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Video and results from the 28th Annual Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships The 28th Annual Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships were held in Lawrence over the weekend. View the results and video of the event at: Click here: LJWorld.com / Top fiddlers, pickers named .
Junior Brown at the Bottleneck on September 19 Junior Brown, once a member of the Billy Spears Band, returns to Lawrence September 19 for a gig at the Bottleneck. Back when he was playing with Spears, he hadn't developed his distinctive guit-steel instrument and was known as Jim until the other bandmembers dubbed him “Junior.”
Topeka Jazz Workshop Band kicks off 40th edition concert The Topeka Jazz Workshop Band kicked off the 40th edition of the Topeka Jazz Workshop Sunday afternoon. Guest artist for the concert was Kansas City trumpeter Jay Sollenberger . Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Workshop jazz band still kickin'.
Andy McKee featured in article Topeka guitarist Andy McKee is one of three pickers featured in the current issue of Acoustic Guitar. Click here: http://acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=23132
Wichita appearance by Martina McBride is off
McBride is currently on her first amphitheater tour of her career: Click here: News : Headlines : Martina McBride, Biker Chick : Great American Country . ... previous Martina McBride news
Melissa Etheridge joins other stars for "Stand Up To Cancer"
Paxico Blues Festival on September 20 The 5 th Annual Paxico Blues Festival promises cool blues, hot barbeque and lots of fun September 20. Performers include Washboard Jo Bruke, Big Woody's Band, Shannon & The Rhythm Kings, Frank Plas of the Silver Tones, and D.C. Bellamy. Tom “Trash Mouth” Baker will m.c. For more info check out: www.paxicomerchants.com .
Lucky People gets notice Wichita party band Lucky People has the crowds dancing. Founded by local music scene veterans Steve Green (King Me) and Alan Austin (Roomful of Walters), they enjoy playing close to home. Click here: Feeling lucky? This band is | Kansas.com .
Rapper S.J. Hazim at the Kansas Black Expo on August 30 Former marine S.J. Hazim, who performs around Topeka as 7 Grand, will perform with his group Strongtower August 30 as part of the Kansas Black Expo at the Gage Park Amphitheater. A profile of the rapper was published in last Friday's Topeka Capitol-Journal . Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Local rapper performs righteous rhymes .
Bluegrass Hall of Famer Mike O'Roark has passed away Kansas City bluegrass musician Mike O'Roark, a Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee, passed away last week. Mike O'Roark and the Freeborn Men recorded several albums and entertained thousands over the years. Click here: www.kansascity.com .
Moreland and Arbuckle head to Iraq with Bluzapalooza Wichita blues duo Moreland and Arbuckle will be in Iraq October 26-November 7 as part of the Bluzapalooza tour, entertaining US troops. Created by blues producers Steve Simon and John Hahn and presented by Armed Forces Entertainment, this twelve day tour will also feature Shemekia Copeland, Michael Burke, Deanna Bogart, Zac Harmon, and Tony Braunagel and The Bluzapalooza All-Star Band.
Bar Natasha shuts doors on September 20 Piano cabaret lounge Bar Natasha , 1911 Main Street in Kansas City , MO , is closing after September 20, the day of the downtown venue's last performance. “Business has been a bit slow, but after five years we're ready to try something new,” said co-owner J.D. Mann. The decision will allow his partner Missy Koonce to concentrate more on her singing and acting career. Koonce said the decision to close came down to the economy.
More music news ... Danny Blackwood and Ric Barron have reunited to bring back the incredible reggae/rock funk/groove sound of the Scatcatz . With Jeff Spaulding on drums they will be performing around Topeka! Check 'em out if they're playing near you. Emporia DJ S.C. Dixon is back on the scene with a new gig, at The Noose. Dixon has been working the clubs in Emporia since 1977.
Martina McBride tour and album info
Martina continues to work on her next album, which will be released in January or February of 2009. She's written a new song for the album called “Sunny Side Up” with the Warren Brothers, who also collaborated with her on the hit “Anyway.” For more on the project, Click here: News : Headlines : Martina McBride Steps Forward : Great American Country Martina continues her current tour: Click here: Entertainment: Martina McBride ready for the spotlight in Irvine | mcbride, one, really, song, feels - OCRegister. ... previous Martina McBride news
Clif Major puts cancer in the past Wichita guitarist Clif Major claims he has beaten the cancer that has dominated his life the past few years. Clif had to close his vintage guitar store a few years ago, but has turned the old store into a music venue to continues to grow in popularity according to a recent article in the Wichita Eagle: Click here: 'Humble, real and funky' | Kansas.com
J.D. Andrew profiled in article Gypsum, Kansas native J.D. Andrew engineered actor Billy Bob Thornton's 2007 album Beautiful Door . Andrew is a 1992 graduate of Southeast of Saline Jr.-Sr. High School who attended Kansas State University, and won a Grammy award on a path that has brought him back to Kansas as a member of Thornton 's band The Boxmasters. Following a recent appearance in Kansas City , they will be playing in Salina on August 26: Click here: Salina.com - an online service of The Salina Journal
Terry Queitt Band competes in International Blues Challenge The Terry Queitt Band will represent the Wichita Blues Society in Memphis for the 2009 International Blues Challenge. First prize includes: $1000 for expenses to Memphis, opening for Bernard Allison at Sam's Place August 21, a slot in the WBS Fall Blues Crawl, a featured slot at the 2009 WBS Blues Ball, and they will play at the 2009 CQ Blues Fest in Sedan, KS. Second Place went to Jimmy Lewin and the Kingtones from Salina , Third Place was To Go Box from Wichita . The other bands competing were Made From Scratch, Mead Street Reunion and Willie D. and the Rockteers. Topeka has a new blues society. Information about the Topeka Blues Society is available at the organization's website www.topekabluessociety.org . Anyone interested in joining, can also call Suki at 785-234-4317.
