Things got loud on 2/6 when Waiting to Signal joined forces with Traindodge and In the Grove. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #128 should satisfy all with new music from Flaming Lips, Vampire Weekend, Toro Y Moi, Laura Veirs, Field Music, Spoon, & Seven Saturdays.

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January wrapped up with a late night of perfect pop in Lawrence, KS. Check out my account, photos and video of The ACBs, Hidden Pictures, & Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.

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Podcast #127 hits the spot with new music from Bonny Billy, Mighty Tiger, Antlers, Come Hithers, Headlights, American Dollar, & Them.

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Podcast #126 catches up with some of 2009's greatest hits that I somehow missed. Listen to list-toppers from Avett Brothers, Andrew Bird, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bravery, Rakes, Editors, & Flaming Lips.

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Podcast #125 is a damn good podcast full gems from underdogs The Idle Hands, Maps, Dappled Cities, Atlas Sound, Little Dragon, Pixel Panda, & Bill Callahan.

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A devoted fanbase packed Record Bar on a cold night for a trio of Kansas City indie rockers. Check out my photos and video of Old Canes, The Caves, & Cowboy Indian Bear.

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Podcast #124 is a happy mix containing new music from Weezer, Cribs, Billy Idol, Brunettes, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Bear in Heaven, & Ensiferum.

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Podcast #123 is a special hour long podcast that counts down the top 15 songs of 2009.

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The Sour Babies may have been the headliner, but on 12/5 The Brick was full of Softee's friends. Check out my photos and video of both bands.

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Podcast #122 has something new for all of us. Check out tunes from Class Actress, The Blakes, Deer Tick, Holiday Shores, Real Estate, Do Make Say Think, & Olafur Arnalds.

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All but a few brave wives and girlfriends stayed home on 12/3 when Spaniel and Little Murders played a late weeknight show at the still smoking-friendly Davey's. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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On 11/27 Kansas City partied like it was 1996 as Season to Risk, New Franklin Panthers, Little Murders and Iron Rite Mangle performed. Check out my photos of the show.

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At midnight on 11/24 Lawrence KS got a big dose of dream pop from A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Check out my account, photos, and video of the band, with openers Burger Kingdom.

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Kansas City's first winter weather couldn't stop The Chinese Stars, Sensitive Hearts, and The Pixel Panda from bringing noise and chaos to town. Check out my account, photos and video of the show.

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Podcast #121 is perhaps a sign of the winter to come with music from Vivian Girls, The Clientele, The Balconies, Singing Bridges, Oh No Forest Fires, Wilderness Pangs, & Sufjan Stevens.

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Podcast #120 appears to be themeless, so just listen for new music from Karen O, Owl City, Six Red Carpets, My First Earthquake, Swell Season, Jeffrey Lewis, & Russian Circles.

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Kansas City's first winter weather couldn't stop The Chinese Stars, Sensitive Hearts, and The Pixel Panda from bringing noise and chaos to town. Check out my account, photos and video of the show.

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Har Mar Superstar and The Beautiful Bodies brought sexy to a packed room on 11/11. Check out my account and photos of the show.

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Podcast #119 is full of fine music from Passion Pit, Charlotte Hatherley, 7 Worlds Collide, I Was Totally Destroying It, White Rabbits, Deer Tick, Carrie Rodriguez, & Depreciation Guild.

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On 11/5 Pinback and chosen opener Joe Jack Talcum drew a curiously devoted, yet cooly apathetic crowd. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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KC was treated to big metal bands in a small venue when Moonspell, Divine Heresy, Secrets of the Moon, and Night Creation played on 10/24. See my account, photos, and video of the show.

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Podcast #118 requires a cold day and a warm cup of tea. Listen for new music from Kings Of Convenience, Hellsongs, Lou Barlow, Built To Spill, Mum, Car Stereo Wars, Kate Miller-Heidke, & Brilliant Colors.

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Podcast #117 has a little something for everyone with music from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Yo La Tengo, Yes, Ultravox!, Mountain Goats, Monsters of Folk, Black Heart Procession, & Har Mar Superstar.

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Hippies and indie rockers mingled on 10/12 when Dr. Dog came to town. Check out my account, photos, and video of the band along with opener Jeffrey Lewis.

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Podcast #116 builds you up and then brings you back down. Listen to new music from Thermals, Six Finger Satellite, Chinese Stars, Princeton, Melpo Mene, Owen, & Tennors.

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Present Magazine celebrated its anniversary on 10/2 with Dead Girls, Softee, Cowboy Indian Bear, and Antenna Up. Check out my photos and video of the bands.

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KC got a strange bill when the 70s psych-rock of Darker My Love mixed with the KC sound of Waiting for Signal and hopefuls Heroes and Villains. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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