Dreaming in America

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

Sad Dog MySpace Profile Song of the Week: "Blue Day" by Heartless Bastards
www.myspace.com/saddogkc

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Jaydoc Benefit w/ White Whale, Boo and Boo Too and Ad Astra Per Aspera @ RECORD BAR
www.jaydoc.org / www.whitewhale.us / www.booandbootoo.com / www.adastraperaspera.com

Truckstop Honeymoon and Joel Kraft @ THE BRICK
I first saw Truckstop Honeymoon at an impromptu stop at Davey's Uptown. Not knowing what the music gods would send my way, I hopped up on a barstool, ordered a frosty cold beverage and settled in. Eventually I fixed my gaze on Mike West and Katie Euliss, a dobro, washtub bass, mandolin …and the music began. A little stummin', a little hummin' and some wide-eyed enthusiasm all made me think I was about to enjoy an evening of the bluegrass variety. Well bluegrass it was, but instead of a little head bopping I found myself grinning from ear to ear with a belly full of laughter and a serious goodtime taking shape. The name Truckstop Honeymoon, if I can remember the gist of the story, comes from the duo heading out on the road right after they tied the knot. Road worn and weary they pulled into the ol' truckstop. The ode to that night can be heard on the self-titled Truckstop Honeymoon and the song of the same name. Here's a little taste, "There was no heart-shaped bed in our hone
ymoon
suite. We slept side by side in two reclined bucket seats. It weren't the Hyatt or the Holiday Inn, we had a 7a.m. check-out after a 4 a.m. check-in."
-jaq
www.truckstophoneymoon.com / www.myspace.com/truckstophoneymoon / www.joelkraft.net

Sonny Burgess & the Pacers w/ The Rumblejetts @ KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON
POSTPONED – until June 22 & 23, 2007
Unfortunately our time to enjoy this show is a bit delayed but one of our favorite blogs wrote up something nice about Sonny Burgess – check it out here:
http://therestandstheglass.blogspot.com/
www.legendarypacers.com / www.myspace.com/rumblejetts

Pendergast and Wood Roses @ THE REPLAY (Lawrence, KS)
Pendergast…Wood Roses…Pendergast…Wood Roses…it's an even ticket tonight. And don't you love that kind of ticket. I caught Wood Roses a few weeks back and it was the kind of sound that stops you in your tracks. They're seasoned musicians undoubtedly. And they have those kind of songs that stick in your head stirring the juices making you want to call up their influences…but you just can't nail it. -di
www.pendergastkc.com / www.myspace.com/pendergastkcwww.pendergastkc.com / www.myspace.com/pendergastkc

Trivia Riot with Miss Maygun @ THE BRICK
Every Friday 7pm to 9pm / $5 entry fee
www.thebrickkcmo.com

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Pendergast, Crazy Talk and The Bleeding Hands @ THE HURRICANE
Veteran KC Americana rocker band, Pendergast, is gearing up to release a hot new album in March, "Between the Bottle and the Pulpit"; Crazy Talk released a killer ROCK album in 2006, making it in Sad Dog's top pick's of '06; and the Bleeding Hands, new on the scene, mix a little R&B with bit o' punk …keep your eyes on these boys.
www.myspace.com/pendergastkc

/ www.myspace.com/crazytalk

/ www.myspace.com/thebleedinghands

Self-Evident, Be/Non and The Beautiful Bodies @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
www.thebenon.com

The Queers @ RECORD BAR
Special issue circa 1982, in the New Hampshire American pop punk tradition. If your theme of choice wallows in girls, good times and rock-n-roll your presence is required. It's all about having fun pups!
2 Shows
Early All Ages w/ Heart Attacks, Riptides and Outlaws
Late 21 + Show w/ Heart Attacks, Riptides and National Fire Theory
www.thequeersrock.com / www.theriptides.com / www.myspace.com/outlawpunks / www.nationalfiretheory.net

Sonny Burgess & the Pacers w/ The Rumblejetts @ KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON
POSTPONED – until June 22 & 23, 2007
www.legendarypacers.com

Scroat Belly w/ Eric Mardis Group @ THE BOTTLENECK
$11 Advance / $13 DOS
You can't keep a man down. The spirit of rock-n-roll lives large in the body of one Kirk Rundstrom and his mates. You thought Split Lip Rayfield wasn't for your daddy, check this out. If metal would have grown up in a Kansas cornfield on petrol sans leather and propellants and an extra kick of bad ass…that's what Scroat Belly's are made of.

