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SUMMARY:POSTPONED -JOSH MORNIGSTAR {TBA}
DESCRIPTION:The 2/23 Josh Morningstar performance is POSTPONED. The show will be rescheduled. For those who reserved tables and purchased tickets\, you have two options. 1} Recieve a refund now. 2) Hold your tickets and table reservations. We will honor refunds for 5 business days after the rescheduled date is announced. \nEMAIL: livemusic@themissionjc.com\nSUBJECT: Refund Josh Morningstar \nTickets and Table Reservation will remain available for purchase. \nTable Reservation $20 \nTickets $8 \n  \nWEBSITE {Josh Morningstar} \nFACEBOOK {Josh Morningstar} \n\n\n\n\nLast 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/josh-mornigstar-special-sunday-show/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country,Singer Songwriter
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SUMMARY:Shea & Shorty {ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@ 5:30pm\nCOVER $5 – Tips kindly appreciated \nFACEBOOK LINK {Shea and Shorty} \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260173257_4869601219756683_2572476304195635497_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260424102_417372996764183_5281940322661650461_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/152022949_286227689511818_974047827003267888_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/167241255_519157192783838_4005476538449173550_n.mp4\nShea 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!!!!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/shea-shorty-st-patricks-day/
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SUMMARY:Shea & Shorty {SATURDAY NIGHT}
DESCRIPTION:2/18-\nDoors@ 6pm/SHOW@ 8Pm\nCOVER $5 \nFACEBOOK LINK {Shea and Shorty} \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260173257_4869601219756683_2572476304195635497_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260424102_417372996764183_5281940322661650461_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/152022949_286227689511818_974047827003267888_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/167241255_519157192783838_4005476538449173550_n.mp4\nShea 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!!!!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/shea-shorty-saturday-night/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Blues,Country,Cover Bands
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SUMMARY:Singer Songwriter OPEN MIC NIGHT @ The Mission!
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \n\nSHOW@7PM \n\nNO COVER – Tips are kindly appreciated!!\nSIGN UP ⇒  \nUnlike 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. \nThe Mission Family is excited to offer this special evening. Come support our artists for a NO COVER\, NO COVER(S) night!\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/OMN-SSW-Linda-Bott-2021.mp4\n\n\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Dick-Johnson.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ken-Sinclair.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sarah-Parker.mp4\n\n[video width="640" height="348" mp4="https://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Toaster-Bath.mp4"]https://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Toaster-Bath.mp4\n\n</  
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/singer-songwriter-open-mic-night-the-mission-17/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Singer-Songwriter Open Mic Night
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SUMMARY:JOE STAMM BAND {Returns!!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors @6PM\nSHOW @8\nTickets @Door $12 \nFACEBOOK {Joe Stamm Band} \nWEBSITE {Joe Stamm Band} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Stamm Band’s newest country-rock album is as brutally authentic as the Midwestern plains and people that inspire these songs. A year-round working musician\, Stamm has become something of an anthropologist of the tiny towns dotting middle America. Thanks to his fondness for this so-called flyover country\, and his crew of down-home troubadours\, Stamm has created the soundtrack to the heart of America: Midwest Town (release date 9-10-21). \nJSB\, established in 2013\, offers distinct storytelling mixed with a signature Black Dirt Country Rock sound – a sound that Stamm defines as “a nod to our Midwestern roots\, as well as the Red Dirt music scene\, which has had a big influence on our music.” Fans can expect the fearless Black Dirt Country Rock sound from Dave Glover’s inventive lead guitar\, Bruce Moser’s fortifying bass\, and Tim Fiers’ heart-pounding drums on the new album. \nCutting his teeth playing in middle-of-nowhere dives\, Stamm earned the stage presence and grit it would take to support artists like Chris Knight\, Blackberry Smoke\, Sunny Sweeney\, Tyler Childers\, Whiskey Myers\, Jamey Johnson\, and more. It’s the same blue-collar outlaw spirit from his early days that Stamm brings to any stage and every audience today. \n“There’s a sinewy\, rootsy texture to his inflections\, always evocative and drenched in a rock ‘n roll spirit.” — B-Sides & Badlands \nAs a native to the creek banks\, cornfields\, and barstools of central Illinois\, Stamm quite literally represents the Midwest’s collective story. Taking his high school football team to state\, suffering an injury in college\, learning to play guitar in his downtime – it’s all part of Stamm’s journey to the stage. Yet\, throughout Midwest Town\, he solidifies that he’s more than the heartland’s football-star-turned-rockstar. Stamm digs deeper\, unearthing relatable stories of a Vietnam vet\, a long-haul trucker\, a medicine man\, a family broken apart. Storytelling at its rawest? Yes. Biographical to America? Absolutely. \nDescribing the band’s second full-length studio album\, Stamm explains\, “Midwest Town isn’t about one kind of person. It’s about all of us and our shared experiences. It’s about relating to someone else’s story–maybe even someone you’ve never met before.” \nObviously curated with care\, the album kicks off with a chugging\, distorted guitar and Stamm’s friendly twang. Whether or not you’ve experienced a tour across the middle of America\, “Pocketful of Quarters” will sit you down on that stool in a roadside diner\, swapping stories with a seasoned trucker. The narrative stream continues into the album’s namesake\, “Midwest Town.” This single will make you think of Turnpike