Hare of the Dog

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

Sad Dog MySpace Profile Song of the Week: Secret by The Popsicles
www.myspace.com/saddogkc

FRIDAY, APRIL 6
It's Over, The Popsicles, Pixel Panda @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
10pm; $6
Coming off of some stellar SXSW performances, one of Sad Dog's favs It's Over is back on the KC stage to shell out what never fails to be heavy dose of high-energy and a roaring good time!!
www.myspace.com/itsoverkansascity / www.myspace.com/thepopsiclesmusic / www.myspace.com/thepixelpanda

Roman Numerals @ MERCY SEAT ALLEY (210 E. 16th Street)
Brought to you by Flying Monkey
7-11pm, Roman Numerals take the stage at 9pm
In the heart of Downtown Kansas City lies Mercy Seat Tattoo. Already a participant of the Crossroads Art District First Friday gallery openings by exhibiting featured artists every month, they are now supporting local live music with outdoor performances in the Mercy Seat Alley. Tonight kicks off with KC indie, alternative, new wave band, the Roman Numerals in the Alley, DJ Cyan in the Gallery and "Tempered In Blood" (the art of Eric Easton).
Check out the Roman Numerals "Rule of V" video on www.myspace.com/saddogkc and keep in the know on upcoming Mercy Seat Alley shows at www.myspace.com/mercyseatalley.
Mark May 4 on your calendars, the next Mercy Seat Alley show featuring The Last of the V8's and The Rich Boys.
www.theromannumerals.com / www.myspace.com/romannumerals / www.mercyseattattoo.com

Grant Hart @ ZONE GALLERY (415 E. 18th Street)
Grant Hart: 20 Masterpieces of Modern Art
Former Husker Du drummer Grant Hart will show his work, as well as perform, at
Zone Gallery, 415 E. 18th St. in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
1979, a 17 year old Grant Hart founded the now legendary punk rock trio Husker Du with Bob Mould and Greg Norton, and released several recordings on the renowned record label SST, followed by major label stardom on with Warner Brothers. All of this is well known, as is the "rift" between Mould and Hart, and is now another chapter of music history. But a lesser known fact is, using a pseudonym, Hart designed all of Husker Du's award winning album artwork.
GRANT HART: 20 MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ART will feature "both recent and older collage work with history-specific title appropriation authentic to the early days of the American Punk Rock movement, but not unlike specific dada influences of the past century," according to a press release. Hart will also play a rare solo set with Minneapolis piedmont guitar impresario/roots singer Baby Grant Johnson opening up. Admission to the opening is free, but a small donation is requested for those staying on for the music, which begins at 8:00.
Thanks to Sad Dog friend Andrew Turner for sending us this show info!!
www.granthart.com / www.myspace.com/granthart2541

Walter Alias, GSD (Members of Life & Times) and Another Holiday @ THE
HURRICANE

www.myspace.com/walteralias / www.myspace.com/anotherholiday

Neko Case and Jon Rauhouse @ LIBERTY HALL
I'm sitting in Saint Paul, MN tonight with temps reaching down to the single digits. I won't be returning in time to catch Neko's show Friday night making these temps even harder to bear. Last year Neko Case's "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" landed on my best of 2006 amongst many other "best of" lists. It's a record that instantly sucked me in for the long haul and I imagine that it'll be one I'll instantly replace as I so often have to do when I lend those favorites out or frequently disappear. -di
www.nekocase.com / www.jonrauhouse.com

Trivia Riot with Maygun @ THE BRICK
7pm – 9pm

www.thebrickkcmo.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Kasey Rausch & Friends @ POCKET PARK (Parkville, MO)
Noon – 2pm
www.myspace.com/kaseyrausch

