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07/30/10
Musical Blades on America's Got Talent?
Who knows? Stranger things have happened. So we mentioned this the other day on our facebook page when we first found out about it. As we later mentioned there, it's now been confirmed. Here's the deal, we have a preliminary audition set up with NBC execs. and the Producer of America's Got Talent this weekend. The thing is, with the contracts we are signing, we can't tell anyone whether we'll be on the show or not(!). That being said, wish us luck! If you see us on TV, we made it on the show. If we make it on the show... who knows? Is all of America ready for our brand of goofy piratey'ness? Sorry guys, that's really all we can say on that particular subject.
What we CAN SAY, however, is that tomorrow night (doors open at 5pm) get ready for the biggest, most Rocked-up Pirate event ever to hit Kansas City. The Jolly Rogers, Musical Blades, Against All Will, and The Beaumont Club (a 1300 occupancy venue) will be providing the best Shanties, Rock, Grog, and Goodwill the mid-west, perhaps anywhere, has ever seen! Once in a great while a truly special show comes around that we get to be involved in. This, the SAVE THE TREASURE CHEST show, is one of them. Not only do we get to perform with some really great entertainers, but this show is truly what it's all about. People helping people. All proceed go directly to Breast Cancer research and education, and the Susan G. Koman 3 Day for the Cure. Hear the radio spot here... More show info here.
Oh, and this just in - Musical Blades will be performing in Branson, MO at the original Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub on Saturday November 13th. I know, it's kind of a ways off, but we're pretty excited about it! It's our first time in Branson!
Don't forget to check all of our performance dates in the left column. Hope to see you at all of them! :) Come up and say hello... or YARRRR!, or something. And yea, we're still working on the upcoming CD (see below)
07/19/10
07/13/10
We're back home! ...but where are we going next? Lot's of info here!!
First and foremost a big thank you to Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire for bringing us out to Battle Creek, Michigan this past weekend. It's a beautiful Faire site, and we got to meet a lot of new friends, as well as see many old friends that we don't get to see very often. We had a great time, and hope to visit again next year! The cast, the management, the performers and the vendors were all super nice, and The Brethren of the Great Lakes, a massive group of pirates that host the Michigan Pirate Festival, treated us as if we were one of their own, during, and after Faire hours. Again, a great time was had!
So what's next? Glad you asked! :) Beyond some private parties we've got lined up, including a birthday party for one of our entertainment directors wife, our next big performance has the potential to be the biggest "concert style" event we've ever been involved with...
The Save The Treasure Chest show we're doing with The Jolly Rogers and Against All Will at the Beaumont Club (a 1300 occupancy venue) July 31st in Kansas City is a benefit for Breast Cancer research and education. We're hoping the Pirate and Rock community will show up in droves, as the more people we get the more help it provides to this wonderful cause. More info and tickets here
But that's not it, we've got a LOT MORE ahead of us! The following weekend (August 7 & 8) we'll be performing at the Barataria Faire in Springfield, MO.
(Note: The Barataria Faire takes place the same weekend as the now canceled Brownville Nebraska Renaissance Festival that we were scheduled to perform. Word has it, as we were asked to perform it, that Brownville may still have plans to do one, two hour Pirate Cruise sometime on that Saturday night. But as things still seemed a little "up in the air" at the time, we decided to cover our bases and accept a full weekend gig offer at the Springfield Barataria Faire instead.)
The Barataria Faire is another first for the Musical Blades and we can't wait to meet everyone! So yea, if your in the area, or feel like a drive to Springfield (close to Branson, MO), we'd love to see ya! We're told this is a Pirate Faire, so it should be lots of fun. We're also told there's to be lots of Fairies there as well.... Hmmm, pirates AND fairies? This could get interesting...
Then, the weekend following Barataria (Sat. Aug 14), we'll be making our return to one of the most incredibly fun pubs we've ever performed, Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub and Restaurant! It feels like home away from home at this point. Awesome food, awesome staff, and our own Cutthroat Cookie, recently hired as a bartender there, is now in the their new TV commercial.
Also, during all of this, we're working on our next CD, entitled "Modern Day Pirate"! We're hoping, though we can't make any promises, to have a fall release. Maybe sometime during the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, which we will again be performing, all seven weekends, beginning Labor Day weekend.
