(Above: Wiz Khalifa’s “Rolling Papers” did not make TDR’s Top 10 list, but was one of its most-played and -enjoyed albums of 2011. Don’t hate, dance.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Every music dork with a laptop is publishing their Top 10 list right now, but who else does it in haiku? Enjoy. The [...]
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Top 10 albums of 2011 (in haiku)
Posted in Top 10, tagged ?uestlove, Best of 2011, Big K.R.I.T., Black Keys, Carrie Brownstein, David Comes Alive, El Camino, Fucked Up, garage rock, Hanni el Khatib, hip hop, Jack White, Janet Weiss, Jimmy Kimmel, M83, Mary TImony, music list, Peter Gabriel, Portlandia, punk, Raphael Saadiq, Roots, Sleater-Kinney, Stalley, Summerteeth, Top 10, undun, Wilco, Wild Flag, Wiz Khalifa on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Kanrocksas (Day 1)
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City music scene, tagged Arctic Monkeys, Bizarre, Black Keys, D12, Diplo, Eminem, Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly, Girl Talk, Harry Belafonte, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Joy Formidable, Kanrocksas, Kid Cudi, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Major Lazer, My Girl, Ritzy Bryan, Switch, Temptations on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Friday’s Kanrocksas headliner Eminem performs “Lighters” sans Bruno Mars.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Note: For my coverage of the Kanrocksas music festival, I decided not to cover any band’s previously reviewed by The Daily Record. Visit the archives to read about the Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly and Girl [...]
Top 10 shows of 2010
Posted in Top 10, tagged Stax, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, James Brown, Sigur Ros, Common, Kansas City Royals, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, Sharon Jones, Dap-Kings, Sex Pistols, Allen Toussaint, Emmylou Harris, Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Dark Side of the Moon, New Year's Freakout, Hearts of Darkness, Les Izmore, Daptone Records, Black Keys, Diverse, Hermon Mehari, David Gray, Babylon, Phosphorescent, Paul Simon, Jonsi, Public Image Ltd., PiL, Johnny Rotten, Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Lilith Fair, Like Water for Chocolate, Working in a Coal Mine, New Orleans jazz, White Lines, Willie Wilson, Tomas Young, Body of War, Mike McCready, Olympics, gold medal, Stiefel Theater on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Gil Scott-Heron performs “We Almost Lost Detroit” in concert. His June 20 performance at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C., earns an honorable mention as one of the top shows of the year.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Jonsi, April 22, Liberty Hall Sigur Ros concerts have a sustained emotional intensity matched only by [...]
Review – The Black Keys
Posted in Concert review, tagged Black Keys, Blakroc, blues, Dan Auerbach, Fat Possum, Gossip Girl, Grand Theft Auto, indie rock, Patrick Carney, The OC, White Stripes on June 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach lays down some serious blues during “I Got Mine” at the band’s June 4, performance at Crossroads.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record When the Black Keys last stopped in the area, they played a converted movie theater packed – but not quite full – with music geeks and [...]
Review Roundup – Rakim, Dodos, Naomi Shelton, Blakroc and Daptone Gold
Posted in Album review, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Antibalas, Bettye LaVette, Black Keys, Charles Bradley, Damon Dash, Daptone Records, Dodos, Dr. Dre, Eric B and Rakim, gospel, hip hop, indie rock, Jay-Z, Lee Fields, Lou Rawls, Ludacris, Menahan Street Band, Mos Def, Naomi Shelton, Otis Redding, Pharoahe Monch, Q-Tip, Rakim, Roc-a-fella, Sam Cooke, Sharon Jones, soul music, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Wilson Pickett, world music, Wu-Tang Clan on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: The title song from Naomi Shelton’s debut album.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The first month of 2010 is almost in the history books. Fortunately, there’s still time to take one last look at some overlooked releases from the final quarter of 2009. The Dodos – “Time to Die” The Dodos third album [...]
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