Lillibelle Presents The Last Call Girls @ RECORD BAR
4pm
Lillibelle is about the most rad place in town for duds for the younger set.
All the best in rock-n-roll wear, from Kiss to the Ramones for your favorite munchkins. Every so often they host this late afternoon shows at the Record Bar for the kids….and no less fun for you grown ups too. This week they host an event with some of the most rad girls on a KC stage, those girls being the witty Last Call Girls. Grab a kid and get there.

www.myspace.com/thelastcallgirls

/ www.lillibellekids.com

The Esoteric, Open Hand and The Thieves @ RECORD BAR
10pm
www.myspace.com/theesoteric

/ www.openhandrocks.com

/ www.myspace.com/thethieves

Truckstop Honeymoon, Sterilize Stereo and Mark Smeltzer @ THE BRICK
Some folk don't like buskers but I sure do. Some people call them beggars but I only see true musicians giving their all on city streets in hopes that the payback might be a dollar in their bucket. Such is where the love story of Truckstop Honeymoon started…on the streets of New Orleans. I first fell in love with this duo one cold January night at Davey's Uptown. It was midweek and a friend and I needed some libation to warm us up … we chose our closest and most favorite place. Katie Euliss and Mike West, otherwise known as Truckstop Honeymoon, were already on the small stage at Davey's and had us in tears of laughter before we could order up our first drink and grab a seat. They're a dynamic wedded duo of marital and audience bliss. They "play tough, funny, hi-octane songs about interstates, pinball arcades and true love. After a court house wedding, the pair hit the road. They spent their wedding night in a truck stop somewhere between Lafayette and the Atchafalya Swamp. And so T
ruckstop Honeymoon was born." Despite their recent run-in with a bitch named Katrina who took no names and destroyed their home they relocated to Kansas with the help of their good friend Kirk Rundstrom (Split Lip Rayfield). They're a couple of good hearted folks who I imagine could entertain just about anywhere, stage to street. -di
www.myspace.com/truckstophoneymoon

/ www.myspace.com/sterilizestereo

/ www.myspace.com/marksmeltzer

The Away Team, Super Black Market and The Threes @ THE HURRICANE
www.myspace.com/theawayteamkc / www.myspace.com/superblackmarket / www.myspace.com/thethrees

2nd Annual The Pitch Artopia @ SCREENLAND THEATRE
7pm – 1656 Washington
$15 Advance / $20 Day of Show
Must be 21+ to Attend
Beer and Wine, Food Samplings, Live Music, Art Performances & Fashion Show
Featuring Live Music by Barclay Martin, Chico, Kirsten Paludan, Lonnie Fisher, Rob Tapley Bustamante, Drew Black and Chelsea Laswell
For tickets and info call 816.561.6061 or visit www.pitch.com or www.myspace.com/thepitchkc

Toots and the Maytals @ FOLLY THEATER
8pm / Tickets $15, $20, $35 and $45
The legendary Toots and the Maytals have charted the course of Jamaican music with unrivaled delivery and dynamism, setting new standards of excellence, and becoming the most enduring of all Jamaican groups. Blessed with the most powerful, soulful voice of any reggae performer, Toots Hibbert is a legend whose career spans every development in Jamaican music. He remains a seminal artist in a musical genre that has impacted and influenced attitudes and politics wherever the sound has been heard. – KC Live Arts
www.tootsandthemaytals.net / www.follytheater.com / www.kclivearts.org

SUNDAY, APRIL 8
HARE OF THE DOG – HAPPY EASTER PUPS!

