Sad Dog Weekend Update
Lift a Leg
KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE ROCK-N-ROLL GROUND !!!
Welcome to summer pups! It�s gonna be a rockin� hot one!
Oh secrets we can keep�. All in due time but let�s start it off with the much too absent:
SAD DOG TRIVIA!!!!!!!
Many thanks to Mike�s Tavern for bringing us a 3-day Memorial Day Weekend Rock and Roll Cookout stuffed with an exceptional line-up of KC bands. We had the pleasure of taking in Throw Rag w/ Goodnight Daylight there a few weeks ago and it is one fun venue to see the rock. In addition to giving us the rock, they are also throwing in free entry +1 to be up close and personal to Helvis, The Ramalamas, Seconds from Disaster, Last Call Girls, and The Sixteens, Saturday, May 28 to the first Sad Dog to email the answer of the following Sad Dog Trivia question.
QUESTION: Name 2 bands (past or current) which Mike Devine, the Owner of Mike�s Tavern, has been, or currently is a member.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
Mike�s Tavern First Annual Memorial Day Weekend Rock and Roll Cookout
$1 brats, drink specials, $5 gets you 5 great bands each night!
Day 1 $5 cover
Goodnight Daylight, Pendergast, Action Figure, H Gage, The Happy Accidents
www.goodnightdaylight.com / www.pendergastkc.com / www.actionfigurerocks.com / www.hgage.com
Robbie Fulks, Solagget, and Kirk Rundstrom Band @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
Bloodshot artist, singer/songwriter/bad-ass guitarist Robbie Fulks will be gracing, yes gracing, that little stage on Main in support of his new album "Georgia Hard", released May 17 on Yep Roc Records. Here's a man that is difficult to place in one genre as he can shell out the honky-tonk and bluegrass as well as some power pop without missing a beat. He delivers honesty through humor and has the conviction to right out speak his mind. Visit the Recent News section on his website where he shares stories such as "The Worst Gig I Ever Had", and "Appreciation: Lucinda Williams" proving to have quite a talent with the written word as well .He is joined by the pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass and country combo of the Kirk Rundstrom Band, along with the instrumental sounds of Solagget.
www.robbiefulks.com / www.kirkrundstrom.com / www.solagget.com
Red Guitar, and Builder @ THE HURRICANE
www.red-guitar.com / www.buildermusic.com
SATURDAY, MAY 28
Mike�s Tavern First Annual Memorial Day Weekend Rock and Roll Cookout
Day 2 $5 cover�how ya feeling? Be the first to answer the trivia above and you get in free!
Helvis, The Ramalamas, Seconds from Disaster, Last Call Girls, The Sixteens
www.helvisnation.com
The Ugly Beats, and Afterparty @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
The Ugly Beats bring their 60�s era garage rock sound to Kansas City this weekend from Austin, TX. Label-mates with The Paybacks and The Cynics they are out in support of their 2004 release �Bring on the Beats�. The Ugly Beats will be playing a Recycled Sounds in-store at 4pm the same day. See Jaq�s notes for her tirade on the The Afterparty, Whiskytown and The Flying Burrito Brothers.
www.uglybeats.com / www.gethip.com / www.recycledsoundskc.com
American Catastrophe, In the Pines, and Actors & Actresses @ THE BRICK
www.aaa.band.com / www.inthepinesmusic.com
SUNDAY, MAY 29
Oh great gods above how we do love a Monday holiday!
Mike�s Tavern First Annual Memorial Day Weekend Rock and Roll Cookout
Day 3 $5 cover�can you cowboy-up?
