Make Music Day Kansas City Bands Undercover

Bands Undercover

The global musical holiday presented by the NAMM Foundation in association with The Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department presents Make Music Day Kansas City Bands Undercover on Friday, June 21st from 1:00-3:00 PM.

Bands Undercover is a uniqueevent that is part of Make Music Day taking place in over 1,000 cites around the world in celebration of the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice.

Knuckleheads, which is home to many styles of music. A variety of musicians will come together to perform original songs in a unique exchange as part of this global celebration that will encompass the true roots of Kansas City musie from boogie woogie to B3 grooves.

Stranded in the City

Levee Town

T.J. Erhardt

Patrick Recob

Russ Schenke

Stranded in the City is made up of brothers André Reyes, Jr. and Antonio Reyes, Timmy Keith, Matt Elton, and Densil (D.J) Malabre. Together they form one of Kansas City's powerhouse bands. André and Antonio arose from a musical family tracing across four generations. They met Timmy, a natural rock guitarist, and bassist, Matt, who would later become the core of Stranded in the City. Densil adds his West African style to the mix to solidify the sound taking the music to a whole new level of improvisation.

Last spring saw the release of their debut album, Ridin' Around, and are currently working on the follow up in the KC metro area.

Stranded In The City will kick off Make Music Day Kansas City's Bands Undercover event on Friday, June 21starting at 1:00PM.

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As a diverse group, Stranded In The City provides a retro flavor in a fresh sound, playing every song with soul and every beat of their hearts. Through the thickness of the groove, they deliver rich vocal harmonies and smoking improvisational skills. Expect a melting pot of genres; R&B, Funk, Country, Tex-Mex, Rock and Pop all in their music. Never the less backed by the right energy.

Levee Town is a Kansas City staple of the best mix of Blues, Americana, and Rock. They are the house band at the world-famous Knuckleheads Saloon when they aren’t burning up the highway miles performing all over the country in venues or at the most renowned Blues festivals. Besides their strength as a band and songwriters, they have lent their talents to back many notable musicians. Levee Town is such an intricate thread to the music scene of Kansas City and has been an inspiring force to many aspiring musicians and music lovers all over the U.S. and Canada with their limitless talent.

Levee Town will be part of Make Music Day Kansas City's Bands Undercover on Friday, June 21st as part of the unique song exchange which begins at 1:00PM.

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Performing the instrumental Tarantino from their 2022 release "Tryin' To Keep My Head Above Water" which was nominated by Blues Blast Magazine for Best Blues Rock Album of 2022 and was listed at number 20 for Best Blues Rock Album of 2022. The album reached and maintained the number position on the RMR chart.

T.J. Erhardt is a keyboardist and vocalist ingrained throughout Kansas City’s music scene as a solo performer and as a member of the metro favorite the Nace Brothers. Amid several other ensembles, he’s part of several varied genres throughout the KC area. He brings biting wit and charm to his performance as well as to his songwriting.

For over 30 years TJ has been a strong fixture of the Kansas City music scene regardless of being a sideman for many regionally well-known bands mainly The Nace Brothers the last 2 decades or as a performer in his own right as a headliner. The one thing you can always expect is a quality musical performance regardless of the musical genre and the uncanny positivity that naturally comes out in his playing and personality.

In recent years, he’s brought Vince Guiraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas jazz soundtrack to life in its entirety with T.J. and the Tattletales is quickly becoming an annual holiday favorite and he is also currently exploring a string quintet of instrumental Allman Brothers music. He'll be joining Bands Undercover this year and bringing it up a notch!

Sharing a great passion for traditional Blues, Patrick Recob and Russ "KidMan" Schenke have a deep respect for the style of music that brings elements of the old school with their personal twist.

Patrick Recob is recognized primarily as a bassist and vocalist on a regional and national level. He is one of the founding members of The Mighty Phonics and is currently bassist with the Kansas City-based band The House Rockers, and he has emceed Make Music Kansas City’s Bands Undercover since the first year Kansas City participated in the global event.

Russel "KidMan" Schenke has become a well-known regional harmonica favorite over the years through his presence and performances with current KC bands Brigette & Her Bandoliers and The Mighty Phonics. This year also marks the fourth year Russ will lead the Hohner Harmonica Experience for Beginners as part of Make Music Kansas City for harmonica enthusiasts from beginners to advanced students and brings much of his diverse experience to the session.

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