We actually performed, and recorded a live version of the title track to this upcoming CD that can be downloaded for free at last.fm
Later in the year (December), look for another show at Davey's Uptown. Note: Musical Blades and The Jolly Rogers have decided to cut our shows together back to once a year, so that they don't become "been there, done that" performances to our audiences. So get ready for a change-up, this time we'll be bringing in Capt'n Black's Sea Dogges to help out. This pirate band, about to release their second CD, will be making their Kansas City bar scene debut with us, Dec 4th. Stay tuned for more info and discounted advance tickets.
So yea, we're having a blast! Join us at a show! Come on world, get your pirate on!!!
07/06/10
New Poster Art!
07/02/10
Have a great weekend everyone! Be Safe!
06/27/10
Musical Blades to set sail for Battle Creek Michigan
July 10th and 11th prepare for "Pirate Invasion", the first weekend theme of the Silver Leaf Renaissance Festival. This is our first time visiting this Faire, and we're coming in with guns loaded!
We've sold several CD's online to this part of the country (50 miles east of the Great Lakes), and we've had several people that are local to Silver Leaf Renaissance Festival join us at other places we perform. So needless to say we are very excited to have the opportunity to perform there!
It's quite a road trip for us, so we're ONLY doing the first weekend of this five weekend festival. And of course that just happens to be Pirate weekend. ;) See'ya soon!!
06/08/10
Shanties, Rock, Grog, and Goodwill !
By far, this is the most exciting thing we've EVER been involved in! SAVE THE TREASURE CHEST is a benefit concert for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure. A breast cancer fund raiser pirate style!
It's not new news that the Musical Blades have been teaming up with The Jolly Rogers on a couple of different occasions, but the Davey's Uptown venue we've performed at, which we love by the way, by some of our fans has been considered too small. That being said, when the opportunity presented itself to perform at the Beaumont Club, a 1300 occupancy venue in Kansas City Missouri, we jumped at it! And to top it all off it's for a great cause.
A good friend of Albert's (Capt. Patch - Musical Blades) lost her life to breast cancer, so this concert really hits home for us. As with our last benefit concert, all proceeds, including all the bands salaries, go directly to the cause.
Here's the kicker... Musical Blades and The Jolly Rogers will be opening for rock band, "Against All Will". If you haven't heard of this band yet, you soon will. Their first single, "All About You", is just recently getting radio airplay throughout the country, and we're hearing they have a big following in the Kansas City area, so make sure you get tickets early. Here's the bands credentials - Jimmy Allen (ex Puddle Of Mudd co-founder), Jeff Current (Seven Story Drop), Cello (Soulfly), Steve Wilson (Dead Kennedy’s).... Yea, this is going to be an AWESOME concert!!! Oh, and by the way, it's an all ages show!
We're hearing that a concert announcement may soon be pimped on local radio station 98.9 The Rock, and maybe even a front page story in Kansas City based magazine The Pitch. This is going to be huge! Tickets will be sold through ticketmaster, but I'm also hearing discounted "hard" tickets may in fact be available at our show at Davey's Uptown on Saturday, June 19th.
Complete details are coming soon, and I don't believe tickets are yet available at ticketmaster, so check back often here at musicalblades.com or visit our facebook page to stay in the know.
And by all means come out and see Musical Blades and The Jolly Rogers at Davey's Uptown on Saturday, June 19th. Tickets are still available! Click here for more info and discounted advance ticket sales!
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06/01/10
Last weekend of GSLRF 2010 and lots'o FYI
Time flies when you're having fun. The Greater St Louis Renaissance Festival brings its 2010 Spring Festival to a close this weekend. And trust us, all the entertainers there will be going out with a bang! Come out and join us, four shows daily on the Pirate Ship stage, and also look for impromptu street performances, as well as the Pub Sing at 5:30 daily featuring Chuey from Musical Blades and Bill from 3 Pints Gone.
What's next?! Our show with The Jolly Rogers at Davey's Uptown fast approaches. Just a little over two weeks from now. Remember, the show sold out when we did it in February, so try and get your tickets early to assure your spot. The last one was good, and incredibly fun, but both groups know what to do and what to expect this time around. This show will most assuredly be bigger and better!
