CoMusic 101 is a feature that focuses on musicians, venues, and scenesters in the Columbia music community. It’s written completely from the narrow perspective of Zac Early, an Ohio transplant who balances work, family, hobbies and blogging to bring you all that is true and good in Columbia’s music scene. Follow Zac as he navigates his way through the CoMusic scene. You can also read his other blog, Building International Coalitions Through Beer and Pavement for more of the same.
- COMUSIC – Local Bands Worth Checking Out August 24, 2012So, the summer is over in all but the actual autumn equinox sense. School is back in and people are adjusting to a long routine of studying, work, et al. However, life is about more than just the work we have to do to survive. With that in mind I would like to talk about ...
- COMUSIC REVIEW- Trio Kablammo, Missouri Weather and the Wait 5 @ Artrageous Friday July 24, 2012As I type this we are suffering under the weight of one of the worst droughts in years (if not decades) Several weeks of nearly constant 100° plus days has created a stifling heat that has gotten people on edge and made people not want to go outside anywhere unless absolutely necessary. However, since cabin ...
- COMUSIC PREVIEW – May Live Music Preview (Part One) April 25, 2012COMUSIC PREVIEW – May Live Music Preview (Part One) AUTHOR’S NOTE: Due to time constraints (i.e.: me being way busier than I’d like) this will be a two part post. My apologies in advance for this. May is always a strange month for Columbia. Spring is in full effect with fairly warm days and relatively cool ...
- COMUSIC REVIEW – The Hanukkah Jones Band – “Turn Your Head and Scoff” EP January 29, 2012 One thing that seems to be common when I type these reviews is the state of local music. While musicians in this town are playing a wide variety of music they face a wall of indifference from people so convinced that there’s nothing good that comes out of Columbia that they never even bother ...
- COMUSIC REVIEW – Coward, Jack Buck, The Spit @ Mojo’s January 23, 2012Mid January brought the first Friday the 13th of 2012. The city: Columbia, MO. The weather is cold and the area is recovering from a winter storm that, while normal in past years, seems in anomaly in an abnormally dry winter. Like this one has been so far. The semester is starting up at the ...
- CoMusic 101: The Best of 2011 January 9, 2012 Normally, I write lists when looking back upon a year’s music. However, to rank the best in CoMusic this year would require me to rank my favorite friends. I’m not going to do that. Instead, I’m giving you some local music entities that did enough this year to warrant attention in the new year. Dubb Nubb The ...
- COMUSIC REVIEW – Jack Grelle, The Weeping Wildas, Graham MIles & Tommy Stallings @ Cafe Berlin 12/1/2011 December 5, 2011I admit that December is traditionally a slow month for Columbia. The colder weather and longer nights tends to get people leaning more towards a hibernation mode than usual. In addition, the end of fall semester and preparations for finals creates a situation where shows become a bit scarce (for obvious reasons). However, along with ...
- Comusic Review: Cave, Running, Jerusalem and the Starbaskets, Hott Lunch @ Mojo’s November 16, 2011First my apologies for taking so long to get this review up. Last weekend was very busy for me and I didn’t have a lot of time near a computer to put up reviews. While for many people in Columbia last weekend was memorable for Mizzou squashing Texas like a bug (17-5) for music fans ...
- CoMusic 101: Feels Like Leaving Home (feat. Candyland) October 19, 2011Special Passenger Records is embarking on a tour to promote the compilation Feels Like Coming Home, which you can purchase here. To kick things off, Dubb Nubb and Lizzie Wright Super Space Ship played Candyland, a DIY living room-turned-stage here in CoMo, earlier this week. The event was captured in the video below. Pay special attention to ...
- CoMusic Review – Roots N Blues N Bar B Q Festival Day Two September 19, 2011AUTHOR”S/POSTER’S NOTE: My apologies for the delay between posting the review of the first night of the festival and this post. It had been a busy week and I wasn’t fully able to get this done until now. Also, due to the reach of this day in particular the review will be in two parts ...
