%{}% November proved to be a month of welcome return engagements. The beloved Classic Cookie bistro at 409 West Gregory Boulevard returned, after an eight-month interlude, to its original owner, Leslie Stockard, who had sold it earlier in 2015, only to take it back this month. After a spiffy renovation, Stockard reopened for business November 27. The other happy return was…
%{}% Here to get stuck in your head is the latest single from Hembree called “Can’t Run Forever.” The moody synth-pop track finds lead singer Isaac Flynn’s supple tenor running with guitarist Garrett Childers’ delicate falsetto as the song builds to an electrifying crescendo. It’s clear that Hembree means to put the listener in a dreamscape, but the lyrics make…
%{}% Kacey Musgraves has just announced several new dates on her Country & Western Rhinestone Revue tour — in support of her recent album, Pageant Material — with the final stop at the Midland on Saturday, March 5. This news comes after a string of sold-out dates in Europe. Musgraves is just as popular stateside, so if you’re a fan…
%{}% Not content to wait until January, the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City will meet on Tuesday, a move that will likely hasten the progress on a much-debated Crossroads Arts District redevelopment project. The TIF Commission on Tuesday will decide whether to rescind a vote from November that put off a development agreement between the commission and philanthropist…
%{}% Tool has just announced a short eight-date January tour, including a stop at the Sprint Center on Wednesday, January 20, with special guests Primus and 3Teeth. The band hasn’t had a new release since 2006’s 10,000 Days, but Rolling Stone reports that we may soon have a follow-up on our hands. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 4, at…
%{}% The concert announcements are piling up this morning. Here’s another one: Andrew Bird will be at the Midland on Thursday, April 21. His worldwide spring tour features a full band and is in support of 2014’s Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… According to Bird’s press release, “$1 for every ticket sold on the North American tour will…
%{}% The Beach Boys were last in the area in February, when they performed at the Ameristar Casino. The legendary California band returns on Saturday, May 14, this time at the Midland. Now, granted, Mike Love is the only original Beach Boy on this tour — though Bruce Johnston is also along for the ride, and he pretty much counts…
%{}% On Thursday, March 10, at the Uptown, Grammy Award-winning artist Lyle Lovett will be co-headlining with fellow Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen. The two have a long history of mutual admiration, and this show — one of just a few on this special spring tour — will feature Lovett and Keen swapping stories and songs on acoustic guitars. The…
%{}% In addition to the lines of people at your Best Buys, Walmarts and Targets of the nation, vinyl nerds of all stripes will be getting in place today to purchase a plethora of exclusive releases. Record Store Day has a secondary event on Black Friday, with oodles of singles, LPs, CDs and more only available at independent record shops….
