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Big Weekend in
Kansas City area with Big Smith, Speakeasy, Charliehorse,
and more This Friday
night finds us at the Beaumont in Kansas City, Missouri,
sharing a bill with hometown pals Speakeasy and soulful locals Brothers
Green for a rare all-ages show. As usual, we’ll figure out some
sort of ridiculous high-jinx, as some manner of bodacious jamming is sure to
occur. Details: Friday, April 3 Big Smith performs at The Beaumont Club,
4050 Pennsylvania Ave #150, in Kansas City, MO. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Brothers
Green start the evening at 9:00 p.m., Speakeasy plays at 10:00 p.m.
and Big Smith at 11:00 p.m. (816) 561-2560. Tickets are $10 and available now
through Ticketmaster. After March 6th tickets will be available at
the box office only. Tickets on day of show will be $12. This is an all ages show! Then Saturday
we cross over to the Sunflower State for a night at the Bottleneck
in Lawrence, Kansas, with our favorite country-rock band, Arkansas’ Charliehorse. These guys are kicking
a** and taking names lately, y’all. You’ve got my word on it, but don’t ask me;
they’ve just been nominated for a couple of Northwest Arkansas Music Awards,
not surprisingly. Also on the bill is another rootsy
ensemble from Fayetteville, Cletus Got Shot. This should be one great
night of hillbilly soul! Details: Saturday, April 4 Big Smith performs at The Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS. (785) 841-5483. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Cletus
Got Shot open the show at 9:00 p.m., Charliehorse
plays at 10:00 p.m. and Big Smith will play from 11:00 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.
Tickets are $7 in advance or $8 at the door. Next weekend, it’s
a two-night hometown stand at the Outland
Ballroom with guests Dallas Jones and the Pennyroyals and
Charliehorse. See the details for these shows
and more in our upcoming live listings at the bottom of this newsletter. Tour Report:
Recording at Ardent, Touring Stax, Eating Crawfish,
Soaking up the Mississippi Sun We did all of the
above last weekend, and it was great. After meeting new friends and hopefully
future fans in Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and eating a fine
home-cooked meal at the home of Bill and Marteel
Higgins, we went up to Memphis and recorded a session of choice originals at
the renown Ardent Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. This studio has been the site
of too many historic recordings to mention, but has played host to clients such
as Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, James Taylor, the White Stripes and most of
the historic Stax roster. Our performance was
videotaped for a show called “Ardent Live” to be broadcast on Ardent’s website – we’ll let you know as soon as it is up
and running. The next day, we got a tour of the Stax
Soul Museum with Ardent founder and Stax producer John
Fry as our personal host. I could go on about it, but I’ll let my brother
Jody take over from here, as he blogged about it on
our MySpace
page, and to our delight it was re-posted on Ardent’s
homepage. Click here to
read more. And in case you’re
wondering about the menu at the Higgins’ home, here it is: Chicken casserole Hot pineapple
salad Beans w/Chow-chow Glazed sweet
potatoes Rolls w/butter Sweet tea Blueberry Yum-Yum Dallas Jones on
the Radio For everyone
within broadcast range, make sure and tune in KSMU (91.1 FM in Springfield) at noon this
Friday, April 3rd to hear Dallas
Jones play live, in studio, with support from me, Molly Healey
and others. I wish I could tell you that it will be simulcast online, alas this is not the case. Nonetheless, this is a
rare opportunity, so don’t miss it! Jody Bilyeu on the
Internet Big Smith’s mandolinist and prolific songster Jody Bilyeu will be on
Missouri State University’s internet radio station The Growl
this Wednesday night for an interview and to play a few tunes. You can listen
live from 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. by clicking “listen live” on their website: http://thegrowl.missouristate.edu/. Live Music! Below are the live
music listings for the coming weeks and includes other MayApple artists. Your
city or town and favorite artist are listed in bold for quick reference.
I count three FREE Big Smith shows at first glance – so take a good
look, won’t you? Until next time, Mark Friday, April 3 Big Smith performs at The Beaumont Club,
4050 Pennsylvania Ave #150, in Kansas City, MO. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Brothers
Green start the evening at 9:00 p.m., Speakeasy plays at 10:00 p.m.
and Big Smith at 11:00 p.m. (816) 561-2560. Tickets are $10 and available now
through Ticketmaster. After March 6th tickets will be available at
the box office only. Tickets on day of show will be $12. This is an all ages show! Friday, April 3 Dallas Jones performs on KSMU Radio Live
from 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. In Springfield, MO you can listen to the
show live by tuning 91.1 on your FM dial. www.myspace.com/dallasjonesmusic
Saturday, April 4 Big Smith performs at The Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire in Lawrence, KS. (785) 841-5483. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Cletus
Got Shot open the show at 9:00 p.m., Charliehorse
plays at 10:00 p.m. and Big Smith will play from 11:00 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.
