The Musical Life of Phil Vandel
Phil Vandel has been playing music all his life. He has performed across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and overseas
Read MorePhil Vandel has been playing music all his life. He has performed across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and overseas
Read MoreCharlie Stendebach, a Saint Joseph, Missouri native, has been playing music since the 1970s. His longest stint was as lead
Read MoreWhere are you from? Hopkins, Missouri. Who are your biggest influences? Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, JJ Cale, BB
Read MoreNorthwestern Missouri has a lot to offer as the weather turns warm so jump, pedal, run, or stroll into spring
Read MoreSt. Joseph, Mo. native Anthony Glise is a world-renowned classical guitarist, composer, and author. He has won many awards and
Read MoreLed by Jimmy and David Nace, The Nace Brothers Band has been on “A Life Long Roadtrip” for over 40
Read MoreI recently acquired a lot of new music, on vinyl and CD. My mother moved out of the house we’d lived
in since 1958, and gave me a lifetime’s collection. The vinyl included some iconic recordings from my
childhood. There are albums from Jonathan Winters, Frank Sinatra, and the Baja Marimba Band, not to
mention Beethoven and Bach.
By Shannon Bond As St. Joseph natives wait out the coronavirus pandemic in their homes, it’s nice to know that
Read MoreOh, the best laid plans. I had three stops to make on a recent Saturday night. Unfortunately for all involved, Mother Nature reared her ugly head and blasted us with artic temperatures and everybody’s favorite, freezing rain. I actually fired up the old “Bone-mobile” and scraped the windshield clean to make an attempt, but before I went even a dozen blocks, the clear spot had reduced to a football size hole and I gave up the ghost and turned around.
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