(Above: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform a devastating cover of Radiohead’s “Black Star.”) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star The stage was adorned simply: two microphones, a pair of guitars, a banjo and a small black table set against a black curtained backdrop. In many ways it looked like the set-up for a [...]
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Review: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Posted in review, tagged Americana, David Rawlings, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, folk music, Gillian Welch, Jefferson Airplane, Radiohead, Woody Guthrie on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Top 10 shows of 2010
Posted in Top 10, tagged Allen Toussaint, Babylon, Black Keys, Body of War, Common, Dan Auerbach, Dap-Kings, Daptone Records, Dark Side of the Moon, David Gray, Diverse, Eddie Vedder, Emmylou Harris, Flaming Lips, gold medal, Hearts of Darkness, Hermon Mehari, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Rotten, Jonsi, Kansas City Royals, Les Izmore, Like Water for Chocolate, Lilith Fair, Mike McCready, New Orleans jazz, New Year's Freakout, Olympics, Patrick Carney, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Phosphorescent, PiL, Pink Floyd, Public Image Ltd., Radiohead, Sex Pistols, Sharon Jones, Sigur Ros, Stax, Stiefel Theater, Tina Turner, Tomas Young, White Lines, Willie Wilson, Working in a Coal Mine 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 [...]
15 x 15
Posted in Song Review, tagged Alexis Korner, Alphaville, Beastie Boys, Behind Blue Eyes, Boogie Down Productions, Bruce Springsteen, Changes, Chess blues, Creep, David Bowie, Devil's Right Hand, Dion, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Fight For Your Right To Party, Flaming Lips, Hoochie Coochie Man, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jay-Z, Joan Baez, Joey Ramone, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, KRS-One, Ladies of the Canyon, Led Zeppelin, Let It Be, Limp Bizkit, Long Black Veil, Louis Armstrong, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Muddy Waters, Napoleon Dynamite, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sammy Hagar, Stairway to Heaven, Steve Earle, Steven Seagal, The Band, the Beatles, the Who, Van Halen, Wayne Coyne, What A Wonderful World, Young MC on September 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »
(Above: The only acceptable version of “Hoochie Coochie Man.”) By Joel Francis The Daily Record A fun game has been going around the internet recently: Name 15 albums that influenced your taste in music today in 15 minutes. Because we never play anything straight up at The Daily Record, we twisted the rules a little [...]
Review: Jonsi
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, review, tagged 59 Productions, ambient music, art rock, Back To Rockville, Brian Eno, indie rock, Jonsi, Liberty Hall, post-rock, Radiohead, Sigur Ros on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Above: This live version of “Grow Till Tall” doesn’t begin to capture the emotion of experiencing it in person.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star When bands play Liberty Hall, they usually park their bus on Seventh Street, on the south side of the building. Prior to Jonsi’s show on Thursday night, that space [...]
Review: Lupe Fiasco
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Chicago rappers, Hearts of Darkness, hip hop, Kick Push, Les Izmore, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D., Neptunes, Radiohead, Touch the Sky, Windy City on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: “Shining Down” was one of several new songs Lupe Fiasco performed at his recent concert at the Midland Theater in Kansas City, Mo.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco’s Kansas City debut promised to touch the sky, but left many fans hanging in midair. While Fiasco’s 65-minute set was [...]
Six Songs of Spring
Posted in Song Review, tagged baseball, Baseball Project, Big Boi, Bowtie, David Bryne, Dream Syndicate, Full Moon Fever, Gen X, Mel Brooks, Minus Five, Negro Leagues Baseball, OutKast, Paul Simon, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Satchel Paige, Scott McCaughey, Simon and Garfunkel, Smashing Pumpkins, Speakerboxxx, Springtime for Hitler, Steve Wynn, Talking Heads, The Love Below, the Producers, Tom Petty, Tupelo Honey, Van Morrison, Woodstock NY, Young Fresh Fellows, zydeco, ZZ Top on April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Above: “April In Paris” brought spring to many parts of the world whenever it was played. Few did it finer than the Count Basie Orchestra.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Spring arrived on the calendar several weeks ago, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo until recently. The half dozen songs that follow don’t [...]
Review: Gov’t Mule
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Beatles, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Gov't Mule, Hound Dog Taylor, Jam bands, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Martin and Wood, Medeski, Muddy Waters, Radiohead, Traffic, Warren Haynes on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Mule, meet Radiohead. Radiohead, Mule.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star One fan’s T-shirt asked: “Got Mule?” And for the second time in three months, the answer was “yes.” Nearly 12 weeks after playing to a packed Voodoo Lounge, Gov’t Mule played for another full house Wednesday night at the Granada in Lawrence. The [...]
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Review: “Ripped” by Greg Kot
Posted in book review, Industry commentary, tagged Appetite for Self-Destruction, Chicago Tribune, Death Cab For Cutie, Greg Kot, Lily Allen, Metallica, music industry woes, Napster, Nine Inch Nails, Pitchfork Media, Prince, Radiohead, Ripped, Sound Opinions, The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman, Warner Brothers, Wilco on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Author Greg Kot discusses his book “Ripped” in this 30-minute radio interview.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record When I was in graduate school I wrote my précis – an abridged thesis – on how the internet was changing the music industry. It was an exciting time. Napster was in full swing and Metallica’s [...]
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