http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/music/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Music 60 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:51 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2009/03/25/1104180/music-venue-address-book.html http://www.kansascity.com/2009/03/25/1104180/music-venue-address-book.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:15 CDT Addresses, Web sites and phone numbers for music venues throughout Kansas City and Lawrence 1395960 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415176/music-is-a-benefit-at-weekend.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415176/music-is-a-benefit-at-weekend.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00 CST On Friday night, the Millennial League throws its third annual Val-O-Ween, a fundraiser for local AIDS service organizations. Also Friday, several bands will put on a show to help finance the MidCoast Takeover, the two-day showcase of Kansas City bands at South by Southwest in Austin. 1395967 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420137/la-police-search-for-escapee-who.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420137/la-police-search-for-escapee-who.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:11 CST Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week. 1395968 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420089/stepfather-of-cher-dies-in-oklahoma.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420089/stepfather-of-cher-dies-in-oklahoma.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:56 CST The stepfather of Oscar- and Grammy winner Cher has died in Oklahoma City. 1395968 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420039/domingo-to-open-la-season-in-verdis.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420039/domingo-to-open-la-season-in-verdis.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01 CST Placido Domingo will take on another baritone role when the Los Angeles Opera presents its first performances of the Verdi rarity "I Due Foscari" to open its 2012-13 season. 1395968 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415289/hold-steady-singer-goes-solo-for.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415289/hold-steady-singer-goes-solo-for.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00 CST In 2012, for the first time in eight years, Craig Finn is on the road without his band, the Hold Steady. On Saturday night, he will headline a show at the RecordBar. He recently talked to The Star about the dramatic difference between his solo record, "Clear Heart Full Eyes," and solo tour and the manic ways of the Hold Steady. 1395963 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413482/the-civil-wars-blur-grammy-lines.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/06/3413482/the-civil-wars-blur-grammy-lines.html#storylink=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Even Grammy voters don't know what to do with the Civil Wars. The duo has been nominated for best folk album and best country duo/group performance, two categories that bear little resemblance to each other. And John Paul White and Joy Williams love it. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415168/jazz-town-ayers-music-has-a-hopeful.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/08/3415168/jazz-town-ayers-music-has-a-hopeful.html#storylink=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00 CST In the 1970s, vibraphonist and vocalist Roy Ayers, who headlines Saturday at the Gem Theater, made popular music that represented the most hopeful feelings of the time. And he's doing his best to bring those feelings back in a genre-bending show that's not just a greatest-hits revue. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/02/3405719/review-ryan-adams-delivers-early.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/02/3405719/review-ryan-adams-delivers-early.html#storylink=rss Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00 CST In a night that covered more than two hours and encompassed 21 songs, including hits, rarities and fan favorites, the most memorable song in Ryan Adams' Wednesday's performance at the Music Hall may have been the one that didn't even exist when the concert began. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/04/3411165/performance-at-folly-shows-sax.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/04/3411165/performance-at-folly-shows-sax.html#storylink=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00 CST Grace Kelly -- the 19-year-old saxophonist who is taking the jazz world by storm -- performed Saturday night with her quintet and special guest Phil Woods for the Folly Jazz Spotlight Concert. Given time, she could be a legitimate legend in her own right. She's just not there yet. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3404198/jazz-town-grace-kelly-is-old-enough.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3404198/jazz-town-grace-kelly-is-old-enough.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:53 CST How did 19-year-old alto saxophonist and singer Grace Kelly get so far so quickly? She's following a traditional strategy for improving oneself as a musician: Once you get good, surround yourself with those who are even better. Like alto saxophone master Phil Woods, with whom she shares the Folly Theater stage on Saturday. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401806/leap-into-februarys-heavy-tide.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401806/leap-into-februarys-heavy-tide.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00 CST February is typically a busy month in the live-music world, a time when arenas, theaters and clubs climb out of the post-holiday doldrums. This year, February has an extra day, which means a month that already was brimming with live-music opportunities is 24 hours fatter with choices and opportunities. 1395969 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401741/lessons-from-old-ideas.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401741/lessons-from-old-ideas.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:28 CST On his first album in eight years, Leonard Cohen, 77, writes from the perspective of a poet preaching and confessing a lifetime of lessons on life, love and death. His voice on "Old Ideas" is a resonant subterranean growl that dissipates into a craggy whisper at times. 1395964 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401884/heavyweight-acts-figure-to-make.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3401884/heavyweight-acts-figure-to-make.html#storylink=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00 CST Music fans are already exhibiting a healthy appetite for concert tickets in the first month of 2012, which is putting the year on track to be another strong one at the box office -- and perhaps a record-setting one. It's a reflection, concert industry veterans say, of an improving economy as well as a powerhouse slate of performers who will be touring this year. 1395964 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/31/3399525/robert-earl-keen-talks-of-shotguns.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/31/3399525/robert-earl-keen-talks-of-shotguns.html#storylink=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00 CST Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen has always had the knack for writing witty, sharply observed story-songs that showcase literary flair but don't take themselves too seriously. In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Keen talked about his place in the evolving music business, what inspired him to call out Toby Keith as "a loudmouthed fool," and whether he has as many shotguns as he told the New Yorker in 2010. 1395964 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/27/3386773/kcs-women-musicians-between-rock.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/27/3386773/kcs-women-musicians-between-rock.html#storylink=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00 CST Women are no longer the novelty they once were in popular music. But they are still the exception, part of the much smaller minority. "Things are better, for sure, but that doesn't mean it's easy," said Betse Ellis, a longtime player in the Kansas City scene scene. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/29/3398613/souther-gives-patient-crowd-a.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/29/3398613/souther-gives-patient-crowd-a.html#storylink=rss Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00 CST Saturday night at Knuckleheads, J.D. Souther gave the audience of more than 150 people an 80-minute tour of his songwriting resume, though not necessarily the songs for which he is best known, but the show was delayed 75 minutes because Souther and his accompanist, Chris Walters, told management that the piano wasn't tuned to their liking. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/27/3394969/anthrax-brings-the-noise-at-the.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/27/3394969/anthrax-brings-the-noise-at-the.html#storylink=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00 CST In an appearance Thursday at the Midland Theater, Anthrax demonstrated that its sonically imposing attributes are still intact even though a key member of the band was missing. The band headlined a four-hour concert characterized by jolting displays of extreme speed, alarming volume and rampant violence. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388766/whos-your-big-four-some-metal.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388766/whos-your-big-four-some-metal.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00 CST If you're in the vicinity of the Midland tonight, you might not only hear what's going on inside, you might feel it too. In honor of the concept of a "Big Four" of any rock genre, The Star asked some local heavy metal aficionados, including about a dozen local musicians in hard-rock bands, to give us their top four bands. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388739/anthrax-its-future-looks-a-lot.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388739/anthrax-its-future-looks-a-lot.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00 CST When Anthrax took the stage for 2010's Big Four tour with thrash-metal peers Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica, it was the only band without any new material. What they were doing was preparing new material with lead singer Joey Belladonna for the first time in more than 20 years. Thursday night, the reunited classic lineup headlines a three-band bill at the Midland theater. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3391499/an-evening-of-harmony-and-harmonies.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3391499/an-evening-of-harmony-and-harmonies.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00 CST A cliché may be a worn-out truth but it's a truth nonetheless, and one well-known truth came forth boldly Tuesday night as Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: Music is a language the whole world speaks. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388689/country-funk-and-classic-rock.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388689/country-funk-and-classic-rock.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00 CST This weekend's music docket includes some old-time country music, some dinner-time funk and some familiar music, thanks to a couple of tribute shows. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388948/cd-reviews-craig-finns-clear-heart.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/25/3388948/cd-reviews-craig-finns-clear-heart.html#storylink=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00 CST Just before the final chord on the song "Terrified Eyes," Hold Steady lead singer Craig Finn counts out the beat -- "one, two, three, four" -- to ensure the band finishes together. His new CD, "Clear Heart Full Eyes" wasn't heavily rehearsed, and it benefits from the casual approach. 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/22/3385659/charismatic-duo-the-kills-puts.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/22/3385659/charismatic-duo-the-kills-puts.html#storylink=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00 CST The Kills take the psychedelic blues, punk and garage rock and other strains of music and give it an art-school spin, forging it into something distinct. Saturday night at the Midland theater, They heavily showcased their latest album, the somewhat monochromatic "Blood Pressures." 1395965 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/22/3385533/concert-review-jazz-winterlude.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/22/3385533/concert-review-jazz-winterlude.html#storylink=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:00 CST Boasting two fine national headliners and a significant portion of the region's most respected musicians, the Jazz Winterlude festival offered jazz lovers a splendid opportunity to hear many of their favorite artists perform. Aside from spotty attendance, the three-day event at Johnson County Community College was irreproachable. 1395965