Dog Days of Summer

KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE ROCK-N-ROLL GROUND!!!

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
Bootleggers Union, Local 816 @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
$8 at the door / Presented by Spice of Life Productions. (Donkey Show)
Back in its 2nd installment this Bootleggers Union, Local 816 features:
Tony Ladesich (Pendergast) Solo Acoustic www.pendergastkc.com
Cowtown Playboys ( KC Rockabilly)
The Bad Ideas (Rockin� Honky Tonk)
Gary Cloud & the Broken Onlys (Rock-n-Roll/Punked out Blues)
The Chop Tops (Reved UP Redline Rockabilly) www.thechoptops.com
Show starts with Tony on acoustic at 8:30 on the dot and the first band will hit the stage at 9pm.

The Architects, w/ LP and Sixxy-Six @ THE BRICK

Dash Rip Rock @ THE HURRICANE
9:30pm
Considered one of the forefathers of the 80�s �cowpunk� movement, this bayou trio is still serving up their brand of �rock and roll mayham�, touring and tearing it up promoting their new release, a 20-Year Retrospective on Tentacles Records.
On their website they provide links and ask us to give a shout out to their friends Steve Poltz, Southern Culture on the Skids, Rev. Horton Heat, Mojo Nixon, and the New Duncan Imperials. Well, I�ve never seen these boys live but I do like the company they keep. �jaq
www.dashriprock.net

The Pitch Music Awards (8pm) @ THE UPTOWN THEATER
Free Tickets Available with your Pitch Music Showcase wristband or VIP tickets available for $15 (which includes food and drinks from 6-7:30pm).
The show will feature live performances by Flee The Seen, The Supernauts, Roman Numerals, Rom Teamer & The Smoking Guns, and the Marching Cobras.
Congrats to all of our friends included in the list of 2005 nominees!
For more information or tickets call the Uptown @ (816) 753-8665.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Jon Yeager CD Release Party (2pm) @ STREETSIDE RECORDS
Look for this ex-Daybirds solo release, �Truth and Volume� on Polyrhythmic Records.
www.polyrhythmicrecords.com

The Gaslights w/ Miles of Wire and The Pembertons @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
www.thegaslights.com / www.thepembertons.net

Summer Brawl �Clash of the Crossroads� @ THE CROSSROADS DISTRICT
Located behind Grinder�s, 18th & Locust, 8pm.
Wow, what in the world? Check this out, Professional Wrestling to the tune of Hard Rock Background Music by VIII Fraud (female fronted heavy rock from San Diego) and our faithful little bird has whispered in our ear that a special guest appearance will be made by�.well, it's a secret. You'll have to head down there to check it out. Live music will continue once the matches have ended.
www.VIIIfraud.com

Thos (St. Louis) @ MIKE�S TAVERN
www.thosmusic.com

Carolyn Wonderland w/ Heidi Phillips @ BALANCA�S
Tickets to this show 1/2 price with your Summer Brawl ticket stub.
www.carolynwonderland.com

Mike Ireland and The Hollar @ HARRY�S COUNTRY CLUB
www.mikeireleand.com

Rufus Wainwright w/ Ben Folds and Ben Lee @ THE CITY MARKET
www.rufuswainwright.com

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
Pendergast, and Ghost Finger @ FRED P. OTTS
www.pendergastkc.com

Peelander Z and Pixel Panda 9:30pm @ THE BRICK

Danny Kraus & Grasshopper @ WESTPORT FLEA MARKET

MONDAY, AUGUST 15
L.A. Guns @ THE HURRICANE
Sorry - this show has been cancelled!

Be/Non, Umay and Onieda @ BALANCA�S

Americana Mondays @ BLAYNEY�S
This weekly tradition is no longer happening at Blayney�s. Word has it it�ll pop up again at a different venue sometime soon. Stay tuned to Sad Dog for the scoop�.

Brother Ike�s Rural Grit Happy Hour 6-9pm @ THE BRICK

Brodioke �The Ultimate Karaoke Experience� 10pm � close @ THE BRICK

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
Boozeday Tuesday Matinee 8 � 10:30pm @ MIKE�S TAVERN
Featuring The Octopus Frontier, and Wylde Chipmunck and The Cuddly-Poos.
www.theoctopusfrontier.com

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
Candye Kane w/ The Rumblejetts $8 @ KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON
First of all�YOU MUST CHECK OUT A SHOW AT KNUCKLEHEADS OUTDOOR STAGE! This hideaway in the East Bottoms transports you to a little wonderland by just turning the bend to Fog Cycles. Our first visit to this venue was last week for Joe Ely. Whew, What a perfect night!
Tonight is a great opportunity to check out the venue and get a double dose of Candye Kane. What a tale she has to tell. Candye found her home when she found the blues, a place �where women have colorful pasts�. Candye is often quoted as saying that �she is a black drag queen trapped in a white woman�s body� and she can belt out Led Zeppelin with the best of them. I need to fit a weekly visit to Knuckleheads into my schedule, and this sounds like the perfect opportunity. And if you get there early (6pm) you can take in a free Honky Tonk Swing Dance lesson. -jaq
www.candyekane.com

