… in which the secret word is KANROCKSAS 2013, as Chris happily shares the music of just some of the bands that will be filling the Kansas Speedway with heavenly harmonics next month.  Many thanks to everyone involved in making the festival happen once again, and much success to all.

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Theme: Flume and Anna Lunoe – I Met You
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
Grimes – Genesis
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
ZZ Ward – Blue Eyes Blind
Caitlin Rose – Shanghai Cigarettes
Killer Mike feat. T.I. – Ready Set Go
Empire of the Sun – Alive

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For more information on KANROCKSAS 2013, please click the link which is cleverly embedded into the next word: *HERE!*

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The latest from the land of The Deli Magazine – Kansas City:

• Lawrence Field Day Fest: An interview with founder Cameron Hawk
• Album review: Not A Planet – The Few, The Proud, The Strange
• Album review: The Electric Lungs – Simplified and Civilized

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This week’s concert lineup, courtesy Concert Chris:

Monday, May 20

• Organist and composer Chelsea Chen at KPAC
• Insane Clown Posse/Moonshine Bandits/Kung Fu Vampire at The Granada

Tuesday, May 21

• Panda Circus/Not A Planet at the Bottleneck
• Mary Gauthier at Trinity United Methodist Church 620 E Armour Blvd KCMO

Wednesday, May 22

• Yo La Tengo at Crossroads behind Grinders

Thursday, May 23

• M-Bird’s Songwriter’s Showcase hosted by Megan Birdsall at Uptown Arts Bar
• Well Hung Heart at Knuckleheads
• The Casualties/Violent Affair/American Dishcord at recordBar

Friday, May 24

• Kelly Rowland/The Dream at The Midland
• B’dinas/Til Willis & The Erratic Cowboys/Kink Alfred at recordBar
• Deadstring Brothers/Adan Faucett & the Tall Grass/The Rumblejetts at Knuckleheads
• Dumptruck Butterlips/Monzieleo at the Bottleneck
• The Grisly Hand at Take Five Coffee
• The Kuhls / Mat Shoare at The Brick
• Wrong Kata Trio/Janet The Planet/Parts Of Speech/The Jorge Arana Trio at Czar Bar

Saturday, May 25

• FREE SHOW: The ACBs/The Empty Spaces On the House at The Riot Room
• Cheap Trick (buy 1 get 1 free tix) at Voodoo
• David Lindley at Knuckleheads
• DJ Ray Velasquez/Monta At Odds DJ Set at The Riot Room
• Drive By Truckers/Old 97s/John Henry & the Engine at Crossroads behind Grinders
• early The Blackbird Revue/She’s A Keeper at recordBar
• El Ten Eleven/Michna/Nude Pop at recordBar

Saturday, May 26

• Daft Punk Tribute at The Riot Room
• Instant Empire/BLOOM/Mike Borgia & The Problems at the Jackpot
• Eric Benet/Avery Sunshine at The Uptown
• Sonic Spectrum Tribute Series: The Velvet Underground & Lou Reed at recordBar

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… in which we find out what’s what and who’s who and many more vital and prescient tidbits about KC Psychfest, which happens this weekend in KCK.  We’ll hear new local releases, sounds from artists heading our way in the near future, and Chris gets to tell one of his favorite stories that involves Michael, Bonobo, 20-year-olds, and the phrase “Pardon me, sir …”

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Theme: The Conquerors – Bung Shui
Erik Voeks – Hester A. Fish
Many Moods of Dad – Bad Luck
Your Reflection – Native Bounce
Karma Vision – Plastic Ocean
Deep Sea Diver – You Go Running
Yo La Tengo – I’ll Be Around
El Ten Eleven – Yellow Bridges (slow magic remix)
Molly Picture Club – As You Were

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KC Psychfest.  This weekend.  Get some.  Info and tix can be found *HERE*.

