The Tuesday night lineup at the RecordBar, 1020 Westport Road, is one for the groove-aphiles, the adventurous and the open-minded. The opener is the swinging, free-wheeling Mike Dillon Band, featuring the inimitable Dillon and his stellar three-person lineup, including the ever-vibrant and brassy Carly Meyers on trombone. The headliner is keyboardist Marco Benevento, who dabbles in an array of styles, including avant-garde jazz and experimental/post-rock. The rest of his trio is Dave Dreiwitz, bassist for Ween, and Andrew Borger, who has played drums with Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco and others. Show time is 9:30 p.m. Admission is $12. Go and be delivered.
September 24, 2012
Thanks for the tip. Tips for low priced good quality music are always appreciated.
Posted by: Randall | September 24, 2012 at 01:58 PM
Benevento is the shit. So is Dillon for that matter! Why he doesn't have a better following in KC continues to addle me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Dillon_(musician)
Posted by: e.b. | September 24, 2012 at 02:28 PM
Mike Dillon is pretty great and we're lucky that he comes back to KC as often as he does. I wish that I could go to this show but I'm flat broke until payday. If it was on Friday I'd be there.
Posted by: LiveMusicFan | September 25, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Maybe a little to odd for me, although sometimes these type of shows are the best you see all year long!
Posted by: Green | September 25, 2012 at 11:07 PM
Just wanted to pop up somewhere to say that I'm looking forward to Nick Lowe with Eleni Mandell tonight at Knuckleheads. That's gonna be cool. I am also staying for the later show with Uncle Lucius with openers The Dirty River Boys. If I'm up for it, I may stop back there on Saturday in the Retro Room to see Seattle band, Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers. I've heard good things about them. Amyway, I may as well set up camp down by the tracks, as I will be at Knuckleheads next Thursday for Roots Rock upstart, JD McPhearson. I saw him on Conan a couple of months ago (That performance of "North Side Gal" is on YouTube) and liked what I heard. Planning on catching some good live music as Autumn sets in.....
Posted by: Geordan | September 27, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Would like to get out tonight and see either Mr.Lowe or Uncle Lucious, but I'm saving up my old man energy for what will be a busy weekend for me with Blues Traveler on Sat. and Sheila E. on Sunday. Have fun out there tonight, Geordan and go easy on the Red Bulls.
Posted by: pellboy | September 27, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Geordan, I am booked for tonight and tomorrow night so I will not be able to attend. Enjoy the show, I look forward to your write up!
pellboy, I may see you at 'Blues Traveler' Saturday night. I am partial to those blues/rock bands with harmonica!
Posted by: onthemark | September 27, 2012 at 12:41 PM
As for Nick Lowe's show at Knuckleheads last night.....Wow! I saw that Mr. Finn was there, so there should be a review from him shortly. When I got there at 5:45, there was already a small line waiting to get in. The show ended up being on the Outdoor stage and it was packed out there. I heard someone say that there were 400 tickets presold, not including people walking in. The fans who turned up were mostly middle-aged and the love and reverence they should Nick Lowe was complete and unyielding. It was just a wonderful night out. There were two long rows of plastic chairs set up by the stage, so I was lucky enough to plant myself in the first row.
Eleni Mandell started things off with a brief, but lovely 35 minute set. She told us she was going to "croon" for us and playing only a miniscule acoustic guitar (or was it the largest Ukelele I've ever seen?), Eleni won over the crowd with her humor and her gorgeous voice. My favorite songs from her was "Magic Summertime" and "Bun In The Oven" from her latest album. After a short 20 minute break, it was time for Nick Lowe and the announcement to refrain from talking, which worked for Nick, could have been made before Eleni's set, as many people jabbered through much of it.
Nick Lowe began his 80 minute set (with encores) with "Stoplight Roses" from his latest album, "The Old Magic" and the crowd was in and ready for everything Nick gave us. There were lively versions of the hits, "Cruel To Be Kind" and "I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock & Roll." There were the humorous tunes like, "I Trained Her To Love Me" and "Sensitive Man," which Nick took great pleasure in. He also played songs from the new(est) album, which are as good as anything he's done in the past 20 years or so (really loved "House For Sale" from the new record). He left the stage at an hour and five minutes and came back for some encores which ended with a lovely version of Elvis Costello's "Alison."
The crowd loved all of it and although it sprinkled so lightly, it was barely even noticeable, the rain stayed away and I enjoyed a show I won't forget anytime soon. Nick is just a complete artist that can command a stage with only a guitar and completely charm everyone in the place. Truly a class act. As soon as Nick ended his set, like the very second, The Dirty River Boys, from El Paso, Texas, began their 70 minute opening set for Uncle Lucius on the indoor stage. I was a sucker for buying a ticket for this show (they were cheap), as many came in from Nick's show to a crowd of about 100 people gathered indoors and stuck around for some or all of that show.
Not expecting much after the high of Mr. Lowe's set, The Dirty River Boys were the surprise of the night. They are a damn good Americana band and I have to admit that I preferred them to Uncle Lucius, who are also a good live band. Three of the four band members sing, they play with a lot of energy and heart, and I had to pick up their latest CD, "Science Of Flight," as they played two songs from it, "Riverbed Flowers" and "Heart Like That" that are damn near the best songs I've heard all year. Nice harmonies and fine musicianship throughout. Their drummer, who looks every bit the Southern Rocker, beat the hell outta his drums like he was playing for Black Flag, using what appeared to be only brushes. Impressive.....I'd love to see these guys again soon.
As for Uncle Lucius, I made it to just over the hour point with them, leaving the venue at around a quarter after Midnight. I wasn't bored, just extremely tired at that point. I first saw Uncle Lucius about a year and a half ago and they are a soulful Jam-type band, with a lead vocalist, Kevin Galloway, who can sing his ass off. I got to hear my favorite song by the band, "Everybody Got Soul," early in the set, which topped off a great night of music. I did sneak out during The Dirty River Boys set and got Nick to sign his new CD. He told me that he loved Knuckleheads (which he did a few times during his set) and that he would love to bring a band back with him to play here soon. One can hope......
Posted by: Geordan | September 28, 2012 at 07:35 AM
Forgive the few typos/misspellings (I wrote this, pre-Red Bull) as I am worn out, but still slightly pumped from last night's show.
Posted by: Geordan | September 28, 2012 at 07:38 AM
dang man, great job on that review.
Posted by: Wayne | September 28, 2012 at 07:52 AM
Saw JD McPherson at SXSW after making his album
Sign s & Signifiers one of my favorite of 2011. He and his band were fantastic. Please go to the show and also pick up the CD. You will not be disappointed no matter what genre of music you like. The production on the album was analog, you can tell. Old school!
Posted by: wadkc | September 28, 2012 at 08:08 PM
Would like to get out tonight and see either Mr.Lowe or Uncle Lucious, but Im saving up my old man energy for what will be a busy weekend for me with Blues Traveler on Sat. and Sheila E. on Sunday. Have fun out there tonight, Geordan and go easy on the Red Bulls.
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