Open Mic Night @ The Mission!!
2022-10-19 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-10-05 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-09-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-09-07 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-24 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Chicago) | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SignUp@6:30pm
SHOW@7PM
No Cover- Tips kindly appreciated!!

15 Minute Time Slot includes set up and performance
Music – solo/duo/trio or more, All genres welcome. Poetry, comedy, spoken word, dance. Bring whatya got!
Minors are welcome, but will need a parent/guardian to join them.
Early Sign Up available for 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 9:45 through the link below:

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Please respect your reserved time and arrive 30 minutes ahead of your chosen time.

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9 Tips to Rock Open Mic
Featured Article, How To Making Music
Any performer will tell you that you can practice for years in the comfort and privacy of your room, but it’s not until you take your act to a stage in front of live people that you’ll really hone your craft. If you’re not ready to book shows of your own, how can you get comfortable on a stage? Open mic events can solve the problem.

Open mic nights serve as incubators for beginning musicians, or for more practiced types, they are a great way to test new material before throwing it into a big show. For the totally fresh player, it can be a daunting experience. Here are 9 tips to rock open mic so you will be prepared to take the stage and get the most out of the experience.
9 Tips to Rock Open Mic
1. Know what kind of an open mic it is. Do a little research before you attend the event. Open mics are not universally the same. Some are all acoustic (no microphones or plugged-in instruments); some are coffeehouse-style where people sit in silence listening to players; some are jams where a backing band or equipment might be provided. Make a trip down to the open mic you’ve got in mind before you participate, or contact the host to get the details.
2. Everyone at an open mic knows it’s an open mic. People there are not expecting a Lady Gaga production to walk through the door. They’re expecting a musician (or possibly a small group) to share some material that might be polished, or it might be the first time performed on a stage. Don’t stress about what people will think. They understand the spirit of the event.
3. Feel totally comfortable with your material. You’ll probably only have a few songs (many open mics are set by a song or time limit, usually about three songs or 15 minutes @ The Mission), so make sure you’re putting your best foot forward. Just in case you get rattled on stage, make sure you know the tunes in and out.
4. Don’t stress about what to bring. Whoever is running the open mic will have equipment for you and they should be fully capable of setting you up with it. If you’ve never plugged in a guitar or sung into a microphone—don’t worry. They’ll make sure you do it right and that it sounds good. That’s part of the Open Mic experience at The Mission. We have a full back line: Guitars – acoustic/electric, electric & amp and bass & amp. Full drum kit & Yamaha keyboard. Mics, cables, stands. And our sound technician is here to help.
5. Don’t be afraid to ask. Open mic beginners may think they are completely at the host’s mercy. Truth is, we’re here to make you sound good! That said, if you can’t hear yourself, vocals are too loud, guitar is too quiet, whatever, by all means, tell them!
6. Don’t be afraid to trust. The host should understand their sound system very well, so trust that once you’re settled on stage they’re making it sound right out front. If you’re happy with what’s in your monitor sound, leave the rest to them. We know our system inside and out. It’s a small room and you have 15 minutes. Let us do our job and make the room sound perfect for your performance.
7. Support other players. If you don’t want to be judged, don’t judge other people. Open mics are a place to try material you might not get to try on other stages. Celebrate the people who come to share their art. Cannot emphasize this enough! This is the spirit of Open Mic Nights at The Mission. Enough said.
8. Network. Open mics are musician hangouts—take advantage! If you’re looking to start a band or find musicians to see elsewhere, there’s a good chance they’ll be hanging out at an open mic. We’re on Season 13 at The Mission full of Open Mic Stories of success.
9. Learn from the experience. Every time you walk away from an open mic, there is something to learn. How were you received? What feedback did people give you? Did you feel more comfortable? How did you compare with the other players? Honestly analyze the event to improve your performance next time. And take the compliments even if you know you made mistakes. You still entertained folks.
(10) And finally, HAVE FUN! Open mics are meant, most of all, to be fun. Musicians get to mingle, everyone gets to play, and even if you have the biggest flub of all time—it’s all in the spirit of open mic. To take the stage at all is to win. Enjoy it, learn from the experience, and have a good time! Join us for Open Mic Night, share some air and feel the Mission Magic!

