Tag - Kansas City

Middle of the Map Festival Day 1, The 2016 Edition

This year's Middle of the Map Fest (MOTM) underwent several substantial changes.  Gone are the days of the fest taking place exclusively in Westport.  This year the open two nights were held in Westport while the latter two days were held in the Crossroads and Midland Theater. It created a...

The Quivers Sugar Tease Release with the Thunderclaps

Back on the first Friday of March, the Quivers released their long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Hot Young Mess" with "Sugar Tease". The show took place at the midtown swap shop Holy Cow Market.  The Thunderclaps opened with a great set of surf-tinged tunes from the KC-based duo. It's a great collection...

Folk Alliance Sights

Had a bit of a crazy week during the Folk Alliance so unfortunately, I wasn't able to spend as much time down there as I had hoped.  But I did make it down on Saturday evening and caught a bunch of great bands from all over the country. It was more...

Live at Ven’s House: Micah Schnabel, Slow Motion Commotion and Ven Smith

Dead Ven one of the proprietors of local label, Money Wolf Music hosted a house show featuring:  Micah Schnabel, and Slow Motion Commotion with Ven performing a short opening set.  The unplugged show was set in the dining room with 15-20 odd individuals gathered around. Dead Ven opened the evening with...

Rockabilly, Surf and Garage: Rockin’ at the Holy Cow Market

Friend of Kansas City music Rich had a birthday get together at the Holy Cow Market last month featuring a lineup diverse lineup of early rock genres.  We caught the sets for SUNDOG, Pop Skull Rebels, and the Quivers.  Check them out below: SUNDOG Surf     Click for more SUNDOG Surf Pop Skull Rebels     Click...

Until We Meet Again: Farewell to the Record Bar

Saturday, January 2, 2016 marked the final show at the Record Bar as we currently know it.  On this night the honors of sending her off two local groups: Your Friend, Making Movies.  It was a sold out show with every inch of the bar filled to the gills with...