Bryan Stalder
Contributor
Tucked into the East Bottoms of Kansas City, Knuckleheads Saloon, located at 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO 64120, has long been a beacon for live music lovers who don’t mind taking a road less traveled. What began as a modest bar — attached to a motorcycle shop — has grown into one of the Midwest’s most distinctive music venues. With four stages, a wide-open courtyard and trains clattering by just feet from the crowd, Knuckleheads carries an atmosphere that feels equal parts honky-tonk, neighborhood block party, and old-school roadhouse…