JOSH MORNIGSTAR {Returns!} w/special guest Clay Benne @ The Mission
2022-10-14 20:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW@8pm
Tickets @Door $8
WEBSITE {Josh Morningstar}
FACEBOOK {Josh Morningstar}

Last night, the blue light reflected off of the cement in a tiny listening lounge in St. Charles, Iowa. A conformed church housed a bar in the front full of rogue townies, and a lounge in the back. “Turn your phones off,” the host of the lounge barked into the microphone. “Turn them off, sit back, and pay attention. This guy is quiet, and he’s going to tell you some stories.” And my eyebrows raised when his hoarse voice breathed life into a quiet, rapt crowd. With his eyes closed, he sang songs -chunks of him offered up to a willing mass. “I’m not a singer,” he said eventually, looking down at his guitar. I leaned in to listen harder. “I’m not a guitarist. I’m a song writer. “In his songs were stories and in his stories were words pushed together that took my breath away, and in his stories were words that oozed the Blood from the Before, and in his stories were ripped edges. I wanted to know it all. I wanted to know the names of the chunks and I wanted to inspect the hole in his chest and I wanted to know where those melodies come from and I wanted to know how he chooses the words. I wanted to know what he has written on the scraps of paper in his wallet and I wanted to know if his handwriting changes when he knows it’s a good one. It was a listening lounge, and we were supposed to be quiet and listen, but he played a song we all knew. And we sang the words with him. We couldn’t help it -not one single person. A crooked grin formed behind the microphone and I’m fairly certain that’s why he does what he does. Not for the lights. Not for the cheers. For sure not for the money. He does it for the people that hear the story and say, “Yes. Me, too. I have been there, too. “In a town out in the middle of the cornfields of Iowa, a group of people sang the words back to him that he had written. A melody chunked out of one disaster from his life, and sewn together with a rhyme, and maybe that’s how you heal the hurt….Vulnerability. Standing up on a stage when you’d rather be holding a pen. Sure looks an awful lot like courage.-Rebecca Cooper, Author A curious and fresh combination of grit and humor, Josh Morningstar is knocking down stereotypes with his worn boots and unforgettable raspy voice. He is a small-town boy that originally hails from Funkstown, Maryland, and he carries those roots in a suitcase with him everywhere he goes. His small-town charm is evident in the way he greets people, and in the conversational way that he weaves the stories of his life into his music. In front of the bright lights and behind the microphone isn’t where Morningstar feels most at home. Named the 2018 Texas Radio Songwriter of the Year, he and his Kristofferson signed guitar have knocked out melodies in dingy hotels all across the country. He’s written songs alongside Kendell Marvel, Channing Wilson, Autumn McEntire, and many more. Morningstar was also the writer of several Cody Jinks songs, including his #1 hit “Must Be The Whiskey”. His lyrics force listeners to sit up and pay attention, and his songs are always full of truth-bearing stories. The familial connection Morningstar forges with people continues long after his shows are over. Josh Morningstar has shared the stage with some of today’s most sought after folk and country artists, including Shooter Jennings, Cody Jinks, Tyler Childers, Todd Snider, Colter Wall, and Ward Davis. Morningstar continues to lead the charge on the front lines of a new wave of country music – one full of soulful honesty, the familiar and true twang of an old guitar, and provoking melodies that tattoo stories to the souls of the listeners. His ability to write about tragedies and victories enamor his tribe of self-proclaimed “Crazies”, and the best part of it all is that he’s just getting started. Song writing credits with: Hayes Carll, “Big” Al Anderson (NRBQ), Kendell Marvel, Cody Jinks, Erin Enderlin, Autumn McEntire, Hannah Blaylock (Edens Edge), Sunny Sweeney, Ward Davis, Larry McCoy, Mark McGuinn, Billy Don Burns, Alex Williams, Channing WIlson, Wyatt Durette, Casper McWade, Steve Dean, Chris Gantry, John Berry, Sam Williams, Waylon Payne

CLAY BENNE
INSTAGRAM LINK {Clay Benne}
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Clay Benne walked through our doors this past summer for Open Mic Night. Since then Clay has joined our ever popular early show and ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR on Tuesday evenings. Benne also opened our stage for legendary singer-songwriter, Josh Morningstar! Order delivery, bring in carry out and join us for some Live and Local. Keepin’ it Live and supporting LOCAL! “For me, music started when I would ride in my dad’s truck with the radio stuck on classic rock. Growing up around it made me want to pick up a guitar and learn to play along. But it wasn’t until late in high school that I understood how much of a hold it had on me, even more so when there’s a girl involved. Artists like Eric Church and Kip Moore helped me make sense of a lot of things in my life and inspired me to want to do it for myself by writing my own songs. Music has always been there for me in any situation and I hope that I can share that with others.” – Clay Benne

