The Afterparty / The Wilders
Early patio show
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The Afterparty
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When: Sunday, June 4, 2006, 5 p.m.
Where: The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., Lawrence
Cost: $3
Age limit: 21+
Categories: Bluegrass, Country, Rock
Description: They rarely play shows, they occasionally write songs and they don't give a damn if they ever "make it." They're Kansas City's The Afterparty and they'll toast a second full-length disc by sunset on The Replay Patio. Like Ryan Adams, singer/songwriter Danny Fischer sounds like he could pull a hit song out of his ass with his hands tied to a tetherball pole. Which is not to say his writing is careless; it's just carefree - the kind of carefree that Bob Dylan and The Band sought with "The Basement Tapes." Fortunately, Fischer has a makeshift bar-band in tow to rope in his sprawling vision. The result is something more akin to Luna or a less bloated Bright Eyes, with a reverb-soaked tape deck and a flask of whiskey to keep it rolling 'til the early morning.
Kansas's favorite old-time-country hellraisers The Wilders set the stage. With the verve of old-time radio storytellers and the energy of a thrash metal band, the Wilders' (pictured below) soundtrack for this ol' time party is 1920s string band music, 30s country, and 40s honky-tonk. They're like none other 'round here and are loved far and wide, having performed for thousands at Winfield and on "Prairie Home Companion."
Event posted April 21, 2006
Last updated June 3, 2006
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