Here's some of what's going on at Mass Street Music:
This show has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Those holding tickets can get a refund at the store or call us at Mass Street Music at 785/843-3535.
Mass Street Music is proud and excited to present a very special Jazz Combo Concert and Clinic on Saturday, August 2nd at 5:30 pm with three of the best and hardest working jazz musicians in the business today: drummer Todd Strait sponsored by Bosphorus Cymbals, Lawrence guitarist Brian Baggett, and bassist Bob Bowman. Come check out their perspectives on playing in a combo and hear why these pros are so sought after. Their roots are in KC- Strait and Bowman have worked together in the group Interstring for years - though their careers have taken them to different areas. They've played with Karrin Allyson, Kevin Mahogany, Angela Hagenbach, the Marian McPartland Trio, Woody Herman's Thundering Herd and many, many more. Guitarist Baggett studied with Danny Embrey, and Rod Fleeman and has himself been teaching guitar for 12 years in addition to performing with artists like Bobby Watson, Angela Hagenbach, Steve Houghton and others.
August 2nd they'll share their music and their insights. Bring your questions on comping, interplay and repertoire. The evening begins with a performance and ends with a Q&A clinic. Please join us Saturday, August 2nd at 5:30 PM. All tickets are general admission, $20, and available at Mass Street Music - on the web, by phone, and in person (credit card and web orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee). We hope you can join us for this special event.
This show has been moved to Folk on Mass and Harvey Reid has been added to the bill. Complete details at www.folkonmass.org. For ticket information and location details please contact Folk On Mass at www.folkonmass.org.
Kelly Joe Phelps is in a class all his own with a truly unique hybrid of blues, jazz and gospel sounds that are as twisted as they are hauntingly beautiful. On his latest album, "Tunesmith Retrofit" Phelps delves deeper into singer/songwriter territory with astounding results. Mass Street Music is proud to join with Chris Freeman in presenting a very special evening with Kelly Joe Phelps at the historic Folly Theater in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Special guest Bob Harvey opens the show.
Phelps' solo acoustic fingerstyle blues have been called captivating, mesmerizing and inspiring. Fans of Steve Earle, Charlie Parr and Nickel Creek should not miss this show. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Folly Theater (box office 816-474-4444) and Mass Street Music - on the web, by phone, and in person (credit card and web orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee). We'll all be there! We hope you can join us. This was a great show - look for photos in our April newsletter!
We're very pleased to welcome back Don Ross and Andy McKee for an evening of masterful fingerstyle music. Entertaining and inspiring, Ross and McKee are simply spectacular live and we look forward to hosting them this time at the Lawrence Community Theater, which has fantastic acoustics. Andy McKee took 3rd place in the 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition at Winfield and 1st place in the 2004 Kansas Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. Canadian sensation Don Ross is the only person to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition TWICE - 1988 and 1996. Tunes from their new album "The Thing That Came From Somewhere", and more info about McKee and Ross can be found here.
The duo will perform on Friday, March 21, 2008 @ 7:30pm at the Lawrence Community Theater, 1501 New Hampshire. Tickets are $20 and are available here at Mass Street Music - on the web, by phone, and in person (credit card and web orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee). We are thrilled to have them back and, we look forward to seeing you there! This was a great show - look for photos in our April newsletter!
Pete Huttlinger returns to Mass Street Music for another amazing evening of sensational music. Crowned the "King of the Fingerpickers" by Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, Pete's resume includes a three-year stint with John Denver, performances with the San Diego and Houston symphonies, and a first-place finish at the 2000 National Flat Pick Guitar Championship in Winfield. In addition, Pete has been involved in several Grammy-winning projects and has created two top-selling instructional DVD series for Homespun Tapes. His blend of technical mastery and soul and rock influences is sure to both entertain and inspire you.
Check out Pete's website and Collings guitars, Pete's guitar manufacturer of choice.
Pete will perform on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 @ 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available in-store and by phone (credit card orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee).
