What Are You Thankful For (That Someone Else Is Doing)?

Plastic Sax! Thoughtful analysis of the local jazz scene and lots of updates about local music and musicians. I wish there were more people in KC doing stuff like this.

I'm thankful for the growth of downtown nightlife. There's still a lot of work to do, but it's nice to catch multiple gigs in one night without going south of 20th street. I'm talking specifically about Crosstown and the Czar Bar -- between those new joints and the Brick, we got us a mini-fest every weekend, feels like.

But I live down here. I'm always thankful for Davey's, the Riot, Record Bar, Dave's and it's new smoking deck and 3 a.m. license. I have yet to hit Gusto but am hoping to soon.

There's been a lot of growth, and I'm thankful for that.

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The talent in this town!..Thankful for every single one of them..every voice, vision, bad ass amp grinding noise making chord banging song that gets sent up in the world. Thankful for the ones who let them play, and the ones who push them harder to do better....thankful for the quiet ones, the loud ones, the risk takers, the old favorites, te ones who spin the records, the ones who run the boards, the bars....all of you...every single one of you. And especially thankful for the ones who stand right up there in the front, past the lights, right by the guitar rig, falling in love with the song like no one is watching...XOXO You beautiful fuckers! You amaze me..

Hearers. Season to Risk.

Capybara and cowboy Indian bear! High quality tunes and musicianship. And I be toutin them to all my out of town friends. Makin me proud to be a Kansas citian. Along with those tiger boys and mark Southerland (keepin my art cred up.) so thankful to be the designated Peggy Noland spandex clad photographer for mark. Much love to all.

Cowboy Indian Bear
The Wrong Crowd
John Brewer
That awesome Fleetwood Mac cover band

Ron Ron on the radio.

I'm thankful that every night of the week if I can get my geezer ass up and out there is live music to see or a place to play.

Talent in this town and establishments, which my son from the East Coast never fails to tell me,are as good as any city in the country.

For people like Abby, Bob, Jeff, Norm, Buzzz, Chris, Billy and all the others who have tolerated an F.O.G. Actually they and many others have guided and pushed me to new limits.

As Dave Van Ronk used to say, Listen to that song, you people. Listen to that god-damn song!!!!

I'm thankful for Jason Harper.

I'm thankful to the Pitch, quite frankly, for recognizing the talent and contribution of one of my childhood friends, Stik Figa, and honoring him with a Pitch Award this year.

I'm thankful to all my old Kansas City musician friends that are still expressing themselves. Kenn J., Ryan S., Ben G., Jarm J.G., The Hoskins, Dan E., Jake R., Chet K., and, of course, a ton of others that have inspired and continue to inspire me.

I'm thankful to the new school, Greg and Dutch especially.

I'm also thankful for the positive feedback (I hope that's not too much self-promotion).

KKFI.
Chuck Haddix and the Fish Fry.
Greg Enemy's "Fly Ass Glasses".
Bent Left and Fists Up! for making pop-punk.
KTP for never ceasing to be friendly.
Love Garden, even though they probably get 50% of the proceeds from my ramblings here.

Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club

OH YEAH, Davey's, word. Yes indeed.