The Automatics Band Kansas City Celebrate 10 Years

Several local Kansas City bands have amazing history and credits to their name. Today, 10 years after they broke up, we celebrate some of the accomplishments of one of the most powerful funk bands that has ever performed in Kansas City, The Automatics. Here are a few things that this amazing horn powered band accomplished in just a few short years:

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - The Automatics (then called the BWB band) performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The White House - The Automatics have performed at The White House

Jerry Seinfeld - They opened for Jerry Seinfeld when he performed at Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada

ESPN - The Automatics were featured on ESPN as the headline act for the NCAA Championship game.

Kansas Speedway - The Automatics performed with Brooks and Dunn at the Kansas Speedway on stage together.

Dick Clark's American Bandstand - The Automatics performed for the walk of fame Dick Clark's American Bandstand

The Automatics were made up of the perfect combination of Kansas City musicians including Johnny C (guitar / vox), Randy Malone (saxophone / vox), Shawn Cassity (trumpet / vox), Brian Reynolds (drums / vox), Adam Blue (keys / vox), and last but certainly not least, Greg "Coko" Henderson (bass / vox). They played relentlessly and they played whatever the hell they wanted.

They played as loud as any touring band, and they partied their asses off in the process. If a venue owner tried to tell them to turn down, drummer Brian Reynolds would happily point to the large sticker on his bass drum which read "If It's Too Loud, You're Too OLD". But if it was a concert-like environment you wanted, The Automatics delivered; a horn section that would peel your face off, a bass player in Coko Henderson that would make any white person who played bass just want to quit playing the bass on the spot, and a combined attitude of "fuck off, we're going to play, and we're going to play really loud". They don't make bands like that any more, ever since the acoustic strumming hippie acts have hit Kansas City, but we can always hope that the style of the Automatics is replicated sometime in the near future, or then again, maybe a reunion concert? Ay boys? Here's a slideshow video of one of the Automatics unforgettable performances:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv_83ziBAiU

The KC All Stars Win "Kansas City's Best Band" Again in 2010

The KC All Stars live on stage at The Sprint Center

Going for their 3rd crown in a row as "Best Band in Kansas City" award, The KC All Stars bring home the gold.
by Kansas City News

For the third straight year, local dance band sensation The KC All Stars have won the prestigious "Best Band in Kansas City" award.  The KC All Stars had a stellar 2010 string of performances, including gaining the headlining slot for HBO at The Kansas City Convention Center, Larry Moore's Sunflower House Charity Gala at The Overland Park Convention Center for over 2000 guests, Headline Act at Kansas City's Power and Light District, The 2010 Kansas City Auto Show at Bartle Hall, The Kansas City Ballet's Ballet Ball Gala at The Muehlbach, The Uptown Theater, The Madrid Theater, Leawood's Park Place Concert Series and too many more great shows to mention.

The KC All Stars retained their status as the "Official Band of the Kansas City Chiefs" and performed at the season home opener vs. the Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium to a packed house.  They even married off one of our beloved Chief's offensive linemen Ryan Lilja at The Hilton President, as well as performed at the wedding of Charlia Taylor, head cheerleader for The Chiefs. 

The KC All Stars were featured at several major KU events such as the annual spring dance and also the KU Alumni Gala.  The band didn't forget their fans at MU and KState either, performing for several Frat and Sorority parties on both campuses.

The KC All Stars' biggest honor this year was being invited to be the headline entertainment at The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce annual gala at The Hyatt Regency.

Coming in a close second place was Kansas City's newest rising star 80's band, "The Taxis", and in third place was the hottest new wedding band "The Wedding Crashers".  The KC All Stars are beginning to become a National act as they toured from Vero Beach, Florida to Scottsdale, Arizona as a headline act.

The KC All Stars LIVE! at The Uptown Theater - VML

Kansas City's latest and greatest party band, The KC All Stars will be live in concert this Friday at The Uptown Theater.

The event will be hosted by VML, and produced by Adam Blue Productions.  The KC All Stars will headline on the main stage at 9pm.  The KC All Stars will be unveiling their latest "Superstars" show, in which they will feature amazing new performances dedicated to every generation spanning from Motown to today's hits.  The band was awarded the prestigious "Best Band in Kansas City" Award for the past 2 years in a row by KMBC-TV.

Recently The KC All Stars had the honor of performing for The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, and received rave reviews from the leaders of the Kansas City community.  The event this Friday is by invitation only, but you can catch their next public performance on January 8th at The Power and Light District.

Local Kansas City Nightclub Told to BE QUIET!!

One of Kansas City's best neighborhood nightclubs, The Brooksider, was told by neighbors that they were just too damn loud on Friday nights. The Brooksider, known for hosting some of Kansas City's Best Bands, has been a brookside / waldo hotspot for many years.

It seems to us that a new neighbor must have moved in recently and started complaining. I mean, The Brooksider has been playing loud music on Friday nights for as long as I can remember - so the complainer must be a newbie to the neighborhood.

Either way this totally sucks!