Sad Dog Weekend Update
Bring on the Bacon!
Sad Dog MySpace Profile Song of the Week: "A New Discovery" by Bacon Shoe
www.myspace.com/saddogkc
FRIDAY, MARCH 30
KCUR's Sonic Spectrum 3rd Anniversary Weekend @ RECORD BAR
Featuring: Starlight Mints, State Bird, The Caves and Minus Story
www.kcur.org/sonicspectrum / www.starlightmints.com / www.myspace.com/missouricaves
/ www.minus-story.com
Bacon Shoe & Friends @ MIKE'S TAVERN
The beloved Bacon Shoe returns to a Kansas City stage. Excuse you if you haven't caught the wonders of MC Lethal D, Toine – hypeman extraordinaire, and their faithful bacon cooker Mr. Ruggles. They have a way with words…to say the least. We dare you not to laugh and we dare you to leave hungry. Be bewildered.
The Stella Link, Lovers In Transit and Beautiful Bodies @ THE HURRICANE
www.myspace.com/thestellalink / www.myspace.com/loversintransit
Now Hawkins, Miles of Wire and The Capsules @ THE BRICK
www.myspace.com/nowhawkins / www.myspace.com/milesofwire / www.thecapsules.net
Trivia Riot with Maygun @ THE BRICK
7pm – 9pm
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
Tulips on Troost @ COFFEE BREAK
10am – 2pm
Stop by for a tasty coffee beverage, local vendors selling their wares and live music by Acoustical Reverb (11am) and Stones Cry Out (1pm) at 5400 Troost.
www.myspace.com/coffeebreak
KCUR'S Sonic Spectrum 3rd Anniversary Weekend @ RECORD BAR
Softee, Ghosty, American Catastrophe, Pedaljets
KC's The Pedaljets are back! Check out their story in the Kansas City Star Preview "Backpedaling with the Pedaljets: The Pedaljets reunite and revisit a freewheeling recording project."
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/weekend/16987881.htm
www.myspace.com/softeerocks / www.ghostymusic.com / www.myspace.com/amcat / www.thepedaljets.com
The Afterparty, Crawling With Kings and OK Jones @ THE HURRICANE
www.myspace.com/afterpartykc / www.myspace.com/okjones
MC Cat Genius, Obelisk and Waterfowl Habitat @ THE BRICK
www.myspace.com/obeliskandmccatgenius / www.myspace.com/waterfowlhabitat1987
David Lindley w/ Pieta Brown @ KNUCKLEHEADS
9:30pm / $20
www.davidlindley.com / www.pietabrown.com
Grand Marquis @ THE DRUM ROOM (President Hotel)
www.grandmarquis.net
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
The Caves and Crawling with Kings @ FRED P. OTTS
www.myspace.com/missouricaves
Brion Leftwich @ WESTPORT FLEA MARKET
Stockmarket Crash and Lovers In Transit @ RECORD BAR
www.myspace.com/thestockmarketcrash / www.myspace.com/loversintransit
MONDAY, APRIL 2
Krystle Warren and The Faculty @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
8pm / $10
A Kansas City native, this singer / songwriter / guitar player / poet moved to Brooklyn, New York about three years ago, and still in her early 20's has performed at the Newport Folk Festival and toured with, Martha Wainwright (one of my favorite female vocalists) and Eryka Badu. Citing Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and The Beatles as early influences. In describing there sound she writes on her website, "I don't believe it's really anything new. I mean, we're just reflecting on our musical taste. I personally, love classic rock and learned a lot from Brit pop, as well as jazz, R&B – so many styles all stemming from the same thing."
I remember a night about four years ago, my friends Wende and Terie and our new friends, musicians in Jon Dee Graham's line-up de jour, headed back to my Plaza apartment. Wende took a brief walk and came back with Krystle, her friend and band mate Solomon and his upright bass. She grabbed my guitar, Solomon grabbed the bass and we all partied till the wee hours of the morning to the sounds of her stunning vocals and the even mellow tone of the bass.
