Music Reviews

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The Latenight Callers and Enemy Planes at Record Bar

Here's a bit of the Latenight Callers and Enemy Planes show from Record Bar a couple weeks back... Click for more Latenight Callers Click to hear songs from the Latenight Callers performance Click for more images of Enemy Planes Click to hear Enemy Planes perform "Lioness" Check back next week for more tunes and KC...

Not a Planet, Kangaroo Knife Fight and Teach Me Equals at Riot Room

Back on February 27, Not a Planet headlined a show with Florida duo Teach Me Equals and KC's own Aussie led rock group Kangaroo Knife Fight.  This was Not a Planet's final show before heading out on a southeastern US tour on their way to SXSW in Austin, TX. Not a...

The Big Folk Alliance Post

We managed to get down to the opening night of the Folk Alliance Conference, dubbed "Planet Folk" at Westin Crown Center and Sheraton Hotels 2015 edition.  We've got audio tracks and images from the event.  There was a great turnout with many rooms full of musicians, music lovers and folk...

Making Movies and Allyu at Record Bar on Valentine’s Day

On Valentine's day at Record Bar, Making Movies performed to a sold out crowd featuring songs spanning the band's entire catalog. The set featured two new tracks and a couple covers in addition to Making Movies originals.  Recently returning from a six-week long stint on the west coast, the band...

The New Riddim Second Sight Release Party with the Uncouth

Friday night at Vandals, the former Black and Gold Tavern under new ownership, the New Riddim, had a release gig for their 2nd album "Second Sight".  Opening for New Riddim were local punk rockers the Uncouth. This week, in addition to pics, we've got video and audio tracks from the show....

Midcoast Takeover: The Latenight Callers, The Philistines, The Sluts

Down at the Record Bar, we caught the second of three Midcoast Takeover fundraisers.  We saw three sets featuring:  The Latenight Callers, the Philistines, and the Sluts.  It was a solid night of rockin tunes for a great cause.  The event is helping to send something like 80 artists and...

Merit Badge, Sapwoods, Drew Black and Dirty Electric at Record Bar

A couple weeks back we caught a great show down at Record Bar. The lineup featured: Merit Badge, the Sapwoods, and Drew Black and Dirty Electric.  The band Merit Badge made their debut.  Billed as "Instrumental boy scout rock" they played a set of rock and roll tunes all featuring...

New Year, the Friday After with: Me Like Bees, Electric Lungs and The Westerners

Over at the Record Bar on Friday of the new year, there was yet another great show on tap.  This time around the show featured fellow travelers Me Like Bees and the Westerners with local punks Electric Lungs.  Here's some images: Click for more of the Westerners Click for more Electric Lungs Click...