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We know, it seems like we were just there, but we’ll be going back to Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club this Saturday, May 21st to play a short set at this benefit show. The event will benefit our dear friend John Fackler, and celebrates the release of a compilation with new versions of some of his old songs. We recorded a track for it, and we’re in some terrific company.

Tim Finn from the Kansas City Star spent some time talking with John about everything that’s going on, and about his band Jettison.

It’s an honor for us to be a part of this, and we hope it all ends up doing some good for one of the all-time great guys.

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The week has truly been a blur. Can’t believe Vandals was already a week ago. Thanks to The Right Here, Nato Coles and Red Kate for having us on and for all playing standout sets. Nato and his Blue Diamond Band rocked so hard that Chris strong-armed Mike out of his lunch money to buy a record. Thanks also to Adam Peterson for the photo above.

Today we’re off to Gainesville FL to play Mike Magarelli’s wedding. For those of you who don’t know, he fronted Chapel Hill NC’s late, great Scaries until moving to the undisputed punk rock capital of Florida, and has been a great friend to us through the years. He now plays in a group called Sunshine State and is getting hitched Saturday, and this occasion is the reason all our recent activity got going in the first place. We may not have been his first choice, but we presume Jawbreaker said “fuck no,” Richard Buckner murmured something cryptic and sad, and Hot Water Music didn’t feel like driving across town. So he’s stuck with us, and we’re gonna do our level best not to let him down. This one's been a long time coming.

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Substitute "Revolvers" for "The Big Iron." Due to one of Buddy's Big Iron bandmates being sidelined by the miserable KC cold & flu season, we'll be doing some last-minute pinch-hitting tonight around 10:45. Vandals is the former Black & Gold Tavern at 3740 Broadway in midtown KCMO.

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So, that happened.

Happy 2015. We are beyond grateful to all of you who helped make New Year’s Eve what it was. Can’t imagine a room filled with more love and spirit than you brought, and the fact we wouldn’t have imagined any of this, this time last year, just makes it all the more singular. Hope you had at least as great a time as we did, and that each of you arrived safely wherever you were headed next. Thank you for being there. You made it better.

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Doors open at 8:30 tonight at Davey's Uptown. Jim should get the wheels of steel rotating between 9 and 9:30, and Chris Meck & the Guilty Birds are set to go on around 10:30. Then Smash the State will be up, and we'll play after them. To say we're stoked would be the understatement of the new year. Come up front, sing, dance, laugh, and buy Buddy a drink. See you all at the show.

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The PayPal button for advance tickets is working again. When and why it died, only Tumblr knows, but it was an embarrassing and infuriating thing to discover after the fact. Apologies to anyone inconvenienced in the meantime. Tix will stay available online (and at Davey's) through end of day tomorrow 12/30. Thanks for your patience.

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Here's the bad news from Deco Auto: their drummer Keith was involved in a car accident. While it apparently could have been much worse, he won't be fully recovered in time to play New year's Eve. The band is sorry to cancel and we're sorry not to have them, but we're just glad it looks like their guy will be all right. Get well soon, Keith.

Here's the good news: our man Selecter James Oshel (on this occasion also known as the legendary DJ Fuck 'Em Up) has graciously stepped up to fill the opening slot and to man the ones and twos in between bands all night long. If you've already heard Jim spin at his regular Saturday gig at Buzzard Beach, you know he brings the real shit. And unlike at certain spots in town, he won't be constrained by any idiotic house rules like "don't get too obscure" or "don't play Hip-Hop." Because fuck that. All dopeness, no wackness, all kinds of good music, all night long. He's doing us a major last-minute favor, and we appreciate it.

Oh, and in case anyone has static about his preferred spelling of "Selecter," he wants to be clear that if it's good enough for the great U.K. 2-Tone band linked above, it's damn sure good enough for him.

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Here’s the full lineup for New year’s Eve. Aggro punk rock, blues & soul-inflected Americana, a band who was once dissed for reminding a listener of Superchunk, and us. Check out all their sites if you’re not sure which is which. Come early, stay late, and sing along as loud as you can. And big thanks to all who have already grabbed advance tickets. We’re looking forward to seeing every single one of you.

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Revolvers 2014: Mike, Justin, Buddy, Chris. One of us is even smiling.

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Erin Lindsay Dodson is a Kansas City-area photographer, videographer, and curator of the (presently relocating) Kiosk Gallery. She's also been a good friend over the years, and we are grateful to her in a major way for the use of one of her photos for the re-designed album art. Thanks a million, Erin.

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Tickets for New Year’s Eve at Davey’s Uptown available now. Advance price is $8 over 21, $10 if you’re 18-20 on December 31st. Cash at the bar or cop them online from us. Details on the LIVE page.

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We’re playing a show.

You can stream and download the 1999 album. Proceeds to benefit the Midwest Music Foundation.

We’re on Twitter, too.

We’ll tell you more.