This wins the "reason to go out on a school night" show of the week. -jaq
www.myspace.com/krystlewarrenandthefaculty / www.kryslewarren.com
Charlie Louvin @ GRAND EMPORIUM
This Country Music Hall of Fame legend put out his first new studio album in over ten February 2007, the self-titled Charlie Louvin, a collection of Louvin Brothers classics. The album features guest performances by Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham, Tom T. Hall, George Jones, Bobby Bare Sr., Blind Eyes, Clem Snide and many more.
"Charlie Louvin's influence on country, alt-country, and their may sub-genres, incalculable. The unique harmonies and lyrical folk poetry of the Louvin Brothers – Charlie's brother Ira died in 1965 - have inspired countless covers of their songs by such artists as Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, the Byrds, Emmylou Harris, Uncle Tupelo and the Raconteurs." – www.charlielouvinbros.com.
"Charlie Louvin, 79, is the latest in a line fo country war horses who've seen their careers resurrected by well-meaning hipsters." – NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7718685
One resurrected Louvin Brothers song of note is a favorite of alt-country fans, Uncle Tupelo's "Great Atomic Power."
Brother Ike's Rural Grit Happy Hour 6-9pm @ THE BRICK
www.ruralgrit.com
Brodioke, The Ultimate Karaoke Experience, 10pm-2:30am @ THE BRICK
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 3
Boozeday Tuesday @ THE BRICK
Featuring: The Hard Lessons and Ste. Simon
$5; 8pm
The Hard Lessons are a rock-n-roll trio out of Detroit. This East Lansing college-born band is being hailed as "the next big thing out of Detroit". Check out the catchy licks on their MySpace page and the feature in this week's Pitch.
www.pitch.com/2007-03-29/music/hot-teachers
www.myspace.com/tehhardlessons
www.thehardlessons.com / www.myspace.com/stesimone
/ www.myspace.com/boozedaytuesday
The Living Room @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
KC's premiere weekly Living Room singer / songwriter showcase!
Visit the Living Room MySpace blog for the lowdown on KC singer songwriters on
the scene. 2 for 2 Drink Specials / No Cover
www.myspace.com/thelivingroomatdaveys
Aural Exciter @ RECORD BAR
10pm
DJ's Robert Moore (KCUR's Sonic Spectrum) and Steve Tulipana spinning tunes from
the bleedin' obvious to the blatantly obscure.
www.theauralexciter.com
Rockabilly Roundup w/ The Rumblejetts @ KNUCKLEHEADS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
Bob Schneider and Sharon Little @ THE BOTTLENECK
www.bobschneidermusic.com / www.sharonlittle.com / www.myspace.com/sharonlittle
Buddy Lush Phenomenon @ THE BRICK
6 – 8pm
Cheap Date Wednesday's – No Cover, 2-4-1 Burgers and $2 Highlife Bottles
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 5
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!
Bad Livers and Broken Hearts - Tex DJ's @ THE POINT
10pm
ON DECK:
Apr. 6 Neko Case and Jon Rauhouse @ LIBERTY HALL (On Sale Now)
Apr. 8 Magnolia Electric Co. @ THE BOTTLENECk
Apr. 11 Cory Branan @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
Apr. 11 Yo La Tengo @ THE GRANADA (Lawrence, KS)
April 12 Patrice Pike and Ginger Leigh; $10 adv / $12 dos; 8pm @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
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 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
June 6-9 TwangFest in St. Louis
June 7-10 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in LAWRENCE, KS
June 29 The Red Elvises @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Aug. 16-18 North vs. South Festival in Lawrence, KS
NEW RELEASES:
"First Blood" (Oxblood Records, 2007)
The disc was officially released a couple of weeks ago at the CD release party at the Record Bar and is currently available at Zebedee's, Little Red Rooster and Needmore Discs.
www.oxbloodrecords.com /
www.myspace.com/oxbloodrecords www.myspace.com/zebedeesrpm / www.myspace.com/littleredroostervinyl / www.myspace.com/needmorediscs
April 3 Kings of Leon "Because of the Times" (RCA)
www.kingsofleon.com
LOCAL NEWS:
Crossroads KC announces first shows...
