Sounds Good: Bahamas @ Record Bar, Ringo @ Starlight, J Roddy Walston @ Bottleneck

Saturday, October 4th

Bahamas at the Record Bar in KC

I’ve had this one circled on my calendar for awhile now.  Don’t let the name fool you – the band is really the alter ego of lead singer/ songwriter Afie Jurvanen, a Canadian crooner in the mold of a less boring Jack Johnson.  Even that’s not a great comparison though, because Afie is way more talented of a guitar player.  But the feel is kind of similar, and the two have toured together.  Check out on of the best songs of the last couple years, Lost in the Light.

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band at Starlight Theater in KC

If you’re into the whole nostalgia thing, and want to see a 70+ year old dude play some drums on a bunch of other peoples’ tunes, then, well, this one’s for you.  The band this time around is composed of Steve Lukather of Toto, Gregg Rolie of Journey, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Todd Rundgren, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette.  Their recent setlists have looked like this:

Matchbox(Carl Perkins cover)
It Don’t Come Easy(Ringo Starr cover)
Wings(Ringo Starr cover)
I Saw the Light(Todd Rundgren cover)
Evil Ways(Willie Bobo cover)
Rosanna(Toto cover)
Kyrie(Mr. Mister cover)
Bang the Drum All Day(Todd Rundgren cover)
Boys(The Shirelles cover)
Don’t Pass Me By(The Beatles cover)
Yellow Submarine(The Beatles cover)
Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen(Santana cover)
Honey Don’t(Carl Perkins cover)
Anthem(Ringo Starr cover)
You Are Mine(Richard Page cover)
Africa(Toto cover)
Oye como va(Tito Puente cover)
Love Is the Answer(Utopia cover)
I Wanna Be Your Man(The Beatles cover)
Broken Wings(Mr. Mister cover)
Hold the Line(Toto cover)
Photograph(Ringo Starr cover)
Act Naturally(Buck Owens cover)
With a Little Help from My Friends(The Beatles cover)
Give Peace a Chance(The Plastic Ono Band cover)

Monday, October 6th

J Roddy Walston and the Business at the Bottleneck in Lawrence

Trust me, this one will be a throwdown.  J Roddy and his boys have been tearing things up this summer, with fantastic performances at Wakarusa, among others.  They’re getting ready for a couple nights at the Austin City Limits Festival before heading west to bigger venues, so this show will likely be one of the more intimate places to catch this rising outfit.  They did a brief, 30 minute set at the Buzz Beach Ball a few weeks ago, but they need a little more time than that.  And the Bottleneck is the perfect place to get a little bit of their soulful, fuzzy, rock.