KC Cafe Road Show Comes To Richmond, Missouri July 17
KC Cafe Radio’s second in its "Road Show 2009" series of concerts features three exceptionally talented musicians from Kansas City. The event takes place from 7-9 Friday night, July 17 at the Richmond, Missouri Amphitheater.
If it rains, the event will move to the City Hall Gymnasium at 205 Summit. More information is available here.
The evening’s line-up includes regional favorites Jim Abel, Rick Malsick, and Forrest Whitlow.
“We’re thrilled to have these talented musicians performing in our lovely outdoor venue,” according to Bob Moses, who helped organize the event.
Featured Performers:
Jim Abel writes and performs a unique style of folk and alternative music, including humorous and serious songs about love, friends, and family. Widely acclaimed for his compelling music and intelligent lyrics, Abel plays regularly in venues across the Kansas City area and surrounding communities and has received significant coverage in print and broadcast media. Abel released his latest CD, Thunder, in May 2008.
Rick Malsick has more than 25 years of experience as a musician, songwriter, playwright, and actor. He is an accomplished finger-style guitarist, playing mostly ragtime, jazz, and blues, with some sweet and slow tunes thrown in for good measure. Malsick plays regularly in the Kansas City area at a variety of venues, including bars, coffeehouses, and restaurants. His second CD, Athena, will be released this summer.
Forrest Whitlow was born In Kentucky, has lived, worked and attended school in a variety of places around the country, and now makes his home in Kansas City. A former seminary student, his songs deal with the most serious of subjects in the best tradition of the acoustic songwriter. His influences range from Nietzsche to Nirvana. In other words, he is the thinking person’s folk-rocker. Whitlow plays at coffeehouses, bars and bookshops around the Kansas City area to a devoted following. He has produced seven CDs of his original music.
Sarah Pierce – A True Cowboy’s Daughter
By: Kathy Forste, Music Director
Sarah Pierce was born in Rockford, Illinois and raised in rural Texas and Colorado. The daughter of a cowboy raised in a family of cattlemen (4 members are in the Cattlemen’s Hall of Fame), Sarah’s dream was to be a singer, a dream that began to take shape when she was 12 years old. Her stepfather was a small town doctor by day and played bass in the local country band on the weekends. One day he asked her to come along and sing a few songs. After one song, Sarah had a gig. “The stage is like a big comfortable couch; I am so at home there.”
While performing at a local club, Sarah was seen by John McEuen (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). That evening he asked if she’d be willing to go on the road as his opening act. Thirteen weeks and thousands of miles later, Sarah had performed before tens of thousands of people, receiving standing ovations wherever she sang. In 1991, Sarah regionally released her debut record, “West Texas Wind”, on Little Bear Records.
Since that time Sarah recorded several CD’s including a beautiful children’s CD and a lovely Christmas CD. She has spent several weeks on the Adult Contemporary Charts. Moved to Austin, Texas and made it her musical home, and she has played for sold out crowds all over Italy. Sarah has spent the better part of the last year promoting her most personal CD to date, “Cowboy’s Daughter”
One of her more recent gigs had her passing through Kansas City, Missouri, home of KC Café Radio. After a long drive from Chicago, Sarah and a couple members of her band, Doug Hudson and Merel Bregante, sat down and played acoustic versions from “Cowboy’s Daughter” for us. She was also kind enough to sit and talk with me for quite a while about her musical journey, life on the road, songwriting, Italy and working with her husband Merel Bregante.
Listen To The Interview Now (46:57):
Download The Interview (42.9 MB):
I would also like to add my thanks to Sarah, Doug, Merel and Eric Henke (who also debuted some new songs for us), for being so kind to my son and husband, enjoying the company of our dogs and taking the time to go out to dinner with us after such a long day. Oh and special thanks to Sarah for the CD, “Buttercup Princess”. My son loves it! You guys are awesome!
Sarah’s Music On KC Cafe Radio:
Buck69 Competes In Toledo’s Battle of the Bands
Your Help Is Needed!
KC Cafe Radio Performing Artist Buck69 is a contender in the Toledo Blade’s Battle of the Bands competition in the Jazz/Blues/R&B category.
The competition is currently in the "public voting" stage. Semi-finalists in the competition will be determined by a panel of judges, as well as voting/rankings that is currently being conducted on the Toledo Blade’s Battle of the Bands website here. Chosen Semi-Finalists will perform July 3rd and 4th, with the finalists performing August 6th-8th.
How You Can Help
If you’ve enjoyed listening to Buck69 on KC Cafe Radio, and would like to cast your vote for them as a contender in the competition, visit their Battle of the Bands page here. Scroll down the page and click on the link directly under their "Overall Ranking" indicator. Make sure you click on the "Ratings" drop-down menu, and give them a "5!"
If you haven’t yet heard Buck69 on KC Cafe Radio, visit our "Request" page here and simply type "Buck69" into the search box. A complete listing of their songs we’re playing will appear. Click the "Request" button next to a song you would like to hear, and enjoy!
About Buck 69
Buck69 is made up of Tom Clawson – Vocals, Songwriter, Rhythm Guitar; Alex Clawson – Rhythm and Lead Guitar; Candice Coleman (who was on American Idol in 2003) – Vocals; Buzz Anderson – Lead Guitar & Vocals; B.J. Love – Keyboards; Dave Alan – Drums & Vocals; and Todd Ovall – Bass.
Their latest album, "When She Whispers Your Name" was officially one of sixty seven albums considered for a Grammy Award Nomination in the Contemporary Blues Category for 2008.
Recently, Kathy Forste, KC Cafe Radio’s Music director interviewed Tom Clawson of Buck69. You can read the article here.
UPDATE (6/30/09)…. Buck 69 Makes It Into the Semi-Finals!
Buck69 has made it into the semi-finals round of this event, and will perform Friday evening, July 3, during Toledo’s "Red, White, KABOOM" festival. More details here.
Music from Buck69 On KC Cafe Radio: