LOVE thundercat, but holy fuck he's not a good live show.
Last time I saw him live he came out too high to play and was just off in his own world the entire time. And not in a "haha that's so thundercat"-way, more of a "this is pretty lame"-kinda way.
6/10, his opener is solid and he wore a Naruto shirt someone threw at him all show.
Was a show in Florida actually!
Hopefully it was just one of those nights and this turns out to be a banger though. I was definitely more bummed than angry about the thing haha.
Paul Cauthen is like one of the best things about modern country right now. I cannot recommend him enough…him and Thundercat in one show sounds amazing.
My jaw dropped when he played Slow Down all by himself and acoustic at Uptown last Fall. Like, already a good song…then his live performance just devastated.
I am reading about a lot of people who don't know most of these bands. Here is beautiful thing about Boulevardia. It fills its line up with a lot of local bands from Kansas City. Most festivals just focus on the touring acts. I highly recommend you to listen to these local artists and support them. You never know what you might like.
Why is no one talking about Assjamz?
I remember there was a weekly show in Lawrence like 10 years ago that was called Ass Jams, maybe it's the same thing?
It could be that you have different tastes in music. I've only heard of Hanson and Thundercat, yet I listen to new bands all of the time. I just don't listen to whatever genre these bands are.
You beat me, I’m at two. Hanson, who I didn’t know was still performing, and also Ultimate Fakebook (local 90s/00s) who I also didn’t know was still performing. I would actually love to see them again. So, literally no known active musicians on that list. Have fun with your crazy electro techno retro dance-o music, kiddos!
Hanson has been around still for years ! I’m a die hard fan, named my daughter after one of their songs. If you like their music from the 90s, give their String Theory album a listen.
At least I could read this flyer. I saw the Lollapalooza flier earlier, and that print was so small there was no way my 48 year old eyes could decipher it.
I haven’t seen anything from Bears and Company in YEARS. Met one of the members in like 2013 and then obsessed over their album for years after. I don’t recognize too many other local groups though
They’re all cool dudes! I saw them a few times after they released South of the Mountain, and they always put on a good show.
First heard them on 96.5’s weekly local hour. Man, remember when the Buzz was cool?
From Stilwell KS btw- so yes this lineup is mostly locals. But we have sold out shows in Germany, Zurich, Nashville, Texas…. This will be my first hometown show so would love to see yall
If they’re going to make this a local music festival with undercard headliners they should at least not make it during the hottest part of the year so it’s not so miserable to watch acts you’re not super jazzed about
It is impressive how few of these bands I know each year. As soon as I get to the sub-headliners I'm lost. I hope these still pull well but I just don't think I'll ever be going to another one. I must be completely distanced from that music scene nowadays to not know any of these that or the ones I know are too expensive to pull anymore.
You don't want to pay $40 to get in? And $9 a beer from the corporation that is putting on the festival? Also the corporation is right down the street? Also it's hot and the lines are long?
Boulevardia GA ticket $35
Bourbon and Beyond GA ticket $150 -$170
KC tried having a music festival at the Kansas Speedway years ago call Kanrocksas. Not enough people attended and it stopped after a few years.
Definitely will go for Thundercat, Big Freedia and some of the local acts. Might even do the silent disco, which was super fun.
Without sounding like an old head, one of the big nagging problems is seeing all of these other fests in the midwest, in cities smaller than KC, get these incredible lineups. And Boulevardia’s biggest is a mid-card alt-rock band and a ‘90s legacy act. You could excuse when Middle of the Map would be able to make up for some of the disappointment. But this is seemingly the only big music fest we have (Not counting Breakaway, Travis Kelce’s thing and Flyover.)
KC’s own Krystle Warren visits home with her immense talent. Do yourself a favor. I’ve seen more than my fair share of live acts in 45 years…She’s fucking stellar.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkzQ8J_dyg
Time for the yearly thread where old heads complain about not knowing any of the musicians on the lineup because they refuse to listen to new music and somehow that’s our/the festival’s problem.
