… in which Chris Haghirian and Michael Byars present just a few of their music highlights of the year, sounds that come from around the world and around the corner.  You’ll get a chance to listen to more songs than usual this week.  We hope you don’t mind.

Nah.  We didn’t think you would.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela w/C.U.B.A. – Juan Loco
School of Seven Bells – Scavenger
Polica – Dark Star
Heems – Coca Cola Freestyle
Thee Water MoccaSins – On A Wire
The Grisly Hand – Black Coffee
Santigold – This Isn’t Our Parade
Japandroids – The House That Heaven Built
The Flaming Lips – It’s Summertime

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Here are some other sources for “best music of the year so far” lists – how many do you agree with, and how many do you think are just preposterous?

Amazon.com
Spin Magazine
NPR (albums)
NPR (singles)

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The Chevy Music Showcase continues this week with the words and music of The Dead Girls; click the link for dates and times and channels and things and stuff, and be sure to tune in!

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The Deli Magazine is a national music e-zine that’s recently been given a home in Kansas City, alongside other big music towns like NYC, Chicago, and Austin. This is due to the exposure of our scene at MidCoast Takeover at SXSW, which The Deli named one of the best showcases of 2012. Thanks to Midwest Music Foundation for sponsoring the page, editor-in-chief (and our faithful web editor) Michelle Bacon for heading up the effort, and all the great musicians and fans around here that make this all possible. That means YOU!

Things to check out on The Deli:

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Concerts aplenty once again this week – you’d think the KC/Lawrence area was into the music thing or something:

Monday, June 18

  • Making Movies at Jerry’s in Lee’s Summit
  • Eric Hutchinson/Avalanche City at Beaumont

Tuesday, June 19

  • Sky Smead/Tyler Gregory/Tinhorn Molly at recordBar

Wednesday, June 20

  • The Life and Times/Beta Capsule/With Knives at recordBar
  • Moonface/La Big Vic/Hospital Ships at the Jackpot

Thursday, June 21

  • Dale Watson at Knuckleheads
  • Flaming Lips at Liberty Hall (sold out)
  • Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers at The Midland (sold out)
  • David George with special guests REO Speedwagon/STYX/Ted Nugent at Starlight
  • Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey/Dan Tedesco at recordBar
  • RAW Kansas City at Uptown

Friday, June 22

  • Hearts of Darkness at the Nerman Center at JCCC
  • Flaming Lips outside of Liberty Hall
  • Sexy Accident/B’dinas/Molly Gene/Amy Farrand at The Brick
  • Under the Black Sails/The Scarred/Radkey/Five Star Disaster at recordBar
  • The Latenight Callers/Blackbird Revue/Kentucky Knife Fight at Nica’s 320
  • Robert Rich at Gottlieb Planetarium inside Union Station

Saturday, June 23

  • At the Left Hand of God/Conflicts/Moire/David Hasselhoff On Acid/The Catalyst at Beaumont
  • Gavin DeGraw/Colbie Caillat and more at Starlight
  • The Grisly Hand/Dead Voices/Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost at Davey’s
  • Lil’ Kim with Bone Thugs N-Harmony at VooDoo Lounge
  • Cornmeal/The Goddamn Gallows/Split Lip Rayfield/Sons Of Fathers at Crossroads behind Grinders
  • Is It Is/Molly Picture Club/Crush at recordBar
  • Atlantic Express at Knuckleheads

Sunday, June 24

  • Black Oak Arkansas/The Grisly Hand/Savage 7 at The Riot Room
  • Chris Duarte Group at Knuckleheads
  • The Driftwood Singers/OLASSA/Run Little Rabbit at Replay
  • Sonic Spectrum Tribute to The Minutemen, featuring The Brannock Device/UFT!/Robot Monkey Madman/Jorge Arana Trio/Chad Rex and Troy Meiss

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KLIPH SCURLOCK OF THE FLAMING LIPS!  SEE YOU AT LIBERTY HALL!

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Michael Byars
Michael Byars has hosted the podcast "The Mailbox" since May of 2008. In his spare time you might find him looking for some good live music, particularly at a certain bar that has lots of records.