Timothy Finn
The songs remain the same, but the band often changes
Tuesday night, Van Halen will headline a show at Sprint Center. It will be the band’s second show in Kansas City in more than four years. Its previous show was also at Sprint Center, in October 2007. That tour was famous for reuniting lead singer David Lee Roth with the band for the first time in more than 20 years.
Previous ColumnsHeadlining at Sprint Center, Miranda Lambert entertains in multitude of styles
May 13, 8:11 PM
In her first headlining show at the Sprint Center, the larger venue didn’t do country singer Miranda Lambert any favors. She doesn’t bring a lot of visuals, and from the faraway seats she felt remote, diminished. It didn’t help, either, that the sound could have used a few more coats of luster. She brought a lot of good songs, though, and she played plenty of them.
Aretha Franklin reigns at the Kauffman Center
May 13, 1:01 AMShe took the stage draped in a mink coat and to the sounds of regal fanfare, introduced as the Queen of Soul. Aretha Franklin immediately shed the coat, walked to the microphone and for the ensuing 90 minutes lived up to her royal reputation. Tuesday night at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin gave almost 1,800 fans an evening to remember.
Kid music without ‘the cheese’
May 9, 3:02 PM
Like the audience that bounces and dances in front of them, the Doo-Dads are growing up and maturing, at least lyrically.
Black Oxygen to hit the atmosphere that is Rockfest
May 10, 3:42 PM
Black Oxygen will play its biggest gig ever Saturday at noon in Liberty Memorial Park, when it opens Rockfest. But it won’t be the band’s only big show of the week.
CD reflects ‘what built me’
May 8, 1:28 PM
“Neck of the Woods” is the third studio album from the Silversun Pickups and the first since 2009’s “Swoon,” which climbed to No. 7 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and delivered the hit “Panic Switch.”
- Respect for the queen: Aretha sings Tuesday at Kauffman Center May 8, 3:05 PM
- Marshall Crenshaw fills a crowded room with timeless pop May 8, 8:22 PM
- MerleJam keeps raising awareness and money for the organ-donor world May 2, 10:08 PM
- Glen Campbell concert an evening of laughter, love and melancholy Apr 28, 10:43 PM
- Prom night brings together a diverse mix of music Apr 29, 8:13 PM
- Snow Patrol sings anthems with a Brit twist Apr 28, 10:44 PM
- Old alliance awakens with KC band Now Now Sleepyhead Apr 26, 5:41 AM
- The Steel Show celebrates a warm and complex instrument Apr 25, 7:30 PM
- Buffett takes a big crowd on another joy cruise Apr 22, 5:06 PM
- New audio releases | Jack White’s solo surprises Apr 25, 8:10 PM
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