Troubadours in their prime\, cicadas buzzing on a hot summer day\, and a place – maybe a “two-lane Midwest town” – you left long ago. \n“Empty Places\,” a ghostly ballad many will recognize from Stamm’s acoustic album\, Stories: Live & Unplugged\, spotlights his gift for place and character formation. An eerie reminder of America’s darker qualities\, this song is as honest and unforgiving as the January wind blowing across snow-scorched plains. \nStamm also delivers the two-steppin’ drinking songs that pair well with classics like James McMurtry’s “Choctaw Bingo” and Garth Brooks’ “Ain’t Goin’ Down’ (‘til the Sun Comes Up).” And throughout the middle of the album\, his words will make you see yourself as a blue-collar worker just trying to get by\, a wild townie chasing down a dream\, and a father who finds that “it pays more to fill a pipe with smoke.” \nToward the end of the record\, Stamm and the band take a subtle detour in time and place. While the album was produced in Iowa and Nashville\, “The Ghost” could’ve just as easily been written\, recorded\, and mastered in the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. This bayou rock anthem is as menacing as it is bluesy\, betraying a strong Whiskey Myers influence on the band’s sound. \nFinally\, Stamm makes his way back home\, ending with a lonesome acoustic track that’s probably as autobiographical as any song on this record. A song that reinforces Midwestern Gentleman’s musing: “[Stamm’s] story is an American tale.” \nJoe has honed his craft for writing the way folks speak\, using specifics to relate universally\, and finding happiness in the little things. Joe Stamm Band has taken those words and stories and matched them to country-rock riffs that will keep Midwest Town spinning round ‘n’ round your turntable.
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/joe-stamm-band-returns-the-mission-2/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:DALLAS MOORE!!! @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors @5PM \nSHOW @8:30 \nTickets @Door $12 \nTable Reservations $25 \n \nFACEBOOK {Dallas Moore} \nWEBSITE {Dallas Moore} \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n2020 started like any other year for Dallas Moore. On the heels of his 2019 LP Tryin’ To Be A Blessing\, Moore and his band were booked to perform over 300 shows for the tenth year in a row\, prepped and ready to continue tearing up asphalt between dive bars and honky tonks across the country. However\, as the global pandemic brought the live music industry to a screeching halt\, Moore suddenly found himself with something he wasn’t familiar with after all those years of constant touring: downtime. \n “I do most of my writing when I’m riding my Harley Davidson Road King or cutting grass\,” Moore notes. “Our tour schedule had been so heavy for the last several years that I hadn’t been doing very much of either. All of a sudden I found plenty of time to ride my bike and write.” \n The songs came quickly\, capturing a sense of renewed energy that Moore found in his downtime. \n “I hadn’t written a song in nearly two years\,” he recalls\, pointing to the silver linings of being pulled off the road. “All of a sudden\, eleven songs poured out in a three-week span. That makes The Rain different from anything I’ve ever done after all these years of constant touring.” \n Make no mistake\, though — The Rain is not a pandemic/quarantine-concept record — it still bears the timeless honky-tonk swagger for which Moore has become acclaimed over the years. From the flint-and-tinder autobiographical swagger of “Every Night I Burn Another Honky Tonk Down” to the timely awareness of “Better Days” and the album’s anthemic title track\, this is Dallas Moore at the height of his craft — a bona fide troubadour continuing down the path\, even if the path might look a little different after 2020. \n Moore and his band returned to Nashville’s OmniSound Studios — quickly becoming the band’s home court — to track the album\, once again tapping the renowned Dean Miller as producer. Moore’s self-proclaimed “Honky Tonk Dream Team Band” consisted of Chuck “Lucky Chucky” Morpurgo (Moore’s guitarist of 25 years)\, Tim Galloway and Guthrie Trapp on guitar duties\, Jenee Fleenor (CMA Instrumentalist of the Year) on fiddle\, Chad Cromwell on drums\, Steve Hinson on pedal steel and dobro\, Gordon Mote on piano and organ\, Lex Price on bass\, Sweepy Walker on harmonica and Perry Coleman on backing vocals. \n “These sessions were the most relaxed and enjoyable of my career\,” says Moore. “We had a lot of laughs and grins as the songs took shape and came to life organically and we got most of them in one or two takes\, which gave everything a live feel — which I’ve always wanted to capture in the studio. I think this album is my most focused and realized yet and another step in my journey as I kick the can a little farther down the road.” \n This live-in-a-room\, lightning-in-a-bottle energy permeates The Rain from top to bottom. Tracked in just two days\, it’s a snapshot of an ace songwriter and performer rolling with the punches in a year which had plenty to throw. It’s a more than worthy entry in the canon of Dallas Moore\, who enters an uncertain 2021 ready to hit the road again\, even if it looks a little different this time around. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucky Chucky Forever
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/dallas-moore-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:JOSH MORNIGSTAR {Returns!} w/special guest Clay Benne @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \nSHOW@8pm \nTickets  @Door $8 \nWEBSITE {Josh Morningstar} \nFACEBOOK {Josh Morningstar} \n \n \n \n \nLast 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\nCLAY BENNE \nINSTAGRAM LINK {Clay Benne} \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/xTz0ahqIQY0JB94.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wjtz26FB3UmkorK.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HnwhDZj4UVm0kkT.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/K60qOLEzbKmgXnU.mp4\n \n\nClay 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
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/josh-mornigstar-returns-w-special-guest-clay-benne-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country,Singer Songwriter
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SUMMARY:Shea & Shorty {SATURDAY NIGHT} @ The Mission!
