Brad Paisley with Jewel August 1, 2008 Sprint Center Better Than: Brad Paisley without Jewel, surprisingly enough By ALAN SCHERSTUHL Click to view slideshow. Ninety seconds after storming the stage, current pop country king Brad Paisley was already on his second guitar. Or maybe it was his first. Reality gets tricky during the Paisley Party Tour, a four artist, three-and-a-half…
Lucero, Glossary, Calamity Cubes Date: August 1st, 2008 Venue: The Bottleneck Better Than: Walking in Memphis By GAVIN SNIDER If the Titanic was a Mississippi riverboat, Lucero would be the house band, playing their hearts out as the ship went down. Their best songs sound as if they’ve been around for years, three minute chronicles of southern life. Rather than…
Brad Paisley at the Sprint Center, sponsored by S’mores.
By HANNAH ZIMMERMAN The age of front-yard dumpster-diving may be over in Kansas City, Missouri, when the Bulky Item Collection Program turns to appointment only next month. Kansas Citians on the Missouri side will have to be a bit cleverer in their plots to pounce on questionable-stain covered couches and mattresses peppered in fleas that sit on front yards for…
Photos from Friday night’s show at the Record Bar, with former Television guitarist Richard Lloyd headlining. Locals Sal Retta and the Jen Say Kwahs opened.
Better Than: Seeing any other band in existence cover Television. By JASON HARPER Feisty, lumpen Richard Lloyd stands outside the Record Bar, talking to local music aficionado Pat Hopewell in the sweltering night. I approach, am introduced, and shake Lloyd’s hand. He winces. “Quite a handshake you got there,” he says, though I don’t think I applied undue pressure —…
By HANNAH ZIMMERMAN Hot and heavy was the name of the game at the Johnny Dare Morning Show 15th Anniversary Bash put on by 98.9 the Rock on Friday and not in a good way. The sweat rolling off the crowd of 10,000 plus people could be measured in swimming pools and the heavy stench of B.O. mixed with port-o-potty…
Featuring photos of Perry Farrell, Spank Rock, Lupe Fiasco, Wilco, Slash, Mason Jennings, Serena Ryder, Jamie Lidell, Cat Power, Kanye West, G. Love and Special Sauce, Blues Traveler, Gnarls Barkley, Mark Ronson, Rhymefest, CSS, Electric Touch, Gogol Bordello, Jeff Tweedy, Louis XIV, the Raconteurs, Girl Talk
By ERIC BARTON A co-worker forwarded me an e-mail today with the warning that there’s a new virus going around. It comes via an e-mail with a subject line of “POSTCARD FROM HALLMARK.” That’s right, call it the Hallmark virus. But don’t confuse it with the viruslike work environment that some current and former employees complain about at the constantly…
Anyone out there locally bringing it as heated, original and stylish as fair Doris Henson did what seems like such a long time ago? If so, let me know. In the meantime, let us reminisce. MP3: Doris Henson, “Dark Time for the Light Side of the Earth” MP3: Doris Henson, “Sidestepping” both from Give Me All Your Money (De Soto)…
Tribute bands — have they gone too far? Test that question for yourself this Saturday night when Heart & Soul: a Tribute to Huey Lewis & the News goes back in time to look for a new drug and finds itself happy to be stuck with you on the Riot Room’s patio. This is the first performance by this local…
By JEN CHEN On Sunday, I was hanging out at the library when I saw these three ladies sitting around a computer. Dorothy Simpson (left) was with her mother, Mosetta Harris (middle) and her daughter, Dreanna Simpson. They were looking up historical information about KC for a family reunion in August. They’ve got 500 people from all 50 states coming…
BY OWEN MORRIS So there I was talking with Dimitry at the Valero Said I need a snack that’s tasty but not much dinero Dimitry says Owen there’s only one way to go and that’s with the rap snacks by Lil’ Romeo. I said, Lil’ Romeo — He’s famous for food how? And by the way, there no Lil’ —…
By CHARLES FERRUZZA Sometimes in the restaurant business, a larger-than-life personality comes along who is so endearing and warm that his unique character transcends his dining room. Max Chao falls into that category. But the gregarious Chao has been missing in action from the local dining scene since he closed his last business, Ohana’s Hawaiian Barbecue, last year. I’m happy…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM I don’t know if you primitives noticed, but early this morning, I MADE THE SUN VANISH FROM THE HEAVENS! Specifically, the heavens over Siberia, Mongolia and western China. LO, I AM BECOME DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS! It’s also a really advantageous time to see the solar corona, normally obscured by the intensity of the sun’s light….
By CHRIS RASMUSSEN Two events occurred that serve as a reminder concerning the most critical decision the Royals faced in the previous decade. First, Mike Sweeney’s left knee “locked up” this week, putting an end to his season and perhaps his major-league career. Second, the trade deadline passed – five years ago, the Royals traded away Carlos Beltran a month…
By ANDY VIHSTADT Photo by Michael O’Brien, courtesy of Anti- Tom Waits wraps up his “Glitter and Doom” tour tonight in Dublin. To hear what fans got this time around, set your browser to NPR, whose All Songs Considered podcast has posted up his July 5th performance at Atlanta’s Fox Theater for the taking. Check out the setlist and link…
BY OWEN MORRIS A local blogger shares his experience with the best alarm clock ever. No really, this alarm clock cooks a certain delicious food that appears in the picture to the right. (Chimpotle) Depending on your view of the Power & Light District, it’s either really good news or really bad news that it is drawing extremely well from…
By CRYSTAL K. WIEBE Click on the photo for a slide show. It’s 9:45 p.m., and I’m straddling a beast in public. A couple of dozen people look on as I ride the mechanical bull at the PBR Big Sky Bar until it bucks me off. This is just my practice ride, but not long after, I’ll join the throng…
Cracker Live at Crossroads
