Above: Norah Jones strolls through Wilco’s “Jesus, Etc.” at the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert. By Joel Francis When Beyonce sang “a diva is a female version of a hustler” she probably wasn’t thinking of Norah Jones. Jones has made her name with impeccable background music that is tasteful to a fault and straddles the [...]
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Another Side of Norah Jones
Posted in Album review, review, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Andre 3000, Beyonce, Come Away With Me, El Madmo, Fugees, hip hop, J. Dilla, Joel Francis, Little Willies, Norah Jones, OutKast, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Wilco, Wyclef Jean on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review: Old 97s
Posted in Concert review, tagged alt-country, music, No Depression, Old 97s, Rhett Miller, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above: Of course they played “Roller Skate Skinny.” By Joel Francis There is something to be said for a band who can play an entire set without changing instruments. The Old 97s are not quite that band – lead singer/songwriter/heartthrob Rhett Miller swapped his electric axe for an acoustic one a few times – but [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2007
Posted in Top 10, tagged Arcade Fire, Bettye LaVette, Kanye West, Levon Helm, Mavis Staples, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Talib Kweli, Thurston Moore, Wilco on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mavis Staples – We’ll Never Turn Back Radiohead – In Rainbows Talib Kweli – Ear Drum PJ Harvey – White Chalk Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Bettye LaVette – The Scene of the Crime Thurston Moore – The Trees Outside the Academy Wilco – Sky Blue Sky Kanye West – Graduation Levon Helm – [...]
Review: Wilco Wows at Crossroads KC
Posted in Concert review, Kansas City Star, tagged Back To Rockville, Crossroads KC, music, Wilco on October 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star In front of a sold-out, rapturous crowd Saturday night, Wilco closed out the inaugural concert season at Crossroads KC at Grinder’s with a perfect performance from a band at the peak of its powers. Wilco performed as many songs – four – from its first album, “A.M.,” released [...]
Holiday Marketing Can Reveal Bands’ Inner Grinch
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Back To Rockville, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, music, U2, Wilco on November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star’s Back To Rockville blog Your favorite band’s opinion of its fans will not be found on the concert stage, but under the Christmas tree. For years the holiday season has been the dumping ground for record labels. Greatest hits albums from nearly forgotten artists (last year: Sugar [...]
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 [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2004
Posted in Top 10, tagged Bjork, Blackalicious, Franz Ferdinand, Gift of Gab, Loretta Lynn, Morrissey, Mos Def, Tift Merritt, Tom Waits, TV on the Radio, Wilco on December 31, 2004 | 1 Comment »
Tom Waits, “Real Gone” Franz Ferdinand, “Franz Ferdinand” Tift Merritt, “Tambourine” Wilco, “A Ghost Is Born” TV on the Radio, “Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes” Bjork, “Medulla” Gift of Gab, “4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up” Loretta Lynn, “Van Lear Rose” Morrissey, “You Are The Quarry” Mos Def, “The New Danger
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Reunion bands: Ain’t nothing like the real thing
Posted in Industry commentary, tagged Art Blakey, Beatles, Billy Corgan, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Ian Astbury, INXS, Jazz Messengers, John Entwistle, Journey, Los Lobs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neal Schon, Paul McCartney, Paul Rogers, Pete Townshend, Queen, reunion tours, Smashing Pumpkins, Steve Perry, The Doors, The Four Tops, the Guess Who, The Temptations, the Who, Three Dog Night, truth in advertising, U2, Wilco, Yes on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: The two original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and five other guys play “Sweet Home Alabama.” By Joel Francis When the Temptations and Four Tops took the stage Saturday night with only one original member in each ensemble, it raised questions of truth in advertising. Can a band be billed by its legendary name if only one [...]
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