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Concert Chris is back, and it looks like the concert season is getting ready to kick into high gear once again:

Monday, May 13

• Fabolous/Pusha-T at the Midland

Tuesday, May 14

• Elkheart’s Downtown Outlaw Fiasco with Tommy Donoho at Czar Bar
• The Sheepdogs/Mona/Empty Spaces at recordBar
• Tom Keifer of Cinderella – full band show at Knuckleheads
• Hanzel und Gretyl / The Pornhuskers / Panties Inferno at The Riot Room

Wednesday, May 15

• Reach (The One-Way Tour) at recordBar
• Brian Ruskin Quartet at The Phoenix
• Ra Ra Riot/White Girl at The Riot Room

Thursday, May 16

• The Caves/TK Webb/Berwanger at miniBar at 39th & Broadway
• Chris Murray/The New Riddim/Dj Johnny 2 Tone at The Riot Room
• Laura Stevenson/Field Mouse at the Jackpot
• M-Bird’s Songwriter’s Showcase hosted by Megan Birdsall at Uptown Arts Bar
• Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers at Knuckleheads
• Marina and the Diamonds/Charli XCX at the Granada

Friday, May 17

• Berwanger/TK Webb at Replay
• Brain Food/Manhammer/La Guerre/Pink Royal at the Jackpot
• Ghosty/Oils/Shy Boys at the Bottleneck
• Jay and Silent Bob at The Midland
• Matt Otto Quartet feat. Alan Ferber at Take Five Coffee
• Molly Gene/Ten Foot Pole Cats/Calamity Cubes at The Brick
• The Rainmakers/Nace Brothers at Knuckleheads
• Drum Safari with Brandon Draper at Plaza Library
• The Hillary Watts Riot/Dolls on Fire/The Electric Lungs at Coda

Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18

• KC Psychfest at FOKL at 556 Central Ave, KCK
• Bobby Watson’s I Have a Dream Band- Blue Room

Saturday, May 18

• Grisly Hand/My Brothers & Sisters/Starhaven Rounders at at Crossroads behind Grinders
• High Diving Ponies/Elusive Parallelograms/Actors & Actresses at recordBar
• Hot Club of Cowtown at Knuckleheads
• The Quivers/Pale Hearts/Drew Black & Dirty Electric at Coda
• Spring Into Summer at Replay
• Telekinesis/Deep Sea Diver/Outsides/Me Like Bees at The Riot Room
• Red Elvises/Hayseed Dixies at Knuckleheads

Sunday, May 19

• People’s Liberation Big Band w/Alan Ferber at recordBar
• Tom Morello at The Alamo Drafthouse – film screening, also special guest Phil Donahue
• Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitian at KPAC

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And in other music  news, our pals Antennas Up released a new video this week.  Check it ouuuuuut …

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… in which there’s just too much local music that has either recently been released or will soon be released for us to not dedicate an entire show to what’s happening in our area.  Our usual seven-track formula can’t handle all the epic goodness, so we’re going to eleven this week.  Get ready for a very good time, brought to you by artists from Kansas City and Lawrence.

Support local – there’s a lot going on that deserves your attention.  This is just a sampling.

(oh, and there’s a surprise concert announcement in there somewhere too.)

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Theme: Eat Lights Become Lights – Test Drive
Cherokee Rock Rifle – Loose Talk / Noose Talk
Black On Black – Black Geometry
Drew Black and Dirty Electric – Curio Doll
Cowboy Indian Bear – Let It Down
Fourth of July – Drinking Binge
Not a Planet – Invisible Man
The Grisly Hand – Phineas Gage
Dead Voices – Trust of a Fool
The Silver Maggies – Slowpoke
Soft Reeds – Supper + Knives
David George and A Crooked Mile – Withering

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Don’t forget that this is happening this week: the Middle of the Map Film Fest.

And  coming up in just a few weeks: the second KC Psychfest.

