Live Review: Beat Rodeo with Spike and the Trailriders at The Lone Star in Kansas City, MO, October 21, 1986 Touring in support of their second album, the Scott Litt-produced (R.E.M., Nirvana) Home in the Heart of the Beat, Beat Rodeo brought their rockabilly show to the Lone […]
Live Review: R.E.M. with Camper Van Beethoven at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS, October 11, 1986 Touring behind their fourth studio album, the iconic Lifes Rich Pageant, R.E.M. have built a head of steam which will not fade anytime soon. The band put on their usual tour-de-force […]
Live Review: The Rainmakers at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO, October 3, 1986 Formerly Steve, Bob, & Rich, The Rainmakers have released their stunning debut and are in the planning stages of a world tour.
Live Review: INXS with Del Fuegos at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, MO, August 23, 1986 Australians INXS touring in support of the superb Listen Like Thieves sailed through Kansas City for a superb live show. The band has garnered critical as well as commercial success since their […]
Live Review: Starship with The Outfield at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS, August 16, 1986 It was an evening of hits spanning three decades (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship). Touring in support of their latest, Knee Deep in the Hoopla, Starship was riding the wave of a […]
Live Review: The Everly Brothers at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS, August 7, 1986 My humble opinion in review form to follow…
Live Review: The Monkees’ 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour with Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Herman’s Hermits, and The Grass Roots at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS review to follow…
Live Review: Timbuk 3 at Parody Hall in Kansas City, MO, June 1, 1986 This was on the heels of Timbuk 3’s release Greetings From Timbuk 3, including the Top 20 hit, “The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades.” It was him, her, and a boombox. Good […]
“Rockin’ at the T-Dance” is the story of the Apollo 1 tragedy, the Hyatt Hotel disaster, and similar mishaps where they “Let the monkey go but blamed the monkey wrench.”
Live Review: BoDeans at Parody Hall in Kansas City, MO, May 20, 1986. Waukesha, Wisconsin’s BoDeans were touring in support of their debut, Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams. The title is clearly inspired by a line from the Rolling Stones’ “Shattered.”
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