A well-known Kansas City venue, The Beaumont Club, is shutting its doors, numerous reports say. Though the venue owners have yet to release a statement, various news sites have reported the closure of the Beaumont Club: a Kansas City venue in Westport known for its local shows, rock and country concerts and various dance nights. 

Reports began after some bands reported that they received letters announcing the cancellation of spring shows. Some shows such as the Take Action Tour have already been moved to neighboring venues such as the Granada in Lawrence, Kan.

Many have speculated that drops in attendance, rent costs and competition from other venues all contributed to the Beaumont Club’s closure. The Beaumont Club was one of the few medium-sized (500-800 capacity) indoor venues in Kansas City, but smaller venues such as the RecordBar and Riot Room, along with larger venues such as The Midland had been booking similar type of shows as the Beaumont Club in the previous months. Another speculation is that the safety of the Westport neighborhood could have been a factor.

We’ll post more information about this announcement and what it means for the currently scheduled shows as it becomes available.

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Midcoast Takeover* is once again helping Kansas City/Lawrence bands descend upon Austin, TX for SXSW. 

March 16th and March 17th, Midcoast Takeover will hold a Kansas City showcase at the popular music festival at Austin’s Shangri-La venue (1016 E. 6th St).

For local bands to be considered for the showcase, you need to register at midcoasttakeover.com by February 1st. It’s free to apply for MMF members or $10 for non-members.

To help fund the showcase, Midcoast Takeover will hold a series of fundraisers at local Kansas City venues leading up to the festival. Czar Bar, the Riot Room and The Brick will all help out.

Here are the confirmed fundraiser lineups and locations:

THE BRICK – FEB 10TH
Run Little Rabbit
Empty Spaces
Oriole Post
Everyday/Everynight

RIOT ROOM – FEB 17TH
We Are Voices
Maps For Travelers
The Atlantic
Cherokee Rock Rifle

RECORDBAR – FEB 24TH
Future Kings
She’s a Keeper
Hearts of Darkness

CZAR BAR – MARCH 2ND
Blackbird Revue
Sara Swenson
Quiet Corral

Donations are welcome and you can learn more or RSVP on Facebook here.

*Can you tell we were inspired by their name when it came to Midcoast Station?

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Middle of the Map Fest is returning to Kansas City April 5-7, 2012. Last year’s festival was a two-day festival featuring local and international touring acts. This year, the festival is expanding to a third day and promises more exciting local bands and even bigger national touring acts.

In addition to announcing the 2012 dates, Middle of the Map Fest is also holding a special on ticket presales. The first 250 tickets purchased will only be $25. Act fast!

Middle of the Map Fest should begin announcing bands in January 2012. We’ll keep you posted.

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The annual MTV Video Music Awards nominees have been announced and Katy Perry leads the nominations. Other artists such as Bruno Mars, Adele and Kanye West also found themselves raking in several nominees.

Winners are determined by online votes from fans. Voting is now open for all the categories on MTV’s website here.

To find out the winners, tune in August 28, 9/8 central, on MTV for the awards show.

MTV VMA nominees:

Best Pop Video
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack – “Give Me Everything”

Best Rock Video
Cage The Elephant – “Shake Me Down”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”
Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
The Black Keys – “Howlin’ For You”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi – “All Of The Lights”
Lil Wayne – “6 Foot, 7 Foot”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”

Best New Artist
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – “My Last”
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci”
Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”
Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”

Best Female Video
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Beyoncé – “Run the World (Girls)”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”

Best Male Video
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Cee Lo Green – “F*** You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Justin Bieber – “U Smile”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi – “All Of The Lights”

Best Collaboration
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi – “All Of The Lights”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Nicki Minaj and Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack – “Give Me Everything”

Video of the Year
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”

Additional nominees in the professional categories can be found here.

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God bless MF’n rock ‘n’ roll.

Monday, police arrested Michael Todd, original Coheed and Cambria bassist, shortly before the band was to open for Soundgarden. According to NY Daily News, Todd allegedly walked into a Walgreens in the Attleboro, Mass. area, demanded Oxycontin and claimed to have an explosive device in his possession.

After receiving six bottles of the narcotic, Todd jumped in a cab and headed straight for the venue. Todd previously left the band for a stint in ’06 due to a heroin addiction and returned in ’07. He’s known as the “screamer” on Coheed’s earlier albums.

Looks like this fella doesn’t mess around because if that’s not rock ‘n’ roll then I sure as shit don’t know what is. Dude needs to get lifted to open Soundgarden so he goes postal on a Walgreens for a fix? One word: baller.

The arrest is not going to affect Coheed and Cambria’s remaining tour dates. According to a statement from the band, Wes Styles will fill in on bass for the remaining dates. Their statement can be viewed here.

-Written by Nick Foos

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Stephen Colbert is now officially part of Third Man Records‘ roster.

The multi-talented comedian released his debut single on Jack White‘s label at 12 a.m., Friday, June 24. The single, “Charlene II (I’m Over You)” can be found on iTunes and at ThirdManRecords.com.

To help celebrate this release, Colbert and White sold physical copies together at the Third Man Rolling Record Store in NYC. Colbert also performed the song live.

On Thursday, Colbert made his television debut as a Third Man artist. Jack White introduced Colbert and his backing band, labelmates The Black Belles. You can view this performance at www.colbertnation.com.

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Since the public has found out that hip hop singer Missy Elliott has Grave’s Disease, an autoimmune where the thyroid is overactive, a lot of rumors and inaccuracies have been flying around. Missy Elliott has released the following statement to clear up some of the confusion:

“There have been some inaccuracies reported in regards to my diagnosis with Grave’s Disease, so I wanted to clear things up. I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease about three years ago but it really hasn’t slowed me down at all. I rocked my performance on VH1 Hip Hop Honors’ tribute to Timbaland last year. I’ve written and produced a bunch of Grammy-nominated, #1 hits for artists like Keyshia Cole, Monica and Jasmine Sullivan. I toured the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. And on top of all that, I’m working on my new album. I feel great. Under my doctor’s supervision, I’ve been off medication for about a year and I’m completely managing the condition through diet and exercise.”

– Missy Elliott

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