Bob Walkenhorst (of The Rainmakers) 8PM � 10PM @ MALLOY BROTHERS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18
Coco Montoya @ THE HURRICANE
8pm

Rockumentaries 7-9pm @ THE BRICK
2 for 1 Burgers, & $4 pitchers of Miller High Life

BIG SCREEN:
Gus Van Sant�s LAST DAYS (Starts Friday, August 12, 2005)
This film starring Michael Pitt, tells the story of Blake, a Seattle musician who is �buckling under the weight of fame, obligations and a mounting feeling of isolation� �IMDB.com. Most reviews are careful to point out that the story is simply �reminiscent� of Kurt Cobain�s. Well that is most obvious once one catches a glimpse of the promo posters for Last Days. Mr. Van Sant has gone to great lengths to transform Mr. Pitt into a character looking the spitting image of the Nirvana front man and 90�s icon. I will give it a try as I recommend more than a few of Van Sant�s films including Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), and Good Will Hunting (1997). -jaq

SMALL SCREEN:
Alejandro Escovedo�s �By the Hand of the Father� on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS,
Saturday, August 13, 2005. Check your local PBS affiliate to find showtimes.
It seems that KCPT, Channel 19 is not currently airing Austin City. This was a very disheartening discovery as I am a woman living without cable, satellite and access to channels that may be showing this incredible performance. I fully intend on beginning my campaign to bring back Austin City Limits to KCPT. For those of you in other cities, visit www.austincitylimits.com and the PBS Station Finder to check for ACL
shows on your local stations. See Jaq�s notes for more details on �By the Hand of the Father�.

The Knitters, Friday, August 12 (10:30pm, CBS) on DAVID LETTERMAN
Members of LA punk band X and Dave Alvin of the Blasters formed this
crazy little country band back in the 80�s. To our delight, The Knitters are back on tour in support of �The Modern Sounds of The Knitters�. Tune into Letterman Friday for a taste.
www.xtheband.com

UPCOMING:
August 20 Black Diamond Heavies, Hellapeno, & the Golden Hearted Whores @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
August 21 Black Diamond Heavies and The Afterparty @ FRED P. OTTS
August 22 Old Crow Medicine Show @ THE BOTTLENECK
August 23 The White Stripes w/ The Greenhornes @ STARLIGHT THEATER
August 25 Brian Wilson @ STARLIGHT THEATER
August 26 Loretta Lynn @ AMERISTAR CASINO
August 27 Crossroads Music Festival @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
Labor Day Weekend Kowtown Custom Greaserama @ EL TORREON
September 7 Robert Earl Keen w/ Split Lip Rayfield @ LIBERTY HALL
September 13 Lyle Lovett @ STARLIGHT THEATER
September 15 The Kills @ THE GRANADA
September 17 Big Creek Festival @ www.bigcreekfestival.com
September 19 Built to Spill @ THE BOTTLENECK
September 20 & 21 Allman Brothers Band @ UPTOWN THEATER
October 8 Son Volt w/ Split Lip Rayfield & North Mississippi Allstars @
THE BEAUMONT CLUB (Outdoor Show)
October 11 Sleater-Kinney @ THE BOTTLENECK
October 14 Billy Joe Shaver @ KNUCKLEHEADS
November 4 Henry Rollins �Spoken Word Tour� @ LIBERTY HALL
November 12 Detroit Cobras @ THE BOTTLENECK

UPCOMING RELEASES:
October 18 Eddie Spaghetti �Old No. 2�
Pre-Order Now! @ www.supersuckers.com

JAQ�S NOTES:
�By the Hand of the Father�, Alejandro Escovedo
Through the years Austin songwriter/musician Alejandro Escovedo has delved into many musical genres, all of which he makes his own. We can enjoy the punk rock of his band the True Believers and garage punk sound of Buick MacKane. His solo work mixes Austin country rock, Americana, Stooges influenced punk and straight on rock and roll, delivering extraordinary ballads that can bring a tear to the eye to all out rock songs that beg you to dance till you drop. In the past years he has worked with playwrights Teresa Chavez, Eric Gutierrez and Rosie Portillo on a theatrical production incorporating Alejandro�s music to tell its stories. �By the Hand of the Father� tells stories of the 20th century journey of a Mexican-American father and the legacy of Mexican-American immigrants. Special guests include Ruben Ramos (singing �Rosalie�), Kevin Sifuentes
(Actor), Rosie Portillo (Actress), Rosie Flores (singing �Ballad of the Sun and Moon�), and Pete Escovedo (singing �Inside This Dance�). Although this a performance of �By the Hand of the Father� is airing on Austin City Limits this Saturday, August 13, KCPT is currently not airing this program. It will be a rare treat for those of you who are able to pick up ACL on another station. For others you can enjoy the songs from this theatrical production via the CD out on the Texas Music Group label. Be sure to visit www.alejandroescovedo.com to make your purchase and give a shout out to KCPT to request that Austin City Limits be included in their weekly schedule. Al has toured with this production in the past. Check in on his tour dates as he might take the show on the road again in the future. It would be worth the road trip.
www.alejandroescovedo.com

