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Upcoming shows I'm likely to be at:

03/21 Appleseed Cast @ Record Bar
03/22 Quasi @ Record Bar
04/02 Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Replay
04/03 Ruby Suns @ Jackpot
04/04 Rogue Wave @ Bottleneck
04/05 Passion Pit @ Beaumount
04/06 Beach House @ Jackpot
04/07 Camera Obscura @ Bottleneck
04/07 +Unwed Sailor @ Jackpot
04/08 Sheerwater @ Bottleneck
04/11 Deertick @ Jackpot
04/12 Arctic Monkeys @ Liberty Hall
04/17 Zero Boys @ Record Bar
04/21 Phoenix @ Uptown
04/26 PIL @ Midland
05/01 The Business @ Riot Room
05/02 Cannibal Corpse @ Granada
05/14 Matt Pond PA @ Bottleneck

Recently added to my iPod:

Bob Mould-District Line
Dragonette-Fixin To Thrill
Everybody Was In The French Resistan...
Frightened Rabbit-The Winter Of Mixe...
Gigi-Maintenant
Icarus Himself-Coffins
(International) Noise Conspiracy-Sur...
JT & The Clouds-Caledonia
Mammoth Life-Enlightenment: A Romant...
Pavement-Quarantine The Past
Phenomenal Handclap Band-s/t
Richard Thompson-Rumor And Sigh
Rogue Wave-Permalight
Sambassadeur-European
Shout Out Louds-Our Ill Wills
Shout Out Louds-Work
Slow Club-Yeah So
These New Puritans-Hidden
v/a-Cowboy Indian Bear/It's True 7"

Megan Morgan of Landing on the Moon

The bar was full of everyone except music fans when Landing on the Moon, The Photo Atlas, & The Rouge played KC on 3/13. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #132 features new music from These New Puritans, Everybody Was In The French Resistance, JT & The Clouds, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Dragonette, Hot Chip, & Thee Silver Mt. Zion.

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Richard Gintowt of Hidden Pictures

KC's 3rd Indie Pop Alliance Show showcased the music of Hidden Pictures, Sexy Accident, Namelessnumberheadman, & Sons of Great Dane. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #131 stretches out with music from You Say Party! We Say Die!, (International) Noise Conspiracy, Stricken City, Invaders, Cave In, Pelican, & Album Leaf.

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Justin Hayes of Mother Culture

A trio of KC locals entertained a fickle crowd on 2/24. Check out my account, photos, and video of Mother Culture, Nuthatch-47, and The Straight Ups.

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Podcast #130 showcases some great pop from KC and beyond. Listen to new music form Magnetic Fields, Hidden Pictures, Mammoth Life, Danny Pound, Biarchy, Delphic, Yeasayer, & Charlotte Gainsbourg.

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Billy Smith of Olympic Size

KC's The Caves and Olympic Size played short sets before a screening of the apropos documentary 72 Musicians. Check out my photos and video of the bands.

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Podcast #129 brings out a bit of everything with music from Los Campesinos!, Talking Heads, Lemonheads, Jeffrey Lewis, Beach House, First Aid Kit, & Hard Skin.

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The Alters

Boundaries were ignored on 2/9 as The Alters, Myrrh, & Blondie Brunetti played a show for the KC avant garde. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Levi J. Winegar of Waiting for Signal

Things got loud on 2/6 when Waiting For Signal joined forces with Traindodge and In the Grove. Check out my account, photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #128 should satisfy all with new music from Flaming Lips, Vampire Weekend, Toro Y Moi, Laura Veirs, Field Music, Spoon, & Seven Saturdays.

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John Robert Cardwell of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

January wrapped up with a late night of perfect pop in Lawrence, KS. Check out my account, photos and video of The ACBs, Hidden Pictures, & Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.

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Podcast #127 hits the spot with new music from Bonny Billy, Mighty Tiger, Antlers, Come Hithers, Headlights, American Dollar, & Them.

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Podcast #126 catches up with some of 2009's greatest hits that I somehow missed. Listen to list-toppers from Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bravery, Rakes, Editors, & Flaming Lips.

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Podcast #125 is a damn good podcast full gems from underdogs The Idle Hands, Maps, Dappled Cities, Atlas Sound, Little Dragon, Pixel Panda, & Bill Callahan.

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Chris Crisci of Old Canes

A devoted fanbase packed Record Bar on a cold night for a trio of Kansas City indie rockers. Check out my photos and video of Old Canes, The Caves, & Cowboy Indian Bear.

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Podcast #124 is a happy mix containing new music from Weezer, Cribs, Billy Idol, Brunettes, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Bear in Heaven, & Ensiferum.

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Podcast #123 is a special hour long podcast that counts down the top 15 songs of 2009.

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Brent Jamison of The Sour Babies

The Sour Babies may have been the headliner, but on 12/5 The Brick was full of Softee's friends. Check out my photos and video of both bands.

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Podcast #122 has something new for all of us. Check out tunes from Class Actress, The Blakes, Deer Tick, Holiday Shores, Real Estate, Do Make Say Think, & Olafur Arnalds.

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Bill Cave of Little Murders

All but a few brave wives and girlfriends stayed home on 12/3 when Spaniel and Little Murders played a late weeknight show at the still smoking-friendly Davey's. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Steve Tulipana of Season to Risk

On 11/27 Kansas City partied like it was 1996 as Season to Risk, New Franklin Panthers, Little Murders and Iron Rite Mangle performed. Check out my photos of the show.

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Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow

At midnight on 11/24 Lawrence KS got a big dose of dream pop from A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Check out my account, photos, and video of the band, with openers Burger Kingdom.

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Eric Paul of The Chinese Stars

Kansas City's first winter weather couldn't stop The Chinese Stars, Sensitive Hearts, and The Pixel Panda from bringing noise and chaos to town. Check out my account, photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #121 is perhaps a sign of the winter to come with music from Vivian Girls, The Clientele, The Balconies, Singing Bridges, Oh No Forest Fires, Wilderness Pangs, & Sufjan Stevens.

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Podcast #120 appears to be themeless, so just listen for new music from Karen O, Owl City, Six Red Carpets, My First Earthquake, Swell Season, Jeffrey Lewis, & Russian Circles.

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Har Mar Superstar

Har Mar Superstar and The Beautiful Bodies brought sexy to a packed room on 11/11. Check out my account and photos of the show.

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Podcast #119 is full of fine music from Passion Pit, Charlotte Hatherley, 7 Worlds Collide, I Was Totally Destroying It, White Rabbits, Deer Tick, Carrie Rodriguez, & Depreciation Guild.

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Rob Crow of Pinback

On 11/5 Pinback and chosen opener Joe Jack Talcum drew a curiously devoted, yet cooly apathetic crowd. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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