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And once again, we bring you Friday Freebies, wherein we present things to do this weekend that won't cost you any more than the gas it takes to get to 'em. First Fridays hits the Crossroads art ...

Nick Spacek And once again, we bring you Friday Freebies, wherein we present things to do this weekend that won't cost you any more than the gas it takes to get to 'em. First Fridays hits the Crossroads art ...

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Oh, CoCoComa -- you are so amazing. You had me hooked the instant I put your first 45 on my turntable. Your garage beat is infectious and makes me want to dance all over my living room. So, it mak...

Nick Spacek Oh, CoCoComa -- you are so amazing. You had me hooked the instant I put your first 45 on my turntable. Your garage beat is infectious and makes me want to dance all over my living room. So, it mak...

Continue reading "Video: CoCoComa, "It Won't Be Long" (live on Chic-A-Go-Go)" > ]]> 0 tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/wayward//15.259989 2009-11-06 12:44:47 2009-11-06 12:53:21

Just over a year ago, friends of musician Abigail Henderson rallied to help her defray the cost of the expensive cancer treatments she was undergoing. And in true Kansas City fashion, that first b...

Jason Harper Just over a year ago, friends of musician Abigail Henderson rallied to help her defray the cost of the expensive cancer treatments she was undergoing. And in true Kansas City fashion, that first b...

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When Brad Hodgson told me, on a recent First Friday night, that he had left his position as frontman for In the Pines, one my favorite Kansas City bands ever, I would've sliced off his ear with a ...

Jason Harper When Brad Hodgson told me, on a recent First Friday night, that he had left his position as frontman for In the Pines, one my favorite Kansas City bands ever, I would've sliced off his ear with a ...

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There's not a lot I can say here that trumps what Saby Reyes-Kulkarni said about Valient Thorr in his show preview: Valient Thorr kicks ass far beyond the dreams of any of those psychedelic-stoner...

Nick Spacek There's not a lot I can say here that trumps what Saby Reyes-Kulkarni said about Valient Thorr in his show preview: Valient Thorr kicks ass far beyond the dreams of any of those psychedelic-stoner...

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When Leonard Cohen's first-ever Kansas City concert was announced a few months ago, you'd have been forgiven for assuming it was the latest Folly Theater event booked by Bill Shapiro, host of KCUR...

Scott Wilson When Leonard Cohen's first-ever Kansas City concert was announced a few months ago, you'd have been forgiven for assuming it was the latest Folly Theater event booked by Bill Shapiro, host of KCUR...

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Before Commander Cody became a household name for his saloon-stomping, country-rock jams in the '70s, the man behind the moniker had a career in art academia as George Frayne. In the late '60s Fra...

Jason Harper Before Commander Cody became a household name for his saloon-stomping, country-rock jams in the '70s, the man behind the moniker had a career in art academia as George Frayne. In the late '60s Fra...

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Standing at the front of the stage before Old Crow Medicine Show went on, I counted the following: 3 banjos, 3 acoustic guitars, 3 fiddles, 1 electric guitar, 1 electric bass, 1 stand-up bass, 1 o...

Nick Spacek Standing at the front of the stage before Old Crow Medicine Show went on, I counted the following: 3 banjos, 3 acoustic guitars, 3 fiddles, 1 electric guitar, 1 electric bass, 1 stand-up bass, 1 o...

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Well, we're a little behind on this news, but it bears mentioning nonetheless: Kansas City pop-dance act Queens Club signed to Tooth & Nail, home to MxPx and Underoath, among others. And, not onl...

Nick Spacek Well, we're a little behind on this news, but it bears mentioning nonetheless: Kansas City pop-dance act Queens Club signed to Tooth & Nail, home to MxPx and Underoath, among others. And, not onl...

Continue reading "MP3: Queens Club, "Nightmarer" (Max Justus Remix)" > ]]> 0 tag:blogs.pitch.com,2009:/wayward//15.259165 2009-11-05 14:00:00 2009-11-05 17:12:11

Have you ever picked up a slim volume of prose, looked at it, and uttered the words, "This should be a quick read"? That's what I did with David Lehman's A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, Americ...

Nick Spacek Have you ever picked up a slim volume of prose, looked at it, and uttered the words, "This should be a quick read"? That's what I did with David Lehman's A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, Americ...

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The Central Library has made a Flickr gallery of the ragtime/early-20th-century sheet music covers held in the Missouri Valley Special Collections, and boy is it a hoot! Locally themed compositio...

Jason Harper The Central Library has made a Flickr gallery of the ragtime/early-20th-century sheet music covers held in the Missouri Valley Special Collections, and boy is it a hoot! Locally themed compositio...

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Philadelphia's A Sunny Day In Glasgow -- that phrase is just as cumbersome to type as it is to say aloud, trust you me -- are touring in support of their new release, Ashes Grammar, on Mis Ojos Di...

Nick Spacek Philadelphia's A Sunny Day In Glasgow -- that phrase is just as cumbersome to type as it is to say aloud, trust you me -- are touring in support of their new release, Ashes Grammar, on Mis Ojos Di...

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With fiery vocals, spunky 'tude and faux-angsty pop-punk sound, singer Hayley Williams, her band boys -- Josh Farro, Jeremy Davis, Zac Farro and Taylor York -- and her famously brightly-dyed hair ...

Jason Harper With fiery vocals, spunky 'tude and faux-angsty pop-punk sound, singer Hayley Williams, her band boys -- Josh Farro, Jeremy Davis, Zac Farro and Taylor York -- and her famously brightly-dyed hair ...

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Even though the Bouncing Souls hail from New Jersey, they're still Yankees' fans. So, the Souls playing the night the Yankees win the World Series makes for a pretty cheery band. The close and coz...

Nick Spacek Even though the Bouncing Souls hail from New Jersey, they're still Yankees' fans. So, the Souls playing the night the Yankees win the World Series makes for a pretty cheery band. The close and coz...

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Q&A BY DANNY R. PHILLIPS Since the early 1980s, the Meat Puppets have been confusing critics and influencing followers with their acid-fueled, psychedelic, country-punk freakouts. Few bands in th...

Jason Harper Q&A BY DANNY R. PHILLIPS Since the early 1980s, the Meat Puppets have been confusing critics and influencing followers with their acid-fueled, psychedelic, country-punk freakouts. Few bands in th...

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