DI�S NOTES:
As Jaq mentions above we made our first venture out to Knuckleheads in the East Bottoms last weekend. Why the hell did we wait so long? We hereby christen it the best outdoor music venue in the greater KC area. Just a short drive from mid-town, one-mile North of Independence Ave under the Chestnut Bridge you�ll feel transported, as our friend Pete says, to �a shack bar in Key West�. Sans the ocean it�s just far enough away from midtown and familiar faces to approach the feel of a vacation. A large patio with plenty of seating nestled between two stages was the perfect setting on a late-summer night. A small stage in one corner held the opening band while the larger stage set in front of an old caboose awaited to showcase the main act. How appropriate as the bar couldn�t lie any closer to a functioning train track. The beauty of the weather was only shadowed by the yummy smells of the grill and sounds of Joe Ely on stage. I love it when Jaq and our friend Pete say, �Di, you really need to check this band out��it has only lead to great things. Last weekend - no exception. If Johnny Cash would have found roots in Texas I imagine he would have come out sounding like Joe Ely. I never draw comparisons to Cash but I�m doing it this time. Joe was joined on stage by accordion player and Tejano Record Grammy Winner Joel Guzman and what a vision these two made. (Joel looks like a Latin Marky Mark). The sound of a train coming up the tracks was all they needed to break their set list and lay into �Boxcars�. While this was my first Joe Ely show I gather it would have made an excellent live CD release. Joe played a song called, �She Never Spoke Spanish to Me�, a crowd favorite. Following �She Never�� he decided to do something he apparently rarely does and do the follow up or sequel to that song, �She Finally Spoke Spanish to Me�. This gentleman is one that feeds off the crowd so obviously. His rendition of Robert Earl Keen�s �The Road Goes on Forever� changed the dynamic of the evening. We went to a concert but it ended in a party with the sentiment that we were all in it together. While this two man show was not a disappointment I understand Joe Ely with full band is even better. I reckon he�ll be back. We all had that much fun.

ON THE AIR:
Fridays:
Morning Medley w/ Mark Manning 10am-noon, 90.1 KKFI www.kkfi.org (KC)
Rockabilly Mood Swing, 5-7pm, 90.1FM KKFI www.kkfi.org
(KC) Saturdays:
Cyprus Avenue, 12-2pm, 89.3FM www.kcur.org (KC)
Plow the Fields, 2-4pm, 90.7FM www.kjhk.com (Lawrence)
Sonic Spectrum, 2-4pm, 89.3FM www.kcur.org (KC)
Retro Red-Eye Express, 10pm to 1am, 90.1FM, www.kkfi.org /
http://retroredeye.blogspot.com (KC)
Sundays:
The Official Rock and Roll Radio Show, 2-3pm, 90.1FM www.kkfi.org (KC)
Download, 8-10:30pm, 100.3FM www.v100rocks.com (Topeka)
Homegrown Buzz, 9-10pm, 96.5FM www.965thebuzz.com (KC)
The Lazer Local Music Show, 10pm-12am, 105.9FM www.lazer.com (Lawrence)

KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE ROCK-N-ROLL GROUND !!

Jauqui & Diana & Max (the-ever-happy Sad Dog)
�Support Live Music"
Sad Dog Productions
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Please contact venues to confirm shows!
Balanca�s www.balancaskc.com
Beaumont Club www.kcclubs.com 816.561.2560
Blayney�s of Westport www.blayneys.com 816.561.3747
Bottleneck, The www.pipelineproductions.com 785.841.5483
Brick, The www.thebrickkcmo.com 816.421.1634
Cup and Saucer www.thecupandsaucer.com 816.474.7375
Davey�s Uptown Ramblers Club www.daveysuptown.com 816.753.1909
El Torreon www.eltorreon.com
Fred P. Otts 816.753.2878
Grand Emporium www.kcclubs.com 816.561.2560
Harry�s Country Club 816.421.3505
Hurricane, The www.hurricanekc.com 816.753.0884
Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester) www.knuckleheadskc.com 816.483.1456
Kyle�s Tap Room (6825 N. Oak Trafficway) 816.420.9099
Mike�s Tavern www.mikestavernkc.com 816.444.3399
Mountain Music Shoppe www.mountainmusicshoppe.com 913.962.9711
Recycled Sounds (3941 Main) www.recycledsoundskc.com 816.531.4890
Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) www.replaylounge.com