DESCRIPTION:Doors@ 6pm \nSHOW@ 8Pm \nCOVER $5 \nFACEBOOK LINK {Shea and Shorty} \n  \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260173257_4869601219756683_2572476304195635497_n.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/260424102_417372996764183_5281940322661650461_n.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/152022949_286227689511818_974047827003267888_n.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/167241255_519157192783838_4005476538449173550_n.mp4 \nShea 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!!!!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/shea-shorty-friday-night-the-mission-2/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Blues,Country,Cover Bands
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SUMMARY:Kenny Hunt {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \nSHOW 7-9pm \nNO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated! \nKenny 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!!\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt-2.mp4\n\nLead 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!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/kenny-hunt-all-night-happy-hour-3/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday All Night Happy Hour
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SUMMARY:PAUL LAEMMLI {Thursday Night Special!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5PM \nSHOW 8-10 \nNO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated! \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAUL LAEMMLI\n\n\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Paul-Christmas-video.mp4\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nRaised 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/paul-laemmli-thursday-night-special-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana/Folk,Blues,Country
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SUMMARY:Down Side Up\, Moose Plural AND Last American Cowboy {ROCK!!} The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5:00PM \nSHOW@8:30 \nTICKETS @Door $10\n FACEBOOK LINK {Down Side Up}  \nFACEBOOK LINK {Moose Plural} \nFACEBOOK LINK {Last American Cowboy}\nDown 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. \n\n \n  \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/16120612_164699394015633_3440849956120821760_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/15938959_1479040205457263_8469322117802885120_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/15224901_1625336017776250_9039930461769433088_n.mp4\n \n \nDown 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. \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n             \n     \n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/down-side-up-moose-plural-and-last-american-cowboy-rock-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Indie Rock
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SUMMARY:Clay Benne {Friday Night!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors @ 5pm\n\nSHOW 8:30-Midnight\n\nCOVER $5\n\nINSTAGRAM LINK {Clay Benne}\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/xTz0ahqIQY0JB94.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wjtz26FB3UmkorK.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HnwhDZj4UVm0kkT.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/K60qOLEzbKmgXnU.mp4\n\n\n\n\n\nClay 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
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/clay-benne-friday-night-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Forrest McCurren {DEBUTS} @ The Mission!!
DESCRIPTION:Doors @5PM \nSHOW 8:30-Midnight \nTICKETS @DOOR $12  \nFACEBOOK {Forrest McCurren} \nWEBSITE {Forrest McCurren} \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMissouri-raised singer-songwriter Forrest McCurren’s music is a celebration of the “luckiness of life.” In fact\, you could consider his debut album Oh Me\, Oh My (out August 19) a soundtrack to those moments of human connection that feel almost cosmic. (“To me\, the best songs are human and help us to realize how much we all share\,” McCurren says.) Debut single “Little Rock\,” inspired by John Prine\, a long roadtrip and a roadside motel\, finds the Midwest troubadour penning a homesick love song for his wife Margaret. “I had been on the road for a couple days\, following different rivers (mainly the Mississippi) and listening to different records (mainly CCR and John Prine’s ‘Sweet Revenge’) when I pulled into Little Rock. I booked the motel room based on the roadside\, neon sign I had seen on Google images\, usually a safe bet\, but when I checked-in the room was a complete mess and the AC wouldn’t turn off\,” McCurren tells Wide Open Country. “I probably could have had my room switched but the owner\, and from what I could tell the only employee\, was a sweet lady named Ramona that had run the place since the 60’s and I didn’t want to trouble her so I decided I’d go out and stay up late enough that I didn’t care that the bed sheets hadn’t been washed. I woke up the next morning with a hangover and a heartache for home and Margaret. I sang the lines into my phone on my drive back to Missouri and wrote it down as soon as I got home (after hugs and kisses).” The song’s video features Forrest and Margaret hitting the road for a scenic Missouri road trip. “Margaret and I met up with buddies\, and creative-forces-of-nature\, Brett Jackson (also a mid-Missourian) and Aaron Lawrence of Intrepid Creative. One of my favorite movie lines is from Cool Hand Luke when Paul Newman says\, ‘I never planned anything in my life’ and this video was no exception save one ‘planning’ aka whiskey-drinking session the night before\,” he says. “I wanted the video to reflect the chorus of the song\, being away from home and