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/scroatbelly

John Prine @ UPTOWN THEATER
John Prine, two-time Grammy Winner for Best Contemporary Folk album. His most recent win was in 2005 with the album "Fair and Square", quite a testament to his songwriting as Bruce Springsteen was a fellow nominee.
Now for the bad news, this show is sold out. For those of you in search of the golden ticket don't forget to check in with the venue day of show as there is always a chance that mystery tickets will be released.
www.johnprine.net / www.myspace.com/johnprine

Slayer @ MEMORIAL HALL
There's just some things I just don't know that much about. But I can recognize that special something something and this time it comes in the package of a thrash metal band named Slayer. Albeit, not a genre that is regularly visited on the Sad Dog Blog. But with a little research I can tell you this: Slayer's 1986 record "Reign in Blood" was monikered the "heaviest album of all time". I stand witness. I don't often reject free music that is given to me in the purest of gestures but this little gem I just couldn't wrap my heart around. A little too ROCK in the roll for me. For a brief second about two months ago I almost purchased a couple tickets because really, who doesn't love a spectacle. I won't be there Saturday night but I'm confident I have a date with the Slayer before I die. –di
www.myspace.com/slayer

The Free State Music Festival @ the HOLIDAY INN HOLIDOME (Lawrence, KS)
Featuring The Wilders, Konza Swamp, Spontaneous Combustion & many more.
Check out schedule and showtimes at:
http://home.swbell.net/rosekoco/2007SCHEDULE.htm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
The Depressors @ FRED P. OTTS

Shiny Toy Guns, Rome to Paris and Anvil Chorus @ RECORD BAR
www.shinytoyguns.com / www.shinytoyguns.com / www.myspace.com/anvilchorus

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Heartless Bastards and Beaten Awake @ THE BOTTLENECK
Check out the Heartless Bastards tune "Blue Day" on the Sad Dog MySpace page or head to the HB site for a listen. Although this Fat Possum Records band bored me a bit live I am sold on the sultry groove of this tune. -jaq
www.theheartlessbastards.com / www.myspace.com/heartlessbastards /

Brother Ike's Rural Grit Happy Hour 6-9pm @ THE BRICK
RGHH 8th Anniversary Show / Winter Tick Fest
www.ruralgrit.com / www.thebrickkcmo.com

Brodioke, The Ultimate Karaoke Experience, 10pm-2:30am @ THE BRICK

Metal Monday w/ DJ Metal Mark @ MIKE'S TAVERN

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Boozeday Tuesday Matinee @ THE BRICK
Featuring: Truckstop Souvenir
8pm - 10:00pm; 2 bands / $5 cover
2 for 1 drink specials and $.75 tacos
www.myspace.com/boozedaytuesday / www.needmorediscs.com / www.myspace.com/truckstopsouvenir

The Living Room @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
KC's premiere weekly Living Room singer / songwriter showcase!
Visit the Living Room MySpace page blog for the lowdown on KC singer songwriters on the scene. 2 for 2 Drink Specials / No Cover
www.myspace.com/thelivingroomatdaveys

Rex Hobart Honky Tonk Supper Club @ RECORD BAR
7pm
Guest DJ's spin late night
www.rexhobart.com

Motown Night w/ Koolaide @ KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON
7:30pm / $2 Cover, No Cover for the Ladies / $2 Specials All Night
www.knuckleheadskc.com

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Anything Goes Wednesday's @ THE BRICK
Roach of Spice of Life Productions hosts this free Open Mic Night.
Every Wednesday (8:30pm to Midnight), Sign up starts at 7pm. There is NO COVER
and the burgers are 2 for 1. Miller High Life Bottles are $2.00.
Questions? Email: roach@spiceoflifeproductions.com or for details call
816-421-1634

