Tagged: bandsyoushouldknow

Our buddy Greg over at Riot On the Plaza clued us in on this re-release of the Leopards ' 1977 album, Kansas City Slickers , back in June. However, the record just now came out, and man — it's nice.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Kenn Jankowski of the Republic Tigers managed to sum up the whole of SXSW in one beautiful 140 character message yesterday: drinks, doing nothing, and having fun. The band's Twitter feed can be fo... Continue reading "Tweets of the Week" >

Here's a great show idea: rather than the usual cover sets of songs we've all heard over and over again, why not keep everything local? We're supposed to shop local, buy local, and keep an eye on ... Continue reading "Incoming: KC Uncovered at the Record Bar, May 22" >

Once a week, Wayward Blog brings to you sounds of the area's musical past. When the Touchdowns' "Drunk and Loaded" was the Throwback MP3 at the end of September, I said that I'd met the Touchdown... Continue reading "Throwback MP3 of the Week: Lushbox, "Thin Walls"" >

• Lushbox - Thin Walls

As those with ears tuned to the rumblings of the indie-rock scene already know, Fang Island is perfectly poised to be your new favorite summer band. The Pitchfork-lauded group (they've been l... Continue reading "Concert Review: Fang Island and the Chinese Stars" >

Hammerlord has a blog, and they've updated it exactly twice. The first post was to introduce said blog, and talk about all the stuff the band had going. Then? Silence for nearly two months. On th... Continue reading "Video: Hammerlord in the studio" >

In order to tide you over until Aloe Park drops via Datura Records next month on April 20, Approach is offering up a free download. SweetKnuckleJunction Season 1 is "a free mixtape download to se... Continue reading "Download Approach's SweetKnuckleJunction Season 1" >

"Beware the Ides of March." -Soothsayer, Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II Actually, with apologies to Billy the Bard, one should actually be aware of the Ides of March. With that awkward bit of ph... Continue reading "Tonight: Tut Tut at Czar Bar" >

This is our first Twitpic entry in the "Tweet of the Week" category. Coming courtesy of the Noise FM (whom you can follow via @thenoisefm), it was taken after the band's show Wednesday night at th... Continue reading "Tweets of the Week" >

In honor of their (real) SXSW showcase in Austin and their (local) SXSW showcase at the Czar Bar tonight, locally-based label the Record Machine is releasing a collection of tracks from their arti... Continue reading "Download the Record Machine's Spring Sampler" >

What You Do For Money Honey takes us beyond the music and into the cubicles, behind the desks, and on top of what local musicians do to pay the bills. In addition to playing in the excellent Cow... Continue reading "What You Do For Money Honey: Martinez Hillard" >

Local shoe-gaze-y experimental rockers Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk have just released a video for "Fort Porkchop," a track off of the collective's recent re-release, the Puppycat EP. The... Continue reading "Video: "Fort Porkchop," Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk" >

Scene & Heard -- wherein local music scene makers give you the lowdown on the soundtrack to their lives. While his mom might've named him Sean Hunt, the rest of you probably know the man better a... Continue reading "Scene & Heard: Sean Hunt" >

Empty Glass is a weekly post devoted to furthering the alcoholic rock star image and mythos. That's right, kids -- drinking has no negative side effects and makes you look cool, to boot. Curva... Continue reading "Empty Glass: Curvacia Vavoom of the Spook Lights" >

If you can't afford the gas--or the time-off--to get down to Austin for this year's South by Southwest music festival, that's okay. The kind folks at Metropalife, a locally-run hybrid blog and onl... Continue reading "Metropalife Radio Goes to SXSW So You Don't Have To" >

Usually, a Monday night punk show means a total lack of crowd. Happily, at the Jackpot last night, there was a healthy number of people to see San Francisco's Dead to Me with Reno's Cobra Skulls a... Continue reading "Concert Review: Dead to Me at the Jackpot" >

In an effort to get you drooling over the new Approach record, Aloe Park, the first single's been released. "Mutombo," from the Ill Poetic-produced record, features the producer and Topeka's omnip... Continue reading "MP3: Approach, "Mutombo" (featuring Stik Figa & Ill Poetic)" >

Der Todesking is the best American punk band with a German name since Die Kreuzen. Drawing from disparate influences like the low-end throb of latter-era Black Flag and the disjointed yelp of the ... Continue reading "7" Review: Der Todesking's Dead Horse" >

Lawrence hip hop emcee Spence updated his blog over the weekend, and dropped some details regarding the progress on his next album, Planet Pluto. First and foremost is the fact that he's got an of... Continue reading "Spence to release Planet Pluto on April 24" >

For KC transplants to the Lone Star State, SXSW has the potential this year to seem like a homecoming. The Midwasteland Takeover takes over Austin's Canvas Bar & Gallery from March 18-20, bringing... Continue reading "Midwasteland Takeover aims to bring KC to SXSW" >