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october 2019 in moving picture
You know the drill. We thought the title of this article was both self-explanatory AND a little creepy, as it takes us back to cinema in the days of black and white to call it a "moving picture." YouTube was our best friend this month, with new gems from The...
muna @ mercury lounge
MUNA brought their Saves The World tour to Mercy Lounge in Nashville on October 4th--just a month after their album of the same name was released. They opened the show with lead single "Number One Fan," an anthem about coming to terms with being your own biggest fan....
there will be blood | everyone’s favorite new music of october 2019
We took the name of one of the October releases we heard recently as our title. You'll understand if you take a gander at this playlist. Per usual, we have compiled a number of incredible new releases from this month so that you have a bevy of new work to select from...
oston, sitting at the kids table
Indie pop songstress OSTON recently released a new 6 track titled Sitting at the Kids Table, a highly relatable and intrinsically beautiful collection of songs that will leave you craving more. From the first lines of first track "bad" to the very last moments of...
the bacon brothers @ folly theater
On Tuesday, October 8th, The Bacon Brothers took the stage at The Folly in downtown Kansas City, MO to a well-mannered and vibrant audience. (Even the couple dressed like bacon added a certain je ne sais quoi. For those of you wondering, yes, this would be Kevin Bacon...
the rocket summer @ the riot room
I sometimes think back to how often I made my family listen to the Do You Feel and Hello, Good Friend albums on repeat during my teen years. I was angsty, and it made for good road trip music. And over the years, I've been nostalgic for those albums as The Rocket...
the early november, have mercy @ the rino
On Monday, October 7th, we escaped the ever-more-frigid midwestern air to enjoy some of the oughts' most incredible emo tracks. The Early November was performing at The Rino in North Kansas City, MO, and -- as big-time fans for over a decade -- you bet we were there,...
jeremy elliot, “the deep end”
This time of year doesn't often come with epic, robustly-arranged tracks that could serve as intense ballads in our lives. And that's absolutely fine in most cases, but when we first put our ears on rock musician Jeremy Elliot's debut release "The Deep End", we...
the usual boys, “i’m not the asshole.”
Berlin indie rock group The Usual Boys have released what will be a bar venue classic: The meandering bassline of “I’m Not the Asshole” stumbles through the back of dive bars, down drunken alleyways, and around the street corners of a chaotic night out....
gavin haley, “long game”
The newest single from one of the freshest names rising in pop is titled “Long Game” – an apt expression of 22-year-old singer/songwriter Gavin Haley’s dedication to making it work. “Long Game” simmers and twinkles, finger snaps and pop-anthem beats clicking along...
k.flay @ marathon music works
K.Flay made her mark last night in Nashville, singing and rapping triumphantly atop a mountain of cascading platforms that towered over the crowd at Marathon Music Works during the last stop of her Solutions tour. She knows her audience well, and the set list shows...
preview: the bacon brothers {{yes, those bacon brothers}} take kc this week!
Next Tuesday, October 8th, join us at the intimate Folly Theater in Kansas City as we welcome The Bacon Brothers on their latest tour, The Shaky Ground Tour. The Philadelphia-based genre-bending collective -- comprised of Michael Bacon, Kevin Bacon, Paul Guzzone, Tim...
marloe., “ruminate”
Brisbane-based indie artist MARLOE. is coming in hot with new music, and we emerge from the experience as though spring is on its way. But truly, allow yourself to melt into this premiere. You just might find yourself reminiscing on that gorgeous warm weather love, or...
noah gundersen @ recordbar
On Monday, September 30th, we were thrilled by the crowd packed into Kansas City's recordBar to enjoy an evening of music by Noah Gundersen. Quite honestly, weeknights in Kansas City are difficult to draw fans out for, especially with our weather being so...
chnnll @ vaudeville mews
Chris Davidson started his music career as a jazz drummer. The New Yorker now taps into that discipline and experience with his project CHNNLL, an alternative rock four-piece with Davidson on vocals, keys and guitar. Named as a tribute to his father, CHNNLL is in the...
bleached @ exit/in
Hailing from Los Angeles, sisters Jennifer and Jessie Clavin brought authentic California punk all the way to Nashville for a stellar show. Their performance was gritty, like their new record Don't You Think You've Had Enough?, from which they performed hits like...
dodie @ marathon music works
Dodie blissfully treated us to an evening of honest lyricism and simple--but far from boring--ukulele jams. It is a unique experience to see a YouTube star become an in-real-life star, and oftentimes the wonder and awe doesn't translate the same past the computer...
aniiml, oh awe
In true ANIIML fashion, we've got a full-length release today that will spike your senses, beginning with the all-caps nature of the song titles. OH AWE is a 10-track stunner of an album that perfectly showcases the self-proclaimed "avante witch-pop" singer/songwriter...