Federation of Horsepower, Boogan Mod, Underwater Knife Fight (formerly The Stick-ups), Stubblefield, Chad Rex
www.federationofhorsepower.com
Pendergast @ FRED P. OTTS
A few years back I found myself at Davey�s Uptown =imagine that=. I believe
The Gaslights and Pembertons (Manhattan, KS) were on the bill with Pendergast. It didn�t matter that I wasn�t yet too familiar with any of the bands�.that one fine boy I wanted to get to know was there and I was saddled up next to him enjoying the conversation. Despite the exchange of sweet flirtation and the solid whiskey pour my favorite bartender Mokie had served up I was compelled to move stage front. I don�t remember the song and I don�t remember the conversation I left, I do remember that it was one of the rare times I�ve been quite so moved to redirect my attention with such conviction. 2+ years later and Pendergast is one of the KC bands I rarely miss. Last year the boys released �Truth About Saturday Night�. The truth is I gave the CD a couple listens and set it aside. Pendergast is one of those bands I came to know through their live performance and something about the CD left me yearning. This Spring, as we opened the windows and set up the porch for weather induced socializing, I found myself slipping it into the old changer. Boy howdy, it all became clear. Initially I was a bit too intimate with their live show to give the CD a healthy listen. Now that those nights at Davey�s with Pendergast have become like a well trusted friend the CD has become something unto itself. If you grew up in the Midwest this is music of the heartland. If you love roots rock-n-roll get out and meet your self a new friend in Pendergast. You have two chances this weekend � set your summer off correctly. Go to the show, buy the CD and kick back with that �dark stained water�. -di
www.pendergastkc.com
Chad Rex Experience & John Greiner @ WESTPORT FLEA MARKET
Late Night with Strange Bedfellows �New Wave City� @ THE HURRICANE
MONDAY, MAY 30
Americana Mondays w/ The Gaslights and TBA @ BLAYNEY�S
Come down and welcome The Gaslights back from their tour of the South!
No Cover, $1 PBR�s and $2 wells
www.thegaslights.com
Brother Ike�s Rural Grit Happy Hour 6-9pm @ THE BRICK
Brodioke �The Ultimate Karaoke Experience� 10pm � close @ THE BRICK
TUESDAY, MAY 31
DJ Stagger @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
7-9pm�ish
Long time Sad Dog readers will have noticed the absence of music related activity in Kansas City on Tuesday nights. DJ Stagger is igniting Tuesdays once again by spinnin� rock-n-roll, punk, country and soul at Davey�s Uptown.
Proclamation: We here by extinguish Tuesdays as a day of rest. The weather is warm, hop on your feet, skateboard, bicycle or fashionable ride of your choosing, call your friends and congregate in one fell swoop upon the corner of 34th and Main for a frosty one on Tuesdays�the loneliest day of all. Right�okay so maybe a bit dramatic for an evening without real instruments but I�ve always hated this empty spot on our calendar.
-di
Crowbar, Moire, Across Tundras, and Stillborn @ EL TORREON
www.crowbarmusic.com /
The Fucking Champs, Zombi, and Boy Jazz @ THE BOTTLENECK
Wowee, I forgot about The Fucking Champs (San Francisco). I caught them a few years ago at Minneapolis� 7th St. Entry with a young stellar band, Drunk Horse (Seattle).
Who needs a bass? Set up with two guitars and a drummer The Fucking Champs approach metal with composed due diligence. Expect something fresh at this show. There is no semblance to familiar or retro. Mostly instrumental but in the way that doesn�t make you miss the vocal mics. -di
www.thefuckingchamps.com / www.zombi.us / www.boyjazz.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
Welcome to Summer! @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
Slimm Spins 7-8:30pm � Back for one week!
Cass County Lamenters 8:30-9:30pm
It�s the debut appearance of this new band playing old time country with Venus Van Horn providing vocals backed by DJ Clem on lap steele, Mike Meyers on drums, Erik Voeks on bass and Troy Van Horn on lead guitar.