Plan on new material by Musical Blades and the the Jolly Rogers, as well as what might be the new CD release party for the JR's! It's also Chuey's birthday! Also, as many of you might recall, we've hinted about something piratically special taking place on July 31st in the Kansas City area. Expect news of this to surface at Davey's Uptown as well. July 19th at Davey's Uptown is going to get crazy! Save a couple of bucks, get your tickets early here!
After that, if all goes well, we may in fact start working on our new CD, tentatively titled "Modern Day Pirate", before setting sail for Michigan and our first time ever at the Silver Leaf Renaissance Festival on July 10th and 11th (Pirate weekend). Oh, and we were pleasantly surprised to see that there were several patrons from Michigan that drove down to the St Louis Fest this last weekend. Can't wait to see them again, as well as meet a whole slew of new friends!
We are also soooooo looking forward to the Brownville Renaissance Festival and Pirate Riverboat Cruise in Nebraska (Aug 7 & 8). Which has now been expanded from two Riverboat Cruises, to five!! With the Saturday night Cruise being adult only... Don't quote me, but I believe each Pirate Cruise is two hours long, and tickets for the cruise are $30 each. Though I think buying a ticket to the cruise entitles you to free admittance into the festival. See their web site for more information as it is made available.
And yes, after that we'll be doing Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub again on August 14th, and we're also trying to find it in our schedule to perform at O'Malley's Irish Pub in Weston MO again. Stay tuned....
We're having an incredible year so far, thank you guys/gals for all the support!
05/25/10
BIG MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND COMING UP!!!
Musical Blades will be performing this Friday night in Illinois at a private party, then at the Greater St Louis Renaissance Festival on Sat, Sun and Mon, four shows a day on the Pirate Ship Stage (plus impromptu street performances throughout the day), and Saturday night at Maggie Malone's Irish Pub in Wentzville, MO (St Louis Suburb) with the "3 Pints Gone" band!
Unfortunately we sold out of our new CD, "High Sea's Drifter" last weekend, but our new shipment just arrived! So we'll be stocked and ready for the long Memorial Day weekend!
It looks like the weather is going to be great this weekend, come on out to the Greater St Louis Renaissance Festival!... and/or even Maggie Malone's Irish Pub on Saturday night.... And by all means come up and say hello!! :)
05/05/10
NEW SONG on last.fm
Finally! The new song, Modern Day Pirate (Live @ Waxy O'Sheas), is now, as promised, available as a free download at Last.fm. They were having problems with their up-loader, so it took a little bit.
When at last.fm simply search Musical Blades. It's in our "re-mixed" album. Or follow this link.
05/03/10
YAAARRRR!!!
This just in... Musical Blades will be performing the weekend of July 10th and 11th in Michigan(!) at the Silver Leaf Renaissance Festival! It's their "pirate" weekend and our first time in Michigan. Can't wait!! Due to this sudden change in plans, our Waxy O'Shea's (Kansas City) Irish Pub show, scheduled for July 10th, has been rescheduled to August 14th. being rescheduled. Stay tuned...
We've also been re-signed to perform the entire seven weekend run at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, beginning September 4th! ...Awesome!
And though we can't leak the official word yet, set aside the date, and expect something Piratically BIG in the Kansas City area on July 31st!
Presently we are out on the road, having a great time! We've just completed our best weekend ever in Wichita, followed by weekend one of OKRF, the Castle, in Muskogee OK! Though we're fairly new to this faire, once again we were welcomed with open arms (literally), and OMG, the pub sing at this place is insane!! We have one more weekend in Oklahoma before we head off to St Louis, and the Greater St Louis Renaissance Festival, located in the suburb Wentzville.
We've got all kinds of new surprises this year. If you're in the area, stop by to see our show! ...and by all means come up and say hi! :)
04/18/10
THANK YOU!!
Last night, with the packed house at Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub we raised $3300.00 for burn victim, local hero, Tim McCarthy!!!!! That's freakin awesome guys, and it means so much to Tim and his family. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! And a special thanks to Waxy O'Shea's for allowing this event to take place!
So what's next? Glad you asked! This coming weekend (April 24th & 25th) we will be performing in Wichita, KS at the Great Plains Renaissance Festival. It marks the start of our Ren-Fest season! Can't wait to see all of our friends again!
