Folk Alliance International Conference – 2017
Last week, I attended the FAI conference in Kansas City. Music, music, music! And it's all very high quality. Artists from all over the world descend on KC to present…
Parenting Children with Special Needs
Soca Jukebox played a very special event last weekend. It's a group that's very near to our own hearts, commitments and values. It was our second opportunity to perform for…
Maria The Mexican with The Kelley Hunt Blues Band
We did a really cool show recently. Maria the Mexican was invited to perform a benefit concert for Just Food, the local food bank for Lawrence KC. Headliner, Kelley Hunt…
Grandad’s Banjo
This is my grandad's banjo. He passed it on to me with the intention that I pass it on to my youngest Riley grandson. His dad bought it from Tarkio…
A River of Nickels (and pennies)
Avast Ye! I feel like a real, online, musical pirate! Here's a little peek into the treasure chest. Every so often I get a statement like this. It's a little…
Save the guitar?
This is a trend I've been noticing for some time. Numbers for guitar students are down in private teaching and at the university level. It seems that student numbers for…
Teaching Guitar at Benedictine College
I've been teaching guitar for Benedictine College since 1996. With some calculations, that would make this year my 20th anniversary at work for this fine institution. It's hard to believe.…
February Events
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Monsters in Concert
Last weekend, guitarists from our studio participated in the annual MSWU and SJAMTA Scholarship Benefit Young Monster Concert. The concert has been running for almost 50 years but 2017 was…
How Soca Jukebox Makes Audiences (and promoters) Happy!
We entertain people. They have fun. Music lifts people up. We all can get a little down sometimes. Those cloudy and cold, January, Missouri days can be brutal. That's when…
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