Rockabilly Roundup w/ The Rumblejetts
7:30pm to 10:30pm / No Cover
www.myspace.com/rumblejetts

Metal School w/ DJ Stevie Cruz @ RECORD BAR
DJ Stevie Cruz (of the Esoteric) spins the "heavy' and the "metal'.

www.lawrence.com/events/ongoing/12864/

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Jeff Black @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
7:30pm Showtime / $10 Advance / $12 DOS
Originally from the Kansas City area, this musician's songwriter now calls Nashville his home. Years ago I was introduced to one of the greatest mandolin players on the planet, Sam Bush, at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Surrounded by mountains, stars and thousands of Festivarians (that's what they call the festival goers in Telluride) all exuding wild enthusiasm, Sam kicked out a tune called "Same Old River" that completely blew me away. In another world at another time, far, far away in a town called Austin, TX, I stumbled upon Jeff Black at around 1:00 a.m. in a small bar. The crowd was polite and quiet, hanging on Black's every lyric and sipping their last beverage of the eve. From this man comes a soothing voice, pure yet still tainted like the cigarette growl hadn't taken effect yet. The song he sang was "Same Old River", and although Sam Bush wooed me with the tune, after that night I would always prefer Black's version. Come to find out this song I loved was writte
n by J
eff Black, I immediately bought his album "B-Sides and Confessions" and I have been a fan since.
Black's early shows at Davey's Uptown are not to be missed. Much like that night in Texas, the crowd is polite yet usually littered with good-hearted hecklers of the KC family and friends variety. I normally find myself sitting on the floor as if I was in front of a campfire and Black leads us in story and song. My favorite part of the show, and Black has not yet failed to please, is his song "Town Topic", an ode to the greasy KC café that we all know, and hate to admit, love. It's basically the story of a night of imbibing many an alcoholic beverage, ending up at the Topic sometime in the A.M. and the beauty of placing the largest order of greasiest grub you've ever had then topping it off with some hot apple pie. It's at this point he makes the observation that if you started walking west from the front door at TT on Broadway and walked almost entirely around the world, you would end up at the front door of TT on Baltimore. Everything begins and ends at Town Topic.
Black is touring on a new album "Tin Lilly", in which he collaborates with some fine musicians, Will Kimbrough, Dave Roe (Bassist for Johnny Cash) and his old friend Sam Bush to name a few. Tonight is a no-brainer pups … early out and early to bed on a school night. -jaq
www.jeffblack.com

The Popsicles, Love In October and Mach Rocket 3000 @ THE BRICK
www.myspace.com/machrocket3000

Jamie Searle (of It's Over) Acoustic @ THE BRICK
6-8pm
www.itsovermusic.com / www.myspace.com/itsoverkansascity

TRIVIA CLASH w/ Pat Hopewell @ RECORD BAR
Starts 7pm weekly w/ Cash Prizes!

www.myspace.com/triviaclash

Bad Livers and Broken Hearts - Tex DJ's @ THE POINT
10pm

ON DECK:
February 15 The Asylum Street Spankers @ KNUCKLEHEADS
February 15 Sister Mary Rotten Crotch Reunion Show @ RECORD BAR
February 22 Loretta Lynn @ HARRAH'S VOODOO LOUNGE (on sale 1/24/07)
February 22 Junior Brown @ KNUCKLEHEADS
February 27 Jim Lauderdale @ KNUCKLEHEADS
February 27 Gomez and Ben Kweller @ BEAUMONT CLUB
March 1 Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys @ KNUCKLEHEADS
March 3 Reverend Horton Heat and The Tossers @ THE BOTTLENECK
March 7 Slim Cessna's Auto Club @ THE RECORD BAR
March 11 Mike Damron (of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House) and The Safes @ FRED P. OTTS
March 17 The Hearers and The Family Curse @ THE BRICK
March 20 John Dee Graham and The Silo's @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
March 20 The Paybacks and SSM @ THE HURRICANE
March 21 The Roots @ VOODOO LOUNGE (Harrah's Casino)
March 22 Junior Brown @ KNUCKLEHEADS
March 24 The Hacienda Brothers @ KNUCKLEHEADS
March 31 David Lindley w/ Pieta Brown @ KNUCKLEHEADS
April 21 The Decemberists @ UPTOWN THEATER (On Sale 2-3-07)
April 24 Southern Culture on the Skids and Pendergast @ KNUCKLEHEADS
May 24 Bill Joe Shaver @ KNUCKLEHEADS