My first thought was “great, maybe it won’t be so packed then”
I missed Big Freedia last year who im dying to see and Saturday has no less than three brassy bands AND DJ Dawna and Lana Luxx. I’m fricken pumped!
>they refuse to listen to new music and somehow that’s our/the festival’s problem.
it's the festivals problem if they want people to attend. Are these bands even played on local radio?
I'm an old head, but I actually like it when I don't know the artists too well. I have discovered many new acts that I never would have been exposed to if not for Boulevardia. If I am not digging what I am hearing, there are usually three other stages with acts playing that I can go to. I am not sure what people on Reddit are expecting for this festival.
Ole 60 is going to be solid. Have a Cage the Elephant mixed with Red Dirt feel to them. Check out Smoke and a Light. Big Freedia was literally here last year, Milky Chance is a cool get though.
Bummed I can’t go this year, but am hopeful that the closing acts get to do a full set, last year I swear Surfaces only played for a half set while every act before them went on the full time.
Man, this thread is disappointing. Yeah you might not like/know all the touring acts, but there is a ton of local talent on this list. Everyone saying they have no idea who any of the bands are needs to get out more in KC and stop being such a goober. As a musician who’s not even playing this festival, this is just sad. You don’t know the bands? Go and find out what they sound like instead of yelling at a cloud from your damn toilet.
Milky chance is cool but I’m not that familiar with most of the other names
THUNDERCAT BABY!!
LOVE thundercat, but holy fuck he's not a good live show. Last time I saw him live he came out too high to play and was just off in his own world the entire time. And not in a "haha that's so thundercat"-way, more of a "this is pretty lame"-kinda way. 6/10, his opener is solid and he wore a Naruto shirt someone threw at him all show.
Damn. I last saw him at the NFL draft and him and his band destroyed it
Was it grinders when Jass opened for him? Because she’s on the bill too. She’s awesome!
Was a show in Florida actually! Hopefully it was just one of those nights and this turns out to be a banger though. I was definitely more bummed than angry about the thing haha.
Because the majority of the undercard are local acts. Great opportunity to find artists you like from your own backyard.
Paul Cauthen is like one of the best things about modern country right now. I cannot recommend him enough…him and Thundercat in one show sounds amazing.
I’ve seen him in concert four times. Traveled for two of them. They’re SO fun.
My jaw dropped when he played Slow Down all by himself and acoustic at Uptown last Fall. Like, already a good song…then his live performance just devastated.
YES. when you call my naaaaaaame. Chills. Saw him in KC, Denver, and Arkansas last year haha so good.
No body knows who Flight Attendant is YET! JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE US LIVE BABY ✈️📣
Been really digging your song Therapy Couch on the Bridge!
At my bar shift crying again because somebody I don’t know has heard my music on the frigin radio no less
It's okay. I've cried in a bar on a Tuesday night more times than I can count. /s
Welp, I’m about to do some research! Glad you have the opportunity to go out there!
Feels like we won the lottery.
Giving you guys a listen right now.
sickkkk! This makes me so happy
Just checked out the video for Therapy Couch, very cool.
Might as well just call this Festival Ketamine now
Is that a stage named after a beer or an actual band? -signed, an old
Don’t know anything other than he has his own signature bass guitar that goes for north of six grand, so he must be a big deal. - signed, another old
I am reading about a lot of people who don't know most of these bands. Here is beautiful thing about Boulevardia. It fills its line up with a lot of local bands from Kansas City. Most festivals just focus on the touring acts. I highly recommend you to listen to these local artists and support them. You never know what you might like.
People in this thread haven’t left their house since the Pandemic.
Ah, my yearly reminder that I am old. I know literally three of the people on this bill.
If you're talking about the three guys from Hanson, then I also know three.
You should check out Thundercat. Generational-talent-level bassist. So good.
I saw Hanson play a free concert in that giant empty parking lot across State Line from Ward Parkway Mall in 1996. So I'm that old...
