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→ August 30, 2010
Austin, Texas native Suzanna Choffel is bringing her three-piece band to College Hill Saturday, September 11. Performing her unique brand of “jazz-infused soul pop.” Suzanna was the winner of the Best Indie Band category at the Austin Music Awards-SXSW 2009, and also came in 2nd place in the International Songwriting Competition. Her 2006 release, “Shudders [...]
→ August 17, 2010
Sunday afternoon found Uncle Bo’s in downtown Topeka packed to the rafters as a crowd of eager blues fans gathered to hear this year’s contestants compete for the opportunity to represent the city at the International Blues Challenge, in Memphis, Tenn. next February. Although slated to begin at 12 noon, things didn’t get rolling until [...]
→ July 25, 2010
A Japanese word literally translated, “empty orchestra,” karaoke originated in 1970’s Japan, when a headlining singer went missing and the club owner needed to calm a group of restless customers. It began growing in popularity across Asia and has since become a worldwide phenomenon. Patti Whitworth is a self professed KJ/DJ who works two or [...]
→ July 13, 2010
The area’s best cover bands will be coming together to help you forget how freakin’ hot it is outside and, on the flipside, with a little help from trusty friends Les Paul, Jim Marshall, Bill and Ted Ludwig, Leo Fender, et. al, they will remind you just how hot it can get inside. The Kansan [...]
→ July 8, 2010
It’s frustrating being an entertainer in a small town. You put in long hours rehearsing set lists, and spend huge amounts of money on instruments and equipment. On the day of the gig, you load up all your gear, show up at the venue, set everything up and play your heart out. After that last [...]
→ July 4, 2010
Rocketing out over the Midwest from their home port in Space City U.S.A., coming to make us all believers in the power of sweaty, groovy, funked up space-age rock and soul music, Houston’s Electric Attitude is heading for a stage near you! Touring this summer to support their six song EP, “Laser Laser Laser Beams,” [...]
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