NEW RELEASES:
The Shins "Wincing the Night Away" (2007, Sub Pop Records)

UPCOMING RELEASES:
Feb. 6 Eleni Mandell "Miracle of Five" (Zedtone)
Feb. 20 The Silos "Come On Like the Fast Lane" (Bloodshot Records)
Feb. 13 Lucinda Williams "West" (Lost Highway Records)
Mar. 2 Pendergast "Between the Bottle and the Pulpit"
Mar. 3 Shiner "Making Love E.P." Re-issue (2007, Anodyne Records)
Pre-orders accepted Feb. 26 at www.anodynerecords.com
Mar. 6 Billy Joe Shaver "Greatest Hits" (Compadre Records)

ON THE ROAD:
Anodyne Records recording artists The Architects and the Roman Numerals are on the road. The Architects are sticking to the Midwest at the moment while the Roman Numerals are taking their KC brand of indie / new wave west.

www.anodynerecords.com / www.myspace.com/romannumerals / www.theromannumerals.com / www.architects-rock.com / www.myspace.com/architectskcmo

ON THE TELE:
February 3, 8:00pm on KCPT (HD)
Austin City Limits with Wilco and Bright Eyes

DVD OF THE WEEK:
One of my favorite publications is "Punk Planet", more for the prose on culture than anything to do with music. A couple years ago an issue arrived in the mail and one of the featured articles was on a band I already loved called Lucero. Considered by most as alt-country it was a bit perplexing that a pub so differently ingrained would do a feature. But read on. Playing shows 250+ nights a year and their DIY stance it began to make sense. A few years later they released the audio/dvd "Dreaming in America". At this point I'll defer to others:
"Sounding like a punkier, rockier version of Wilco, which is to say like a less-alcoholic Replacements, Lucero emerged from Memphis with their compelling brand of Southern country-rock around 2002. A variety of record label and personnel problems dogged their early efforts, difficulties examined in New York filmmaker Aaron Goldman's documentary of the band, DREAMING IN AMERICA, which this live recording accompanies. Including versions of tracks like "And We Fell," "The War," and "California," from their 2005 album NOBODY'S DARLINGS, as well as a variety of cuts from previous releases, DREAMING is both an informative, entertaining live sampling of the band's songbook and a sympathetic portrayal of their struggle to gain a foothold in the music business."
Okay "they" really didn't give you the true experience of the DVD. If you ever wanted to understand what it is that drives a band to demote everything but living on the road here it is. -di

JAQ'S NOTES:
Call to Action: I am in search of Shins tickets!!! The action? – If you have extra Shins tickets please email me at Sad Dog … I would be most grateful to get my paws on a pair. I had to laugh when I saw Di's notes, and thank the stars above, that mainstream radio has not ruined The Shins for me, as I exorcised the commercial haven from my life years ago. Their new release "Wincing the Night Away" is still sinking in while "Chutes Too Narrow" stays close at hand. Today I received an email from a friend letting me know that her friend spaced getting Shins tickets, which reminded me that I had spaced getting Shins tickets. DRAT!!! Sold Out both nights! Once I finished kicking my desk and nearly breaking my toe, I decided I would use my Sad Dog notes this eve, not to enlighten or bore you (whichever it may be), but instead use this section as a platform to plea. I guess I should feel more sympathy for the few who have called me asking if I have extra John Prine tickets. Or, mayb
e I sh
ould just take my own advice and look into those mysterious last minute release tickets. Interesting, when I apply this theory to my own scenario it doesn't give me the hope I thought I was imparting on others. So keep me in mind and you're your nose to the rock and roll ground and let me know if you sniff out a spare.