missing it and/or someone. The result was a long\, winding drive from Kansas City back to my Papaw’s (Big Forrest) farm in Mid-Missouri with Margaret in the passenger seat and the Intrepid Creative boys right behind. Important stops included: highway firework/cigarette store\, hidden Missouri river lookouts\, small town main streets\, Crazy Good Burritos in Columbia\, and the fields and forests of Callaway County.” Raised on the lyrics of Willie Nelson\, Bruce Springsteen and Townes Van Zandt\, McCurren values truth and human connection above all in his songwriting. “I never had a plan in my life; music has always given me something to keep mefocused\,” he says in a press statement. “I always try to write one true sentence. Most of the songs I have kept\, the first line I wrote was the first line of the song. Words come first\, then melodies get inspired by the words. I trust the quickness of the way I write. I am always jotting down rhymes. Songs have given me a way of understanding who I am and relating to people.” Wide Open Country – BY BOBBIE JEAN SAWYER | MAY 19\, 2022
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/forrest-mccurren-debuts-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Josh Morningstar & Billy Don Burns {RETUN!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:BUY YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR \nDoors@6pm \nSHOW@8pm \nTickets @Door $12 \nTABLE RESERVATIONS $20 – SOLD OUT \nWEBSITE {Josh Morningstar} \nFACEBOOK {Josh Morningstar} \n\n\n\n\nLast 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 \nA 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. \nIn 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”. \nHis 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. \nSong 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 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWEBSITE {Billy Don Burns} \nFACEBOOK {Billy Don Burns} \n\n\n\n\n“Billy Don Burns is a true Country Music Warrior. He wears his battle scars with honor\, depicting the stories of his life in his songs with brutal and beautiful honesty. He’s respected far and wide for his long career in songwriting and performing\, and he’s still out there. He’s lived it and breathed it through lifetimes of country music passion and pain. Carrying the guitar like a sword on his back\, he battles for the Poet. He battles for the Artist. He battles for the souls who defy modern convention. And every time he strikes a chord in some smoke-filled Honky Tonk\, he wins. Billy Don Burns started out in this business working with legends\, and somewhere along the way he became one himself.” \n-Outlaw Magazine \n“Friend forever\nBilly Don is wise beyond his years\nGreat writer\nGreat man\nA leader in all walks of life\nThe best man to have on your side\nNo matter how dangerous the situation”\n– Billy Joe Shaver
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/josh-morningstar-billy-don-burns-retun-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country,Singer Songwriter
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SUMMARY:Just Us Band {LIVE!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \nSHOW 8:30-Midnight \n$5 COVER CHARGE \nFriday Night with the new JUST US BAND at The Mission as we keep it Live and Local! Shelly & Ted Tyson\, Kenny Hunt and Patty Crane share the stage with some classic country swing.  We appreciate y’alls’ support of local live music!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/just-us-band-live-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Kenny Hunt {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \nSHOW 7-9pm \nNO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated! \nKenny 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!! \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt-2.mp4\nLead vocalist and guitarist for many local projects including 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! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/kenny-hunt-all-night-happy-hour-2/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday All Night Happy Hour
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SUMMARY:Katie Anne & Friends @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors @5PM \nSHOW 8-10PM \nNO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated!! \nFACEBOOK {Katie Anne} \n \n \n \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Katie-Beshuk-Angel-From-Montgomery.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Katie-Beshuk-2-songs-plus-Back-Door.mp4\n   
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/katie-anne-friends-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mike Davis & Clay Benne {SONG SWAP} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@6pm \nSHOW 8:30-Midnight \n$5 COVER CHARGE \nSaturday Night Song Swap at The Mission as we keep up with our Live and Local weekend! Mike Davis and Clay Benne share the stage swappin’ songs and tellin’ tales.  We appreciate y’alls’ support of local live music! \nMIKE DAVIS \nFACEBOOK LINK {Mike Davis} WEBSITE {Mike Davis}  \n \n \n \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/10000000_2405963052823139_7397940991429111303_n.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/10000000_161208354982368_4105775552291448815_n.mp4\n   \nAnother Mid-Missouri gem\, singer/songwriter\, Mike can be found in a plethora of music venues from JTown to Nashville to Texas and still rollin’. Soulful and well versed with his way around the strings\, Davis brings a performance you appreciate and feel it’s just for you. \nCLAY BENNE \nINSTAGRAM LINK {Clay Benne} \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/xTz0ahqIQY0JB94.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wjtz26FB3UmkorK.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HnwhDZj4UVm0kkT.mp4\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/K60qOLEzbKmgXnU.mp4\n \n\nClay 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
