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    Tomarum

    Three flavors of black metal joined forces for a bloody gig in Kansas City. Check out my coverage of Tomarum, Saidan, & Aprilmist.

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    Podcast #743 carries on bravely with Comet Gain, Lulu, Civil Rats, Chelsea, Autos, Whitney's Playland, Sea Lemon, & Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66.

    Hoods

    Hardcore acts Hoods, Honey, & Yeah Right did hardcore things for the hardcore kids at the hardcore show.

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    Podcast #742 is gonna put a bop in your step thanks to Erik Voeks, The Airport 77s, Ty Segall, Lines of Drift, The States, Wayne Pain & the Shit Stains, & Kate Bush.

    Jimmy Fitzner of Tanka Ray

    It was old punks in the audience and old punks on the stage when The Effigies, Tanka Ray, & The D-Fibs played a midweek gig at recordBar.

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    Johnny Eggz of Sheer Terror

    Punks and skins crossed paths when Sheer Terror, Murphy's Law, Total Chaos, The Bad Ideas, & The Uncouth all played RecordBar.

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    Podcast #741 hits with tunes from Petite League, The Speedways, Friends of Cesar Romero, The Minus 5, Randells, Vista Blue, Tanka Ray, 7 Seconds, & Alan Sparhawk.

    Juliette Frost

    Part salon, part house party, part musical showcase, Folklore aims to bring an analog community together. Check out performances from Juliette Frost, Futchdog, and Drew Black.

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    Podcast #740 wets your whistle with The Chelsea Curve, Outfit, SAVAK, Total Chaos, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom, & Drifter.

    Kyle Chambers of The Blast Monkeys

    Four bands, an all-ages bill, and velvet curtains. Check out my coverage of Blast Monkeys, Worlds Greatest Dad, Dreamist, & Heccra.

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    Podcast #739 savages one of these bands: My Raining Stars, Foxy, Wyldlife, Les Lullies, Turbulent Hearts, The Cult, & Roman Numerals.

    Jesse Green of Slow Poke

    Was Slow Poke's backyard set at Columbus Park Nights an olive branch or a middle finger?

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    Justin Telephone of Chinese Telephones

    Six rockin' bands from six Midwestern states played Lost Weekend Fest at Hillsiders.

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    Podcast #738 is ready to rock with Charm Wrestle, The Donnas, Taxi Girls, Unicorn Dogs, Spacemaus, Ducks Deluxe, Eddie And The Hot Rods, The Slow Death, & The High Water Marks.

    Sebastian Silva of Unto Others

    It was a sampling of the macabre when Unto Others, Tribulation, Final Gasp, & Unreqvited played RecordBar.

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    Morgy Ramone of Korine

    Korine and Johnny Dynamite brought their modern synth-pop to RecordBar.

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    Podcast #737 empties the fridge eating dishes from The Members, Off-Ox, Phase Distorter, Ghost, Lordi, & Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires.

    The Short Circuits

    Short Circuits, Tidal.wav, Second Hand King, & Heat Seger gathered at Blip to help erase medical debt.

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    Podcast #736 went on a road trip w/ New Musik, Big Boys, Dead Pioneers, Conservative Military Image, Giants Chair, Season to Risk, & James.

    Helmuth Lehner of Belphegor

    Belphegor, Arkona, & Vale of Pnath returned extreme metal to Broadway Blvd last week.

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    Podcast #735 is on the move with Shriekback, Ravagers, Ryan Allen, Geoff Palmer, L.A. Witch, Mekons, Til Willis & Erratic Cowboy, & Miki Berenyi Trio.

    Stevie Cruz of The Esoteric

    Everything was right for four hours when Esoteric, Casket Lottery, Conflicts, and Hells celebrated at Warehouse on Broadway last week.

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    The Birthday Massacre

    Fans donning rabbit ears pressed against the stage for hours to see Birthday Massacre & Essenger.

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    The Oxys

    Punk is punk is punk as proven by Oxys, Madman, & Unfinished.

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    Podcast #734 has it all: Headlight Rivals, Nick Gilder, Lucy Dacus, Steve Earle, Buster Shuffle, The Lone Stranger, & Deafheaven.

    Bewitcher

    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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    Josh Thomas of RxGhost

    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.

    The Bad Ideas

    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.

    Kathy Callahan of Gully Boys

    And the award for the most energetic Tuesday show goes to Gully Boys, Skating Polly, & They're Theirs.

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    Sonia Garcia of Glixen

    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

    Brant Bjork Trio and Violenteer left ears ringing and heads spinning at RecordBar.

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    Tyr

    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.

    Quadruple Bypass

    Josey Records championed Quadruple Bypass, Corners of the Sky, & Sour Apple Surgery on a Friday night.

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    Collin Rausch of Shy Boys

    Shy Boys and Whiffs soundtracked a packed going away party at Hillsiders.

