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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Jonny Fritz, country wiseass, is at RecordBar tonight

Posted by on Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:35 AM

Jonny Fritz.
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Nashville-based singer-songwriter (and leather strap salesman) Jonny Fritz likes to say things that other people hold back, but his unassuming brand of country makes for a pleasant backdrop to what might otherwise be uncomfortable moments. When he sings about "all the boozers and losers and scratchers-of-their-asses" on his new album, Dad Country, he's lambasting Hollywood, but he may as well be half-joking about the audience, too. Ditto for when Fritz muses in his velvety croak that he's been "runnin' with the wrong crowd" of barroom dwellers. Not that anyone in attendance is likely to mind. In fact, identifying with Fritz's characters is half the fun, and several of his songs contain moments tailor-made for drunken singalongs. Even when he brushes against more serious themes like hopelessness and suicide, the music still goes well with swigs of beer.

Jonny Fritz, with the Devil Makes Three. Tuesday, April 30, at RecordBar. $15.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Get your ass to Freedy Johnston at Czar tonight

Posted by on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 8:38 AM

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Freedy Johnston is a 1990s one-hit wonder ("Bad Reputation") who deserves far better than he has received from the music industry. The Kinsley, Kansas, native and University of Kansas dropout is a singer-songwriter with a terrific ear for pop melody, and all his albums are damn solid. Rain on the City, from 2010, is his most recent - an unassuming, finely tuned mix of alt-country, folk-pop and rock songs.

Tuesday, March 12, at Czar

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Rakim is at Riot Room tonight

Posted by on Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 7:53 AM

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A few weeks back, when we congratulated the Riot Room on its fifth year in business, we neglected to mention that the Westport venue has been on a real tear lately in terms of bringing in hip-hop talent. Kool Keith and Cam'Ron have visited in the last couple of months, and this week, Rakim stops by. Rakim never hit it big commercially, but his 1980s duo, Eric B. and Rakim, influenced a generation of conscious rappers. He's one of only a handful of MCs who can legitimately lay claim to the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time.

Rakim. Wednesday, March 6, at the Riot Room.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

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Nick Offerman show rescheduled for Tuesday night

Posted by on Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 10:33 PM

Offerman is back on.
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  • Offerman is back on.
Ron Swanson won't let you down, Kansas City. After inclement weather on the East Coast apparently forced actor-comic Nick Offerman to be unable to catch a flight to KC in time for Sunday night's show, the Midland announced that his appearance had been postponed.

The good news for Offerman fans is that the American Ham show has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 19, at 8 p.m. To those who are unsure what to do until then, perhaps you can occupy your time with love advice from Offerman and his wife, Megan Mullally, via this recent guest column they knocked out for The Onion's A.V. Club.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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Victor Wooten is at Knuckleheads Friday

Posted by on Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:31 AM

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Routinely cited as one of the greatest living bass players, Victor Wooten holds down the low end in Bela Fleck and the Flecktones; he has collaborated with the likes of Dave Matthews and Stanley Clarke; and he has five Grammy awards on his mantel. His latest solo affair, Words and Tones, comprises 14 original Wooten compositions performed by female singers Meshell Ndegéocello and Saundra Williams (of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings), among others.

Friday, February 8, at Knuckleheads Saloon

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

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Cody Canada and the Departed are at Knuckleheads tonight

Posted by on Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:38 AM

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From the mid-1990s until a couple of years ago, Cross Canadian Ragweed seemed to tour nonstop. The red-dirt country group is currently on hiatus, but frontman Cody Canada is still moving, having founded a new group, The Departed, which released its second album last year. That record, Adventus, is full of blazing, Skynyrd-style, Southern-rock jams that shouldn't be too much of a leap for fans of Canada's old band.

Thursday, February 7, at Knuckleheads Saloon.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Cam'Ron is at Riot Room tonight (Tuesday)

Posted by on Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Cam in the house tonight
  • Cam in the house tonight
Cam'Ron kicked off 2013 by dropping a new single, "You Know This." It's not terrible. Like a lot of Cam's stuff, it's a dense, non-sequitur-ridden brag session. But it's not a return to his early '00s form, either. This Riot Room show seems like it could go either way. It might be a no-effort, cash-grab gig or maybe we'll see a hungry side of Cam, eager to reclaim his place as one of the most elite rappers in the game.

Cam'Ron, Tuesday, February 5, at the Riot Room.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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The Darkness is at the Uptown tonight

Posted by on Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:31 AM

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The Darkness' theatrical cock rock - a throwback to bands like Aerosmith, Queen and Kiss - was a breath of fresh air back in 2003, when brooding, lifeless new-wave bands like Interpol were the toast of the rock world. The band's shtick is not quite as novel today, but its core argument remains a compelling one: that rock music has been taken over by nerds, and what audiences really want from rock bands is a guy crawling around onstage in a catsuit, with hair down to his ass, singing over monster power-chord hooks. The Darkness broke up for six years (apparently) but returned in 2012 with a new record, Hot Cakes. Based on what I've read on the Internet, the group is still putting on crazy shows and wearing unitards. God bless them. (This performance was originally booked at the now-closed Beaumont Club; it's been moved to the Uptown Theater.)

Wednesday, January 30, at the Uptown Theater, 8 p.m.

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Sweet Honey in the Rock is at the Kauffman Center tonight

Posted by on Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:13 AM

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An all-female a cappella gospel group founded in 1973, Sweet Honey in the Rock has in recent years earned Grammys and an invitation to perform in front of President and Mrs. Obama at the White House. The six members' big, booming voices will be a fun test of the pristine acoustics inside the Muriel Kauffman Theatre this evening.

Wednesday, January 30, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30 p.m.

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Monday, January 28, 2013

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Free Energy is at Czar tonight!

Posted by on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 8:12 AM

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In this week's issue, I interviewed Paul Sprangers, front dude for Free Energy, about his band's latest album of pop-rock jams, Love Sign. It's full of meaty, delicious hooks you could just chew on forever, and I recommend you check it out if you are into rocking out and dancing and generally having fun. The band is at Czar tonight. Locals Not a Planet and Rev Gusto open.

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