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 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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Podcast #193 reviews my top 6 tracks of the year featuring CSS, Foster the People, We Barbarians, Boston Spaceships, Cute Lepers, Scattered Trees, & Low.

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Podcast 192 is the holiday spectacular w/ Patti Page, Wave Pictures, Darren Hayman, She & Him, Cristina Black, Fear, & Kate Bush.

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Podcast 191 comes potpourri style w/ music from Los Campesinos!, Hidden Pictures, Hands & Teeth, Can, Radiation City, Gillian Welch, & Rex Mundi.

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Podcast #190 is an embarrassment of riches w/ music from Jonathan Coulton, Cloud Control, The Dø, Penny Blacks, A Stick And A Stone, & Kimya Dawson.

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Podcast #189 is an aural smorgasbord w/ Wounded Lion, Unicycle Loves You, The Darcys, Team Genius, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Is Tropical, & PTAHIL.

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On 11/15 Britpoppers The Kooks brought their charged pop to Philly where it was joined by the garage pop of openers The Postelles. Click to check out my account, video, and photos of the night.

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On 11/10 Kimya Dawson capped a wonderful evening of sincere solo performances that also featured Your Heart Breaks and A Stick And A Stone. Check out my account, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast #188 presents Rob Crow, Sakert!, Summer Camp, Decemberists, Tom Waits, & Bonnie "Prince" Billy in hotel room fidelity.

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A Great Big Pile of Leaves capped off of 4-band all-ages bill of punk and indie acts at North Star on 10/25. Click to check out my account, photos, and video of the show.

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Podcast #187 comes on the heels of a long vacation w/ new music from Wilco, St. Vincent, MEN, Foster the People, Sin Fang, Melpo Mene, & Opeth.

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Podcast #186 shares new favourites from Jens Lekman, Jeffrey Lewis, Dan Mangan, Wild Flag, Chevin, CSS, & St. Lucia.

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Podcast #185 embraces the new (and new-to-me) music of Russian Futurists, Ladytron, Girls, Glen Campbell, Richard Taylor, Testors, & Mogwai.

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On 9/24 Australia's An Horse drew devoted fans, while new bands Bo Jackson and The Sluts attracted the curious locals. Check out my accounts, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast #184 reaches back to pick up some music it missed with tunes from Two Door Cinema Club, Vaselines, Watson Twins, PJ Harvey, Superhumanoids, & Damien Jurado.

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The there-to-be-seen college crowd packed in on 9/9 to see Cursive's Tim Kasher with openers Fourth of July and Aficionado. Click for my account, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast #183 is odds and sods while I'm off enjoying the end of summer. Music from Widowspeak, Dave Stewart, Psychedelic Furs, Echo & the Bunnymen, & Falloch.

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Podcast #182 is a hobo's stew of rock w/ new music from Erasure, Cute Lepers, Something Fierce, We Barbarians, A Lull, & Alestorm.

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Atlantic Fadeout played to the "midtown rabble" on 8/24 with both Deco Auto and an abbreviated Hidden Pictures opening. Check out my photos and video of the show.

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The Cute Lepers brought its punk rock revival to KC on 8/23 performing with Something Fierce, Hipshot Killer & The Puritans. Click for my account, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast 181 flitters all over the indie pop spectrum w/ new music from Cosmo Jarvis, Beirut, Pocketbooks, Pree, Prussia, Spirit Is The Spirit, & SSION.

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Podcast #180 is a pleasant slow down with music from Archers of Loaf, Comet Gain, Fourth Of July, William Elliott Whitmore, Richard Buckner, & Horrors.

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A good crowd filled a hot room on 8/9 for Portland-based 11-piece Typhoon and local openers Spirit is the Spirit and Ben Allen. Check out my account, photos, and video of the night.

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Podcast #179 is a polite taste of summer with new music from Mates Of State, My Tiger My Timing, Human League, Boston Spaceships, Mekons, & Postelles.

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Podcast #178 is full of solo efforts and bands that you'll learn to love. Music from Shotgun Jimmie, Gardens & Villa, Cults, Wu Lyf, Destroyer, Bon Iver, & Tune-Yards.

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On 7/16 Mammoth Life headlined a late show that also included buzzworthy local KC bands High Diving Ponies and Continents. Check out my photos and video from the night.

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Podcast 177 just feels like summer with music from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Acid House Kings, Gardening, Not Architecture, Austra, Builders And The Butchers, Hangman's Alphabet, & Cat's Eyes.

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1000 sweaty and bouncing kids packed the Beaumont for the energetic pop of Matt and Kim and openers The Thermals. Check out my account, photos, and video of the night.

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