–Steven Ervay
Behind the Board: Justin Mantooth at Westend Recording Studios
–Michelle Bacon
Michelle is editor of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City, and also plays drums Drew Black & Dirty Electric and bass in Dolls on Fire and The Philistines. She will be bothering a lot of people to come to Apocalypse Meow 6 next Friday and Saturday. It’s gonna be pretty rad.
Show preview: Winfield Hangover at The Riot Room, 10.26.13
5:30 – Whiskey for the Lady
6:30 – Wells the Traveler
7:30 – Betse Ellis
8:30 – Famous Seamus and the Travelbongs
9:30 – Fast Food Junkies
10:45 – The Calamity Cubes
12:15 – Deadman Flats
Patio stage:
5:00 – Kasey Rausch and Friends
6:00 – The John Brown Boys
7:00 – Cadillac Flambe
8:00 – Loaded Goat
9:15 – The Kansas City Bear Fighters
Album review: Midwestern Audio, Vol. 2 – Electric Hullabaloo
Album review: Katy Guillen and The Girls – …and then there were three
Michael Byars did mention that there were a couple benefits of releasing an EP; he’ll tell us what the other one is in his next review. That’s called a tease, folks. Pretty damn sneaky, ain’t it? |
Spotlight: Mike McCoy’s 50th Birthday with Cher UK at Davey’s Uptown, 10.4.13
Help toast McCoy as he celebrates his 50th on Friday, October 4 at Davey’s Uptown. Get there early for a song-filled evening: the show kicks off at 8 pm with Baby Grant Johnson, followed by Dolls on Fire, John Velghe and The Prodigal Sons, Drop A Grand, The Dead Girls, Cher UK, and Ernie Locke with Missouri Bultaco Association. Facebook event page.
–Michelle Bacon
Michelle is editor of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City, and also plays drums Drew Black & Dirty Electric and bass in Dolls on Fire and The Philistines. She likes to schedule naps in between her regular schedule whenever possible. There’s no shame in that. |
Show preview: Midwestern Audio Vol. 2 CD Release Party
Album review: Ha Ha Tonka – Lessons
–Michelle Bacon
Michelle is editor of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City, and also plays drums Drew Black & Dirty Electric and bass in Dolls on Fire and The Philistines. Lennon Bone is her archdrumnemesis. He’s winning that and their beard-off. |
Show preview: J. Roddy Walston and The Business, Gringo Star, Scruffy & The Janitors at Czar, 9.28.13
Rock n roll, oh God how I’ve missed you.
Danny R. Phillips has been reporting on music of all types and covering the St. Joseph, MO music scene for well over a decade. He is a regular contributor to the nationally circulated BLURT Magazine and his work has appeared in The Pitch, The Omaha Reader, Missouri Life, The Regular Joe, Skyscraper Magazine, Popshifter, Hybrid Magazine, the websites Vocals on Top and Tuning Fork TV, Perfect Sound Forever, The Fader, and many others. |
Radkey’s rapid ascent to success
You only have one more chance to see Radkey before they head out on their month-long European tour; they’ll be on the main stage at Beach Ball this Friday, September 27 at Berkley Riverfront Park. They’ll be touring the UK with Drenge, plus Germany and Holland, and return to the US in November to tour with Black Joe Lewis. Devil Fruit will be released October 15. And here’s a link to the NME exclusive of their super-cool video for "Romance Dawn."
–Michelle Bacon
Michelle is editor of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City, and also plays drums Drew Black & Dirty Electric and bass in Dolls on Fire and The Philistines. She once gave Isaiah a button from her old band and he might still wear it. She will eventually be one of those people who says, "I knew them way back when… AND gave one of them a shiny button." |
Album review: Vi Tran Band – American Heroine
Michael Byars is still chuckling silently to himself over his hidden Beatles reference he snuck in there. He thinks he’s just so damn clever. Good job, Michael. Way to go. *clap … clap … clap … clap …* |
Artists on Trial: Mad Libby
–Michelle Bacon
Michelle is editor of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City, and also plays drums Drew Black & Dirty Electric and bass in Dolls on Fire and The Philistines. Her teeth are falling out but she will still eat all of the treats fall has to offer and more. |