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/mike-davis-clay-benne-song-swap-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Clay Benne {All Night Happy Hour!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@5pm \nSHOW 7-9PM \nNo Cover – Tips kindly appreciated \nINSTAGRAM LINK {Clay Benne} \nClay 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! \n“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 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/xTz0ahqIQY0JB94.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/wjtz26FB3UmkorK.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HnwhDZj4UVm0kkT.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/K60qOLEzbKmgXnU.mp4
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/clay-benne-all-night-happy-hour-3/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday All Night Happy Hour
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SUMMARY:JOE STAMM BAND!!! {Returns} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm\nSHOW@8PM\nTickets @Door $10\nTable Reservations $20  SOLD OUT \nFACEBOOK {Joe Stamm Band} \nWEBSITE {Joe Stamm Band} \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nJoe Stamm Band’s newest country-rock album is as brutally authentic as the Midwestern plains and people that inspire these songs. A year-round working musician\, Stamm has become something of an anthropologist of the tiny towns dotting middle America. Thanks to his fondness for this so-called flyover country\, and his crew of down-home troubadours\, Stamm has created the soundtrack to the heart of America: Midwest Town (release date 9-10-21). \nJSB\, established in 2013\, offers distinct storytelling mixed with a signature Black Dirt Country Rock sound – a sound that Stamm defines as “a nod to our Midwestern roots\, as well as the Red Dirt music scene\, which has had a big influence on our music.” Fans can expect the fearless Black Dirt Country Rock sound from Dave Glover’s inventive lead guitar\, Bruce Moser’s fortifying bass\, and Tim Fiers’ heart-pounding drums on the new album. \nCutting his teeth playing in middle-of-nowhere dives\, Stamm earned the stage presence and grit it would take to support artists like Chris Knight\, Blackberry Smoke\, Sunny Sweeney\, Tyler Childers\, Whiskey Myers\, Jamey Johnson\, and more. It’s the same blue-collar outlaw spirit from his early days that Stamm brings to any stage and every audience today. \n“There’s a sinewy\, rootsy texture to his inflections\, always evocative and drenched in a rock ‘n roll spirit.” — B-Sides & Badlands \nAs a native to the creek banks\, cornfields\, and barstools of central Illinois\, Stamm quite literally represents the Midwest’s collective story. Taking his high school football team to state\, suffering an injury in college\, learning to play guitar in his downtime – it’s all part of Stamm’s journey to the stage. Yet\, throughout Midwest Town\, he solidifies that he’s more than the heartland’s football-star-turned-rockstar. Stamm digs deeper\, unearthing relatable stories of a Vietnam vet\, a long-haul trucker\, a medicine man\, a family broken apart. Storytelling at its rawest? Yes. Biographical to America? Absolutely. \nDescribing the band’s second full-length studio album\, Stamm explains\, “Midwest Town isn’t about one kind of person. It’s about all of us and our shared experiences. It’s about relating to someone else’s story–maybe even someone you’ve never met before.” \nObviously curated with care\, the album kicks off with a chugging\, distorted guitar and Stamm’s friendly twang. Whether or not you’ve experienced a tour across the middle of America\, “Pocketful of Quarters” will sit you down on that stool in a roadside diner\, swapping stories with a seasoned trucker. The narrative stream continues into the album’s namesake\, “Midwest Town.” This single will make you think of Turnpike Troubadours in their prime\, cicadas buzzing on a hot summer day\, and a place – maybe a “two-lane Midwest town” – you left long ago. \n“Empty Places\,” a ghostly ballad many will recognize from Stamm’s acoustic album\, Stories: Live & Unplugged\, spotlights his gift for place and character formation. An eerie reminder of America’s darker qualities\, this song is as honest and unforgiving as the January wind blowing across snow-scorched plains. \nStamm also delivers the two-steppin’ drinking songs that pair well with classics like James McMurtry’s “Choctaw Bingo” and Garth Brooks’ “Ain’t Goin’ Down’ (‘til the Sun Comes Up).” And throughout the middle of the album\, his words will make you see yourself as a blue-collar worker just trying to get by\, a wild townie chasing down a dream\, and a father who finds that “it pays more to fill a pipe with smoke.” \nToward the end of the record\, Stamm and the band take a subtle detour in time and place. While the album was produced in Iowa and Nashville\, “The Ghost” could’ve just as easily been written\, recorded\, and mastered in the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. This bayou rock anthem is as menacing as it is bluesy\, betraying a strong Whiskey Myers influence on the band’s sound. \nFinally\, Stamm makes his way back home\, ending with a lonesome acoustic track that’s probably as autobiographical as any song on this record. A song that reinforces Midwestern Gentleman’s musing: “[Stamm’s] story is an American tale.” \nJoe has honed his craft for writing the way folks speak\, using specifics to relate universally\, and finding happiness in the little things. Joe Stamm Band has taken those words and stories and matched them to country-rock riffs that will keep Midwest Town spinning round ‘n’ round your turntable.