Tickets are $7 in advance or $8 at the door. Friday, April 4 Noah Earle performs at Cooper’s Landing,
11506 S Easley River Rd, in Columbia, MO. Music begins at 4:00 p.m.
(573)657-2544. No cover. Friday, April 10 Big Smith performs at The Outland
Ballroom, 326 South Ave., in Springfield, MO. Doors are at 8:00, Dallas
Jones and the American Pennyroyals open at 9:00, and Big Smith performs at
10:00 p.m. $10 cover. (417)869-8054 www.myspace.com/springfieldoutland Saturday, April 11 Big Smith performs at The Outland
Ballroom, 326 South Ave., in Springfield, MO. Doors are
at 8:00, Charliehorse opens at 9:00, and Big
Smith performs at 10:00 p.m. $10 cover. (417)869-8054 www.myspace.com/charliehorseband www.myspace.com/springfieldoutland Friday, April 17 Noah Earle performs at The Focal Point,
2720 Sutton Blvd, in St. Louis, MO. Music begins at 8:00 p.m.
(314)781-4200 Friday, April 17 Big Smith performs at Fly Trap Music
Hall, 514 E. Second St. in Tulsa, OK. (918)
949-1345. Doors at 7:00 p.m. Jesse Aycock opens at
8:00 p.m., Charliehorse plays at 9:00 p.m. and
Big Smith performs at 10:00 p.m. $10 cover. www.myspace.com/flytrapmusichall
Saturday, April 18 Big Smith performs at Pat’s Bar and
Grill, 21196 Wolf Rd. in Wheaton, MO. (417) 652-3755. Tickets are $8. Music from 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Sunday, April 19 Noah Earle performs at Cooper’s Landing,
11506 S Easley River Rd, in Columbia, MO. Music begins at 4:00 p.m.
(573)657-2544. No cover. Tuesday, April 21 Big Smith performs at Cherokee Casino in West
Siloam Springs, OK from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. (800)754-4111. www.500nations.com/casinos/okCherokeeWSS.asp Thursday, April 23 Mark Bilyeu performs at the Earth Day Water
Quality Show Premier at Moxie Cinema, 431 South Jefferson Avenue in
Springfield, MO. Music and film screening from 6:00-9:00 p.m. (417) 429-0800. Thursday, April 23 Noah Earle performs at Auntie Mae’s, 614
N. 12th St., in Manhattan, KS. Music begins at 9:00 p.m. $4
cover. (785)539-8508. Friday, May 1 Noah Earle performs at Cooper’s Landing,
11506 S Easley River Rd, in Columbia, MO. Music begins at 6:00 p.m.
(573)657-2544. No cover. Saturday, May 2 Big Smith performs at the Earth House
Collective, 237 N. East St., in Indianapolis, IN. Doors are at 7:00
p.m., opener TBA is at 8:00 p.m. and Big Smith plays from 9:00 – 12:00
a.m. All ages welcome, no drinking or smoking allowed. $10
cover. Saturday, May 2 Noah Earle performs at Paddy Malone’s Pub,
700 W Main St., in Jefferson City, MO. Music begins at 9:30 p.m.
(573)761-5900. Saturday, May 2 Charliehorse performs at Pat’s Bar and
Grill, 21196 Wolf Rd. in Wheaton, MO. (417) 652-3755. Tickets are $5. Music from 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Thursday, May 7 Big Smith performs at Branson Landing,
100 Branson Landing Blvd in Branson, MO. This concert is to celebrate
the Branson Airport Grand Opening and Air Show. Free and open to the public.
Show starts at 7:30 p.m. (417) 239-3002. Saturday, May 9 Big Smith performs at Kitchen Pass, 1212
South Main in Joplin, MO. (417) 624-9095. Doors at 7:00 p.m. Travis
Linville opens at 9:00 p.m. and Big Smith performs at 10:00 p.m. $10 cover.
www.kitchenpass.net/joplin.html
Sunday, May 10 Big Smith performs the kickoff concert
for the Summer Breeze Concert Series at Andrews Park, 201 W. Daws in Norman, OK. All concerts are FREE and open
to the public. Music begins at 7:30 p.m. Bring seating and picnic basket (there
are no vendors). www.bigsmithband.com Thursday, May 14 Mark Bilyeu of Big Smith and Travis
Linville perform at Patton Alley Pub, 313 S. Patton Avenue in Springfield,
MO. (417) 865-1188. $5 cover. Music
at 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 15 Mark Bilyeu of Big Smith and Travis
Linville perform at the Ranch House Concert Series in Olivette,
MO. Doors are at 7:00 p.m. and show begins at 8:00 p.m. There is a
suggested donation of $12 advance and $15 day of show admission. BYOB and potluck supper. For tickets contact Angela Melson melsona@sbcglobal.net. www.myspace.com/travislinville
Saturday, May 16 Big Smith headlines the 3rd Annual Arcadia
Valley Mountain Music Festival at the historic Iron County Courthouse square on
Main Street in Ironton, MO. FREE and open to the public. This is a
family friendly event and there will be no alcohol on the premises. www.arcadiavalley.biz/mountain_music_festival/index.htm
Saturday, May 16 Noah Earle performs at Cooper’s Landing,
11506 S Easley River Rd, in Columbia, MO. Music begins at 7:00 p.m.
(573)657-2544. No cover. Saturday, May 23 Big Smith headlines the 1st Annual
Pedaler's Jamboree at Kemper Park, 700 3rd St Boonville, MO 65233. Big Smith performs from
7:30-10:30 p.m. Live Music on the Katy Trail. Ride from
Columbia, Missouri to Boonville, Missouri on May 23 & 24, 2009.
Registration Fees: $30 early - $35 late. Tickets are $10 to attend Boonville
the festival for non-riders available at Kemper Park. Riders under the age of
16 are half price. Riders 10 years and younger are free. For more shows
beyond the above dates, visit Big Smith’s
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