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    Sid Much Rock @toomuchrock.com
    Did ya hear they moved GWAR to the Uptown? Their team is complaining that blood cannot leave the stage. Sorry folks. Green Jellö at Sk8bar promises to be crazy though. Well, if the amount of inflatables and furries in the room is any indication.• 1d

    Faun encouraged the audience to take off their clothes and dance during the exuberant number, "Rhiannon." My photos, video, and thoughts of the moot are coming to Too Much Rock so be sure to subscribe and follow. youtu.be/Tjog0fS2r70 #FAUN #PaganFolk #TooMuchRock• 1d

    My fav video of the day comes from Swedish rockers Royal Republic. In this cover of "Venus," the grumps in a black metal band flyer the town and find love in the process. Awww.• 2d

    Three flavors of black metal joined forces for a bloody gig in Kansas City. Check out my coverage of Tómarúm, Saidan, & Aprilmist on Too Much Rock at toomuchrock.com/shows/tomaru.... #BlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #TooMuchRock• 2d

    The never-ending System Exclusive tour came to port in Kansas laden with seductive synth-pop. Watch the duo with "Can't Stand 4 It." You can keep an eye out for full coverage of the gig by subscribing and liking Too Much Rock. youtu.be/hYZgpTZmK4c #SystemExclusive #SynthPop #TooMuchRock• 2d

    My day job and my life in music rarely become entangled. But last week, I wrote to the European Commission to object to UMG’s acquisition of Downtown. You may well never have heard of Downtown, but it an important player in the independent music ecosystem. drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIbB...• 3d

    Podcast 743 carries on bravely with Comet Gain, Lulu, Civil Rats, Chelsea, Autos, Whitney's Playland, Sea Lemon, & Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. toomuchrock.com/podcasts/pla... #TooMuchRock #MusicPodcast #NewMusic• 3d

    Every time I hear someone call an event an "activation" it makes me vomit in my mouth.• 3d

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    6/19 Swallowtails @ Electric Park 6/19 Black Monkeys @ Rino 6/19 Perfume Genius @ Truman 6/19 Brent Windler @ Minibar 6/20 Major Matt Mason @ Velo Garage 6/21 Tanka Ray @ Howdy 6/21 Dan Jones @ Union Station (3pm) 6/23 Tripping Daisy @ Warehouse on B'way 6/23 Casket Lottery @ Farewell 6/24 Esther Rose @ Bottleneck 6/26 True Lions @ Electric Park 6/27 Uncouth @ Minibar 6/27 Touchdowns @ RecordBar 6/29 Drifter @ Bottleneck 7/1 Elvis Costello @ Uptown 7/5 Awakebutstillinbed @ Farwell 7/11 Social Distortion @ Uptown 7/11 Haywire @ Encore 7/12 Hipshot Killer @ Sk8bar 7/12 Dreamist @ Howdy 7/12 Primus @ TVWSNBN 7/18 Strung Out @ Sk8bar 7/20 Quintron & Miss Pussycat @ Grand Ave Temple 7/26 Company Retreat @ Lemonade Park 7/26 Teri Quinn @ Hillsiders 7/27 Of Montreal @ RecordBar 7/30 Mspaint @ Ship 7/31 Fitz & the Tantrums @ Truman 8/1 Radkey @ Lemonade Park 8/4 Dropkick Murphys @ TVTSNBN 8/5 Boundaries @ recordBar 8/5 Ghost @ T-Mobile 8/6 Camgirl @ Sk8bar 8/6 Horsegirl @ Bottleneck 8/6 Broncho @ recordBar 8/9 Aquabats @ Madrid 8/13 Whiffs @ Hillsiders 8/15 Heat Seger @ Hillsiders 8/23 Rootbeer Richie @ Hillsiders 8/29 TsuShiMaMiRe @ RecordBar 9/9 Kid Congo @ RecordBar 9/13 Here Come the Mummies @ Uptown 9/16 UB40 @ Uptown 9/17 Deftones/Idles @ T-Mobile 9/20 Glare @ RecordBar 9/24 Brian Jonestown Massacre @ RecordBar 9/25 Alestorm @ Granada 9/22 Model/Actriz @ recordBar 9/24 Brian Jonestown @ recordBar 9/27 Blink-182/Alkaline Trio @ T-Mobile 9/27 RxGhost @ Hillsiders 9/29 Cannibal Corpse @ Truman 9/30 Nation of Language @ Truman 10/1 Bob Mould @ RecordBar 10/6 Garbage @ Midland 10/7 Shonen Knife @ recordBar 10/9 Corrosion of Comformity @ Warehouse 10/12 X @ Uptown 10/13 Circle Jerks @ Madrid 10/16 Murder by Death @ Liberty Hall 10/17 Vader @ Warehouse 10/19 Destroyer @ Warehouse 10/25 GBH @ Bottleneck 11/1 Jerry Harrison @ Kauffman Center 11/11 King Princess @ Truman 11/17 Blondshell @ Truman 11/19 Minus the Bear @ Granada 11/21 Beths @ Truman 11/29 Whitechapel @ Truman