(Above: Santana and Nas put their spin on AC/DC’s “Back In Black” on the “George Lopez Show.” Believe it or not, this is one of the better moment’s on Santana’s new album.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record It’s hard to believe it has been a ten years since “Supernatural.” Back then, Santana was just [...]
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Neil Young, Santana celebrate the guitar
Posted in Album review, review, tagged AC/DC, Arc, Back in Black, Black Magic Woman, Chris Daughtry, Clive Davis, Cream, Daniel Lanois, Def Leppard, Guitar Heaven, India.Arie, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Le Noise, Little Wing, Maria Maria, Matchbox 20, Nas, Neil Young, Oye Como Va, Pat Monahan, Peter Gabriel, Photograph, Rob Thomas, Santana, Smooth, Sunshine of Your Love, Train, U2, Van Halen, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Yo-Yo Ma on October 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A Shooting Star finds home with the Young Dubliners
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, tagged Charles Waltz, Chas Waltz, Dave King, Flogging Molly, Irish music, Jethro Tull, Jonny Lang, Keith Roberts, Norm Dahlor, Shooting Star, The Elders, the Pogues, U2, With All Due Respect, Young Dubliners on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: “Nobody’s getting any money for this one.” The Young Dubliners bring a little bit of Ireland to the CBS Early Show in 2007.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record The first thing Chas Waltz does when he returns to Kansas City is check in with friends and family then head straight over to Gates [...]
Reggae, rock, hip-hop, pop: It’s all Michael Franti
Posted in band feature, Cover story, Kansas City Star, tagged Arrowhead Stadium, Bono, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, hip hop, John Mayer, Michael Franti, political music, reggae, Say Hey I Love You, Sly and Robbie, Spearhead, U2, William S. Burroughs, world travel, Zoo TV on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Above: Released last summer, “Say Hey (I Love You)” is the biggest hit in Michael Franti and Spearhead’s 16-year career.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Michael Franti’s first trip beyond the borders of the United States came when his family spent a year in Canada. Seeing his homeland from the outside opened his [...]
Former NBA player at home in KC music scene
Posted in band feature, Kansas City music scene, sports/other feature, tagged Achtun Baby, Austin City Limits, basketball, Dandy Warhols, ESPN, Iowa State Cyclones, Kobe Bryant, Lollapalooza, Los Angeles Lakers, Mogwai, NBA, Nine Inch Nails, Paul Shirley, Phoenix Suns, Ratatat, Secret Machines, The Downward Spiral, the Killers, U2, Zooropa on November 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
(Above: Former NBA player and current ESPN music columnist Paul Shirley discusses some of his favorite records at Amobea Records in Los Angeles.) By Joel Francis Paul Shirley played in the 2005 NBA conference finals as a member of the Phoenix Suns and scrimmaged against Kobe Bryant as a training camp member of the Los [...]
Bruce Springsteen rocks the Hall (part 2)
Posted in Album review, Concert review, review, tagged Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, E Street Band, E Street reunion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Rock Hall, Rock Hall Live, U2, Wilson Pickett on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band back Chuck Berry at the 1995 Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.) By Joel Francis “Rock Hall Live,” an exquisite nine DVD box set of performances and speeches from the past 25 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies [...]
Review: Mutemath
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged atmospheric rock, Back To Rockville, Brian Eno, Darren King, Mutemath, Paul Meany, Pink Floyd, U2 on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Mutemath drummer Darren King does the monkey at the Beaumont Club on Oct. 16, 2009.) By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star The Beaumont Club has had many colorful adjectives hurled its way through the years, but “percussive” has probably never been one of them. It’s puzzling, then, that Mutemath drummer Darren King decided [...]
Stuck in a Moment: 9/11 and U2
Posted in Music history, tagged 50 Cent, 9/11, America: A Tribute to Heroes, American history, American holidays, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Cone, Day of Infamy, George Brett, interfaith worship, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, July 4th, Kanye West, Love and Theft, Passion, perfect game, Peter Gabriel, prayer, Sept. 11, terrorist attacks, The Blueprint, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Rising, U2, World Trade Center, Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Above: U2 encourage America to “Walk On” in a live appearance broadcast less than two weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.) By Joel Francis U2’s “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” had been out for nearly a year the morning two planes slammed into the World Trade Center, another collided with the Pentagon and a [...]
Remembering how Grandma rocked
Posted in Grandma, tagged Aerosmith, Black Star, Club MTV, growing up early 90s, Guns N Roses, Headbanger's Ball, Kurt Cobain, memories of grandparents, Michael Jackson, MTV, Nirvana, Street Party, U2, wonder years, Yo! MTV Raps on July 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
By Joel Francis We never had cable television in our house when I was growing up. Some people are surprised when I reveal this tidbit, but I don’t think one would have to scratch to deeply to tie this to my long-running obsession with pop culture. As a child this was no big deal, but [...]
Lanois + Raffi = Eno
Posted in Music history, tagged Acadie, Achtung Baby, ambient, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Canadian musicians, children's music, Daniel Lanois, Doug McArthur, Emmylou Harris, Grant Avenue Studio, Hothouse Flowers, Joshua Tree, Martha and the Muffins, Neville Brothers, Peter Gabriel, Raffi, Robbie Robertson, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Simply Saucer, The Unforgettable Fire, U2, Willie Nelson on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Above: Raffi was a staple of The Daily Record’s early childhood. The oft-spun LP remains in its archives.) By Joel Francis Like many adolescent males in the mid-‘60s, Canadian Dan Lanois pined for a guitar. But he didn’t just want to make music, he wanted to record it, too. Armed with an instrument and a [...]
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2009 Grammys: A Running Diary
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged 2009 Grammys, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Allison Krauss, B.B. King, Barack Obama, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Guy, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Dave Grohl, Herbie Hancock, I Kissed A Girl, Jay-Z, Joe Satriani, Johm Mayer, Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kid Rock, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, MIA, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Freeman, Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Robert Plant, running diary, Stevie Wonder, Sugarland, Sweet Caroline, T.I., Taylor Swift, The Clash, U2, Whitney Houston on February 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The last time The Daily Record watched a complete Grammy Awards show, “O Brother Where Art Thou?” won Album of the Year. This year, though, we got suckered in by the promise of seeing Radiohead. (Have they won a Grammy? Wikipedia says yes.) This presented the perfect opportunity to do one of those running diaries [...]
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