Singer Songwriter OPEN MIC NIGHT @ The Mission!!
2022-10-12 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW@7PM
NO COVER – Tips are kindly appreciated!!
SIGN UP ⇒
Unlike our usual Open Mic Night 15 minute time slots, we get to enjoy 25 minutes (20 minimum) of your original material. Solo acoustic to full band! We will provide a full backline as there will be no time for change over. Open Mic Night at The Mission is an environment of encouragement from the staff to patrons. Our stage is open.
The Mission Family is excited to offer this special evening. Come support our artists for a NO COVER, NO COVER(S) night!
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Shea & Shorty {SATURDAY NIGHT} @ The Mission!
2022-10-08 20:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@ 6pm
SHOW@ 8Pm
COVER $5
FACEBOOK LINK {Shea and Shorty}

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Shea and Shorty is a two piece acoustic duo. We play an ecclectic mix of old and new music which includes Blues, Country, and a little bit of rock and roll! Pink, Lady GaGa, Ed Sheeran, Mark Cohn, and many more covers!!!!

JEREMIAH JOHNSON {returns!!} to The Mission
2022-10-07 20:00 - 23:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW@8pm
Tickets @Door $15
FACEBOOK {Jeremiah Johnson}
WEBSITE {Jeremiah Johnson}
SINGER SONGWRITER – GUITARIST

Born and raised in St. Louis, Jeremiah Johnson blends the sounds of the south, with Mississippi River blues and a touch of country flair. Emotionally charged blues rock, powered by the common man’s passion for life and all the struggles in-between. He is known for writing songs with meaning, a powerfully persuasive voice and master class musicianship. After signing a record deal with Ruf Records in March of 2018, Johnson has released three chart toping releases. Straitjacket (#6 August 2018), Heavens to Betsy (#1 April 2020), Unemployed Highly Annoyed (#4 November 2020). Combined with his previous two releases, GRIND (#8 November 2015), Blues Heart Attack (#5 August 2016); Johnson’s last five releases have all been in the top 8 of the Billboard Blues Album Charts. Jeremiah Johnson is a 2022 Blues Music Award Nominee for the best blues rock album, Unemployed Highly Annoyed. Over the last four years, Johnson has toured the US and performed nearly two hundred European shows, opening for Mike Zito and as a featured artist in the 2020 Ruf’s Blues Caravan. He was recently a featured artist on the Nov 2021 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.

Pat Kay [First Thursday] at the Mission!
2022-10-06 19:00 - 22:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW@7pm
No Cover – Tips are kindly appreciated!
We’re so excited to fire back up a longstanding JCMO Tradition:
Pat Kay of The Kay Brothers and MK Ultra brings FIRST THURSDAYS back to our stage! Pushing a decade of memories, we’re definitely excited to see some familiar faces and welcome new ones!!
FACEBOOK {Pat Kay}

INSTAGRAM {MK Ultra}

FACEBOOK {MK Ultra}
WEBSITE {The Kay Brothers}

Missouri native salutes the music traditional to the Ozarks; where Old-Time Fiddle music received a quick flash fry of foot stompin’ Country Blues as it made its way across the Mississippi River. The songs are a collection of stories, often ancient in verse but timeless in meaning, and carried with reverence for this forgotten music bred to uplift from the tangle of struggles in a bygone era. The arrangements and delivery, however, represent a convergence of music roots separated at birth in Western Africa where the banjo was conceived. It’s widely known that traditional bluegrass music doesn’t allow drums. In this, aptly coined “Stompgrass” music, percussion is not only encouraged, but required… and the ease with which a banjo and a hypnotic tribal rhythm reunite waves a fist in the face of convention. So, too, does the execution; with vocals, a kick drum, foot tambourine, guitar, banjo, harmonica, and more all incredibly being performed at the same time by one person.