We'll be out on the road for the next seven weekends (see dates and venues in the left column). Wichita, Muskogee OK, then off to St Louis for four weekends. But when we return to Kansas City, get ready for the biggest Pirate event of the summer...
On June 19th join the Musical Blades and The Jolly Rogers as Pirates Invade Davey's Uptown... Again!
Save two dollars on advance tickets, available here.
This event SOLD OUT when we did it in February. Get tickets early to assure your spot!
That being said, it's looking to be an incredibly fun year! Stay tuned for more surprises...
04/10/10
A FUN NIGHT!! For a Good Cause!!
Join us THIS Saturday night (April 17th) at Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub in Shawnee, KS. as we perform a benefit concert for friend of the Musical Blades, burn victim Tim McCarthy.
This brave gentleman reached into a burning car to pull the driver out, saving the drivers life, while injuring his own.
A true hero, McCarthy suffered second- and
third-degree burns on his hands and a forearm. His injuries prevent him
from working, which has caused a financial hardship on his family.
McCarthy DOES NOT have short-term disability insurance and his wife is
pregnant with their first child.
There will be a $5.00 door charge and a silent auction, as well as a donation jar passed around. All proceeds, including the bands salary, will go directly to Tim McCarthy and family to help with living expenses and medical bills.
Waxy O'Shea's also has great food and drink!
Performance starts at 9:00pm
Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub & Eatery is located at...
11900 Shawnee Mission Prkwy, Shawnee, KS. 66216
(913) 631-1759
03/28/10
A bar full of Pirates, a new calendar
and Musical Blades on X-Box 360!!
What could be better than a sold out bar full of drunken pirates?!
We had a blast performing last nights show at the 2nd Annual Pirate Ball (held at O'Malley's Irish Pub in Weston, MO.) and the Chuvani Bellydance Troupe was awesome (and smokin hot!) as always!
Thanks so much to everyone that made it out, and next year, well, let's just say if you've never been to a pirate ball, it's just something you have to experience for yourselves ;) Thanks to Pyrate Trading Company for another great event!
Oh, and the owner of O'Malley's Irish Pub wants to get the Musical Blades back out there to perform on a regular basis! Stay tuned...
<--- And on a completely different subject, check out
the fancy new performance schedule calendar we put up
in the left column (Ooooo shiny!). The blue highlights are our
show dates. Hover over them to see where we're playing on that date.
Click on them for a detailed description of the show. Scroll through the
months with the left and right arrows. Neat, huh?! :)
And on another completely different subject, the Musical Blades now have a channel on Last.fm. Available via the internet of course, but also available on Xbox 360! Check it out at www.last.fm.
03/12/10
Pirate's invade Davey's Uptown... AGAIN!! June 19th!
Once again, join the Musical Blades and the Jolly Rogers at Davey's Uptown.
This, their second outing together, should prove to be THE Pirate event of the Summer. A show you won't want to miss!
This show SOLD OUT when we did it in February (300+). Get tickets early. Advance tickets on sale NOW, click here!
View the FAQ here.
Watch our blog (here) and facebook for more information as it becomes available!
Davey's Uptown is located at 3402 Main St. KCMO, 64111 (816)753-1909
03/07/10
THE PIRATE BALL IS BACK!
On March 27th the Musical Blades will again be featured at the 2nd Annual Pirates Ball at O'Malleys Irish Pub - This event completely sold-out last year well in advance, and is now SOLD OUT this year! Hope you got your tickets!
Tons of pirates! Tons of surprises! Mark your calendars!!!
Located at 500 Welt St. Weston, MO 64098 (816)640-5235 - Presented by Pyrate Trading Company. Space is limited - Click for more information and advance ticket sales!
03/06/10
Waxy O'Sheas's - Can it get any better?!
WOW!!! We're going to go out on a limb here and say Waxy O'Shea's wasn't quite expecting soooo many people to show up last night! ;) Thank you guys so much, what a great night! Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!
The owner wants us to perform there again, and also wants us to perform at the Branson, MO location as well. Stay tuned... :)
03/01/10
Musical Blades @ Waxy O'Shea's Irish
Pub
This Saturday night - March 6
Located at Shawnee Mission Pkwy & Quivera in
Shawnee, KS
Join us, as the Musical Blades make port in Ireland, and celebrate St. Patrick's day a week and a half early at Waxy O'Shea's Irish Pub & Restaurant!! (pirates + irish = (p)irish)
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Performance Times 9pm - 1am.