Join us for an evening of fingerstyle nirvana with Andy McKee and Don Ross! (NO INSTRUMENTS PLEASE). Andy's bio includes 3rd place in the 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition at Winfield and 1st place in the 2004 Kansas Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. Canadian sensation Don Ross is the only person to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition TWICE - 1988 and 1996. We are thrilled to host Andy and Don, and we look forward to seeing you there!
The duo will perform on Friday, August 24th, 2007 @ 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 and are available in-store and by phone (credit card orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee).
Mass Street Music is proud to present traditional bluegrass and Western swing music at its finest! Three-time national fiddle champion Byron Berline has has played with and recorded for artists ranging from Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe to the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. The evening promises to be loads of fun for all and a chance to see Byron and his accomplished band - legendary banjo player John Hickman, guitarist Jim Fish, bassist Richard Sharp, and drummer Steve Short. You don't want to miss this one!
The Byron Berline Band will perform on Friday, July 6th, 2007 @ 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available in-store and by phone (credit card orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee).
Victor Wooten redefines the word musician. Regaled as the most influential bassist since Jaco Pastorius, Victor is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the Grammy-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. But those gifts only begin to tell the tale of this Tennessee titan.
Mass Street is excited to offer a FREE CLINIC with Victor on Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. There's not much more to say... Show up and be amazed!
Peter Ostroushko has come to be regarded as one of the finest mandolin and fiddle players in acoustic music. He has performed extensively throughout North America and Europe, dazzling audiences with his technical abilities and compositions. Peter is most passionate when playing Ostroushko - a rich ethnic mix incorporating his Ukrainian heritage.
Peter is hosting a concert and clinic on Saturday, March 10, 2007. The clinic will be a mandolin workshop at 4:00 p.m.. Clinic tickets are $25. To reserve any of the 10 available clinic spaces, please call 785/843-3535. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. and includes guitarist Arkadiy Yushin, who Peter guarantees will knock your socks off! Call or click to buy tickets for the concert while they're still available!
Winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association's prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003, Kenny and Amanda Smith combine gutsy, heartfelt vocals, brilliant instrumental talents, and a powerful, contemporary sense of song choice and arrangement into one of the most compelling sounds in bluegrass today. See the award-winning duo perform at Mass Street Music on Friday night, February 9th , then come back for their clinic on Saturday, February 10th, 2007 @ 10:30am.Our own Midday Ramblers will kick off the night at 7:30pm to get the hoedown started! Call to order your tickets while they last!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your favorite music store! Your present? A Friday night concert and Saturday morning private workshop with acoustic guitar living legend Stephen Bennett. Stephen will perform a Christmas set in our intimate acoustic room on Friday, December 15th, 2006 and early Saturday morning (9-12), do a three hour workshop for a very limited group. Stephen's checking his list. Are you on it? Tickets for both events available here at the store.
Due to circumstances out of our control, the Steve James concert has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Please contact Mass Street Music for refund information. If you paid by credit card, we can refund your card directly, or can send you a check otherwise. Refunds will also be available at our store. We will stay open until 7pm on October 17th to help those who are driving in from out-of-town. We apologize for the inconvenience, but it really is out of our control.
Mass Street Music is thrilled to welcome fingerstyle blues wizard Steve James to the store on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 for an evening of hand clappin' sing-along folk/blues goodness as the second act of our Master's Series. Steve is a multi-instrumentalist who has played with John Hammond and Bo Diddley and toured the world knockin' people out with his one man show. As an added special event Steve is offering a clinic before his set. Tickets for the show and the clinic are available exclusively through MSM so come on down and help give our friend Steve a warm welcome in October. Call now to reserve your tickets.
Kelly Joe Phelps kicks off the Mass Street Music Masters Series with an evening of solo acoustic fingerstyle blues. KJP is in a class all his own with a hybrid of blues, jazz and gospel sounds that are as twisted as they are hauntingly beautiful. Fans of Steve Earle, Charlie Parr and Nickel Creek should not miss this show. Come to the Lawrence Community Theatre to celebrate KJP's first appearance in Lawrence on August 11, 2006 @ 8:00pm.
