… in which we find many reasons to celebrate: new music from Tom Waits, Spindrift and others … new shows coming our way which are featured by Ink Magazine’s Chris Haghirian … and the friendship that led to the best doggone birthday party that yours truly has ever been privileged to attend.
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Tom Waits – Talking At The Same Time
Corey Hart – Blue Mountain Thistle
Spindrift – Theme From “Confusion Range”
Deep in the Woods -
Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects
Baby Teardrops – ME Where
Alejandro Escovedo – Down in the Bowery
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This week I managed to get out to some pretty nice shows, and there were many to choose from. Here are a few pics from various venues around the KC area - hopefully you were at one or more of these gigs as well:
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- The Latenight Callers
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- Spindrift
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- margo may
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- Howard Iceberg and the Titanics
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- Betse Ellis and Amy Farrand
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- Memoryhouse
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- The Great Vehicle
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- The Pedaljets
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- The Doo-Dads
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- Alejandro Escovedo w/Cody Wyoming and the Deal w/Bitchcraft
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- The Dead Voices
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- John Velghe and the Prodigal Sons
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- Alejandro Escovedo w/Cody Wyoming and the Deal w/Bitchcraft
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Not quite as insane as last week (hard to believe but, yes, this week is *much* less hectic for concert-goers), but the coming seven days offer plenty of fine musics for your listening pleasure:
Monday, November 14
- Har Mar Superstar/ Swanson/Joan Benet at The Bottleneck
- Mastodon/Dillinger Escape Plan/Red Fang at Beaumont Club
- Rachael Yamagata/MIke Viola at recordBar
Tuesday, November 15
- Elixir On Mute/David Hasselhoff On Acid/The Roman Holiday/Radkey at The Riot Room
- Mates of State/The Generationals at recordBar
- Pterodactyl/We Are Voices at Replay
Wednesday, November 16
- Lydia Loveless/Rich & Uncle Penny Bags/Hotdog Skeletons at The Riot Room
- Momma Muerte/Deco Auto at recordBar
- to 11-19 Alvin Ailey in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at KPAC
Thursday, November 17
- Fullbloods/Spirit is the Spirit/Scouts/Shes A Keeper at recordBar
- Monte Montgomery at Knuckleheads
Friday, November 18
- ArcAttack at Carlsen Center at JCCC
- Chris Isaak at The Uptown
- Dirt Kings/Supermassive Black Holes/Cadillac Flambe at Davey’s
- New Franklin Panthers/Mr Marcos V7/The Scriveners at Jackpot
- O Giant Man/People Watching/Now Now Sleepyhead at The Brick
- The Depth & Whisper/Firedog/Tangent Arc at recordBar
- to 11-20 The Miraculous Mandarin in Helzberg Hall at KPAC
- White Ghost Shivers Cd Release/Kansas City Bear Fighters/Olassa at The Bottleneck
Saturday, November 19
- Brannock Device/Mr Marcos V7s/WYCO Lowriders at Davey’s
- Dead Girls/Major Games/Deco Auto/Magentlemen at The Bottleneck
- Demetri Martin at The Uptown
- Howard Iceberg & the Titanics at 3pm at Jardine’s
- Royal Bangs/Bear Hands at Jackpot
- Sara Swenson and The Pearl Snaps at The Brick
- Shay Estes & Mark Lowrey at 7pm at Jardine’s
- Tech N9ne at Midland
- The Greencards at Knuckleheads
Sunday, November 20
- Deco Auto at Cowtown Mallroom
- Lily Tomlin in Muriel Kauffman Theatre at KPAC
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