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No Cover Charge
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Great Food
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Drink Specials
It's our first time at Waxy's and we'd love to make a great first impression. Tell everyone you know, the party's at Waxy's! Hope to see all of our friends there and meet a bunch of new ones!
Hours of operation are 11am - 1:30am - Kitchen is open until midnight!!
Kids are allowed, but in the dining area only, and Waxy's "prefers" that they're gone by 9:30
Make any other pub inquiry's to...
Waxy O'Shea's
-11900 Shawnee Mission Pkwy - Shawnee, KS
66216 -
(913) 631-1759 -
Veiw Map
02/14/10
WHAT A GREAT NIGHT!!!
Thanks to everyone that made it out to the SOLD OUT show at Davey's Uptown!! And thanks to the Jolly Rogers... a lot of fun working the same stage with those guys! Perhaps we'll team up again sometime in the future.... Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!
02/12/10
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT (Feb 13th) !!!
Musical Blades and The Jolly Rogers.
Our allotment of tickets for online sales are now SOLD OUT for this show -- A limited few (30 or less) will be available the day of the show, for $10.00 each, direct from Davey's Uptown. See FAQ below and view more info here
FAQ
Lots of questions have been
asked, all are answered below. Any other questions, just ask…
Q: What time should
we arrive to ensure good seating? Is this a bar with tables or more of a
theater with seats, or will we be standing near the stage in a Pirate
Mosh Pit?
A: Doors
open at 7pm - Performances start sometime between 8:30 and 9, and will
continue until around 1:00am There are very few tables and seating on
the performance side of Davey’s Uptown, it’s mainly just an open room
with a stage and a bar. As with the last time we performed there, people
will probably be standing all the way up to the stage
Q: Are the guys
wearing their pirate gear or 21st century clothes? How many attending
are wearing costumes?
A: We
(Musical Blades) will be in pirate garb, and I think the Jolly Rogers
will be as well. If I had to guess I'd say roughly 75% of the people
coming will also be dressed as pirates
Q: Will there be
bodice diving for tips? If so I will be sure to set my bodice at half
mast or lower for your diving pleasure. It is much harder to dive if I
wear a t-shirt.
A: Though we won’t be "passing hat", of course gratuity is accepted, as well as appreciated, and bodice diving is fun! :)
Q: Are we allowed
to video and photograph? I would like to add more images to my
collection used for my personal pleasure. :)
A: Though
we can't speak for the JR's, we're all about it!! Indeed, bring the
cameras! We're going to :)
Q: How do I get my
ticket(s) that I’ve purchased?
A: If you
have purchased tickets online, or directly from
Davey’s Uptown, note these ARE NOT physical tickets, your name has been
put on the guest list. Just mention your name at the door. If you have
ordered tickets online, all those tickets will be listed under the
purchaser’s name (unless you have specified otherwise during the time of
purchase).
Q: How late can I
purchase tickets?
A: Unless
we have a sellout, tickets will be available online up until Midnight on
Friday February 12th (This Friday!). These tickets are $8
each.
Q:
Where is Davey’s Uptown?
A: Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club is located at 3402 Main St. KCMO,
64111 (View
Map) – (816)753-1909
Don’t miss this one night only event! Get your tickets now!
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Pirate's to invade Davey's Uptown
February 13th!
We're doing it again!! This time bigger! This time better! This time... more piratey!!! Davey's Uptown, February 13th, featuring the MUSICAL BLADES and the JOLLY ROGERS!!!!! Tickets are $8.00 in advance, $10.00 the night of the show (if there are any left the night of the show). Get your tickets now!!
Davey's Uptown Location - 3402 Main St. KCMO, 64111 - 816-753-1909
Doors open at 7:00pm. Performance times will start around 8:30 or 9:00 and will last till around 1:00am
Piratey Drink Specials for Feb 13th - 3.00 Rum and Spiced Rum Drinks / 11.00 Woodchuck Cider Pitchers
DON'T MISS THIS ONE NIGHT ONLY EVENT!!
