Quartet is cooking up a four-way sound experience. Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Justin Timberlake may be bringing sexy back, but the jam band the Disco Biscuits is retrieving a relic of the ’70s. “Quadrophonic sound hasn’t been popular in many years, but we’re going to bring it back,” said Biscuits singer, guitarist and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jam bands’
Rising beyond stereo
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged Disco Biscuits, Jam bands, music on November 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
You Want Moe Jams, You’ve Got Moe Jams
Posted in band feature, Kansas City Star, tagged Jam bands, Moe., music on May 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
May 3rd, 2006 Fans appreciate band making its music assessable to them. Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Jam band. The words evoke images of tie dyed clothing, long hair, VW vans and the aroma of perspiration and smoke. Yet despite its improvisational and organic nature, the genre is diverse and its fans are committed. [...]
Review: Wakarusa Music Festival (2005)
Posted in Kansas City Star, review, Wakarusa Music Festival, tagged Jam bands, Jazz Mandolin Project, Junior Brown, Kansas, Matisyahu, music, Neko Case, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ozomatli, Proto-Kaw, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco on June 23, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
June 17-19, Clinton Lake, Lawrence (Kan.) Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Son Volt – Friday afternoon, Sun Down Stage Jay Farrar’s revamped Son Volt made their regional debut on Friday afternoon to a collective yawn. Maybe it was the early hour of the show – 3 p.m. – but more people were greeting each [...]
Concert Review: George Clinton, May 6, 2005 at the Beaumont Club
Posted in Kansas City Star, review, tagged Bernie Worrell, George Clinton, Jam bands, music, Parliament/Funkadelic on May 12, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Kansas City Star By Joel Francis The list of 64-year-olds who can get away with rainbow-colored hair is a short one. Here’s an even shorter list: people soon to qualify for Social Security who can bring the heavy funk. First on that list: George Clinton, who brought his band Parliament-Funkadelic before a near-capacity crown at [...]