Singer Songwriter OPEN MIC NIGHT @ The Mission!
2022-09-28 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-09-14 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States

ZWATA! (Featuring Dylan McCord {All Night Happy Hour}
2022-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors @ 5pm
SHOW 7PM
No Cover – Tips Kindly Appreciated
This time Dylan is bringing friends! ZAWATA featuring Dylan on guitar and from Ruby Lane, Forrest Wilson on guitar with Luke Anderson on keys.
FACEBOOK {Ruby Lane}
DYLAN MCCORD

Dylan is a staple in the Mid Missouri music community. His resume goes beyond singer/songwriter/storyteller, including master sound engineer and friend to many. This is a treat for us to have Dylan join us for an intimate evening of a little bit of this and that.

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Sunday Blues Jam @ The Mission!!
2022-09-25 15:00 - 19:00, 2022-08-28 15:00 - 19:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@2pm
BLUES JAM 3-7PM
No Cover – Tips kindly appreciated!
LAST Sundays at The Mission we jam! Spread the word, invite folks and kindly consider supporting the blues jam culture. Invite YOUNG players. A successful jam is a reflection of a healthy music community. It is also an imperative opportunity to blend generations through music. Don’t let this be a lost art on our watch.
Host band: The Missionaries {Home grown host band}
Kenny Hunt – Guitar/Vocals
Johnny D’Agostino – Key/Vocals
Robert Duckworth – Bass
Jimmy Culbertson – Drums
Sign up will start promptly at 2pm. Host band to kick things off @ 3pm…all those who sign up at a reasonable time, WILL get to perform.
If you are new to blues jams, don’t let this scare you away. Remember, it is a time to learn, grow and network. To our seasoned musicians, yes it is a time to have fun. It is also a time to pass along what you know through encouragement. Each of you had a mentor at one point in your musical career. Kindly remember that.
We’ve got a good thing going on with our Sunday Jams. Join us!

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Provoke the Colossus, Vile Revelation, Love-Seats AND TRRdZ @ The Mission!!
2022-09-24 20:00 - 2022-09-25 00:00 | MO
Doors @ 6PM
SHOW @ 8
Tickets $8
PROVOKE THE COLOSSUS
FACEBOOK {Provoke the Colossus}
REVERBNATION {Provoke the Colossus}
Heavy Metal out of Columbia!

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VILE REVELATION
FACEBOOK {Vile Revelation}

Blackened Deathcore from the Midwest
Branden:Vocals
Isaak:Guitar
Austin:Bass
Zachary:Drums

FACEBOOK {Love-Seats}
Love-Seats are a three-piece band based in Jefferson City, Missouri, playing original, upbeat, catchy riffs, steady rhythms, and melodic feedback with influences from psychedelic and early 60’s rock to proto punk.

Zak Skinner founder/vocalist/guitarist of Love-Seats

Nick Gazca drummer of Love-Seats

John Nichols Guitarist of Love-Seats

BANDCAMP {Love-Seats}
BANDCAMP {Sound Check} Love-Seats
BANDCAMP {Relax, just do it} Love-Seats
BANDCAMP {Gimme your love} Love-Seats
TRRdZ
Cole, Doc and Axel
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PLANET JAZZ!! @ The Mission
2022-09-22 19:00 - 22:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
MUSIC@7-10pm
No Cover – Tips kindly appreciated!
FACEBOOK {Planet Jazz}
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Planet Jazz, one of the most popular Jazz groups in Mid-Missouri for over twenty five years. Mixing up Jazz with Reggae, Swing, Cajun and Island.
Mark Atkins Lieberman: Guitar
Monte Safford: Drums
Bill Roe: Bass

Erin Jensen {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!!} @ The Mission
2022-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW 7-9pm
NO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!
Erin Jensen hosts our popular Tuesday ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR! No Cover, but tips are kindly appreciated. Grab some grub for carry out or delivery and join us for some Live and Local!!
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ERIN JENSEN

Erin returns to The Mission stage after joining us for our Holiday Hootenanny performance. She’s also a member of the Como Ramblers Club and we’re thrilled to have her on our Happy Hour roster.

THE MANKIN BROTHERS! {3rd Thurs} @ The Mission
2022-09-15 19:30 - 22:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm SHOW
7:30-10:30PM
NO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!
FACEBOOK {The Mankin Brothers}
FACEBOOK {Down Side Up}

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Aaron and Ryan Mankin, drummer and guitarist from regional rock band, Down Side Up bringing a brotherly acoustic duo to The Mission stage. Tons of buttery harmonies and humor. It’s a family thang!

