http://www.kansascity.com/backtorockville/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2013Kansas City Star Back to Rockville 60 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:23:36 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4252041/yo-la-tengo-takes-a-loyal-crowd.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4252041/yo-la-tengo-takes-a-loyal-crowd.html#storylink=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25 CDT For its tour in support of its 13th studio album, which is called "Fade," Yo La Tengo has dispensed with the formality of hiring an opening band to fill time before its headlining set. Instead, it fills the role itself, which makes sense, for this is two or three bands rolled into one. 1780302 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4251591/gratuitous-grunge.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/23/4251591/gratuitous-grunge.html#storylink=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 07:46 CDT The atrocious sound field Wednesday sullied what should have been a triumphant comeback concert. While pristine sonics are not part of Soundgarden's aesthetic, the poor sound quality was unacceptable for a performance by a major act at an elite venue. 1780302 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4239775/kanrocksas-single-day-tickets.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/17/4239775/kanrocksas-single-day-tickets.html#storylink=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00 CDT The folks with the Kanrocksas Music Festival have announced that a limited quantity of $99 single-day passes for the fest are going on sale Monday. 1780302 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/09/4227499/on-the-way-guitar-royalty.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/09/4227499/on-the-way-guitar-royalty.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 May 2013 14:24 CDT Peter Frampton's Guitar Circus summer tour hits the road late this month, and one of its stops will be Aug. 18, a Sunday, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. For that performance, Frampton is bringing with him the king of the blues, B.B. King, and Sonny Landreth. Ticket information is forthcoming. 1780302 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4225702/wakarusa-announces-its-four-day.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4225702/wakarusa-announces-its-four-day.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 May 2013 16:24 CDT Organizers of the 2013 Wakarusa Music Festival have announced the times and stages for the four-day festival at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Ark. It runs May 30 to June 2. 1780303 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4223358/kc-rockers-get-a-lesson-in-discipline.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/08/4223358/kc-rockers-get-a-lesson-in-discipline.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00 CDT Time and effort were on the side of 'Tug of War,' to be officially released Tuesday. 1780303 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/06/4221191/on-the-way-josh-groban.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/06/4221191/on-the-way-josh-groban.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 May 2013 11:28 CDT He will return to the Sprint Center on Oct. 16, a Wednesday, his first show here since May 2011. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday (Mother's Day gift, anyone?) 1780303 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/02/4213959/a-small-town-girl-shows-off-her.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/02/4213959/a-small-town-girl-shows-off-her.html#storylink=rss Thu, 02 May 2013 08:24 CDT She brought along a few wardrobe changes, a satellite stage that floated above the crowd, a few enormous beach balls and a first-rate light and video show. It all added to the spectacle of Carrie Underwood's show at the Sprint Center on Wednesday, but none of it overshadowed the main attraction: her voice. 1780303 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/02/4213887/diana-krall-surprises-audience.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/02/4213887/diana-krall-surprises-audience.html#storylink=rss Thu, 02 May 2013 07:12 CDT Diana Krall, one of the most bankable commodities in jazz, represents different things to different people. Many observers consider her a reliable traditionalist. Others view Krall as a sultry pop star. She offered a simple explanation of herself to an audience of about 2,500 at the Midland theater Wednesday. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208459/on-the-way-killers-and-queens.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208459/on-the-way-killers-and-queens.html#storylink=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:18 CDT The Killers are headlining night two of Buzz Under the Stars on Aug. 3, a Saturday, at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs. Also on the bill: Queens of the Stone Age and Gogol Bordello. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/25/4201939/wish-willie-nelson-a-happy-80th.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/25/4201939/wish-willie-nelson-a-happy-80th.html#storylink=rss Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:04 CDT Willie Nelson turns 80 years old on Tuesday (April 30), and to help him celebrate the organizers of Farm Aid have started a web page that already features one tribute to Nelson. The site is also gathering well-wishes from friends, family, colleagues and fans. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2008/09/29/819619/if-concert-sound-is-bad-dont-blame.html http://www.kansascity.com/2008/09/29/819619/if-concert-sound-is-bad-dont-blame.html#storylink=rss Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:15 CDT On 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. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4205402/tantrums-headline-festive-prom.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4205402/tantrums-headline-festive-prom.html#storylink=rss Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:02 CDT Friday night's four-band bill at the Midland theater was also an ersatz prom, a reason for couples to haul out some old formal wear, get dressed up and revive their high school days. The headliners were Fitz and the Tantrums, a band from Los Angeles that is into revivals, too: of the kind of pop-soul that radio played in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4204491/kc-ensemble-to-deliver-becks-song.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/28/4204491/kc-ensemble-to-deliver-becks-song.html#storylink=rss Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00 CDT A KC jazz project gathers around songwriter Beck's "Song Reader," a group of 20 songs that existed only on paper and awaited interpretation. Pianist Mark Lowrey and others will perform all the songs Friday night at RecordBar. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208115/keys-and-lips-present-different.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/04/29/4208115/keys-and-lips-present-different.html#storylink=rss Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:36 CDT The two bands that performed at the Sprint Center on Sunday night may have fanbases with a substantial overlap, but they are at diverging points in their careers. The Flaming Lips, who opened the show, are shedding a past that has rewarded them bountifully; the Black Keys are reaping their own rewards after preaching the same sound for more than a decade. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4210416/ticket-alert-the-killers-toby.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4210416/ticket-alert-the-killers-toby.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 May 2013 17:23 CDT American Idol Live, June 30, Sprint Center. $33.50-$66 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4211847/govt-mule-delivers-eclectic-show.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4211847/govt-mule-delivers-eclectic-show.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 May 2013 07:46 CDT Strikingly different aspects of Gov't Mule were displayed Tuesday at the Uptown Theater. After delivering a concise opening salvo, the band entertained an audience of about 1,000 with an eclectic second set of jazz, classic rock and heavy metal. 1780304 http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4211776/fleetwood-mac-gives-big-crowd.html http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/01/4211776/fleetwood-mac-gives-big-crowd.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 May 2013 06:58 CDT Four years after its last appearance in Kansas City, no one in Fleetwood Mac is younger than 63. Yes, the world is turning, and time makes you bolder and older, but Tuesday night at the Sprint Center the band showed that it somehow manages to keep its chain intact. 1780304