KC was visited by three metal ghosts
last week. Check out my photos, video, &
thoughts of the Bewitcher, Deathchant, &
Persekutor gig.
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It was an indie rock Friday night with all the
feels thanks to RxGhost and String and
Return.
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Podcast #733 looks for the helpers and finds
Private Lives, Craig Finn, Jeffrey Lewis,
Jason Isbell, MJ Lenderman, & Seashine.
Bad Ideas, Takes the Cake, and Basics
played a bar on a Tuesday night in the
Middle West.
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Podcast #732 is top choice grade a thanks
to Sharp Pins, Motorbike, Ministry, Jetstream
Pony, Pale Blue Eyes, She's Green, & Embrium.
And the award for the most energetic
Tuesday show goes to Gully Boys, Skating
Polly, & They're Theirs.
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Glixen, She's Green, & Nightosphere
packed Howdy for an all-ages shoegaze
bonanza.
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Podcast #731 finds the good ones from Shiv
and the Carvers, Log Flume, Guided By Voices,
Go Kart, Toledo Panic, Violenteer, Dented
Zeus, & Crybaby Jones.
Brant Bjork Trio and Violenteer left
ears ringing and heads spinning at
RecordBar.
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Tyr and Aether Realm brought the Battle
Bands tour to Kansas, recruiting locals
Hellevate for the melee.
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Podcast #730 is full of new songs, classic
songs, and some classic artists making new
songs featuring The Lords of the New Church,
The Vapors, Bob Mould, Flora from Kansas,
Soft Blue Shimmer, The Limiñanas, & David
Johansen.
Josey Records championed Quadruple
Bypass, Corners of the Sky, & Sour Apple
Surgery on a Friday night.
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Shy Boys and Whiffs soundtracked a
packed going away party at Hillsiders.
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Podcast #729 is for the cool kids thanks to Cheekface,
The Tubs, Brad Marino, Rich Kids, Sorrows, Fullbloods,
The Byrds, Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls.
Daniel Gum and Fullbloods packed The
Ship for a night of sublime tunes.
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Podcast #728 shows no fear with rock from
Art d'Ecco, The Ape-Ettes, Slush, Slow Poke,
Death By Unga Bunga, Street Sweeper, Lion's
Law, No Guard, & Pigeon Pit.
Everyone showed up at Big Mood for hip
sets from Fullbloods and The Roseline.
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A First Fridays party at Josey brought
together a wonderful three-band bill
featuring Still Ill, Mopsy, & Ospree.
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Podcast #727 gives you power pop and things
that aren't power pop from The Hellflowers,
The Jellybricks, The Lockdowns, Tony Marsico
and the Ugly Thingz, Fastbacks, Daniel Gum,
2w33dy, & Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
D. Pound and CS Luxem came up big on a
quiet night at Minibar.
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The Ship stayed up late dancing to the
synth-pop and post-punk of 90 Minute
Cassette and Redder Moon.
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Podcast #726 is a
smorgasbord-orgasbord-orgasbord w/
Lambrini Girls, Dwight Twilley, Daryl,
Mogwai, Buddy Lush Phenomenon, Matt Pond
PA, The Gentle Spring, & N3philim.
Farewell was held rapt by Advance Base,
Little Mazarn, and 2w33dy.
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Podcast #725 asks if everything is all right
with w/ Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral
Circus, The Postmarks, Alpaca Sports, Cassie
Ramone, Girl Scout, The Laughing Chimes,
Why Bother?, & Advance Base.
Metal acts Aprilmist, Fauns, and
Momovudu kept the midwinter fires
burning at Farewell.
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Lucas Oswald's matinee set was full of
breezy and sentimental indie rock.
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Locals Corey Dies in the End, Blast
Monkeys, & Professor Shyguy packed Rino
on a wintry night.
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Podcast #724 lays it on you with tunes from
Foil, Couch Serf, A Flock of Seagulls,
Vazum, Rick White, The Fun & Games, & Our
Throne.
It was a chilly night for rock & roll
but Killer City, Foreign Suns, & Kool
100s gave it their all to warm up
Sk8bar.
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Podcast #723 offers plenty w/ The
Blast Monkeys, St. Jimi Sebastian
Cricket Club, Tiikeri, Ryli, Wussy,
Ten Times Fast, I'd Rather,
About:blank, & Ohio Express.
It was a great year for local live music in KC. Every
night of the week there was a great gig somewhere. Bands
kept me busy! But what they didn't do, however, is release
many albums – especially on vinyl. So not only do I rundown
the releases here, but list some 2025 ones we should all
look forward to.
Favorite Local Albums of 2024:
10. Nephilim - Daemonaltry
9. Foil - Foiled (Dirtbag Distro)
see the full list
Here is the Too Much Rock Top 35 Songs of 2024. Compiling
this is both a fun and stressful exercise for me each
December. As always, my list is augmented by three bonus
2023 tracks that I didn't pick up until after last year's
list was complete.
