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 […]
Live Review: Steve, Bob, & Rich evolve into The Rainmakers at Parody Hall in Kansas City, MO, May 31, 1986 For fans of the Kansas City trio Steve, Bob & Rich, a surprise was in store at this very important show. The big news was shared that the […]
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.”
Live Review: Simple Minds with The Call at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO, May 9, 1986 My Scottish brethren Simple Minds were on a career high, with “Don’t You Forget About Me” a worldwide fave after 1985’s The Breakfast Club featured it during end credits (you saw […]
Loverboy with The Hooters at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO, March 21, 1986 This was a result of my fleeting Top 40 weakness. These guys were all over the radio, which later in life was something I would abhor in a band completely. But the crowd was […]
Live Review: The Elvis Brothers with The Clique at The Lone Star in Kansas City, MO After catching our fave local cover/original band the Clique, lead guitarist/singer Don Schmidt talked us into staying for the headliner, the Elvis Brothers. We did not regret it. Furthermore, I became a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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