250 Word Album Review: The Nightwatchman – Union Town EP
The Nightwatchman is Tom Morello, the guitar genius from Rage Against The Machine. If you are looking for his over the top pedal effects and bent whammy bars, The Nightwatchman is not for you however....
View ArticleConcert Review: Gas Pump Talent / Marcus Words at the Cafe Acoustic 11/26/11...
You are killing local music. When there fails to be an audience for musicians they will stop making their music. It’s not your fault alone, it is all of us. A whole music scene can become watered down,...
View ArticleConcert Review: The Melismatics at the Rendezvous in St. Joseph, MO 12/4/11
The Melismatics have a soft spot in their hearts for St. Joseph, MO. Being from Minnesota it isn’t exactly a short trip down to Missouri but the band still makes a few appearances a year at the...
View ArticleConcert Review: Gas Pump Talent at the Cafe Acoustic in St. Joseph, MO 4/6/12
Gas Pump Talent made their way up from Springfield, Mo to play the Cafe Acoustic for the third time this weekend. Having one good turnout in St. Joe and one lackluster turnout they were hoping for an...
View Article250 Word Album Review: Local H – Another February EP
Local H has never been afraid to throw cover songs out to the public. They regularly cover songs in their live sets despite building an expansive catalog at this point. They are often current covers...
View ArticleConcert Review: Tracy Huffman at Magoon’s Delicatessen in St. Joseph, MO 5/1/13
The best songwriters can pierce you to the bone with just one line. Hidden among the lore of Jesse James and the Pony Express in the town of St. Joseph, Missouri lies one of these songwriters. Tracy...
View ArticleComing Soon: Colby Walter sings Dylan
WHO’S PERFORMING? Colby Walter (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? A lot of Bob Dylan songs… Even one Bob Dylan cover is about enough to get me dressed and out the door but a whole night of them? What...
View ArticleConcert Review: Colby Walter sings Bob Dylan at Cafe Acoustic 6/13/13
It was an ambitious task by local musical talent Colby Walter but one he could handle. I don’t know if any other musician in town could have pulled it off but Walter nailed it. A night covering all...
View ArticleSetlist: Colby Walter sings Dylan at Cafe Acoustic 10/17/13
Setlist from Colby Walter sings Dylan at Cafe Acoustic on 10/17/13: She Belongs To Me (Bringing It All Back Home) All I Really Wanna Do (Another Side) In The Mood (Biograph) The Times They Are...
View ArticleConcert Review: Moonshine Sorrow at The Muny Inn, St. Joseph, MO 5/24/14
Moonshine Sorrow playing live at The Muny Inn in St. Joseph, MO on 5/24/14 You can’t judge a book by its cover and you can’t always just a band by their covers either. Many times seeing a band perform...
View ArticleAlbum at a glance: Matthew Coman – Aborted Fetuses
Some artists have no problems with productivity; take Matthew Coman, who just released “Aborted Fetuses,” a b-sides album as a precursor to his record due out later this year. “Fetuses” is some old...
View ArticleComing Soon: Handpicked with Under The Big Oak Tree
WHO’S PLAYING? Under The Big Oak Tree (and guests) (St. Joseph, MO) WHAT TO EXPECT? Billed as “Winter Greens” this is another very unique concert that will feature songs related to the winter and...
View ArticleComing Soon: William Elliott Whitmore with Raye Zaragoza at Record Bar in...
WHO’S PLAYING? William Elliott Whitmore (Lee County, Iowa) Raye Zaragoza (New York City) William Elliott Whitmore WHAT TO EXPECT? Roots to the core; honesty, compassion and two acoustic songwriters...
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