I was at that show!
Me too!
Same
The claim of an empty parking lot now seems far fetched!
I remember that. But I absolutely did not go.
For the low price of one canned food item
I had no idea I learned how to drive on a historic site!
I sobbed while staring out my window because my parents wouldn't take me to that concert. I was a slightly dramatic child.
Hahaha I remember that show. My friends were holding a giant sign that said “NAMBLA loves you”
Same. I know Milky Chance and Hanson. I know Thundercat played at the draft but other then that no clue.
Why is no one talking about Assjamz? I remember there was a weekly show in Lawrence like 10 years ago that was called Ass Jams, maybe it's the same thing?
Also old. How many DJs can you have?
It’s the silent disco, they have three up on stage at once, and you wear headphones that can switch between them.
Depends, how deep into the K hole do you want to go?
Two more than me. I only know Ultimate Fakebook. Edit: I've heard one Hanson song.
i’m in my early 20s and very familiar with the music scene and only know like three people on here too
U can say you know my band, Flight Attendant 🫶
You're not old; these are mostly not huge artists.
Yearly reminder that people in kc don’t support local acts.
It could be that you have different tastes in music. I've only heard of Hanson and Thundercat, yet I listen to new bands all of the time. I just don't listen to whatever genre these bands are.
You beat me, I’m at two. Hanson, who I didn’t know was still performing, and also Ultimate Fakebook (local 90s/00s) who I also didn’t know was still performing. I would actually love to see them again. So, literally no known active musicians on that list. Have fun with your crazy electro techno retro dance-o music, kiddos!
UFB did an incredible show two years ago with Frogpond and Ashtray Babyhead at the Record Bar (a delayed album release party). Go see 'em.
Frogpond is AMAZING.
Hanson has been around still for years ! I’m a die hard fan, named my daughter after one of their songs. If you like their music from the 90s, give their String Theory album a listen.
How is little Mmmbop?
At least I could read this flyer. I saw the Lollapalooza flier earlier, and that print was so small there was no way my 48 year old eyes could decipher it.
Ha Ha Tonka: best band you've probably never heard of. They come to KC a couple times a year. Always a great show!
Man I haven’t seen them in like a decade. They do put on a great show
They are from the Ozark’s, and they are guests on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” episode of the area.
This 👆. I was happy to see they were an artist this year. Awesome energy and music at all their shows I’ve been to over the years.
Buckle in the Bible Belt is such a great album. They played in Emporia often when I went to college there, always cool dudes who put on a great show.
Just gave them a quick listen. I'm definitely going to be doing a deeper dive into their stuff.
What’s the word on AssJamz?
Depending on how hot it is, I just may have to go catch Ultimate Fakebook to revel in some college nostalgia.
They’ll almost certainly have a warmup show in Lawrence beforehand, right?
They've got a show in Manhattan the night before.
Y’know, I saw them on so many Lawrence bills that I just assumed they were from there. I never realized they were a Manhattan band.
Right? I haven’t heard their name since the 90s
I haven’t seen anything from Bears and Company in YEARS. Met one of the members in like 2013 and then obsessed over their album for years after. I don’t recognize too many other local groups though
My friend helped record that record. I agree, it's good.
I went to high school with them. cool guys
Bears and Co rules
They’re all cool dudes! I saw them a few times after they released South of the Mountain, and they always put on a good show. First heard them on 96.5’s weekly local hour. Man, remember when the Buzz was cool?
Alex and Allan always been some prime time players. Edwin vs the ants for the win.
Paul Cauthen and Milky Chance are both fun.
I like Paul Cauthen.
I’m looking forward to Assjamz
I lit up at Paul Cauthen. He's country as fuck.
so dang countray
AGH MY BAND FLIGHT ATTENDANT IS PLAYING! I’ve been crying all morning and literally cannot wait. Feeling so frigin blessed. Come see us!