The 359's and Bleeding Hands @ FRED P. OTTS
Once upon a time there was a great little band called The Bad Ideas. Their life was much too short. One good half of The Bad Ideas went and joined another great little band called The Gaslights and that joint venture ended much too soon. Two short lives surely must spawn a good hearty one….let's hope it's called The 359's. If not, there's some Bleeding Hands that are poised to do the job.

www.myspace.com/thebleedinghands

Noah Earle @ WESTPORT FLEA MARKET
Country singer/songwriter from Topeka, KS.
www.myspace.com/noahearle

Magnolia Electric Co. @ THE BOTTLENECK
www.magnoliaelectricco.com / www.myspace.com/magnoliaelectricco

MONDAY, APRIL 9
Rumblejetts @ RECORD BAR
6:30-9pm; no cover dinner show
www.rumblejetts.com

Brother Ike's Rural Grit Happy Hour 6-9pm @ THE BRICK
www.ruralgrit.com

/ www.thebrickkcmo.com

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

Live Music Mondays @ THE DROP
Featuring Kasey Rausch
And you might want to check out The Drop Drink of the Moment, The Thai Tea Martini. Pow!
www.myspace.com/kaseyrausch / www.myspace.com/thedropbar

Mix Tape Monday's @ JILLY'S on Broadway
$2 Cover / $2 Boulevard Drafts
9pm - close
Join Godjeff$atan and Lil' Casey as they kick out tunes reminiscent of your
favorite mix tapes. Requests are always welcome, as well as personal mixes if
you got em'.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 10
Mike Dillon's Go Go Jungle @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
9pm; $8
www.myspace.com/mikedillonsgogojungle

Boozeday Tuesday @ THE BRICK
$5; 8pm
www.myspace.com/boozedaytuesday

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Cory Branan @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
8:30pm; $6
Again, probably my favorite way to discover someone I dig is catching them by accident when I'm expecting nothing. Such is the case with Cory. He plays Davey's from time to time and assaults each time with his well crafted lyrics and wit. I've never fancied myself and connoisseur of the singer/songwriter genre but I would gather Cory would be gem amongst those that do. I do know that my favorites in the genre are darkly humorous and Cory has that nailed. He claims Lucero in his company of friends and often plays shows with them. For fans of Lucero this one is a no brainer. -di
www.myspace.com/corybranan / www.corybranan.com

Vast, Point One Blank, August House and Anvil Chorus @ GRAND EMPORIUM
7pm - Last All Ages Anvil Chorus Show
www.myspace.com/vast / www.myspace.com/anvilchorus / www.myspace.com/pointone / www.myspace.com/augusthouse

Yo La Tengo @ THE GRANADA (Lawrence, KS)
While always grasping some significant critical acclaim they have never enjoyed a wide audience. Yo La Tengo has a couple gems that have remained in my personal standards for more than a decade. It began in 1990 with the release of "Fakebook", an album of mostly acoustic tunes, including covers from Gene Clark, Cat Stevens, Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers, The Escorts, The Flamin' Groovies, The Scene Is Now, the Kinks, the Pastels, and my personal favorite "Speeding Motorcycle" by Daniel Johnston. I'm not sure any critic or fan has ever locked them into one style as they tend to draw on folk, punk rock, shoegazing, long instrumental noise-jams and electronica. I've seen them play in small venues and those as large as a college gymnasium. September '06 saw the release of their latest "I'm Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass". So eclectic that sometimes when I have it in shuffle it takes a second to recognize who it is when they come up. Frankly, I can't think of one friend th
at might enjoy their shows. But those of you that like to experience something a little varied in the performance of one band, here's your ticket. -di
www.yolatengo.com

/ www.myspace.com/yolatengo

Anything Goes Wednesday's @ THE BRICK
8pm to Midnight Every Wednesday
Roach of Spice of Life Productions hosts this free Open Mic Night.
Sign up starts at 7pm.
Questions? Email: roach@spiceoflifeproductions.com or for details call
816-421-1634

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, APRIL 12
Patrice Pike and Ginger Leigh @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
8pm; $10 adv / $12 dos
See Jaq's notes for more on Ginger Leigh.

www.patricepike.com / www.myspace.com/gingerleighband

Chris Koza Band, Mosquito Bandito and The Waiting List @ THE BRICK
www.myspace.com/chriskozaband / www.myspace.com/mosquitobandito / www.myspace.com/thewaitinglist