And rockabilly late night with Paulie Bluenote & The Dukes, The Silvermen, and The Cowtown Playboys
$5 cover
DJ SCSI Bunny & DJ Tulipana Spin Punk, Metal and Guilty Pleasures
Midnight � 3am @ BUZZARD BEACH
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
The Dears @ THE BOTTLENECK
Here�s a band that had some hype about �em as we rolled into SXSW this year. We caught them at a Waterloo Records in-store and I bought their recent release
�No Cities Left�. Hailing from Montreal and experiencing elevated recognition in Europe they seem to be escaping most American music critics pigeon-hole-in�. Something about this band takes me back to the day when The Smiths, Cure, Bauhaus, Alphaville and Roxy Music were my ever present soundtrack. All that being said, �No Cities Left� flows as if it should be the soundtrack to some recent femme fatal film noir. -di
www.thedears.org
Rockumentarys 7-9pm @ THE BRICK
$4 pitchers of Miller High Life
IN-STORES:
Saturday, May 28 The Ugly Beats (Austin, TX) @ RECYCLED SOUNDS
4pm; 3941 Main St.
The Ugly Beats will play a full show later Saturday night @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
www.uglybeats.com / www.recycledsoundskc.com
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Kruizin� The Heartland in Lawrence, KS
The MO-KAN Chapter of the Pharaohs Car Club benefit for local charities.
Friday, 5/ 27: 9pm � 2am Rockabilly w/ Paulie Bluenote & The Dukes, The Rumbletones, and The Silvermen @ THE REPLAY
Saturday, 5/28: Car show @ Haskell Indian Nations University grounds
10am � 6pm featuring live music from noon-5pm with Paulie Bluenote & The Dukes, The Cowtown Playboys, Lil� Rachel and The Rumblejetts, and The Mezcal Brothers. All that and: burlesque dancers, contests, games and even the crowning of the Kruizin� Queen. The car show will feature pre-1965 vintage, local, regional, and national hot rods and customs.
Saturday�s entrance fee is $10. Proceeds benefit several local charities for single moms and kids, widows and children of police and firefighters, and underprivileged families.
RELEASES:
May 24, 2005 Lucero "Nobody's Darlings", Liberty and Lament Records
I most certainly do realize that I mentioned this release last week, but, damn!!!!, it is well worth a second mention. Last week I did not have it in my paws, but oh sweet gods of rock, thank you for delivering this one. The Memphis boys are back with their mix of country, rock and punk...and back with a vengeance. It's a good sign when the first song on the album has you smiling, screaming, and driving way too fast! I just picked it up Tuesday, and I am devouring every song on the release as if I am musically emaciated and just can't fill the void fast enough. I knew from the first lick that it wouldn't leave my side for quite some time. It's that disc that compels you to always start from the beginning and not skip a single moment till the end. -jaq
Lucero - July 2nd @ UPTOWN THEATER w/ The Get Up Kids
www.luceromusic.com
UPCOMING RELEASES:
May 31 Melvins �Mangled Demos from 1983� Ipecac Recordings
June 14 Dwight Yoakam �Blame the Vain� New West Records
UPCOMING:
June 9-11 TWANGFEST (St. Louis, MO) www.twangfest.com
June 11 Donkey Show VII @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
June 17-20 WAKARUSA MUSIC FESTIVAL (Lawrence, KS) www.wakarusa.com
June 30 Jon Dee Graham, and The Gaslights @ DAVEY�S UPTOWN
July 2 Lucero @ UPTOWN THEATER
July 7 Joe Ely @ THE GRAND EMPORIUM
July 10 Tom Petty w/ The Black Crowes @ VERIZON
July 21 Billy Idol @ UPTOWN THEATER (New Date)
July 23 Duran Duran @ MIDLAND THEATER
July 23 & 24 Lollapalooza @ GRANT PARK CHICAGO
August 3 Elvis Costello @ UPTOWN THEATER (New Date)
August 25 Brian Wilson @ STARLIGHT THEATER
August 26 Loretta Lynn @ AMERISTAR CASINO
JAQ�S NOTES:
