Kansas City has a music pulse?

Sons of Great Dane

Greetings again sexy monkey's. Not to get super philosophical on this blog, but on my journey through life, I have had my up's and major down's. One of the horrible tragedies besides being married for 8 years, was the almost quick and painful death of great music in Kansas City around the year 2000-2001. Let's face it we crashed and burned when we were trying to become the next Seattle scene back in the 90's. It seemed the light had completely gone out for a rock scene. Great rock venues like the Hurricane and the Grand Emporium were dead in the water and thus a lifeless abyss of nothingness started. Enter 2011. This city has a music pulse again. It didn't just happen out of the blue. It took the effort of people who said, No way is music and rock dead in Kansas City. It has started with people who were in the scene in the 90's and a new generation of rockers to quote Motley Crue, kickstart the heart of Kansas City. Oh its taken several years to get it going but if you look around you can feel it. As I opened my eyes and woke up from a horrible nightmare I started to notice the scene I had once thrived in. It started just a few short years ago for me around 2008 early 2009. Oh the revolution may have started a little earlier but these past few years have been so amazing for the whole music scene. With places like the Record Bar, The Riot Room(out of the ashes of the Hurricane), The Crosstown Station, and The tiny burning light throughout this darkness, Davey's Uptown. I could go on and on about the great venues once again in KC. With spring and summer around the corner there will be plenty of great local music to fill your nights. So who are some of these bands that are busting out at the seams of the underbelly of KC? Well I have some favorites. The Sons of Great Dane, Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company,  The Roman Numerals just to name a few. But there is one band that could be my favorite, and I think is the ambassador the rock scene in Kansas City. This Band is Atlantic Fadeout.

Atlantic Fadeout 2010

Made up of members of bands, like the The Gaslights and Elkheart. Led by a wonderfully battle ridden and empowered woman named Abigail Henderson,  Atlantic Fadeout oozes allover what Kansas City and the Midwest is all about in rock and roll today. Yes I am a little biased but see for yourself. Get out and go to a show. Any show. Also helping the music scene here in KC and the Midwest is a wonderfully amazing nonprofit organization known as the Midwestern Music Foundation. They support local and Midwest musicians, and great music in the area. They also support a health care fund for musicians and artists as well. So please support local music and art. Some of these bands that I have mentioned including Atlantic Fadeout, will be crashing that fantastic festival South By Southwest which started March 11th. Its called the MidCoast Takeover 2011, and in its second year it is in full effect. This will happen March 18th and 19th. So if you would like to hear these bands and have a whole week off head down to Austin and see them. I have linked some sites to go to as well. Please check em out. Its free and I guarantee you will not be disappointed.  Can you say music downloads at no cost!  So please get out there and enjoy the local music. It makes KC a better place to live in and enriches our hearts and minds. The more you do the more Kansas City will be a formidable power in the music scene in this country. And remember Music is Life......

MUSIC HERE!!!
MidCoast Takeover 2011
Atlantic Fadeout
Sons of Great Dane
The Roman Numerals
Adam Lee & the Dead Horse Sound Company
Midwest Music Foundation
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