Sing Along Happy Hour w/ Jamie Searle of It's Over @ THE BRICK
6-8pm
www.itsovermusic.com

/ www.myspace.com/itsoverkansascity

TRIVIA CLASH @ 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:
Apr. 13 Rockabilly Prom @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Apr. 17 Lucero @ THE GRANADA
Apr. 20 Sean Lennon @ THE GRAND EMPORIUM
Apr. 21 The Decemberists @ UPTOWN THEATER (On Sale Now)
Apr. 24 Southern Culture on the Skids and Pendergast @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Apr. 25 Victor Wooten @ THE GRANADA
May 1 Jet w/ The Virgins @ VOODOO LOUNGE (Harrah's Casino)
May 5 Donkeyshow XV: Cinco de Mayo
May 6 Kings of Leon @ VOODOO LOUNGE (Harrah's Casino)
May 6 Social Distortion @ BEAUMONT CLUB
May 8 Honky – Boozeday Tuesday @ THE BRICK; $5 / 8pm
May 9 George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
May 11 The Killers and Hot Hot Heat @ RIVER MARKET
May15 Nashville Pussy / Artimus Piledriver / Three Bad Jacks; $9 adv / $12 dos;
8pm @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
May 18 Clutch and Bell Rays @ THE GRANADA (Lawrence, KS)
May 24 Bill Joe Shaver @ KNUCKLEHEADS
May 25 The Weary Boys; $8; 10pm
May 31 Eleni Mandell @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
June 1 Bob Schneider @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
June 6-9 TwangFest in St. Louis
June 7-10 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in LAWRENCE, KS
June 23 The Wilders @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
June 29 The Red Elvises @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Aug. 4 Reverend Horton Heat & Murder By Death @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
Aug. 16-18 North vs. South Festival in Lawrence, KS
Sept. 8 Crossroads Festival @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK

NEW RELEASES:
May 15 Wilco "Sky Blue Sky" (Nonesuch, 2007)
www.wilcoworld.net

LOCAL NEWS:
KC Jubilee Film Festival 2007 Passes On Sale Now
Featuring 100 + films, Crosscut – Women Making Movies, a Midnight Festival Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation, an Awards Gala at the Blue Room and much more!
www.kcjubilee.org or 913.649.0244

ON THE TELE:
April 7 Elvis Costello on Austin City Limits
www.austincitylimits.com

April 18 Son Volt on Late Show with Letterman
www.sonvolt.net

ON THE RADIO:
April 7 Son Volt Live on KBCO Boulder @ 3:30 pm MST
http://www.kbco.com/main.html
And on the Son Volt front …The Search Deluxe Edition is available exclusively through iTunes featuring the 14 songs on The Search CD + 8 additional songs. If you have already purchased the 14-track CD you can purchase the 8 additional tunes a la carte.

www.sonvolt.net
You can also check out their March 1 Conan performance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-Z*AuzKs9d_E
It might seem we are getting a little Son Volt heavy on you this week, but I have been spending some time with their recent release The Search and encourage you to do the same!
-jaq

FESTIVAL PRE-SALES:
Festival Season is just around the corner, and although the following don't happen until September, the deals are hot on three day passes!

ACL Festival @ ZILKER PARK (Austin, TX)
September 14 – 16, 2006
2007 Not Yet Announced
Discounted Three-Day Passes now available for $50
www.austincitylimits.com

Bumbershoot @ SEATTLE CENTER (Seattle, WA)
September 1 – 3, 2007
Currently scheduled to perform: Wu-Tang Can, Crowded House, Steve Earle, DeVotchka, The Gourds, Magnolia Electric Company, The Holmes Brothers and many more to be announced. A complete schedule will be published this summer.
Discounted Three-Day Passes now available for $75