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Concert Chris and his concert calendar:

Monday, April 29

• Mark Lowrey Trio at The Majestic
• Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa/Mark Southerland/Ashley Miller/Shawn Hansen at recordBar
• Hope House Benefit: Millie Edwards and Friends at The Phoenix
• James Blake at Liberty Hall

Tuesday, April 30

• Acid Mothers Temple/Tjutjuna/Spirit Is The Spirit at The Riot Room
• Gov’t Mule//The Revivalists at Uptown
• Hermon Mehari Trio at The Majestic
• The Devil Makes Three/Jonny Fritz at recordBar

Wednesday, May 1

• Shedding Watts/Band 13 at recordBar
• Diana Krall at The Midland
• Happy Hour Chamber Music at KPAC
• Nan & The One Nite Stands/Kimberley Queen at Davey’s

Thursday, May 2

• Sucka Free Producers Battle at recordBar

Friday, May 3

• Danny Cox and Friends (early show) at recordBar
• Mark Lowrey and Project H Present: Song Reader at recordBar
• The Carper Family/Betse Ellis at Davey’s
• The Four Freshman at KPAC

Saturday, May 4

• Dirty Work (early show) at recordBar
• The Clementines/The Latenight Callers at Union Station
• The Zeros/Spud Patrol: A Tribute to Devo at recordBar
• The Piano Guys at The Midland

Sunday, May 5

• Marimba Sol de Chiapas at recordBar

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… in which the focus shifts from music to movies, as Chris Haghirian presents a sneak preview of the first Middle of the Map Movie Festival, taking place May 1-5 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Kansas City.  This week’s music comes from movies which are about, or primarily known for, music.  So it’s still a music show.  About movies.  Which are about music.

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Theme: John Williams – Title Theme from “Superman”
Andrew Bird – Measuring Cups
The Frames – Red Chord
David Bowie – Chilly Down
Efterklang – The Living Layer
G3Rst – Scott Pilgrim vs. Beck
Nine Inch Nails – Head Like a Hole
Death – Keep On Knocking
Jeff Buckley – Once I Was

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For more information about the Middle of the Map Film Festival, please click HERE!

(at press time the list of movies was incomplete, but this should be updated shortly.)

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Here are some people and places that you might consider adding to your social calendar in the coming week:

Monday, April 22

• Mark Lowrey Trio at The Majestic
• NEEDTOBREATHE/Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors at Liberty Hall
• Tate Stevens at The Midland
• The Black Angels/Allah Las & Elephant Stone at Granada
• Weird Al at Uptown

Tuesday, April 23

• Black Mountain at recordBar
• Clairaudients/Artifex Pero/Sundiver/The Lesser Bear at Czar
• Hermon Mehari Trio at The Majestic
• Lucero/Langhorne Slim at Granada

Wednesday, April 24

• Airborne Toxic Event/Kodaline at Liberty Hall
• BONOBO/Shigeto at Granada
• Outlaw Jim & The Whiskey Benders at Knuckleheads

Thursday, April 25

• Cowboy Indian Bear(album release)/Palace/Heartfelt Anarchy at Daveys
• Landon Leist (of Brother Bagman) at The Phoenix
• Matt Costa/The Blank Tapes at Bottleneck

Friday, April 26

• Bobby McFerrin at KPAC
• Fitz & The Tantrums/The Lemonheads/Beware of Darkness/Quiet Corral at The Midland
• Fort Frances/Hidden Pictures/Y{our} Fri{end} at recordBar
• The Grisly Hand (album release)/Trevor McSpadden/She’s A Keeper at Knuckleheads
• Mansions on the Moon/Carousel at Bottleneck
• Soft Reeds (album release)/Be-Non/Rev Gusto at The Riot Room
• The Fine Lines/Demon Lips/Rex Hobart and the Misert Boys/Kill Noise Boys at Daveys

Saturday, April 27

• David George & the Crooked Mile/Fight The Quiet/John Maxfield at recordBar
• Drew Black and Dirty Electric (album release)/The Caves/The Sluts/Knife Crime at The Riot Room
• Katy Guillen Trio at Coda
• Michael Graves at Daveys
• Mr. Marco’s V7 at Take Five Coffee + Bar

Sunday, April 28

• Sonic Spectrum Tribute Series: Glam Rock: Soft Reeds/Glitterdick/Vi Tran Band at recordBar

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Thanks for looking and listening!

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