KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE ROCK-N-ROLL GROUND!!!
Sad Dog MySpace Profile Song of the Week: Undertaker by Honky
www.myspace.com/saddogkc
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Honky and Pendergast @ THE BRICK
It's a short list of bands that would get me out three times, inside 5-days, in one city and Honky is one of them. Every thing you read about Honky will mention their featured member Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers and that is quite a treat. However, my eye always deadpans on guitarist Bobby Rock. I have no idea what he is doing but it sounds so good…it's gotta be great. Fans of the Butthole Surfers' sound will strain an ear to find something reminiscent because Honky resides in a house free of psychedelic rock favoring a more dirty home-style-Southern flavor that can only be called "bad ass". This is the first night of their Kansas City trifecta. Lined up tonight with the equally badass roots rock Kansas City born – Pendergast. -di
www.myspace.com/honky
/ www.myspace.com/pendergastkc
/ www.pendergastkc.com
Last of the V8's and The Rich Boys @ MERCY SEAT GALLERY
7pm – 10pm / 210 E. 16th Street
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 the first Friday of every month. Unfortunately a burst of cold weather forced the first Mercy Seat Alley show with the Roman Numerals to be cancelled. Send out good vibes for better weather so this new outdoor venue can bare the rock.
www.myspace.com/thelastofthev8s / www.myspace.com/therichboys / www.myspace.com/themercyseatalley
Rex Hobart's Spaghetti Western Orchestra and The Afterparty @ PISTOL SOCIAL CLUB (1219 Union)
9pm
www.myspace.com/thepistolkc / www.rexhobart.com / www.myspace.com/afterpartykc
Robert Randolph & The Family Band w/ Ziggy Marley @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
Things are looking great for this revamped venue down in the Crossroads. Time will tell but we'd say we are pretty lucky to have a permanent outdoor venue sans corporate sponsorship in the heart of the city.
www.robertrandolph.net
/ www.ziggymarley.com
Alacartoona @ BAR NATASHA
Modern Cabaret
8pm
www.alacartoona.com / www.barnatasha.com
Trivia Riot with Maygun @ THE BRICK
7pm - 9pm
www.thebrickkcmo.com
SATURDAY, MAY 5 Cinco de Mayo!
Donkey Show 15 @ RECORD BAR
Spice of Life Productions & Jose Cuervo
Present: Donkey Show 15 "Cinco De Mayo Fiesta!"
KC's Premier Variety Show
9pm sharp / 21+ / $10 or $8 if you wear any Mexican influenced outfit
Donkey Show Fiesta is the brainchild of Wende Williamson, Stage Manager/Creative Director. While she has always come up with any of the really good ideas at the Donkey Show, this one will top them all.
Featuring: Full Contact Pin the Tail on the Donkey Contest, Piñata and killer entertainment with:
The Afterparty: {7 piece Americana} Smooth Americana with Latin hints and rock sensibility. Well crafted, well executed songs of love, life, lust, and dancing. Featuring Members of the Pink Socks, Dirty Mae, Spaghetti Western Orchestra, Golden Hearted Whores, Von Hodad Western Surf Outfit, Etta Vendetta's Eyeful Tower, and many more.
Trio Aztlan: {Latin Acoustic Band} Playing traditional Mexican songs, as well as their own compositions, these three musicians will add some of the Mexican feel to the show. They play all over town and at Manny's every weekend. This will be their umpteenth show of the day. We are lucky to have the best Latin band in KC for you.
Evil Beaver: {Rock & Roll} Bass, Drums and Evil. This Duo is, for lack of a better term, a fist to the ear and/or throat. They have been recorded and produced by some of the country's finest, and have shared the stage with the likes of: White Stripes, 400 Blows, Bell Rays, Chevelle, FuManchu, The Gossip, Imperial Teen, Lightning Bolt, Millionaire, Nina Hagen, Peg Boy, Rasputina, and Shellac.
Karim Memi: {Tango/Spanish Guitar} Originally from Argentina, Karim began playing guitar as a child. By the age of 17 she was performing professionally as a vocalist and guitarist. She became proficient in a range of musical styles, including jazz, Argentine country music, bossa nova, and Argentine tango, which she performed in the theatres of Buenos Aires. Karim's instructor in both singing and playing tango was Horacio Salgan, a highly recognized composer, director and pianist in the history of tango. In 1988 Karim lived in Paris for a year and was featured at the well-known Parisian tango bar "Trottoir de Buenos Aires."