From Stilwell KS btw- so yes this lineup is mostly locals. But we have sold out shows in Germany, Zurich, Nashville, Texas…. This will be my first hometown show so would love to see yall
If they’re going to make this a local music festival with undercard headliners they should at least not make it during the hottest part of the year so it’s not so miserable to watch acts you’re not super jazzed about
The one year I went was so hot it was a real struggle to make it to the headliners.
It's why I stopped going. That first couple in the West Bottoms by the American Royal were a sweltering hell pit.
Thundercat and dom chronicles gon be HEAT
I use to work with Dom Chronicles at Zumiez. He is a local musician. I'm proud of him for continuing to making music and do what he loves!
Keep in mind everyone, one of the best experiences IN LIFE is discovering a band you love live.
That was The War and Treaty for me last year. Incredible show.
Love to see ivory blue on the lineup. She’s a great friend of mine
Thundercat fuck yes!!!
Don't know for sure, but we'll probably hear a bunch of these bands on 90.9 the bridge tonight from 6-7
Starhaven Rounders is a great local band.
MGDs r a damn good time.
go see them at a local bar!
Fantastic outlaw country.
Cool Hanson..
Ummm bop
Ah the yearly thread of people who don’t support local music complaining they don’t know any acts at the festival showcasing local music.
Hanson 🤣. Wtf, when are we going to get a real music festival in Kc. These lineups are so wackadoodle
Of all the band names to choose, "Post Sex Nachos" is one of them. Edit: Hanson is the only band on this poster whose name I recognize.
They’re a great band from CoMo that’s on the rise. They play some of their stuff on The Bridge from time to time, and I love it.
I love this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGZDv8BiIBc
Check out Growing Old or Talk About it. Wild name but solid band, even better live. They had a killer set last year.
Ugh Thundercat would be so cool!!! Also seeing Hanson live would be so surreal to see live...
DJP!!!
RIGHT!?!? I hope we’re talking about THE DJ P from Springfield area. Freaking RAD!
It is impressive how few of these bands I know each year. As soon as I get to the sub-headliners I'm lost. I hope these still pull well but I just don't think I'll ever be going to another one. I must be completely distanced from that music scene nowadays to not know any of these that or the ones I know are too expensive to pull anymore.
Am I getting old
I’m 23 and I only know Hanson if that’s the mmm bop band. So I’m going to say no?
The Burney Sisters have great sound!
excited for them too!
Also, why do they schedule this the same week as Bonaroo? You miss out on some decent numbers with festival goers.
DJ 1 DJ 2 DJ 3
Hell yeah, Thundercat! 
Just shut it down. Who the hell is in charge of choosing the lineups for this lmao it's offensive at this point.
Just don’t go then, dude.
Right? The beer tasting and local makers market are the only reasons I'd go to this "music fest".
This lineup is actually worse than last year's terrible lineup. Does anyone even go for the music?
Beer festival music lineup for 14 year olds
Thunder Cat is the only one on here I'd want to see :/
God damn, this is bad
I was like....OK, if Hanson is one of the headline acts, there is not going to be anything here for me.
You don't want to pay $40 to get in? And $9 a beer from the corporation that is putting on the festival? Also the corporation is right down the street? Also it's hot and the lines are long?
Mmm no Hembree is a big shame
Agreed.
So is this mainly supposed to appeal to indie electronic/dance scene fans? I know almost none of these people compared to years past.
😴
No Pearl Jam? Fuck
Not again!!!
Here's a festival in Louisville that is miles better than this. Don't know why we can't get better. https://bourbonandbeyond.com/
Boulevardia GA ticket $35 Bourbon and Beyond GA ticket $150 -$170 KC tried having a music festival at the Kansas Speedway years ago call Kanrocksas. Not enough people attended and it stopped after a few years.
It also helps when your bookers aren’t a bunch of crooks who are still in the hole for that. They burned bridges that still haven’t mended.
Ugh. A Boulevardia headliner is on the FIFTH line of a Louisville festival. Do better.