Kenny Hunt {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!!}
2022-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW 7-9pm
NO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!
Kenny Hunt hosts our popular Tuesday ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR! No Cover, but tips are kindly appreciated. Grab some grub for carry out or delivery and join us for some Live and Local!!

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Lead vocalist and guitarist for many local projects including I70 Overdrive, Shakey Ground, The Missionaries (The Mission’s Sunday host band), sitting in with Planet Jazz, Buddha Blue, and many others Kenny brings a versatile songbook to our stage. This JTown native knows his way around a fretboard and promises to make ‘ya glad you chose The Mission for an early evening of music!

PAUL LAEMMLI {Thursday Night Special!!} @ The Mission
2022-09-08 20:00 - 22:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5PM
SHOW 8-10
NO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!

PAUL LAEMMLI

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Raised throughout Mid-Missouri, Paul grew up swimming in the deep end of a family of musicians. Paul honed his craft around the wood stove at the family cabin, in churches, and in the blues clubs of Kansas City and Springfield, MO. While playing all over the great state of Missouri, he earned a music degree and continues to earn a reputation for connecting people with story songs and skillful guitar work. Heavily influenced by the Springfield Sound and the blues scene in Kansas City, Paul currently resides near his grandparent’s home in Jefferson City, Missouri where you can find him playing his red Fender Stratocaster wherever people gather to share life, love, and music.

You will find Paul performing as a solo artist, duo or sitting in with full bands, including the powerhouse blues band, Buddha Blue…a perfectly well rounded musician and performer. You may have seen Paul at Gumbo Bottoms, Rose Music Hall, Logboat Brewery, The Outpost, The Mission just to name a few. Former local projects also include Bird’s Eye Blues Band, Rose Ridge and Monroe Street Jubilee Band

Sarah Parker {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!!} @ The Mission
2022-09-06 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW 7-9PM
No Cover – Tips kindly appreciated!!
Sarah Parker hosts our popular Tuesday ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR! No Cover, but tips are kindly appreciated. Grab some grub for carry out or delivery and join us for some Live and Local!!
FACEBOOK {Sarah Parker}
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Come hang for some original songs , very personal but funny stories about my sobriety, my short excursion to jail, and being very addicted to bad men…. add some covers that got me through it all, and we’ve got a stellar evening. – Sarah Parker

Pat Kay [First Thursday] at the Mission!
2022-09-01 19:00 - 22:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW@7pm
No Cover – Tips are kindly appreciated!
We’re so excited to fire back up a longstanding JCMO Tradition:
FIRST THURSDAYS are BACK!
Pat Kay of The Kay Brothers and MK Ultra brings FIRST THURSDAYS back to our stage! Pushing a decade of memories, we’re definitely excited to see some familiar faces and welcome new ones!!
FACEBOOK {Pat Kay}

INSTAGRAM {MK Ultra}

FACEBOOK {MK Ultra}
WEBSITE {The Kay Brothers}

Missouri native salutes the music traditional to the Ozarks; where Old-Time Fiddle music received a quick flash fry of foot stompin’ Country Blues as it made its way across the Mississippi River. The songs are a collection of stories, often ancient in verse but timeless in meaning, and carried with reverence for this forgotten music bred to uplift from the tangle of struggles in a bygone era. The arrangements and delivery, however, represent a convergence of music roots separated at birth in Western Africa where the banjo was conceived. It’s widely known that traditional bluegrass music doesn’t allow drums. In this, aptly coined “Stompgrass” music, percussion is not only encouraged, but required… and the ease with which a banjo and a hypnotic tribal rhythm reunite waves a fist in the face of convention. So, too, does the execution; with vocals, a kick drum, foot tambourine, guitar, banjo, harmonica, and more all incredibly being performed at the same time by one person.

SINGER-SONGWRITER Open Mic Night @ The Mission!
2022-08-31 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-17 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States

Tracy Blase & Shilo Lehman {All Night Happy Hour!!!}
2022-08-30 19:00 - 21:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5pm
SHOW 7-9PM
No Cover – Tips kindly appreciated!
Tracy Blase and Shilo Lehman host our popular Tuesday ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!! Tracy from the stage and Shilo returns as our guest bartender from this past knockout Saturday night. No Cover, but tips are kindly appreciated. Grab some grub for carry out or delivery and join us for some Live and Local!