Jason Beers: {Singing Saw} Jason has played a couple of Donkey Shows in the past with Wild Chipmunk & the Cuddly Poos and the Wyco Lowriders, but will be showing us his versatility on the saw with a rousing rendition of 'La Cucaracha'
Potter Productions: {Comedy} To put it bluntly, Mike Potter is one funny son-of-a-bitch. He dresses in character and stays that way until the outfit comes off. I'm not sure what to expect from him. One of the fun things about working with talented people is I can say to them, "Do whatever you want." So he might be in drag, or a Magician, or a British storyteller, or something completely different.
Tuber Theatre: {Potato Puppets} We at Spice of Life will tell the exciting tale of The Battle of Puebla, the reason Cinco De Mayo is celebrated, in our way of course.
Descriptions of entertainment provided by Spice of Life Productions.
Cinco De Mayo Celebration @ THE BRICK
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo at The Brick with $2 margaritas, nacho bar, Guitar Hero II, and Karaoke all with NO COVER!
www.thebrickkcmo.com
Cinco de Skato @ HALE ARENA
The KC Roller Warriors second bout of the season.
7pm / $13 adv; $16 day of event Tickets for children between the ages of 6-12 are $6.50 in advance and $8 the day of the event. Children 5 and younger get in free.
Cinco de Skato will feature the following match ups: Black-Eye Susans vs. Knockouts and Dreadnought Dorothys vs. Victory Vixens. The Cinco de Skato festivities also will include the musical stylings of local Kansas City band It's Over.
www.kcrollerwarriors.com
Bikers Against Child Abuse Fundraiser @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Bands and Silent Auction
What a venue! There's nothing better then hearing music under a Midwestern sky and if it benefits young-ins you're golden. Take some bikers and give them a worthy cause. We borrowed this descriptive of the event from an online forum "For those who don't know what BACA is...Bikers Against Child Abuse...it's a group of bikers who adopt families who are going to court for child abuse...they protect the kid from the parent in question, giving the kid a sense of empowerment so they're not scared...and, quite frankly, will beat the living fu*k out of anyone who tries to hurt the kid. Anyhow, they're having a ride-in bike show and silent auction this Saturday from 10am to 2pm at Knuckleheads...proceeds go to help them out as they often have to take off work to stay with the kids."
Featuring: Federation of Horsepower (somewhere between noon and 1pm)
10am-2pm
www.myspace.com/federationofhorsepower
/ www.bacausa.com
String Break 2007 @ HINZ FARM
1pm to Midnight (Rural Kansas, Kansas)
Benefit for the Kirk Rundstom Family
Featuring The Sluggos, Drakkar Sauna, Eric Mardis Group, The Huddlers, Jeff & Vida, Fast Food Junkies, Steve Barnes & the Country Money Band.
Visit www.myspace.com/stringbreak for set times and directions - scroll down to String Break's Friend's Comments section for a map from Wichita to Hinz Farm.
SUNDAY, MAY 6
Be/NON and Honky @ FRED P. OTTS
10pm; $2
See you here after Social Distortion!
www.myspace.com/honky
Chad Rex @ WESTPORT FLEA MARKET
One of KC's finest Americana influenced singer/songwriters.
www.myspace.com/chadrex
Social Distortion, I Hate Kate and The Black Halos @ BEAUMONT CLUB
Rearing their head during the late 70's punk explosion in CA, Social Distortion has held cult status since. Led by charismatic punk rock icon and heartthrob Mike Ness, the band has matured like a fine wine yet still rock their fans like ice cold PBR. Their first career spanning Greatest Hits release is due out June 26, 2007 on Time Bomb Recordings. I've seen Social D twice in the last couple of years and the boys always have me jumpin' around like a teenager and yelling for my favs "Cold Feelings", "Ball and Chain", "Prison Bound", the Johnny and June Cash cover of "Ring of Fire", and of course, "Making Believe." A set of Social D is always a set of gems. Through years, and my collections of discs gone missing, I find myself with only one Social D album left in my collection, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, which is always close by. If you need some research material or just want to get in the groove for the show, I highly suggest you spend some time with this album. Another gre
at tool for setting the show mood is the 1984 film "Another State of Mind: Social Distortion, Youth Brigade and Minor Threat" which documents the exploits of these three punk bands as they attempt to hit 30 cities in 35 days in a beat up school bus. Social D is this week's best reason to say F-It and stay out late on a school night.
