(Above: Frank Black visits “Manitoba” all by his lonesome.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star It’s hard to believe, but the Pixies have been around as a reunion act for almost as long as their original incarnation. When Frank Black (aka Black Francis) announced his new project shortly after the Pixies’ first triumphant reunion tour, [...]
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The Man in (Frank) Black
Posted in band feature, tagged Al Kooper, Allisson Krauss, Bob Babbit, Breeders, Buddy Miller, Carol Kaye, Chester Thompson, college rock, Dan Penn, Fast Man Raider Man, Frank Black, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Honeycomb, indie rock, Jim Keltner, Kim Deal, left of the dial, Miles Davis, Patsy Cline, Phil Spector, Pixies, Robert Plant, Spooner Oldham, Steve Cropper, Wave of Mutilation on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Carrie Rodriguez honors family, roots on new album
Posted in band feature, tagged Alejandro Escovedo, Allison Krauss, alt-country, Austin music scene, Buddy Miller, Carrie Rodriguez, Chip Taylor, David Rodriguez, Eva Garza, Hank Williams, Lee Townsend, Little Village, M. Ward, Merle Haggard, No Depression, Robert Plant, Wild Thing on May 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Carrie Rodriguez graces the Austin City Limits stage.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record Over the years, Carrie Rodriguez closed her shows with “Punalda Trapera,” a Spanish-language number frequently performed by her great aunt, Eva Garza. Inevitably, fans asked which album it was on. The catch: it wasn’t – until now. “Love and Circumstance,” [...]
Elvis Costello – “Secret, Profane and Sugarcane”
Posted in Album review, tagged A Prairie Home Companion, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, Bob Dylan, Brodsky Quartet, Burt Bacharach, Coward Brothers, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Grammys, Hear Music, John C. Riley, King of America, Lyle Lovett, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Sand, Robert Plant, Starbucks, T-Bone Burnett, Woody Harrelson on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis When Elvis Costello picked up an acoustic guitar in the mid-‘80s after two baffling albums full of horns and keyboards, the result was one of the high points in Costello’s already-great discography. Costello teamed with producer T-Bone Burnett for that album, “King of America,” and 23 years later the two are back [...]
Top 10 concerts of 2008
Posted in Kansas City music scene, review, Top 10, tagged 2008 Top 10, Alison Krauss, Bruce Springsteen, Carbon/Silicon, Dap-Kings, Dave Brubeck, Dirtbombs, E Street Band, Folly Theater, Granada Theater, Joel Francis, Largo, Mick Jones, Old 97s, Paul Desmond, Plant/Krauss, Radiohead, Randy Newman, Rhet Miller, Robert Plant, Sharon Jones, Starlight Theater, The Bottleneck, The Clash, Thom Yorke, Tom Waits, year in music on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Watching the Dirtbombs rip through “Ever Lovin’ Man” at The Bottleneck was one of the Top 10 shows of the year. By Joel Francis (Note: All concerts in Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise stated.) 10. Dirtbombs, The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kan., May 25 The Dirtbombs didn’t get started until midnight, but no one seemed to [...]
Review: Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
Posted in review, tagged Allison Krauss, Buddy Miller, Led Zeppelin, music, Robert Plant, T-Bone Burnett, Tom Waits on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Plant and Krauss get “In the Mood.” By Joel Francis Robert Plant may never outlive the shadow of his onetime partner Jimmy Page, but Tuesday night at Starlight he showed unimaginable growth with his unlikely new muse, bluegrass legend Allison Krauss. The pair’s 23 song, two-hour set explored nearly every facet of American music [...]
Top 10 albums of 2005
Posted in Top 10, tagged Beck, Bettye LaVette, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Common, Eels, Kanye West, Matisyahu, Robert Plant, Sigur Ros, White Stripes on December 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Kanye West, “Late Registration” Sigur Ros, “Takk…” Common, “Be” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, “Clap Your Hands Say Yeah” Bettye LaVette, “I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise” Matisyahu, “Live at Stubb’s BBQ” Beck, “Guero” Eels, “Blinking Lights and Other Revelations” White Stripes, “Get Behind Me Satan” Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation, “Mighty Rearranger”
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iPod shuffles expectations
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged American Pie, Apple, Billie Holiday, Billy Joel, Dinosaur Jr, discovering music, Don McLean, Edgar Winter Group, Frankenstein, Futureheads, Ghostface Killah, iPod, Led Zeppelin, Mavis Staples, nano, Record Store Day, Robert Plant, Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil, The Jam, We Didn't Start the Fire on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(The iPod has come a long way since its introduction in Oct., 2001. What has commercial radio done over that period?) By Joel Francis The Daily Record’s two-week experiment ended yesterday. For the past two weeks, I’ve been listening to myiPod on all-song shuffle, dedicated to penetrating 10 percent of my 12,226-tune pocket library. The [...]
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