10 years ago… Toxic A$$ets on the fringe!
Something different…
Our rollicking band performed at the 10th annual KC Fringe Festival.
KC Fringe 2014 was an 11-day festival, that included nearly 400 performances by more than 100 artists in venues from downtown Kansas City, Mo., to the Country Club Plaza. Our venue was located in the Crossroads Arts District, right across the street from a large purple building that housed a drag-themed bar and restaurant. After a hasty soundcheck, we made our way down the block to one of our city’s most well-known establishments, Manny’s Mexican Restaurant, for a pre-show feast filled with beers, margaritas, tequila shots, enchiladas, and the “Nachos Gigantes”. Not surprisingly, time got away from us and we had to quickly make our way back for the gig. While the crowd for our show was small, a few people waited around until afterwards to tell us that they enjoyed our set. One man told me that he especially enjoyed how I played the famous A minor chord arpeggio to “House of the Rising Sun” with my eyes closed and head tilted back, letting the music (and the liquor) take me on a little 7-minute trip…
KC Fringe Festival is an unjuried, uncensored sampling of Kansas City’s cultural arts. It is “where adventurous audiences meet adventurous artists”. KC Fringe Festival remains the biggest celebration of arts and culture in the Kansas City metropolitan region. Fringe festival productions often showcase new scripts, especially ones on more obscure, edgy, or unusual material; sometimes “wacky, weird and provocative…” A few of my earlier posts were about some of the legendary bands and albums that are celebrating milestones in 2024; bands like The Kinks, the Cars, and Weezer, bands who were (are) unabashedly wacky and weird (and a little geeky).
“We have news for the beautiful people. There's a lot more of us than there are of you.” - Lewis Skolnick
“Toxic Glee Club” band promo
Three days later, it was off to the first round of another Battle of the Bands... We’ve learned to not take ourselves too seriously. It’s always been about music and having fun with it. Be humble, a little wacky, and enjoy life!
