Knuckleheads Saloon

THE place for live music, be it blues, honky-tonk, rockabilly, or whatever, in the Kansas City area! Knuckleheads Saloon is the greatest roadhouse, honky-tonk and blues bar around!

Sunday, August 13, 2006

This Week at Knuckleheads....Boxcar of Blues, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Skeeters...

This week is a real treat down at Knuckleheads!

The Skeeters
Collectively, they’re the most promising band to happen on the country music scene in years. Call it what you will; alt-country, redneck rock n’ roll or Americana --The Skeeters play honest, hard driving ‘country’ music.
Together since 1997, they spent the beginning of their career forced into the obscure alt-country underground by their adversity to corporate generated, mainstream country music. It was there they perfected their craft and lived out the lyrics of their songs. Home-based in Fort Payne, the band cut their teeth playing in Alabama honkytonks and roadhouses. “We have earned our keep the hard way. We chose it and embraced it. We wanted to be real, not the latest thing.” This show starts at 8PM on Wednesday!


The Amazing Rhythm Aces
The band who brought you Third Rate Romance, The End is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune), and Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song). Featuring singer-songwriter extraordinaire Russell Smith on electric/rhythm guitar, The "Fantastic Willie T." (Billy Earheart) on keyboards, Kelvin Holly on lead guitar and backup vocals, Mark Horn on drums, and Lorne Rall on bass. After 30 years the Grammy Award winning Aces are still sizzlin' hot! Thursday nights' show starts at 8:30PM.

Boxcare of Blues Festival
This is the one you've waited all summer for! The annual Boxcar of Blues Festival at Knuckleheads brings some of the most AMAZING talent to be in the one place at one time in the history of blues! The party starts Friday night at 6PM, and the music will run through Sunday morning at 1AM! The shows are going to be great, with talent including:

Bugs Henderson with Kirby Kelly

Eddie “Devil Boy” Turner with Kenny Passarelli (Joe Walsh, Elton John, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills)

Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy Band

Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones

Eric Lindell

Bel Airs

John Paul’s Flying Circus

Rain Dogs

Kool-Aide & the Exact Change Band

It's going to be a week to remember at Knuckleheads. Don't miss out, our you'll be telling your grandkids how much you regret it!