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/joe-stamm-band-returns-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Matt Wynn {All Night Happy Hour!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nMUSIC@7pm \nNo Cover – Tips kindly appreciated! \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Matt-Wynn-2.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210910_232101.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210911_223149.mp4 \nMatt Wynn was born in a the small factory town of Bassett\, Virginia around the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He took guitar lessons at the age of 8 because his dad\, who could play and sing by ear\, wanted him to learn to read music. Matt Wynn is a soloist and guitarist that plays the older style of country and some rock from the 60s through the 90s\, with early 2000s and modern country thrown in. “I can say without a doubt that I would have never made it as far as I have in life if I didn’t have a song. Whether to loose myself\, remember where I come from\, or just to have a good time\, I love music for that reason” So come on in and say hi\, I’d love to have Y’all here at The Mission!!! \nMatt is also wrapping up his final year as a Lincoln Army ROTC Cadet and just placed a ring on his beautiful fiancé! Make sure you come buy this young man a beer\, throw some money in the tip jar\, enjoy his songs\, and spend some time with us. \n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/matt-wynn-all-night-happy-hour-2/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana/Folk,Country
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SUMMARY:Kenny Hunt {ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nSHOW 7-9pm \nNO COVER – Tips kindly appreciated! \nKenny 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!!\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kenny-Hunt-2.mp4\n\nLead vocalist and guitarist for many local projects including 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!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/kenny-hunt-all-night-happy-hour/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday All Night Happy Hour
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SUMMARY:FunkyTonk Band {LIVE!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@6pm\nSHOW@8PM\n$5 Cover \nFACEBOOK {FunkyTonk Band}\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FunkyTonk-Band-2.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FunkyTonk-Bank.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FunkyTonk-Band-3.mp4 \nCombining four of Central Missouri’s country music superstars\, Funkytonk is a fresh re-visit to the best country of yesterday but scattered\, smothered and covered in masterfully crafted guitar licks\, tight grooves\, and tasty vocals. No Aldeans\, Bryans\, or Florida Georgia anythings…..just quality\, smokin’ country with a taste of rock and whatever else we sprinkle in…. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBen Van Dyke – Lead Guitar/Rhythm Guitar/Concerned Looks Towards The Rhythm Section\n\n\nIn High School\, he was once voted “most likely to succeed David Hasselhoff in Baywatch”. Instead\, he scored the lead part in a live stage production entitled “Meet Me In Fullerton” which was the story of a young soon to be musical pioneer in search of his hot tub time machine….or something like that.\n\n\nAt any rate\, the production ran for a staggering 4.5 hours and played in QuickTrip parking lots all over the Midwest. Just like David Hasselhoff\, Ben is HUGE in Germany.\n\n\n \nThese days\, Ben spends his time teaching his herd of Amazonian Pick Beetles to recreate the half time formations of the Mizzou Marching band. It’s truly riveting.\n\n\n \nHe’s also currently the Hot Licks Operations Manager for Funkytonk and his responsibilities include making sure Kyle remembers to walk to the A\, and Neil remembers the difference between major and minor chords.\n\n\nAs a side note\, Ben spends so much time dining at the local Mexican restaurant\, the owners refer to him as The Angry Enchilada\, The Hispanic Titanic\, and last but not least\, because of his love of their massive #4 burrito….The Mexicutioner so if you want to make a request\,\, approach Ben’s side of the stage with a great deal of caution.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nNeil Harms – Lead Vocals and Guitar\n\n\nProud to hail from the town where the Phillips head screwdriver was invented\, Neil was once known to collect dryer lint to sculpt into likenesses of his favorite guitar heroes.\n \n\n\nNeil has spent the last few years as an over the phone therapist specializing in issues plaguing aging guitarists. His therapy practice is vastly successful mostly due to the accent he uses when he speaks to his clients as it bears an uncanny resemblance to 80’s celebrity sex therapist\, Dr Ruth.\n \n\n\nWhile a long term member and good steward to the local music scene\, his fierce guitar prowess will often leave you speechless at a Funkytonk show however\, we caution you to reconsider should you ever decide to approach him to request “Wagon Wheel”…..go on\, we dare ya \n\n\n\nKyle Caraway – Bass/Vocals \nThis sexy hunk of 5 o’clock shadow is the most introverted member of the band. Kyle has spent the last 11 years hiding in a one bedroom flat in Point Place\, Wisconsin while spraying rental shoes in the local bowling alley. \nNeil knew he had a bass player with a true appreciation of the classics when he found out Kyle once worked as a staffer for the Hollywood Squares TV show and was in charge of managing Rip Taylor’s moustache wax\, inventorying Paul Lynde’s ascots\, and maintaining Phyllis Diller’s bikini line. \nBetween shows\, Kyle can be found at local nursing homes giving back to the community by grinding toenails for short-armed senior citizens. \nFunkytonk performances will guarantee you will get to witness Kyle sweating bullets trying to keep up with the musical genius of the other members of the band while managing the responsibility of having the biggest G string in the venue and hearing the voice of his bass sensei who used to provide Kyle encouragement by saying\, “I like the thing you tried to do there” (that’s for you Al)……. \nOn a side note\, Kyle is from the town where the flathead screwdriver was invented so he and Neil knew each other over the years from competing against each other in the community screwdriver flag football tournaments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Parr – Drums and Backing Vocals \nHe may look like a well seasoned musician\, but this suave and debonair fella recently retired from a life as the hair stylist for British double agents with the famed MI-6 secret service\, left his Renault LeCar behind\, and recently returned to central Missouri to reconnect with his musical roots. \nAt a Funkytonk show\, you can look forward to Chris not only creating and holding the pocket as the anchor of Central Missouri’s fiercest new rhythm section\, but he’ll also be in the parking lot of the venue collecting donated roadkill as he is the chief hat maker for Silver Dollar City’s gift shop (drumming doesn’t pay as good as fixing hair in England). \n\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/funkytonk-band-live-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night at The Mission!!
