North Vs. South Music Festival

FIFTH ANNUAL NORTH VERSUS SOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL AUGUST 21, 22, 23, 2008 Moves this year to BEAUTIFUL Kansas City, Missouri!!!
Harling's Upstairs has replaced the Embassy!!! Bigger stage, Better Venue!! Harling's is at 3941 Main Street at the very Eastern end of Westport Road
UPDATED 7/30/08--LOOK HERE FOR DAILY UPDATES!!!! KEEP CHECKING BACK!!!DON'T BE A WANKER!@!!GIVE TO THE NEEDY!!!
please note: start times, performers and venues are getting less subject to change
Also keep your word-of-mouth gossip-tooth moving to figure out the very cool secret shows!!!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Brick
1 a.m. Velvet Cadillacs (IL); 12 mid. Before Dawn (TX); 11p.m. Dark Circles (KC); 10 p.m. Wylde Chipmunk and the Cuddly Poos (KC)
Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club
1 a.m. The Rich Boys (KC); 12 mid. The KeepAways (MN); 11 p.m. Black Panda (TX); 10 p.m. Honeywagen (KC); 9 p.m. Vago (NE)
Harling's Upstairs
12 mid. Monkeytown (TX); 11 p.m. the Perilous Tide (TX); 10 p.m. Nordic Waste (MN); 9 p.m. Big Iron (KC)
the Record Bar
12 mid. the Restless Breed(KC); 11 p.m. Oliver Future (CA); 10 p.m. Expassionates(KC); 9 p.m. Love in October (MN) {special note to bands: Trivia at this venue until 8:30p. so please, we encourage you to contact the festival with extra information if you are on this bill}
Big Al's Speakeasy (a special venue this year accessible only with a wristband; wristbands can be purchased at all four other venues for $20 beginning July 31st) 1am Bitter Spills (MN); 12 mid. Six Six Crush (MN); 11 p.m.TBD ; 10 p.m. DT's (MN); 9 p.m. Why Make Clocks (IA)
Friday, August 22, 2008
The Brick
1 a.m. Youngmond Grand (TX); 12 mid. The Tisdales (MN); 11 p.m. Ouija Radio (MN); 10 p.m. Eric Hisaw (TX) 9 p.m. The Blessed Broke (MO)
Davey's Uptown
1 am Pendergast (KC); 12 mid. the Meat Purveyors (TX); 11pm John Ewing Band (MN); 10 pm Cryin' Out Louds (KC); 9 pm Platte River Rain (NE)
Harling's Upstairs
12 p.m. Red Guitar (MO); 11 pm Brannock Device (KC); 10 pm Manheat; 9 p.m. Ideal Soul Mart (TX); 8 pm Rice Moorehead (TX)
the Record Bar
12 mid. Very special surprise guests!; 11 pm. Snowbyrd (TX); 10 pm Melismatics (MN); 9 pm the Service Industry; 8 pm Little Man
Big Al's Speakeasy
2 am TBD; 1 am Hickoids (TX); 12 mid. Hot Dog Skeletons (KC); 11 pm Red Flags (MN); 10 pm Bryce Clifford (TX)
Saturday, August 23, 2008
The Brick
1 am Dead Girls Ruin Everything (KC); 12 mid. The Hard Left (MN); 11 pm Buttercup (TX); 10 pm Undesirables (MN); 9 pm Spot (TX via SST); 8 p.m. Symposia on Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence given by Sean Williams (open to wristband holders only)
Davey's Uptown
1 am Cher U.K.; 12 mid Gaslights (KC); 11 pm Norsemen (MN); 10 pm Red Kate (KC); 9 pm Sanguinistas (TX); 8pm. Chicane Theory (MN)
Harling's Upstairs
12 mid. I Love Math (TX); 11 pm The Goners (KS); 10 pm radar, radar (TX); 9 pm; Sons of Great Dane (KC); 8 pm F4 Fake (TX)
The Record Bar
Grant Hart 12 mid.; 11 'Til We're Blue or Destroy(TX); 10 pm Beaten By Them (Australia); 9 pm Tiger Moth (TX)
Big Al's Speakeasy
2 am TBD; 1 am New Franklin Panthers (KS); 12 mid. Chooglin' (MN); 11 pm Mike Nicolai (TX); 10 pm Militant Babies (TX); 9 pm Western Fifth (MN); 8 pm This is My Condition (KS); 7 p.m. Alberto Alfonso (KS)
As previously stated...any and all of this information is subject to change, please check back periodically for frequent updates
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The brainchild of songwriter Baby Grant Johnson and self-professed Salad Connoisseur Mike McCoy. A means of bringing together friends old and new. Austin, Texas and Minneapolis, Minnesota have produced numerous quality rock and roll groups in the last 20-50 years. All is showcased here on neutral ground in Kansas City, MO (formerly in Lawrence, KS) annually. The best from north and south perform live on the anniversary of Quantrill's raid on Lawrence in 1863.
Musical Alumni of the North Versus South Music Festival: Grant Hart, Meat Purveyors, The Preacher’s Kids, God’s Favorite Band, Xcella, Dead Girl’s Ruin Everything, Rich Boys, Vermicious Canids, Secret Weapons, Western Fifth, New Franklin Panthers, Little Man, Bryce Cliiford, Stingray Green, Pendergast, North of Grand, Ouija Radio, Nordic Waste, Manheat, Brannock Device, Conner, Rockford Mules, Red Leaves, Radar Radar, Brass Kings, Macon Grayson, Dark Circles, Ol Yeller, Undesirables, The Bitter Spills, Chooglin’, Wood Roses, Slow Train, Faux Jean, Naysays, Superhopper, The Hard Left, Gleaners, The Afterparty, Honeywagen, Bill Dankert and the Night Watchmen, Militant Babies, Koalas, Daylight Titans, The DT's, Sanguinistas, Norsemen, Fighting Brothers McCarthy, Service Industry, Truck Stop Love, Crawling With Kings, Til We're Blue Or Destroy, Grand Champeen, Hilary York, Seth Tiven, Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves, Fort Wilson Riot, Snowbyrd, Steve Barnes, The Red Flags, XOXO Judy, Dumptruck, The American People, Charlie Parr, Mr. Marco and His V-7’s, Lil Cap'n Travis, Rockland Eagles, Wannabes, Stickpony, Kruddler, Moonlight Towers, John Ewing, Gay Witch Abortion, The Summer Wardrobe, Emily Sparks, Mike Nicolai, Black Rabbits, The New Vintage, Honeywagen, Danny Pound Band, Arthur Dodge, The Keepaways, Hellapeno, Mike Gunther and the Restless Souls, Pong, Ben Hayter and the X-Rays, Magnolias, Shebangs, Bubble Boys, The Gleam, Ethan Azarian, Mammy Nuns, Youngmond Grand, Lonesome Dave Fisher, Martin Devaney, Cat Scientist...
Artwork by Alberto www.printsofwichita.com. Go to "View More Pics" to see more North Vs. South artwork.
View Photos from 2006 at: www.flickr.com/photos/feliciaphotos/