RxGhost, The Touchdowns, & Misguided Men appeared in Lawrence.

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No time, just notes: Lene Lovich (iconic), Reviser (dark).

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My recap of the doom-heavy Hollowedween arrives dangerously close to Christmas. Check out my coverage of the event featuring Hollowed, Drifter, Stoney- Doom, and Buzzard Fight.

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Five states sent their worst to Lost Weekend Fest IV. See the highlights from Terry Malts, Criminal Kids, Wayne Pain, Wet Denim, and Pimp Magic Guts.

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Podcast #764 is the 2025 Christmas Spectacular featuring 18 holiday could-be favorites from The Intercepteurs, The Supernaturals, Perilous, Make Like Monkeys, The Letterwriters, The Bacarrudas, Jeanines, Bhopal's Flowers, Silver Biplanes, Fightmilk, The Kung Fu Monkeys, Tracy Bonham, Laufey, The Soda Poppers, Vista Blue, Geoff Palmer, XMASX, & The Krayolas.

Podcast #763 is for comebacks and underdogs w/ Pulp, The Sleeveens, Suzie True, RxGhost, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Tortoise, & Boys Life.

If Too Much Rock delays equal quality, then this night from The Whiffs, Scott Yoder, Freezing Hands, and The Flaming Ghoulies must have been flawless.

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Podcast #762 is haphazard thanks to Unwed Sailor, The Peppermint Kicks, The Jam, Sharp Pins, Thimastr, Militarie Gun, & Pigeon Pit.

Shonen Knife and The Pack A.D. entertained Kansas City but you won't read about it on Too Much Rock.

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Podcast #761 goes prix fixe with Boyracer, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Mountain Goats, Squint, Toledo Panic, Killer Hearts, & Lafayette.

Read my unauthorized punk intelligence report on The Oxys, The Unfinished, and Crash before the feds do.

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Podcast #760 likes new tunes from Big Life, The High Frequencies, Nervous Twitch, Guided by Voices, Tape Trash, Damien Jurado, & Cataphract.

After playing hooky for a month, I try to remember the gauzy sets of Slow Crush, Faetooth, and NVM.

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Podcast #759 returns bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with Flying Color, Ryan Allen, The Lemonheads, Shiner, The Courettes, The Bacarrudas, Greg Wheeler & the Poly Mall Cops, & Pale Lights.

At Play Loud Fest RecordBar did what it has done for 20 years - rocked out.

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Model/Actriz made Monday at RecordBar strange and wonderful.

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Empty Moon, Fritz and Sons, and Matt Rice made sure everyone at Hillsiders had fun on a Friday night.

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Podcast #758 ain't done nothing wrong thanks to The Wulongs, Nico Bones, Brad Marino, The Knee-Hi's, The Windmills, Massage, & Tristeza.

Nite, Immortal Girlfriend, Redder Moon, Bobcat Attack and an Advil that wasn't enough.

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Mr. Gnome and Lavish made Sister Anne's the loudest room in town.

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Podcast #757 begins preparations for spooky season with AFI, The Cords, The Spongetones, Neko Case, Bright Eyes, & Moonsorrow.

Castle Rat, They Watch Us from the Moon, Cobranoid, and Hooded Grave ruled a sold-out realm of doom.

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Podcast #756 has all the pep thanks to Booze & Glory, The Prize, The Oxys, MnMs, No Tears, Tamar Berk, & Faetooth.

Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, Thimastr, and Dan Jones and the Squids reminded KC that rock & roll is always worth the effort.

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A surprise act led to a sleepless night when The Whiffs, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, and Drastic Plastic played a $5 gig.

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Podcast #755 is for the punks still making music: The Iron Roses, Horace Pinker, Teenage Bottlerocket, Redder Moon, Religion of Heartbreak, & Lafayette.

RecordBar celebrated Slim's 50th with Men of Men, TsuShiMaMiRe, The Almighty Trouble Brothers, and cake.

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Killer City and Hexicharmed played it strange at Velo Garage.

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Podcast #754 feels every note from The Boy Least Likely To, Loose Lips, The Hives, Street Eaters, The Touchdowns, The Casket Lottery, & Månegarmm.

Nan + The One Nite Stands and Rude Cousin played theatrical sets at Velo Garage... I think.

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Podcast #753 makes the case for The Loyal Cheaters, The Bats, Comet Gain, The 1981, The Parker Posies, Winter, Slow Crush, & Randells.