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nSignUp@6:30pm \nSHOW@7pm  \nNo Cover- Tips kindly appreciated!! \n\n15 Minute Time Slot includes set up and performance\nMusic – solo/duo/trio or more\, All genres welcome. Poetry\, comedy\, spoken word\, dance. Bring whatya got!\nMinors are welcome\, but will need a parent/guardian to join them.\nEarly Sign Up available for 7:00\, 7:30\, 8:00\, 8:30\, 9:00\, 9:30 and 9:45 through the link below:\n\n \n\nPlease respect your reserved time and arrive 30 minutes ahead of your chosen time.\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Ken-Sinclair.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Vocal.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Dylan-McCord.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Comedy.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Casey-and-Caleb.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Abigail-Rose.mp4 \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/OMN-Hunter-Park.mp4 \n9 Tips to Rock Open Mic \n Featured Article\, How To  Making Music\nAny 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. \n\n\nOpen 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. \n9 Tips to Rock Open Mic \n1. 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. \n2. 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. \n3. 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.  \n4. 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. \n5. 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! \n6. 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.  \n7. 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. \n8. 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. \n9. 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. \n(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!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/open-mic-night-at-the-mission-3/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic Night @ The Mission
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SUMMARY:Tex Carroll {All Night Happy Hour!!}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nSHOW 7-9PM \nNo Cover – Tips kindly appreciated! \nTex Carroll 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!!\n\nFACEBOOK {Tex Carroll}\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tex-Carrol-set.mp4\n\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tex-Carrol.mp4\n\nA faithful performer during our “Mission Quest” Wednesdays\, Tex Carroll returns to The Mission stage for another solo acoustic night! The Mission Family calls Tex one of our own. Seasoned entertainer and if you get the chance to chat with him\, you won’t forget it. Support Local Live Music!!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/tex-carroll-all-night-happy-hour/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday All Night Happy Hour
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SUMMARY:Paul Laemmli {FRIDAY NIGHT!!} @ The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@6pm \nSHOW@8PM \n$5 \n \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Paul-Christmas-video.mp4 \n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\nRaised 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.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/paul-laemmli-friday-night-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana/Folk
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SUMMARY:STICKY ICKY - Jenny's Birthday Bash VII
DESCRIPTION:Doors @4PM \nSHOW 9-11PM \nNO COVER – Tips are kindly appreciated! \nMike Sommerer\, Alan Luetkemeyer\, Josh Hamler\, Steve Erangey and Nick Gazca rockin’ it to celebrate Jenny’s birthday. You don’t want to miss this!!!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHailing from the highest hills of impropriety\, Sticky Icky seeks to indulge their audience with smooth and sophisticated versions of favorite songs\, with a twist of imperfect comedy and impromptu jams. Our wall of enchanting and hard pounding guitar riffs is mixed with raucous and rampant vocals\, including barebones 3-part harmonies. Sticky Icky is comprised of acoustic guitarists Mike Cables (Mike) and Rusty Strings (Josh). Leading this vicious pack of heinous hounds on lead vocals is Al Doggy (Al). Our mission is simply to bring people together. So let’s speak\, laugh\, sing\, enjoy and imbibe together. Let the good times roll\, and remember always to Be excellent to each other…\nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Sticky-Icky.mp4 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeing a “Christmas Baby”\, or damn near\, may blur the celebration of holidays for many. For seven years\, skipping one here and there\, STICKY ICKY\, in one form or another\, has honored the day of my birth from The Mission stage. The first year\, 2011\, was a joint celebration with Dave Baker. Jay Pelzer and Tom Reichard also shared the first Sticky Icky/Jenny’s Birthday Bash bill! These folks are my friends. Yes\, I admitted that publicly. LOL! However\, sharing their talent and time during the holiday is greatly appreciated. There is nothing family friendly about the evening\, but laughter rings throughout the night\, the music is stellar and I promise someone will walk through the door you’re happy to see. I’ve missed this birthday celebration the last few years. Join us\, it’s my birthday!! -Jenny Babcock
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/sticky-icky-jennys-birthday-bash-vii/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Acoustic,Indie Rock
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SUMMARY:Cody Pursifull
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nSHOW@7:30pm \n$5 Cover \nFACEBOOK LINK \nhttps://themissionjc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cody-Pursifull.mp4 \n\n\n\n \n“I grew up around music watching my Grandpa play Country & Western to his fans. Watching Hee-Haw and The Grand Ole Opry every night with that same great man added to my inspiration to pursue my passion for music. Once I hit the age of 5 my grandpa started showing me chords on the acoustic guitar which lead to starting guitar lessons with a Missouri Folk Music Legend Lee Ruth at Crazy Music in Columbia\, Missouri. Lee showed me how to put the chords together to form a song and introduced me to Traditional Folk and Bluegrass tunes. I continued lessons with Lee for about 8 years until I discovered the band Free and Jimi Hendrix. These artists steered me towards my love of the Les Paul and the Stratocaster sending me in a different musical direction. As the years went on I have been continuously influenced by bands such as The Allman Brothers\, The Band of Gypsies\, The Grateful Dead\, and Cream. Because of these influences I became partial to what is known as “The Southern Sound” or “Southern