Callin’ Out the Rock Songbirds / Shows at the River Market Brewery

Thanks to local musicians’ dogged use of MySpace, I’ve learned a couple of things already today.

1. It looks like the Last of the V8s are quitsville. Their profile headline says “Goodnight…,” and the poster for their Pitch Awards Show performance (see here and here) had billed it as their last show ever. I talked to a member of the band two days after that show, and all I got from that conversation was that the band’s future was uncertain.

But maybe it involves a lady lead vocalist?

V8s drummer Kriss Ward sent out the following bulletin this morning.

Subject: You or someone you know…

Body: could be the next female lead singing rocknroll superstar in Kansas City!

Disiples of primative rock are searching for a female lead vocalist!

If you’ve never heard of The Stooges, The Bellrays, The Sonics, The Animals, The MC5 or Hellacopters don’t hit me back.

If you’re hip, do it!

Wonder who, besides Kriss, these “disiples” are? Well, if they get a hard-charging neolithic rock band going with a badass chick out front, I’ll pay to see that. Especially if the lady is someone new and not at all influenced by Karen O. Please? Thank you.

Lisa Kekaula of the Bellrays, aka What This City Needs