For those looking for something to do, a band I enjoy will be in KC Thursday, Jan 29th at PBR Big Sky.
The John D Hale Band.
http://johndhaleband.com/
I've seen them 2-3 times and have talked with them enough to pick up a couple of tidbits. John's family raise exotic animals...zebras and things like that. I think I've seen they're from Jackson, Mo. They've always got a healthy dose of banjo.
My favorite song they do is a Lyle Lovett remake "LA County".
My advised playlist is
1. LA County
2. Heartbreaker
3. Love Pulled the Trigger
4 Muddy River
5. Harold Wilson
You can listen to some of them here.
http://www.reverbnation.com/johndhaleband/songs