Opening up is I Hate Kate – Alternative Pop Rock from CA and Canadian Punk Rock band Black Halos. -jaq
www.socialdistortion.com / www.myspace.com/ihatekate / www.blackhalos.net
Kings of Leon @ VOODOO LOUNGE (Harrah's Casino)
www.kingsofleon.com
MONDAY, MAY 7
Self Evident, Lucky Graves and This is My Condition @ RECORD BAR
Apparently there is a Lucky Graves band member with a new baby on the way, which means a short hiatus in the future for this KC band. They are well worth the price of admission so get your fix tonight!
www.myspace.com/selfevident
/ www.myspace.com/theluckygraves
/ www.myspace.com/thisismycondition
Anne McCue and Greg Camp @ KNUCKLEHEADS
7:30pm – Doors 6pm – Tickets $8
www.annemccue.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: Ruskin Quartet
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'.
www.myspace.com/scorchtearth
Rumblejetts Dinner Show @ RECORD BAR
6:30pm to 9pm (No Cover)
www.rumblejetts.com
Metal Monday w/ DJ Metal Mark @ MIKE'S TAVERN
Service Industry Night
TUESDAY, MAY 8
Benefit for Darfur @ BEAUMONT CLUB
Featuring: The Format, The Architects, On in Three, and A Pseudo Cinema
7pm / $14 adv.
All proceeds benefit www.care.org
www.myspace.com/theformat
/ www.myspace.com/architectskcmo
/ www.myspace.com/apseudocinema
/ www.myspace.com/oninthreerock
Boozeday Tuesday @ THE BRICK
Featuring: Honky and Federation of Horsepower
$5 / 8pm
Live fiercely tonight!
www.myspace.com/honky
/ www.myspace.com/federationofhorsepower
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
Rex Hobart's Spaghetti Western Orchestra @ RECORD BAR
7pm – Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner Show
www.rexhobart.com
Aural Exciter @ RECORD BAR
10pm
DJ's Robert Moore (KCUR'S Sonic Spectrum) and Steve Tulipana (Roman Numerals) spin tunes from the bleedin' obvious to the blatantly obscure."
www.theauralexciter.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
The Throttlers and Broken Teeth @ DAVEY'S UPTOWN
Mama always said be careful what you wish for. Mama may have given us too much leeway. Did she know we'd have a week so jammed packed of rock-n-roll? Broken Teeth beats the highways out of Austin, Texas. Featuring former members of Dangerous Toys, Dirty Looks and Pariah this band is fist pumping, head banging good times.
www.myspace.com/thethrottlers
/ www.myspace.com/brokenteeth
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
www.georgeclinton.com
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
THURSDAY, MAY 10
Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers and Shurman @ THE HURRICANE
8pm; $12 adv.