www.bumbershoot.org

JAQ NOTES:
November 2006 I some friends and I headed to Davey's to see Patrice Pike. You see, I have a reality TV addiction in the form of "Rockstar", and Patrice was one of the rockers who didn't make the final cut. Patrice's performance was impressive, she is cute as a button, has a fantastic voice and an amazing stage presence. But it was someone else that night that blew me away. The following is what I wrote after that Nov. '06 show.
Ginger Leigh "Sugar In My Coffee" (2006, BMI)
"Last Thursday night I made it to Davey's to check out Patrice Pike, of Rockstar Supernova fame. Apparently, after her world wind summer as a "Rockstar", she went back to Austin with a wish list of musicians she wanted in her touring band … and she got them all. KC was the first night that the band members took turns showing off their solo wares, in place of an official opening act. All talented musicians, but no one "moved me." In a moment of boredom I took to the side bar to chat with some friends. At one point a previously unheard voice permeated the entire bar, beckoning us all to move towards the stage. The voice belonged to a woman named Ginger Leigh, not a member of the band, but manager of Patrice Pike who hopped up on stage for a quick tune. It only took the one to have me completely engaged, then like a well-seasoned tease, her performance ended as if she had never been at Davey's at all. That voice "moved me." And being it was my lucky day she had her album "Sugar In My
Coffee" for sale."
Leigh has a powerhouse voice and is in completely in control of every note she hits. She has a voice that commands attention and sinks into your bones. Odd as it may sound, the first description that came to my mind when I popped Sugar In My Coffee was, "This is what Annie Lennox would sound like had she grown up in Austin." I still stick to that description and still can't get enough Sugar In My Coffee.
Tonight Ginger opens up for Patrice. Get there early!

DI'S NOTES:
I'm worried. I'm worried about Billy Joe Shaver. Since the first time I saw him in December 2005 I've been in full on fan to performer love! Earlier this week I saw a headline on cnn.com "Country Singer Wanted in Shooting". I click and jaw hits floor. According to major news streams my favorite country outlaw has made good on his reputation and is "wanted" following a shooting outside a Texas bar!!! "Holy smokes!" <Edited to ensure email delivery!> Here's what I read on CNN…
"After Shaver left a bar in Lorena on Saturday night, a drunk, aggressive stranger with a knife followed him into the parking lot, said attorney Joseph A. Turner of Austin. Shaver shot him in self-defense, he said. Police in Lorena -- about 80 miles north of Austin -- issued arrest warrants late Monday on charges of aggravated assault and possessing a firearm in a prohibited place, Turner said. Shaver attempted to surrender to Austin police Monday night but was not arrested because the police did not have a record of the warrants, said Turner, who accompanied Shaver. <<huh?..>> Lorena authorities could not be reached for comment early Tuesday. We're working with the police to get this resolved," Turner told The Associated Press. "His priority is dealing with this issue."
The shooting occurred at 8:30 p.m. Saturday outside Papa Joe's Texas Saloon, according to Lorena police. The victim was shot in the cheek but was talking and alert afterward, police said. He was hospitalized. Turner declined to elaborate or say whether anything occurred inside the bar between Shaver and the victim. He said Shaver did not know the man." On one hand I'm seeing some great songs in Billy Joe's future, on the other I'm a bit worried that my favorite country songwriter may just not make it up here for his May 24th show at Knuckleheads! Billy Joe is mighty in his ability to survive tragedy and sadly, this may be one of his easiest challenges to overcome. Won't you say a little prayer or raise a glass in hopes that he makes it through this one too!
Updated information at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17957594

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)

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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
Coffee Break www.myspace.com/mholmes1
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 on Broadway (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 Drop www.myspace.com/thedropbar
The Granada, Lawrence, Kansas www.thegranada.com
The Mercy Seat Alley (210. E. 16th Street) www.myspace.com/mercyseatalley
The Point (917 W. 44th Street) 816.561.7600
Uptown Theater

www.uptowntheater.com
VooDoo Lounge 816.472.7777 www.voodookc.com
Zebedee's, Kansas City, Missouri:

www.myspace.com/zebedeesrpm