Last night the RecordBar hosted what was likely the last in a string of recent local send-off shows for South By Southwest. Brooklyn's Baby Teardrops -- which is fronted by former local indie-roc... Continue reading "Baby Teardrops, the project of Doris Henson's Matt Dunnehoo, hits the RecordBar last night" >
Mad men was the theme of the evening yesterday at the Record Bar, beginning at 11, with the unhinged-school-teacher persona of Little Murders frontman Bill Cave. Standing up stiffbacked and coiling... Continue reading "Last Night: Richard Lloyd 'n Little Murders at the Record Bar" >
Thanks to Back to Rockville for drawing our attention to the review Pitchfork posted today of Kansas City band the Life and Times' latest album, Tragic Boogie. The 'fork verdict is a 6.9 out of 10. An... Continue reading "Pitchfork to Life and Times: "6.9"" >
"Can you stand it?" Morrissey asks his fans. Oh, they most certainly bloody can. Scott Spychalski Moz was slightly more talkative and frisky than he was at his last show in KC, in 2007. Though the ... Continue reading "Concert Review: Morrissey, April 7, 2009, at the Midland" >
Duane Trower is a busy dude. Usually found behind the soundboards of the Record Bar, the Brick or Czar Bar, Duane has also played with some of KC's most acclaimed bands (Season to Risk, Overstep, D... Continue reading "Wayward Q&A: Crackin' Nuts with Duane Trower" >

Anyone out there locally bringing it as heated, original and stylish as fair Doris Henson did what seems like such a long time ago? If so, let me know. In the meantime, let us reminisce. MP3: Doris Henson, "Dark Time for the Light Side of the Earth" MP3: Doris Henson, "Sidestepping" both from Give Me All Your Money (De Soto) [...]
we are about to roll over a thousand visitors since switching over to this dedicated url from the old blogger site - so thanks! kansas city has some really interesting shows coming up over the course of the next few weeks, mostly at the record bar . the first one up is this sunday with califone . i know there is a mixed reaction to the youtube-ing of the internet, but califone is one band who use it to their advantage, and so i'm going to post this live video of their song [...]