More music news ... Topeka sixth-grader Alexus Geier posted videos of herself singing on YouTube, which have led to two major record companies negotiating to sign the 11-year-old: Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Two major labels negotiating to sign 11-year-old In other Topeka music news, the band Other Brother Darrel celebrated the release of its debut album over the weekend with a show Saturday night at PainKillers: Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Topeka band to debut CD If it's Tuesday night, Kansas City 's newest big band, New Jazz Order , can be found at Harling's in Westport : Click here: www.kansascity.com | 08/13/2008 | JAZZTOWN | New jazz Order finds a home at Harling's Congratulations to Kansas City 's Celtic-rock band The Elders . It has officially been ten years since they started performing together in 1998. Their first gis was at The Hurricane in Westport of a Tuesday night, playing to a crowd of mostly family and friends. Much has happened since then. The band is in demand all over this country and in Ireland . The band's next trip to Ireland will be February 20-27, 2009.
Fiddling and Picking Championships in Lawrence this weekend The 28 th Annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships are August 23 and 24 in Lawrence, with the bulk of the competitions beginning at noon Sunday in South Park . More information is available at www.kansasfiddlingandpicking.org .
Wakarusa Festival controversy Lawrence 's Wakarusa Festival may not return to the shores of Clinton Lake next year. The annual camping and music festival's promoter has accused the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks of discrimination: Click here: LJWorld.com / Wakarusa Fest may not play on
Republic Tigers will debut in Lebanon Kansas City 's Republic Tigers are scheduled to make their international debut at the Big Bang Festival in Lebanon: Click here: Wayward Blog - Republic Tigers Play Festival in Lebanon
Betzer moves to Oregon KC musician Bill Belzer recently moved to Oregon after playing in Grumpy, Mongol Beach Party and the New Amsterdams, among others. He was even a member of Wilco very briefly: Click here: Back to Rockville: Local hero joins Wilco (for a song)#more#more#more#more
More details on "Elvis Christmas Duets" album with Martina McBride We mentioned last week that Martina McBride will be appearing on an upcoming album of duets with Elvis. We can now reveal that it'll be a Christmas album called Elvis Presley Christmas Duets . The CD will be out October 14 and will also feature Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Sara Evans, Amy Grant, Anne Murray and others singing with the King of Rock and Roll. Sony BMG is releasing the album in partnership with Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Although Presley recorded only 20 Christmas songs, his holiday albums have sold more than 25 million copies in the US alone.
New releases by local bands Area bands are really getting into vinyl these days. The Pines have reissued their self-titled album in a limited edition of 500 12-inchers. This Tuesday the Architects are releasing a white vinyl edition of their album Vice. Look for either or both online or in Kansas City area stores.
Shooting Star updates Shooting Star 's lead singer Ronnie Platt gave fans a treat in his hometown of Chicago when he joined his old band onstage: Click here: ARRA :: All Access Magazine :: It's All About The Music Janet Jameson reports that she's really enjoying being a part of Shooting Star, but she wants everyone to know that she's still a part of Rock Paper Scissors, and they continue to play every Tuesday on the Plaza in KC at the Intercontinental Hotel. She's also been playing with the recently reunited Nation. While she wasn't a part of the band back in the late 60s and early 70s, she played on a lot of the same bills. Janet was in Morningstar back then. Nation member Chuck Boyd has announced that he's moving to Newfoundland , so the band will be playing out a few more gigs to the end of the year (or until Chuck's house sells).
Melissa Etheridge concert for Human Rights Campaign during Democratic convention
Wichita Blues Challenge this Saturday August 10 Don't forget the Wichita Blues Society 's annual Blues Challenge this coming Sunday, August 10, at Sam's Place, 5521 W. Kellogg. The music starts at 4 o'clock, and KEYN Radio has donated an HD2 radio for a fundraising raffle. The WBS is looking for a blues band to represent Wichita at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis early next year. The group's annual blues crawl is also upcoming. More music news ... Kansas City 's Republic Tigers have had their music featured on TV's Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl , but they'd like to do more for TV and films. Click here: Republic Tigers Yearn to Make Music for Movies, page 1 - Music - Westword - Westword Reggie & The Full Effect announced their farewell tour in June, and for some reason the tour does not stop in the band's hometown of Kansas City . Band founder James Dewees has been offered the keyboard job with My Chemical Romance. He's been sitting in with them for the past two years. Click here: Reggie and the Full Effect Map Final Tour | Spin Magazine Online . David Cook has told Billboard that he has seven tracks done for his new album, which is due out in November. Click here: David Cook Promises 'Twists, Turns' On Debut CD. Singer-songwriter Clayton Senne, whose father co-founded Topeka 's Exceptions and whose mother and stepfather are longtime members, returned to the area this past weekend from his home in Florida . Clayton held a CD release party at the Granada in Lawrence . Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Exceptional offspring makes soulful music . Saturday marked the beginning of the end for Topeka 's Judy Coder & Pride of the Prairie as the quartet has decided to disband after upcoming shows in Branson and Oklahoma . The group was honored with Wheatstock's Performer of the Year Award at the capital city's Ramada Inn. Click here: CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - Wheatstock offers cowboy group's last Topeka show Also calling it quits is Wichita 's Moonlight Drive , a Doors tribute band, who played their final show Saturday night at the Cotillion. Guitarist Phil Martin is moving to Florida to pursue a doctorate in psychology. Keyboardist Dustin Lentz says the rest of the band members are ready to tackle something new after seven years together. According to Lentz, “We're pursuing some different musical things.”
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