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June 11, 2013 – Alice Sweet Alice of KCMO Releases “Ribbons & Stone”

Coming June 11, 2013! "Alice Sweet Alice's 4th Studio album, a 10 song album with tour-tested and carefully crafted songs, Ribbons & Stone is a genre-bending album that will not disappoint."

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The Basement Tapes – Episode #141 – May 12, 2013

Happy Mother's Day from Nick & Bootsy! On this show, we celebrated the Hallmark Holiday with Nathan Matlock, his lovely wife, Marty, and MOST of their kids: Cloud, Aiden and Lily

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All the way from Toronto – It’s the 24th Street Wailers on the phone with Nick & Bootsy!

"The 24th Street Wailers are a band that break all the rules. Lindsay Beaver is a firehaired gut bucket singer/drummer who fronts the band, who at first glance are anything but the norm. Emily Burgess on lead guitar may appear to be shy however her playing is both thoughtful and explosive. Saxophonist Jon Wong is a second generation Chinese Canadian who is a modern day version of a 50's Rock n' Roller. Rounding out the group is Lindsay's Husband Michael Archer, a country boy at heart that turns ...

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May 24-27, 2013 – 25th Annual Freedom Rally

"We are Missouri's largest single site motorcycle rally, and we continue to grow at a ressonable pace every year! The Rally is put on COMPLETELY by volunteers from various Locals within Freedom Of Road Riders. We have the best bands in MO playing the biggest stage in Central MO, along with bike games, field events, poker runs, etc." St. Louis band, Chemically Imbalanced. will be kicking off the music at the 25th annual Mid-America Freedom Rally!

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May 17 & 18, 2013 – Rolla Downtown Days

Coming this weekend to downtown Rolla, Missouri - It's Rolla Downtown Days. According to the Rolla Daily News, "Nearly 40 businesses will be participating in the event, with restaurants and bars extending the event both evenings with food specials and some that will have live music...Local musicians will be playing one day or both throughout the downtown business district and the arts and entertainment district..." Grab the family and head downtown for a weekend of FREE local entertainment!

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May 18 on the Women of Metal Show – Second Empire’s Alex Lindsey Roth Joins DJ Jayson Shell

Formed in the summer of 2011 by vocalist Alex Lindsay Roth, guitarist Bret Stark, and bassist Anthony Elliott, the Pittsburgh based symphonic metal act is taking no prisoners in their conquest. Join DJ Jayson Shell on the Women of Metal Show May 18 for a conversation with Alex Lindsay Roth.

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It’s an ALL REQUEST night in the Basement with Nick & Bootsy!

Here in the Basement, we get so much wonderful music from so many gifted bands and musicians that we just don't seem to have time to play it all, even though we'd love to. We also know that you've heard a band or musician (or two or twenty) that you especially like but then didn't hear them again for a long time. That's why we want to give you the chance to request your favorites. Hey, we'll even take requests for independent bands that we haven't played on the show.

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Tuesday, May 14 on The Metal Factory

"In a career spanning 30 years, Lizzy Borden was created in 1983 in Hollywood California. Spitting venom, stage blood and dripping grease paint while breathing life into bizarre characters bred precisely for the stage. Theme oriented creations such as; Love You to Pieces (1985) Menace to Society (1986) Visual Lies (1987) Master of Disguise (1989) Best Of (1994) Deal with the Devil (2000) and Appointment with Death (2008) forever cemented icon status to the master showman from the dawn of heavy m...

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The Basement Tapes – Episode #140 – May 5, 2013

Nick & Bootsy welcomed special guest, Russ Rhodenizer, guitarist/lead vocalist for the band, Ten Down, to the studio. Russ has been working hard on his solo project, The Russ Rhodenizer Project. He shared several songs from his recently recorded DEMO CD.

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Coming May 11: The Leslie Rock, Rhythm & Blues Festival in Leslie, Arkansas

On May 11, 2013, some of the best musicians around will be converging on the small town of Leslie in North Central Arkansas. Leslie, a town of about 480 people, is located halfway between Harrison and Conway on Hwy 65 and home to the Buffalo River Blues Society. The Blues Society is pulling the festival together to help raise funds for "Operation Kindness", the Searcy County Humane Society.

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