On one thoroughly enjoyable trip to Recycled Sounds this week I picked up The Afterparty's 2004 self-titled release. As I hit the new release bin it seemed to jump into my hands and was the first in the stack that I carried with me through the store. All the while, the music playing in the store was definitely striking my interest. While there, I had every intention of picking up the new Ryan Adams & The Cardinals disc, and kept wondering if it was that playing. (Once again, for those of you who just love to hate Ryan, my apologies but I am a fan, and very willing to have stones thrown in my direction. Life has taught me how to duck.) The thing was, it sounded much more like Whiskeytown, Ryan's alt-country band prior to breaking out solo). And with the exception of his first two solo releases "Heartbreaker" and "Gold", Whiskeytown is what made me a fan in the first place. Ok, I seem to have gotten off track. So, moving on. As you have most likely guessed, little did I know at the time, but the sounds filling the record store were the sweet sounds of The Afterparty. Ever eager to hear what would soon be a new gem to add to the collection, I threw it in the CD player and spent a half-hour driving home in what should have taken 5 minutes. Listening to my new purchase, another familiar sound kept leaping to my ears. It was the sound of Gram Parson's and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Having never seen The Afterparty live, it seemed quite fitting that once I did they would all be donning sequined Nudie suits after emerging from Burrito Manor. What might initially seem like an odd mix of comparisons, Whiskeytown and The Flying Burrito Brothers, really isn't such a far stretch considering most any band falling into that alt-country genre has spent quality time with, or has been heavily influenced by, the songs of Gram Parsons. Keep in mind these comparisons I draw come from first impressions. And this is the story of my first moments with The Afterparty. I did pick up the disc with a stack of 6 other releases, all of which have been shuffled in and out of the player since Tuesday scrambling for equal air-time. The Afterparty, Danny Fischer (vocals, guitar), Dave Regnier (vocals, guitar), Sarah Carpenter (vocals), Chris Devictor (bass), Paul Andrews (drums), and Josh Mobley (piano, rhodes, and vocals), is certainly throwing out a unique and welcomed sound to the KC music scene. And, I say with authority, if you are a fan of the Americana music, run, not walk, to Davey's Uptown on Saturday night and check these folks out for yourself. And don't forget your Nudie Suit. �jaq
To The Afterparty: In this day and age when so many want to stuff Ryan into a sock, I must hope that you take this comparison as praise
DI�S NOTES:
It�s all about honesty this week. I�m a rock-n-roll girl who chooses to visit the country lane from time to time. I was bred on the genres, I suffered my adolescents with rock as my faithful companion and revisited the country roots my family reared me on when I grew a brain in my mid-20�s. As with any mixed blood one wanders. I�ve done my time with many derivatives, but country and rock are like two siblings�you love it cuz it�s in your blood. But last week I paid a visit to my indie cousin. Like any family, I have my favorites spread here to there but it�s not often I find myself in their company. Last Saturday night, after beating my dear friend Cody at pop culture trivia (eat it sucka), we headed down to The Brick to check out the Dandercroft Showcase. Timing has never been better. We made it just in time to see Bacon Shoe, featuring John Bersuch aka Lethal D, and John Ferguson aka Toine � hype man extraordinaire! While the indie reference could be argued on this dynamic duo I know where they come from and they are rooted in indie by their shear innovative efforts (Dandercroft Music Zine and Band Scramble respectively) in Kansas City music culture. Holy hell, rap-magic-spectacular! I didn�t know they had it in �em. Bacon Shoe is the funniest damn thing I�ve seen in a long time and they do it well. Lyrics so raunchy you might find yourself turning it down in your own company. Gracefully followed by Anvil Chorus, I believe this band briefly channeled My Bloody Valentine and that�s enough to bring me back next time. However, this is a band that will take me some time to get to know, kind of like a third cousin, but the relationship is off to a fantastic start. What I�ve come to learn this week is, like with any family, KC local live music is vast and it�s good to go a-visiting�you are bound to be entertained by something refreshing.
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)
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)
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Please contact venues to confirm shows!
Balanca�s www.balancaskc.com
Beaumont Club www.kcclubs.com 816-561-2560
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
Recycled Sounds (3941 Main) www.recycledsoundskc.com 816.531.4890
Replay Lounge (Lawrence, KS) www.replaylounge.com