Rock”. It was that exact sound that paved the road ahead of me in my music career. Although “The Southern Sound” is my first love\, I still yearned for something more. This yearning sparked my journey with Solo Acoustic performances playing Old Gospel and traditional folk tunes. In 2010 my mother moved to New York City and I would soon follow her to experience the Big Apple myself. After living in New York City a year and a half I never really found a place I felt musically comfortable with. After the Towers fell on 9/11 I knew at that moment it was time go back home to Missouri where my heart truly lies. Once back in the Show Me State I started to immerse myself into the music scene of Columbia\, Missouri. I religiously attended the local Blues Jams and eventually befriended Ted & Shelly Tyson. The Tyson’s had a Chicago style Blues band called Serious Blues Band and they quickly invited me to become a member. We played our hearts out for 5 years before that yearning for something more started to overcome me and I made the decision to try my hand at forming my own band. I established The Highwater Band in 2014 with fellow bandmates Don Atchley and The Jolly Brother’s bassist Tim Shields. The excitement of my electric band needed some balance\, so I decided to go back that old Folk\, Country\, and Bluegrass music learning as many songs as I could to continue down the path of my solo acoustic career. Musical inspirations such as Jerry Garcia\, Kevin Welch\, and Bob Dylan added to my influence. After 3 years with The Highwater Band we parted ways in the Summer of 2017. Parting ways was a bitter sweet moment\, but it encouraged me to really find my place and allowed me more time to focus my energy on acoustic endeavors. I started writing my own songs with the first hit being a tune called “End Of The Line”. I pulled my inspiration from my moments living in New York City during 9/11 and the following year I wrote “Graveyard Showdown” building on those same experiences. I wanted to pay tribute to that same great man to started the whole thing and composed “His Guitar”. Music is more than just notes on a paper and words on a sheet\, its about the looks on fans faces after hearing my tunes which for me is priceless.” – Cody Pursifull
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/cody-pursifull/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Blues,Country
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night by Q Entertainment & The Mission
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm! \nSignUp@6:30pm \nSHOW@7pm \nNO COVER \n\n15 Minute Time Slot includes set up and performance\nEARLY SIGN UP available for 7:00\, 7:30\, 8:00\, 8:30\, 9:00 and 9:30 through the link below:\n\n\nMusic – solo/duo/trio or more\, All genres welcome. Poetry\, comedy\, spoken word\, dance. Bring whatya got!\nMinors are welcome\, but will need a parent/guardian to join them.\nPlease respect your reserved time and arrive 30 minutes ahead of your chosen time.\n\n\n9 Tips to Rock Open Mic \n Featured Article\, How To  Making Music \nAny 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. \n\n\nOpen 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. \n9 Tips to Rock Open Mic \n1. 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. \n2. 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. \n3. 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.  \n4. 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. \n5. 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! \n6. 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.  \n7. 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. \n8. 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 12 at The Mission full of Open Mic Stories of success. \n9. 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. \n(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!
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/open-mic-night-by-q-entertainment-the-mission-4/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
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SUMMARY:WC Edgar {Live at The Mission}
DESCRIPTION:Doors@4pm \nSHOW@8:30 \n$10@Door \n \nFrom the days of riding around in smoke-filled overcrowded rickety vans to million-dollar tour buses\, you could say he’s done it all. \nMoving to Nashville Tennessee with dreams of becoming an artist WC Edgar went to work playing pedal steel guitar for the likes of Alan Jackson\, Tim McGraw\, Opryland USA on the Country Music USA Show at Nashville’s once famed music park\, Ty England\, BB Watson\, Marty Haggard\, Dale Watson\, Leroy Van Dyke\, Lucky Tubb\, Johnny Lee\, Jeff Carson\, Whitey Morgan and many many more. \n\nIt’s often been said that every now and then a really special artist that has what it takes to ‘shake things up’ in the music industry seems to fall through the cracks in the everyday corporate BS\, and backstabbing that goes on in Nashville and WC Edgar is one of those artists’.  In 2003 WC started writing again and the rest is history.  After 9 trips to France\, a 2-week tour of Australia\, a whirlwind 10 shows in 10 cities in 10 days in Spain to Canada\, Sweden\, and most all of the lower 48 US States WC Edgar is living the ‘honky-tonk dream’.  \n\n\nAfter spending a year in what was billed as the ‘live music capitol of the world’ but quickly finding out it wasn’t ‘good music’ and Austin had turned into more of a ‘foodie’ & ‘tech’ town than a ‘music’ town WC moved out of Austin Texas in 2020.  Now headed West with the wind at his back he’s in high gear to finish writing and recording his fifth self penned album that’s scheduled for a May 2021 release followed by a 48-State United States Tour.  \n\n\nWith his trusty Martin HD-28 guitar\, new management\, label\, distribution & new music under his belt in 2021 & influences the likes of songwriters Merle Haggard\, Steve Earle\, David Allan Coe & Jamey Johnson we’d say he’s well on his way to being the world-class American Outlaw singer-songwriter he was always destined to be.  \n\nSo be on the lookout for WC Edgar with his incredible drummer Terrell Clifton from NYC & Kenny ‘Telecaster Master’ Snow from Atlanta touring as a trio asap at a venue near you beginning in September 2021 \n \nWC Edgar “Dallas”\n \n\n \nhttps://youtu.be/OOhZMGX28eQ?t=127\n \nWC Edgar “From Where I Sit”\n \n \n\nWC Edgar “Modern Day Savior”\n \nWC Edgar Website \nWC Edgar FaceBook\nWC Edgar Instagram\nWC Edgar Twitter\nWC Edgar Youtube\nWC Edgar “Man In The Back Seat” \nWC Edgar “Honkey Tonk Heartache” \nWC Edgar “Barrels & Bottles” \nWC Edgar “Mirrors Dont Lie”
URL:https://themissionjc.com/event/wc-edgar-live-at-the-mission/
LOCATION:The Mission\, 915 E High Street\, Jefferson City\, MO\, 65109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Country
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