FIELD NOTE // Hickoids & White Line Nightmares Bring Cowpunk to KC
FIELD NOTE // WHEN THE CORN WAS REAL Hickoids, White Line Nightmares, and a Lesson in Whimsy Soundbite Social at Warehouse on Broadway | Kansas City, Missouri By Alethea F. Mehdipour | Slightly Feral Media THE FIRST COWPUNK The raccoon had never encountered cowpunk before. Naturally, field research began long before arriving at Soundbite Social inside Warehouse on Broadway. The available evidence suggested a collision of country, punk rock, garage rock, and rockabilly. This immediately raised an important scientific question. Who looked at those genres and decided, “Yes. Those belong together”? Further investigation produced another unexpected discovery. The Hickoids appeared to perform behind a drum kit decorated with corn. The raccoon concluded there were only two possible outcomes. Either the evening would be gloriously ridiculous or ridiculously glorious. Both outcomes justified field research. SMALL ROOMS REVEAL LARGER TRUTHS One reason the raccoon keeps returning to Soundbit...