{"id":51508,"date":"2016-10-23T18:57:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-23T23:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=51508"},"modified":"2016-11-01T10:14:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:14:46","slug":"decade-coffee-house-cs-luxem-no-magic-loch-lomond-the-ovaries-eez-and-toughies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/10\/23\/decade-coffee-house-cs-luxem-no-magic-loch-lomond-the-ovaries-eez-and-toughies\/","title":{"rendered":"Decade Coffee House: CS Luxem, No Magic, Loch Lomond, The Ovaries-eez, and Toughies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The chill of mid October filled the air\u00a0on the 20 October 2016, as Decade Coffee House filled with spectators coming to watch bands\u00a0CS Luxem, No Magic, Loch Lomond, The Ovaries-eez, and Toughies perform. Decade Coffee House is located in a serene Lawrence, Kansas neighborhood just off of Delaware and Tenth Street, adjacent to Hobbs Park.<\/p>\n

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CS Luxem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the sun descended behind the suburban skyline, crowds began to fill the makeshift garage performance space behind the coffee house. First act, CS Luxem from the Lawrence\/KC area tuned his guitar and dove right into a solo set. Powerful vocals intertwined with the rhythmic strum of his guitar as the garage began to fill with caffeine fueled spectators. Having seen CS Luxem as a three piece and now as a solo act, I must say that it was a sensational performance even despite the missing band members. The ambient\u00a0guitar interwove with the rich\u00a0vocals\u00a0in such\u00a0a way\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0warmed the crowd up for the\u00a0coming acts and from cool temperatures as well.<\/p>\n

Following CS Luxem was Ben Sauder, of No Magic, to play another solo performance. Each table had filled with bodies migrated from outside to warm up and enjoy the light upbeat rhythm of No Magic. Light conversation filled the room behind the echoing vocals and smooth rhythm guitar. Smooth classic guitar riffs and a story provoked soft rock-ability reminded me of musicians such as Neil Young.<\/p>\n

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Overall it was an exceptional\u00a0display of talent from another one of Lawrence’ finest.<\/p>\n

The crowd then migrated outside to the garage to watch Portland Oregon based band, Loch Lomond perform. The four piece group incorporated voice from all members of the group making for awesome harmonized vocals mixed with deeply orchestrated musical compositions. Keyboard chimed in with the bass player then following were dramatic accents by the drummer as they led\u00a0into their first song.<\/p>\n

The Ovaries-eez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The audience fed\u00a0off of the positivity of the band who even threw in a few jokes\u00a0between songs. The highlight of the night was a tune called\u00a0Pens From Spain,<\/em> off of their most recently released album titled, Pens From\u00a0<\/em>Spain.\u00a0<\/em>The crowd tapped their feet and nodded\u00a0their heads to the rhythm of the pleasantly suburban sound as they finished up their last song.<\/p>\n

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Back inside the coffee house began, the fourth act of the evening, The Ovaries-eez,\u00a0from Lawrence,\u00a0Kansas. This vocal intensive duet incorporated harmonious\u00a0poetic song with the gentle rhythm of finger picked guitar. The\u00a0ambiance of the music felt very appropriately set inside of the coffee house. Although The Ovaries-eez usually perform as a trio, they still played with a jovial presence\u00a0in front of the audience.<\/p>\n

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Toughies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Closing out the evening was five piece rock n’ roll band, Toughies, based in Lawrence\u00a0 Kansas.\u00a0Brad Girard,\u00a0Joe Gronniger, Caroline\u00a0Lohrenz,\u00a0Carl Smith, and\u00a0Sam Ramer worked together to devise songs that mix old world blues-rock\u00a0influence with\u00a0a soulful American sound. It was evident that the group\u00a0was\u00a0having\u00a0a good time playing their set\u00a0as\u00a0they communicated and joked with some\u00a0members of the audience during\u00a0their performance. All jokes aside,\u00a0Toughies made sure that everybody got their fill before the night was over.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Andrew Conroy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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