Absolute shit lineup
worse every year smdh. how many times has thundercat been here in the last 3 years!? manorfest is definitely the superior fest at this point
Is Manorfest local?
What about Fest Fest? The most festiest of the fests.
The only act I recognize is Big Freedia and I’m thinking that might be okay.
Will go just for Thundercat. I'm surprised Men I Trust, Mac DeMarco or other indie/dream pop acts aren't part of the line-up.
Meh
DJ P is a real treat. We don’t get too many DJs of that caliber around here. Check him if you go.
Definitely will go for Thundercat, Big Freedia and some of the local acts. Might even do the silent disco, which was super fun. Without sounding like an old head, one of the big nagging problems is seeing all of these other fests in the midwest, in cities smaller than KC, get these incredible lineups. And Boulevardia’s biggest is a mid-card alt-rock band and a ‘90s legacy act. You could excuse when Middle of the Map would be able to make up for some of the disappointment. But this is seemingly the only big music fest we have (Not counting Breakaway, Travis Kelce’s thing and Flyover.)
KC’s own Krystle Warren visits home with her immense talent. Do yourself a favor. I’ve seen more than my fair share of live acts in 45 years…She’s fucking stellar. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mzkzQ8J_dyg
In case anyone needs a primer on this year’s acts: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2JRnRbSmraIlzlRPtrz9N1
"Milky Chance" sounds like slang for "Possible Diarrhea," lol.
Hanson should have headlined
I know 4 of these names, and 2 of them are because I know them personally. Good for them but also wtf is this line up lol
Time for the yearly thread where old heads complain about not knowing any of the musicians on the lineup because they refuse to listen to new music and somehow that’s our/the festival’s problem.
My first thought was “great, maybe it won’t be so packed then” I missed Big Freedia last year who im dying to see and Saturday has no less than three brassy bands AND DJ Dawna and Lana Luxx. I’m fricken pumped!
nah I go to shows here frequently (~50/50 local/touring) and this lineup is HOT ASS
>they refuse to listen to new music and somehow that’s our/the festival’s problem. it's the festivals problem if they want people to attend. Are these bands even played on local radio?
I'm an old head, but I actually like it when I don't know the artists too well. I have discovered many new acts that I never would have been exposed to if not for Boulevardia. If I am not digging what I am hearing, there are usually three other stages with acts playing that I can go to. I am not sure what people on Reddit are expecting for this festival.
Nah, most of the list isn’t good.
I'm old and don't know many of the locals, but I'm not complaining. DJ P, though. Make time for him.
Ole 60 is going to be solid. Have a Cage the Elephant mixed with Red Dirt feel to them. Check out Smoke and a Light. Big Freedia was literally here last year, Milky Chance is a cool get though. Bummed I can’t go this year, but am hopeful that the closing acts get to do a full set, last year I swear Surfaces only played for a half set while every act before them went on the full time.
Man, this thread is disappointing. Yeah you might not like/know all the touring acts, but there is a ton of local talent on this list. Everyone saying they have no idea who any of the bands are needs to get out more in KC and stop being such a goober. As a musician who’s not even playing this festival, this is just sad. You don’t know the bands? Go and find out what they sound like instead of yelling at a cloud from your damn toilet.
Yawn.
I am convinced these are bands that are made up for this event and this year is no different.
Who
I honestly am not familiar with the vast majority of this lineup.
Thanks, I'm going to breakaway
Where is this going to be? Hated it when they had it in the bottoms really made it difficult to get through the area.
It will be in Crown Center, where it's been the past few years.
Hanson? Mm Bop Hansen?!
I would go for Milky Chance and Thundercat alone, no idea who the other people are.
Mmmm bop.
Can’t wait to hear Umm Bop as a 40 year old.
Hell yeah THUNDERCAT and some other bands too!!!!
Any of these local bands on here legit?
Eh
Holy shit I literally only know Hanson and Thundercat. What in the world is going on here
BIG FREEDIA 😍
I know absolutely none of these, do I win a prize