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Brad Paisely throws delivers a good-time live show
Among the many superstars in country music, Brad Paisley is arguably the most complete and deserving. Every facet of his game is first rate: his musicianship, his songwriting, his voice.
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Earth, Wind & Fire mines a catalog of gold
May 30, 10:50 PMSaturday’s show at Starlight Theater showed off the enduring catalog of one of the most dynamic and entertaining bands in popular music over the past 40 years.
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Review | Earth, Wind and Fire at Starlight
May 30, 1:10 PMSaturday's show at Starlight Theater was an exhibition and a showcase. It showed off the vast and enduring catalog of one of the most dynamic and entertaining bands in popular music over the past 40 years. It also reminded a lot of people in the audience of an era when people were schooled and trained to sing, play instruments and perform live, without any pre-recorded help.
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Review | Brad Paisley at the Sprint Center
May 29, 2:22 PMAmong the many superstars in country music, Brad Paisley is arguably the most complete and deserving. Every facet of his game is first rate: his musicianship, his songwriting, his voice.
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Outdoor music venues gearing up for busy summer
May 27, 1:15 PM
The outdoor music season started long before the summer solstice, and already local music fans have felt the risks and rewards of going to shows at outdoor venues.
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Members of Olympic Size write the music for a locally made short film
May 25, 6:45 PM
At the end of 2009, local filmmakers Justin Gardner and Trevor Hawkins asked the band Olympic Size to score their short film, “We Will Make You Whole Again.” The film comprises scenes and vignettes from the lives of six people who are seemingly alone and disconnected, until they converge at the end of the 18-minute movie.
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Review | Daughtry at the Sprint Center
May 27, 3:48 PM
The folks who produce and sell modern rock are like the characters in "Mad Men" who advertise cigarettes: Everyone is peddling the same basic product; they just come up with different names, logos, jingles and slogans to distinguish themselves from the other brands.
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Playing at the VooDoo Lounge, Gregg Allman stays close to his roots
May 23, 10:22 PM
He is out on a solo tour this spring and showcasing a solo album that won’t come out until January. But no matter whom he’s with or what he’s featuring, Gregg Allman doesn’t stray far from his Southern rock roots or the band that made him famous.
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Storytelling project focuses on community and loneliness
May 21, 8:05 PM
In late March, Kaite Stover gave her friends on Facebook a cryptic status update: “Kaite Mediatore Stover,” it read on March 29, “has come here to do more than just get by.”
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Gregg Allman: Then and now
May 19, 12:10 PMHe was still in high school when he joined the band that would make him famous. Back then, Gregg Allman had little faith in the prospects of success.
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Rosanne Cash pays tribute to country-music heritage
May 16, 11:07 PMRosanne Cash's show Friday at the Folly Theatre was all about heritage and history. It focused on Cash’s latest album, “The List,” 12 songs she picked from a list of 100 essential country songs that her father, Johnny Cash, gave her decades ago.
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Review | Rosanne Cash at the Folly Theatre
May 15, 12:26 PMToward the end of her performance at the Folly Theatre on Friday, Rosanne Cash stopped to speculate: If her daughter has children, will she pass on to them a list of essential songs and will one of her own songs be on that list?
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Review | the Rev. Horton Heat, Cracker and Split Lip Rayfield
May 14, 9:18 AMThis weekend isn't the official opening of the outdoor music season -- this year's inaugural show was out at Sandstone several weeks ago.
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Cher, Courtney Love and cohorts face off in one big 'Diva Throwdown'
May 12, 7:38 PMWhat do you do if you can’t get your favorite divas to visit your Midwestern hometown? You invite impersonators to gather and square off in a diva showdown with a glitzy name, like “Night of Fame.”
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Carrie Rodriguez played violin — until she learned she could fiddle and sing
May 12, 7:34 PMHer first life-defining moment came when Carrie Rodriguez was in kindergarten. Shortly after she started taking violin lessons at her elementary school in Austin, Texas, she and her mother attended an Itzhak Perlman concert.
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Review | Hank Williams Jr. does things his own rowdy way
May 9, 11:03 PMProgeny can be a blessing or a curse in the entertainment world. It can open scores of doors to opportunity, but it can also elevate expectations and provoke comparisons that are less than flattering. Or it can cast a person forever as the son or daughter of — whomever. Ask Julian Lennon or Jakob Dylan or Rosanne Cash, whose varied levels of success in the music business have been overshadowed by the careers of their daddies.
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Fired up by many hands, 'Oil Boiler' mixes theater, music and art
May 5, 7:36 PMThe various disciplines in the local arts and entertainment community overlap regularly. This weekend, the worlds of theater, music and art will mix at “The Oil Boiler,” a one-act play to be presented in the Living Room at the Pearl, 1818 McGee St.
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Review | Pearl Jam
May 4, 8:53 AM
As it commemorates its 20th anniversary with a tour that celebrates those decades of music, it's time to put Pearl Jam into perspective.
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Guitar heroes: Mother-and-son company finds success on the shoulders of big-time rockers
Apr 4, 8:17 AMThe Jaykco guitar strap company is tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood in suburban Johnson County. It’s no exaggeration to say the company’s entire operation is about the size of a child’s nursery. It occupies one of three bedrooms in a split-level home in Overland Park. Don’t let the modest trappings deceive you. Some of Jaykco’s products have shown up in auspicious places, such as on late-night network television and around the shoulders of famous musicians, including a recent Grammy winner.
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If concert sound is bad, don’t blame the Sprint Center
Oct 1, 10:18 AMOn Wednesday night, Tina Turner opens her North American tour at the Sprint Center. If you’re going to the show and it’s your first at the Sprint Center, be warned: Fans have complained about the acoustics.