By Timothy Finn - The Kansas City Star
Crossroads KC has just announced the first of what it expects to be dozens of concerts scheduled for the venue in the lot south of Grinders, 417 E. 18th St., the site of last year's Crossroads Music Festival.
Ziggy Marley with Robert Randolph will play on May 4; tickets will be $25.
George Clinton and P-Funk play on May 9. Tickets go on sale Saturday for those first two shows.
A $3 service charge will be added to tickets ordered through the Web site www.xrdskc.com (which will be operating later today). Tickets will also be available with no service charge at Grinders and at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire in Lawrence.
The promoters (including Pipeline Productions) have also scheduled a free First Friday concert on June 1: Bob Schneider will headline. You will still need a ticket for entry.
Live Music at Mercy Seat
Mercy Seat – the tattoo parlor in the heart of downtown will have live music in the alley every first Friday in the coming months. First up Roman Numerals on Friday, April 6. Become a friend at their new MySpace page: www.myspace.com/themercyseatalley
ON THE TELE:
April 7 Elvis Costello on Austin City Limits
www.austincitylimits.com
UPCOMING EVENTS / RELEASES:
April 3 Billy Joe Shaver "Greatest Hits"
Friday, April 6TH @ ZONE GALLERY
Grand Hart: 20 Masterpieces of Modern Art
Do you need a reason to go to First Fridays in Kansas City's Crossroads Art District?
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.
Towards the end of the show, 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!!
May 15 Wilco "Sky Blue Sky" (Nonesuch, 2007)
THEATRE: Love, Janis: Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Extended running through April 1!
http://www.kcrep.com/our_season/20062007/love_janis.html
JAQ NOTES:
Amy Winehouse "Back to Black" (Island Records, 2007)
The US release of 'Back to Black' - #1 on the US Billboard Digital Album Chart and debuted at #7 on the Billboard Album Chart
'Back to Black' soon to go triple-platinum
Brit Awards 2007 Winner – British Female Solo Artist
So who gives a shit, right? There have been plenty of albums that have charted in various degrees that you and I wouldn't give one hoot to have in our collection.
And what is up with this new British Invasion of young rebellious women using there music as platforms to get back at there ex's?
Well, 'Back to Black' has certainly earned its accolades and awards, Amy Winehouse is the real thing, and since I bought the album two weeks ago, it has become an addiction.
She draws on R&B and soul, mixing the Motown Sound of the Supremes, Lauryn Hill and a little dose of 60's Dusty Springfield. Winehouse stirs her sexy, sassy, sultry sound with honest, witty and naughty lyrics - lending credence to her tabloid bad-girl image. Her first single, and first track on the album, is an immediately catchy number called "Rehab" where she talks about her refusal to go to rehab after it was encouraged by her management company. After I listened to "Rehab" about ten times in a row, I let the album play through. It stayed strong from the second track "You Know I'm No Good" (about get caught cheating on her boyfriend, with her ex-boyfriend, when he discovers she has a carpet burn) until the last track, a remix version of "You Know I'm No Good" featuring rap vocals by Ghostface Killah.
Winehouse is an unapologetic alcoholic firecracker, a dream star for the press, consistently on the pages of British tabloids. Her most famous bout of alcohol-induced antics came when she heckled Bono during his speech at the Q Awards. "When questioned during an interview about being violent when drunk, Winehouse responded, 'I have a really good time some nights, but then I push it over the edge and ruin my boyfriend's night. I'm an ugly dick-head drunk, I really am." – Wikipedia.
Coifed with a bouffant hairdo, pouty lips and tattoos, Winehouse has gusto and her music is a constant contradiction of the naughty and the nice. I am sticking by this one and suggesting you add it to your shopping list.
www.myspace.com/amywinehouse / www.amywinehouse.com
DI'S NOTES:
Oh No! Due to a system break down by ol' Time Warner, Di has been left without internet access. She will be back to share her musical moments with you next week.
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)
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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 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 Granada, Lawrence, Kansas:
www.thegranada.com
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:
