Live Review: R.E.M. with 10,000 Maniacs at Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, MO, November 17, 1985 After recently becoming a student of R.E.M., this was a night I was excited about. I traveled to St. Louis from Kansas City (about a four-hour drive) to witness a band […]
Recorded around 10/14/85 – I say “around” because the date is uncharacteristically missing. It was most likely not long after my first mixtape a month earlier because the track listing is very similar. Plus, the newest track (“Tonight She Comes” by The Cars) was released on that day […]
Recorded on 9/16/85, this was my first mixtape (that I have found). It was clear I was heavy in my Police faze and all things related. Police drummer Stewart Copeland recorded as Klark Kent, playing all the instruments and singing on what’s considered his solo debut album released […]
Live Review: Sting at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS, August 31, 1985 This was Sting’s first solo tour supporting his first solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The outdoor venue was the perfect setting for my then fave performer. This would be the first time […]
Live Review: Steve, Bob & Rich at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO, (1985) The Kansas City trio made up of Steve Phillips, Bob Walkenhorst, and Rich Ruth brought their bigger-than-life show to the (old) Blue Note in Columbia. As a college town, it’s always a full house […]
Live Review: Pretenders with Simple Minds at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO, August 23, 1984 Touring in support of their best album ever, Learning To Crawl, the Pretenders rocked in a big way that night. Chrissie Hynde was more of a man than most of us in […]
Live Review: The Cars with Wang Chung at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, August 16, 1984 Touring in support of their fifth studio album Heartbeat City, The Cars are at the height of their game. With big hits from the beginning (“Just What I Needed” from six […]
Live Review: Genesis at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, January 29, 1984 Still trying to remember who opened. Maybe no one. Anyway, this was a great show. Genesis was enjoying some of their ultimate success in support of the new self-titled album, which is one of my […]
Live Review: The Police with UB40 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO, November 24, 1983 After having seen the Synchronicity concert this past summer in St. Louis, I knew what to expect. This was a band at the pinnacle of success…God, they knocked Thriller out of the […]
Live Review: Cheap Trick with Aldo Nova and Danny Spanos at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS, November 19, 1983 Okay, just talked to Gregg who informed me that Danny Spanos opened for Aldo, who opened for the Tricksters. As you all know, Spanos was the drummer for […]
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