a refresher on the band? Watch 'em perform on Jimmy Fallon's show here. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets cost $19.
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by David Hudnall
on Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Queer rap is on the rise, and Dosha Devastation and Cunty Crawford LaDosha — rapper and producer, respectively, for Brooklyn's House of LaDosha — are near the top of the heap, tossing crass rhymes over crunk beats. It's hard to imagine a more complementary touring partner than former, maybe-kinda-still Kansas Citian Cody Critcheloe, aka Ssion. I have listened to "My Love Grows in the Dark," a Madonna-style club single from Ssion's recent Bent, probably 100 times this year. I also honestly believe that Critcheloe might be the most progressive fashion icon in America. Don't even get me started on his amazing Fila shirt in the "Dark" video. Locals Lazy open this show, which is this Saturday, October 13, at the Riot Room.
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by David Hudnall
on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:11 AM
Friday night, to be exact. At Club 906, to be even more exact. And with support from C.O.A. (thePhantom* and KJ), but that is as exacting as I can go. Mac doesn't play a ton of local shows, so this is somewhat noteworthy. Get ready for some first-rate meme raps! (Probably?) And other really fast raps about KC and the suburbs and other things.
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by Abbie Stutzer
on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:00 PM
MOSH Pit (Money for Organizations Saving Helpless Pits) has booked some impressive local talent for the group’s Fall for a Pit Benefit at the Riot Room this Saturday, September 29. See Red Kate, the Lucky Graves, Hipshot Killer, the Medicine Theory, Knifecrime, and the Bad Ideas, and help out local pit rescue groups for $10.
We recently chatted up Pj Ruth, founder of MOSH Pit, via e-mail about the event. We found out why Ruth loves pits so much and a bit more about the organizations that the benefit aims to help.
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by David Hudnall
on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Mark Prellberg and Tom Sorrells (of ye olde Titan Records) are holding their semiannual vinyl blowout sale this weekend. But instead of hosting it at a garage in Waldo, it has moved to RecordBar. It goes down Saturday, September 29, from noon until 5 p.m. There will be more than 10,000 records, spanning every conceivable genre, at this thing. See y'all there.
Crosstown Station is no more. (Has it really been only a year since it closed? It feels more like three years.) But Bill Sundahl's Crossroads Music Festival predated the downtown venue, and this year, its eighth, it officially outlives the station. Things start up Friday night with a preparty at the Grinders stage featuring the Good Foot, the Grisly Hand and a Supernauts reunion show. Saturday night, it kicks into gear with about 20 local acts spread across four venues: Grinders, Czar, Midwestern Musical Co. and the Brick. As usual, the lineup skews Americana: John Velghe and the Prodigal Sons, My Brothers and Sisters, Starhaven Rounders, and Dead Voices, plus others. Go here for all the details. And we've got a handful of other weekend music recommendations over here.
Kansas House ignores Brownback, Senate, goes home early for long weekend
Royals fan sprints on the field, steals rosin bag
Oklahoma Joe's ribs named the best in the country by The Daily Meal
Story celebrates with a pig roast and other weekend possibilities
Soundgarden's sludgy sound, last night at the Midland (review)
Parisi's Pete Licata is a World Barista Championship semifinalist
Homer's Drive-In: the oldest drive-through in the metro
KCPD will breathalyze patrons at Tanner's tonight