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Tracy Blase was raised by parents who supported his passion for music. At the age of 13, you could find him performing in bars with local adult bands playing guitar, drums and singing. He paused his public performances after high school, but never put the guitar down. He was drawn back to the stage in 2012 and has since picked up the mandolin.
Tracy is influenced by a wide variety of musical genres: from punk to country and blues to alt-rock. He is currently a member of Rose Ridge with Jenny Babcock. The duo often shares the stage with Mid Mo’s plethora of fine pickers. Occasionally, you will find Tracy playing a solo gig. Those are pretty sweet. You should catch one.
Rose Ridge – Tracy Blase & Jenny Babcock
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Down Side Up, Moose Plural AND Last American Cowboy {ROCK!!} The Mission
2022-08-27 20:30 - 2022-08-28 00:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors@5:00PM
SHOW@8:30
TICKETS @Door $10
FACEBOOK LINK {Down Side Up}
FACEBOOK LINK {Moose Plural}
FACEBOOK LINK {Last American Cowboy}
Down Side Up is a three-piece power trio that plays indie rock, blues, jazz, and classic rock. They are comprised of Aaron Mankin – drums and vocals, Ryan Mankin-guitar and vocals, and Hunter O’Donnell- Bass guitar.

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Down Side Up was formed in 2006 by 5th graders: Ryan Mankin, Aaron Mankin, and Joe Lawler in order to blow Immaculate Conception’s student body’s mind at the 5th grade talent show. The show would go down infamously in history and Down Side Up’s journey would begin. Joe Lawler soon after parted ways, but will always remain a founding member. In order to prepare for the 7th grade talent show Ryan and Aaron would join forces with friends Jason Kremer (lead guitar) and Adam Buhr (bass). This team in fact did go on to nail their talent show performance and make several house party, birthday, and county fair appearances. Freshmen year of high school the band once again parted. Aaron Mankin and Ryan Mankin were soon introduced to Helias High School Senior, Hunter O’Donnell, bass player. The three of them and guitarist Jason Kremer once again prepared for yet another talent show but their audition was denied. Ryan Mankin, Aaron Mankin, and Hunter O’Donnell, the current lineup, began their long jouney of vengeance, delving deep into themselves and harnessing their Rock n’ Roll chakra. The trio began playing bars/music venues in 2013 at such establishments as the Mission in Jefferson City, MO and later the Bridge in Columbia, MO, now located in Jefferson City. Down Side Up released their first EP “Down Side Up”, recorded and produced by Pete Szkolka Music Productions, in March of 2015. The band has since released three singles: “Hollow Street”, “50 Reasons”, and “Jibberish”, recorded and produced by Jack Gue with Winksigh Recorders formerly known as Meth Lab Recording Studio. The boys of Down Side Up play their original music as well as classic rock and 90s covers all over Jefferson City and Columbia, Missouri, and are always working on new material which they hope to release in the future.

Katie Anne & Friends @ The Mission!
2022-08-25 20:00 - 23:00 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors @5PM
SHOW 8-11PM
NO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!!
FACEBOOK {Katie Anne}
• Katie Anne • Emma Joy • Madison Lane •

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THE MANKIN BROTHERS! {3rd Thurs} @ The Missio
2022-08-18 19:30 - 22:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States

ZWATA! (Featuring Dylan McCord) & Marde Brooks {All Night Happy Hour}
2022-08-16 19:00 - 21:30 | The Mission, 915 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65109, United States
Doors @ 5pm
SHOW 7PM
No Cover – Tips Kindly Appreciated
This time Dylan is bringing friends! ZAWATA featuring Dylan on guitar and from Ruby Lane, Forrest Wilson on guitar with Luke Anderson on keys. To add a bit more sizzle to our All Night Happy Hour, Marde Brooks is also sharing the stage!!
FACEBOOK { Marde Brooks}
FACEBOOK {Ruby Lane}
DYLAN MCCORD

Dylan is a staple in the Mid Missouri music community. His resume goes beyond singer/songwriter, including head sound engineer at The Blue Note, master stage builder at Rose, friend to many and a fantastic storyteller. This is a treat for us to have Dylan join us for an intimate evening of a little bit of this and that.

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