Podcast #206 will rev you up with new music from PS I Love You, Brendan Benson, La Sera, Ramona Falls, Fawn, & Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Tennis and touring partner Vacationer finished their tour on 5/12 playing to a packed house. Check out my photos of video of the night.

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Podcast #205 is dynamite w/ music from Arrows, Railway Children, Allo Darlin', Best Coast, Hands, Boys Who Say No, & Giant Giant Sand.

Podcast #204 springs w/ new music from Cuffs, Violens, Magic Wands, Maps & Atlases, Bear in Heaven, & Kalispell.

Mission of Burma headlined Record Bar as part of KC's Middle of the Map. Check out my account, pics, & video the entire night w/ Life & Times, Water Moccasins, Soft Reeds, Minus Story, & Deadringers.

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Podcast #203 explores the Middle of the Map Fest lineup w/ music from Fun, Sleepy Kitty, Everyday/Everynight, Jonquil, Neon Indian, & Murder By Death.

Podcast #202 features new music from Hospitality, Mindtroll, Magnetic Fields, Lumineers, Loch Lomond, Lambchop, & Kalispell.

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On 3/21 Asbury Lanes' schizo bill ended with spacy NJ locals Wreaths, but Casey Desmond, Stereo Telescope, and Phantom Power each drew their own fans. Check out my account, photos, and video of the show.

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I celebrated the Ides of March in NJ with punk rock from Black Wine, Mindtroll, & Mannequin Pussy. Check out my account and photos of the night.

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Podcast #201 is vast and wonderful with new music from Cursive, of Montreal, Alex Winston, Andrew Bird, David Sylvian, & Nine Covens.

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Milestone podcast #200 continues the streak with great new music from Adam & The Amethysts, Deer Tick, Plimsouls, Damien Jurado, Sinead O'Connor, School of Seven Bells, & Dirty Three.

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Podcast #199 is just delightful with music from Yukon Blonde, Tiny Victories, Sleepy Sun, Steve Shiffman, Mary Lou Lord, Scruffy The Cat, & Total Control.

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Podcast #198 isn't shy with new music from Spielgusher, Secrets Between Sailors, Blank Fight, Laura Gibson, Prinzhorn Dance School, & Sigh.

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On 2/11 Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn's rootsy solo performance drew an older crowd, sending the price of KC babysitters skyrocketing. Check out my account, photos, and video of Finn, his backing band Some Guns, and opener Mount Moriah.

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Genres be damned as Scale the Summit brought its show to KC on 2/7. Check out my photos and video of the band along with support acts Elitist, David Hasselhoff on Acid, & The Fortress.

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Lawrence mellowed on 2/6 with performances by the upward bound Other Lives and the always brilliant Halloween, Alaska. Check out my photos and video of the night.

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On 2/6 fans were regaled with stories of lusty she-demons and metal from Children of Bodom, Eluveitie, Revocation, & Threat Signal. Check out my account and photos of the night.

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Podcast #197 proves music is universal w/ Capybara, Cardinal, Dojo for Crooks, Caitlin Rose, First Aid Kit, Rosie and Me, & Sexy Accident.

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Cowboy Indian Bear headlined a local all-star lineup on 2/2, joining Fourth of July and Soft Reeds for a night of brilliant indie rock. Check out my account, photos, and video of the evening.

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Podcast #196 has it all w/ new music from Tommy Stinson, Real Kids, Fleming, Lighthouse and The Whaler, Life And Times, Loincloth, & Craig Finn.

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Emilie Autumn and her Bloody Crumpets opened the Fight Like a Girl tour in KC on 1/25. Check out my account and photos of this cabaret-style event.

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Podcast #195 hums along nicely with new music from Dead Girls, Deer Tick, Guided By Voices, Halloween, Alaska, Darcys, & Black Fortress of Opium.

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A trio of local indie rock bands played to a friendly crowd on 1/20. Check out my photos and video of Bowinero, Dead Girls, & Knife Crime.

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On 1/9 Chicago's Canasta ended a quick 4-date weekend outing with a quiet gig in KC supported by local openers Dojo for Crooks. Click to check out my account, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast #194 reaches back to pick up recent releases from Grouplove, Frank Turner, F*cked Up, Head and the Heart, Belle Brigade, & Devil's Blood.

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While the Too Much Rock Podcast focuses on singles, that doesn't mean we don't love albums. In fact, here are 30 that we loved in 2011!

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Here are my top 25 songs of 2011 plus a few stragglers from 2010. Did I pick the right ones? Let me know.

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