35. "Rattle the Pipes" by Karate (Numero Group)
The wiry guitar and bold bass line make this post-punk tune feel
slinky and smart. Welcome back Karate.
see the full list
Podcast #722 wraps up 2024 by playing the
year's best from 2nd Grade, The Chisel, The
BV's, Trust Fund, The Cure, & The Soundcarriers.
Here is a list of my favorite albums of 2024 presented in order
but without supporting evidence. I compiled the list differently this
year so read the bit at the bottom if you're curious.
50. Waxahatchee Tigers Blood (ANTI-)
49. 2nd Grade Scheduled Explosions (Double Double Whammy)
see the full list
Lawrence celebrated the Driftmist III with heavy sets from
Drifter, Aprilmist, Gurney, & Hollowed
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Interesting gigs:
4/2 Amyl/Sniffers @ Uptown
4/2 Haunt @ Bottleneck
4/2 Shred Flintstone @ Farewell
4/3 Franz Ferdinand @ Midland
4/3 Birthday Massacre @ RecordBar
4/4 Esoteric @ Warehouse on B'way
4/4 Rex Hobart @ Ship
4/4 Farmers Ball Finals @ Bottleneck
4/5 Uncouth @ Howdy
4/6 Jack White @ Uptown
4/6 Moon 17 @ Minibar
4/6 Nature Boys @ Ship
4/6 Western Cuts @ Westport Bowery
4/7 Arkona @ Warehouse on B'way
4/7 Fullbloods @ Hillsiders
4/7 Judy & the Jerks @ Howdy
4/8 Subhumans @ RecordBar
4/11 RxGhost @ Replay
4/11 Elska @ Minibar
4/11 Norma Jean @ Warehouse on B'way
4/11 Nephilim @ Outlaw Cigar
4/12 Venomous Pinks @ Sk8bar
4/12 Til Willis @ Lucia
4/12 Daisy the Great @ RecordBar
4/13 Reviser @ MiniBar
4/15 They're Theirs @ Farewell
4/16 Pact of Violence @ Ship
4/16 Dreamist @ Howdy
4/18 Har Mar @ Warehouse on B'way
4/18 Eradicats @ Replay
4/18 Whiffs @ Hillsiders
4/18 Heat Seeger @ Blip
4/18 Still Ill @ Howdy
4/18 Lone Stranger @ Ship
4/19 Eggs on Mars @ Hillsiders
4/19 Iron & Wine @ TVTSNBN
4/19 Daniel Gum @ Farewell
4/19 Via Luna @ Howdy
4/22 Militarie Gun @ Bottleneck
4/22 Blast Monkeys @ Howdy
4/23 Season to Risk @ RecordBar
4/23 Nature Boys @ Farewell
4/23 Usurp Synapse @ Howdy
4/24 Virga @ Farewell
4/24 Esoterics @ Warehouse on B'way
4/24 Twin Tribes @ RecordBar
4/25 Ocean Blue @ Bottleneck
4/25 Vision Video @ Warehouse on B'way
4/26 Bongzilla @ The Ship
4/26 Smithereens @ Knuckleheads
4/26 Paul Simon @ Midland
4/27 Bellhead @ Sk8bar
4/29 Dummy @ White Schoolhouse
5/1 Ronnie Stone @ Minibar
5/2 Tribulation @ RecordBar
5/2 Lost Weekend Fest @ Hillsiders
5/3 Lost Weekend Fest @ Hillsiders
5/3 Sturgill Simpson @ Cable Dahmer
5/5 Nick Cave @ KC Music Hall
5/5 Save Ferris @ Bottleneck
5/6 EXTC @ RecordBar
5/7 Lucy Dacus @ Midland
5/9 Dreamist @ Howdy
5/10 Menzingers @ Granada
5/10 Julien Baker/Torres @ Liberty Hall
5/10 Orphans of Doom @ Bottleneck
5/13 Gang of Four @ Knuckleheads
5/14 Hovvdy @ RecordBar
5/17 Eradicats @ Minibar
5/18 Roseline @ Replay (matinee)
5/24 Napalm Death/Melvins @ Madrid
5/21 Murphy's Law @ Sk8bar
5/21 One Step Closer @ Bottleneck
5/24 Jorge Arana Trio @ Howdy
5/28 Effigies @ RecordBar
5/31 Ramona Clay @ VooDoo Lounge
5/31 Embarasedmen @ Lemonade Park
6/1 Sex Faces @ RecordBar
6/14 String and Return @ Lemonade Park
6/14 Virga @ Farewell
6/18 Head and the Heart @ Uptown
6/18 The Darts @ Minibar
7/1 Elvis Costello @ Uptown
7/11 Haywire @ Encore
7/12 Primus @ TVWSNBN
7/17 Drifter @ Sk8bar
7/27 Of Montreal @ RecordBar
8/4 Dropkick Murphys @ TVTSNBN
8/5 Ghost @ T-Mobile
8/6 Horsegirl @ Bottleneck
10/6 Garbage @ Midland
10/16 Murder by Death @ Liberty Hall
10/19 Destroyer @ Warehouse on B'way