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The Embarrassment was an American rock band formed in 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, that was initially active from 1979 to 1983 and has reunited several times since then. The band consisted of guitarist Bill Goffrier, lead singer and organist John Nichols, bassist Ron Klaus, and drummer Brent Giessmann.
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Fetherston, a New York-based musician-turned filmmaker, and editor, first discovered The Embarrassment in the late 90s. “It was the era of the CD, when all these amazing things were being excavated for the first time, lovingly curated by archival record labels,” Fetherston recalls. “There was a big late 70s, early 80s music revival happening in New...
The story of a beloved local band that nearly made it big is hardly unique—it exists in countless essay collections, regional music anthologies, dramatic films and, yes, documentaries. Szlauderbach says what made The Embarrassment worthy of their own movie was the specificity of their location and artistic identity. “So many other people had that q...
In September, Tallgrass will celebrate the premiere of We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassmentat Wichita’s historic Orpheum Theater, alongside a reunion show and a few other surprises. “I’m glad the story of some of Wichita’s own will get the time and attention it deserves this year,” Andre Seward, the festival’s programming director,...
Dec 20, 2021 · It’s no secret that KC is home to insanely talented musicians. From slow jazz in the 1920s to electric pop in 2021, we do it all around here. We’re spotlighting a few of our favorites — the old, the new, and the now + sharing our Spotify playlist with you.
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Sep 21, 2023 · “We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment” tells the story of a band, which, in its heyday of the late 1970s to early 1980s, was one of the most significant things in music to come out of Kansas.
1 day ago · Here are 7 such songs. "One little word" — love — is so hard to explain yet so deeply meaningful. That's the theme of "Kansas," a song put out this year by country singer Luke Bryan. In the ...
Dec 31, 2021 · 50 years ago, Danny Cox, Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke Over the Line” and the freshly opened Cowtown Ballroom made Kansas City’s mark on the rock music revolution.
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