DI'S NOTES:
It's become very clear to me tonight that I just haven't had enough time for the thing I love. Trying to upload a new CD to your ITunes, only to be so rudely interrupted by a wayward IT guy. Can I have one second at the gym to put on my earphones before Betty Beefcake asks me to be off in 20 minutes before my play list even has the chance to ignite into a full on Parlay fuel fire. Doing happy hour with the boss doesn't seem so bad until you get in her truck and Big and Rich becomes "the only band the really matters". And I'm the only asshole that plays a mainstream early morning radio show that between the chatter plays only The Shins or She Wants Revenge…oh yes she really does. Those days of yore when a cool beverage your best friend and My Bloody Valentine were the only thing within immediate reference….where are you my long lost days.

BLOGS AND SITES:
Argument Machine www.argumentmachine.com

Back to Rockville www.backtorockville.typepad.com/

Dandercroft www.dandercroft.com
Guaranteed to Not Show Up www.guaranteedtonotshowup.com
Lawrence.com www.lawrence.com

Little Hits www.littlehits.com

Living In Stereo www.livinginstereo.com

Patchchord www.patchchord.com

Sonic Spectrum http://sonicspectrum893fm.blogspot.com/

There Stands The Glass www.therestandstheglass.com

Wayward Blog www.pitch.com/blogs

ON THE AIR:
WEDNESDAYS:
Mid Day Medley w/ Mark Manning, 10am-noon, 90.1 KKFI www.kkfi.org (KC)
FRIDAYS:
Friday Morning Buzz w/ Arjay, 6am-8am, 90.1 KKFI www.kkfi.org (KC)
Rockabilly Mood Swing, 5-7pm, 90.1FM KKFI www.kkfi.org (KC)
The Red Wheelbarrow, 9-11pm, 90.1 FM KKFI www.kkfi.org (KC)
SATURDAYS:
Cyprus Avenue, 12-2pm, 89.3FM www.kcur.org (KC)
Sonic Spectrum, 2-4pm, 89.3FM www.kcur.org (KC)
Plow the Fields, 2-4pm, 90.7FM www.kjhk.com (Lawrence)
Retro Red-Eye Express, 11pm to 2am, 90.1FM, www.kkfi.org /

http://retroredeye.blogspot.com (KC)
SUNDAYS:
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!
Anchor Bar 935 State Line (in the West Bottoms)
Anodyne Records www.anodynerecords.com
Balanca's www.balancaskc.com

Bar Natasha, Kansas City, Missouri: www.barnatasha.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
Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club www.daveysuptown.com 816.753.1909
Fred P. Otts Plaza 816.753.2878
Grand Emporium www.kcclubs.com 816.561.2560
Harrah's VooDoo Lounge www.voodookc.com
Harry's Country Club www.harryscountryclub.com 816.421.3505
Hurricane www.hurricanekc.com 816.268.4781
Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall www.jackpotsaloon.com
Jilly's (1744 Broadway) 816.221.4977
Knuckleheads Saloon (2715 Rochester) www.knuckleheadskc.com 816.483.1456
Late Night Theatre (1531 Grand Blvd.) www.latenighttheatre.com 816.474.4LNT
Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas www.libertyhall.net
Little Red Rooster Vinyl and CD's www.myspace.com/littleredroostervinyl
Madrid Theatre

www.madridtheatre.com
Minnow Records www.minnowrecords.com
Mike's Tavern www.mikestavernkc.com 816.444.3399
Mountain Music Shoppe www.mountainmusicshoppe.com 913.962.9711
Needmore Discs www.needmorediscs.com 913-248-8622
Oxblood Records www.myspace.com/oxbloodrecords
Prosperos Bookstore www.prosperosbookstore.com 816-531-WORD
RauschHouse Screen Printing www.rauschhouse.net

Record Bar, The www.therecordbar.com 816-753-5207
Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) www.replaylounge.com
The Granada, Lawrence, Kansas:

www.thegranada.com
The Point (917 W. 44th Street) 816.561.7600
Uptown Theater

www.uptowntheater.com
Zebedee's, Kansas City, Missouri:

www.myspace.com/zebedeesrpm