www.azpeacemakers.com
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
Strange Bedfellows Electro-Wave Dance Party @ RECORD BAR
Bad Livers and Broken Hearts - Tex DJ's @ THE POINT
10pm
ON DECK:
May 11 English Beat and The Zeros @ HARRAH'S VOODOO
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 16 Shooter Jennings, Scott H. Biram and The Gaslights @ BEAUMONT CLUB
May 18 Clutch and Bell Rays @ THE GRANADA (Lawrence, KS)
May 23 Morrissey w/ Kristeen Young @ UPTOWN THEATER $40; 8pm
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 2 Heartless Bastards @ RECORD BAR
June 6 Slaid Cleaves @ KNUCKLEHEADS
June 6-9 TwangFest in St. Louis
June 7-10 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival in LAWRENCE, KS
June 13 Jesse Malin @ BOTTLENECK (Lawrence, KS)
June 19 Wolfmother @ VOODOO LOUNGE
June 23 The Wilders @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
June 29 The Red Elvises @ KNUCKLEHEADS
July 2 Goo Goo Dolls @ STARLIGHT THEATRE
July 5 Los Lobos @ VOODOO LOUNGE
July 6 Lyle Lovett and K.D. Lang @ STARLIGHT THEATRE
July 6 Cracker @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK – Free Show
July 13 Radio Birdman @ RECORD BAR
Aug. 4 Reverend Horton Heat & Murder By Death @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
Aug. 15 Rodney Crowell & The Outsiders @ KNUCKLEHEADS
Aug. 16-18 North vs. South Festival in Lawrence, KS
Sept. 8 Crossroads Festival @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
NEW RELEASES:
May 1 Dinosaur Jr. "Beyond" (Fat Possum)
May 8 Daniel Johnston "Lost and Found" (Gammon)
May 15 Wilco "Sky Blue Sky"(Nonesuch, 2007)
Sky Blue Sky is streaming in its entirety at www.wilcoworld.net
LOCAL FRONT: HEADS UP
June 23 @ MOUNTAIN MUSIC SHOPPE
"Surviving The Music Business: Career or Hobby" Seminar
$10 / 1pm – 3pm
Max Berry is hosting this two-hour seminar that will cover:
Performance (Bands, Solo Performer and Contracts / Agreements)
Songwriter (Copyright and Publishing)
Record Labels (Majors, Indies, A&R, Contracts, Distribution and Touring)
Other Music Biz Careers (Producers, Engineers, Managers, Booking Agents & Attorneys)
This seminar is sure to sell out, so call 913.962.9711 NOW for reservations.
www.mountainmusicshoppe.com
SUMMER FEST UPDATE:
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
June 7 – 10, 2007
Single Day Tickets On Sale Now at Grinders (Kansas City) and The Bottleneck (Lawrence) or visit www.wakarusa.com
Crossroads Music Fest @ GRINDERS SCULPTURE PARK
September 8, 2007
30 Bands + 4 Stages – Initial Bands Announced!
www.spiceoflifeproductions.com
OTHER NEWS: HEADS UP
Start Planning for SXSW 2008
Already thinking about showcasing at SXSW 2008? SXSW will begin accepting applications beginning in August. All artist applications
will be electronic: online application forms and and upload MP3s.
Not an artist? Download a Housing Early Notification Form from at www.sxsw.com
and they'll let you know the moment attendee housing registration opens.
JAQ'S NOTES:
Rolling Stone: The Fortieth Anniversary
For the 40th Anniversary of Rolling Stone, "the editors of Rolling Stone have interviewed twenty artists and leaders who helped shape our time." Now you can visit www.rollingstone.com to hear exclusive interview clips from the Q&A sessions.
Interviewees include Mick Jagger, Michael Moore, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Norman Mailer, Martin Scorsese, and more to come over the next four weeks. The clips are more snippets but worth a listen.
Enjoy!
DI'S NOTES:
September 8, 2007 Crossroads Music Festival
I'm gonna toot some horns…not my own but some folks very close to me. Our very own Jauqui has been putting in time on the Crossroads Music Festival with our dear friends and founders Bill Sundahl and Wende Williamson. These passionate folks are gearing up for the third year. I was lucky enough to be a volunteer/gate keeper in the launching year (2005) and it was the most fun I've had (while "working") ever.
My day job doesn't allow me to be a part of it anymore as I'm traveling over Crossroads dates (yeah, damn them for not checking with my schedule.) The first year it was a great little gathering of local music lovers and bands, outdoors for a day in September. Last year they stepped it up a bit and every one happily told me what I missed. (damn them again!) This week I received the email announcing the line-up and our friends are gonna do you well….check it out: Eleni Mandell, Truckstop Honeymoon, Chico Banks & The Candy Lickers, It's Over, Roman Numerals, ZEEGRASS, Supernauts, Kasey Rausch, Rumblejetts, Gaslights, The Last Of The V8s, Pendergast, Grand Marquis, Federation Of Horsepower, Afterparty, Super Black Market, Leeann Atherton, Lucky Graves, Down Trunks, Be-Non, Jon Yeager, Buttermilk Boys, Expassionates. Point to Note: this is a great day out for families. (i.e. bring the kids and start them out on a good path!) Take your kids, dance a flurry and have a cold one for me.
More news at 11….stay tuned.
www.spiceoflifeproductions.com
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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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
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