Last Night, Pitch

Sigur Rós, last night at Starlight (review)

April Fleming — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:40:21 -0500

It has been several years since I last saw Sigur Rós in Kansas City. That performance was at the now-defunct Madrid theater, and it was memorable for a couple of reasons.…

Lady Gaga and her little monsters, last night at Sprint Center

David Hudnall — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:32:00 -0600

Sunday night, on Twitter, Lady Gaga shouted out Kansas City ribs. She did so again Monday night, during the encore of her show at the Sprint Center.…

A post-Super Bowl party with the Growlers and more, last night at the Riot Room

Leslie Kinsman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:54:58 -0600

Last night's post-Super Bowl show at the Riot Room brought out a somewhat somber crowd of day-drinking patrons stuffed full of pizza and cheese dip.

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Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel), Friday night at Liberty Hall

April Fleming — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:01:00 -0600

Jeff Mangum took to Liberty Hall's stage Friday night looking like he'd just emerged from a long stint in the wilderness. He wore a thick, brown wool sweater, and his long beard and hair were hidden under a cap.…

High on Fire pummeled the Riot Room last night (review)

Ben Chipman — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:44:00 -0600

There's something universal about the power of a great riff. On Monday night, one of history's greatest riffsmiths, Matt Pike, and his band, High on Fire, descended on the Riot Room to demonstrate their mastery of his craft.…

Bruce Springsteen proved it all night, Saturday at Sprint Center

David Hudnall — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:17:00 -0600

During the encore of his packed-to-the-rafters show Saturday night at the Sprint Center, Bruce Springsteen stripped down to a gray tank top and soaked his head and chest with a big, juicy, yellow sponge. Then he hopped on top of a white grand piano and ran his fingers through his wet hair.…

Regina Spektor, last night at the Music Hall

April Fleming — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:18:18 -0600

The Music Hall, inside Municipal Auditorium, is one of Kansas City's loveliest, richest, oldest (built in 1935), and most underutilized music venues. I've seen musical theater performed in the space, but last night was the first time I've seen a modern concert there.…

Lindsey Buckingham and a surprisingly riled up crowd, last night at Yardley Hall

David Hudnall — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:45:00 -0600

Yardley Hall, at Johnson County Community College, is a nice, big, dignified venue — somewhere between a high school theater and an opera house. If you are an important or otherwise lucky person, there are special boxes along the sides up top from which you can watch the show, possibly through tiny binoculars.…

A hardcore Halloween with OFF, last night at RecordBar

Ben Chipman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:47:25 -0500

Last night in midtown, Prince took a stage dive. Three quarters of the band Kiss, plus a member of Devo, joined forces to open up the pit.…

Madonna kept it real at the Sprint Center last night

Berry Anderson — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:22:00 -0500

Better Than: Gwar and David Sedaris in the same room.

Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times recently broke down Madonna’s MDNA tour by the numbers.…

Die Antwoord got freeky at Liberty Hall last night

April Fleming — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:13:00 -0500

The members of Die Antwoord have been making music for a few years now, but my first experience with the act was earlier this year, as a fan of David Letterman. After DA performed on Letterman, he got a lot of mileage out the phrase I fink you freeky, a line from one of Die Antwoord’s songs off of this year’s release, Ten$ion.…

The Lumineers, last night at Liberty Hall

April Fleming — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:05:58 -0500

Apparently there was a line outside of Liberty Hall around 6:00pm last night for the sold-out Lumineers show, which had previously been booked at the Bottleneck. Trading up venues is a mark of a band’s level of success, and this move is particularly impressive considering that the Lumineers released their debut album in April.…

Some thoughts on Phish and last night's show at Starlight

David Hudnall — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:09:00 -0500

Sometime in eighth grade, I bought Rift through one of those buy-twelve-CDs-for-the-price-of-one mail-order clubs, probably Columbia House. This would have been 1995 or 1996.…

My Morning Jacket, with Band of Horses, last night at Starlight (review)

April Fleming — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:53:00 -0500

When the Band of Horses/My Morning Jacket show at Starlight was announced in the spring, I assumed it would be a sure-fire sellout. Both acts have a reputation for impressive live outings and pretty huge fanbases.…

The Avett Brothers, last night at Crossroads KC

April Fleming — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:12:54 -0500

I suppose we should all be thankful that yesterday wasn’t as intensely hot as it has been recently. Still, the prospect of spending hours outside at Crossroads KC at Grinders seemed a bit grim.…

Fiona Apple, last night at the Midland

April Fleming — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:37:00 -0500

Earlier this week, the comedian Marc Maron posted a podcast with Fiona Apple that answered a few questions about her: Why she speaks so quickly and frantically, and — at least in part — what makes her so creative. Apple has been dealing with what seems to be a heavy, albeit managed, case of OCD for her entire life, which affects almost everything she does.…

The Gaslight Anthem, last night at the Bottleneck

Nick Spacek — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:58:00 -0500

Massive, commercial-strength air conditioners can only do so much to mitigate the Kansas July heat. But despite the fact that melting into the floorboards of the Bottleneck was a distinct possibility last night, seeing the Gaslight Anthem in such an intimate environment wasn't to be missed.…

Lawrence Field Day Fest kicks off, last night at the Jackpot

Nick Spacek — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:26:51 -0500

Last night's kickoff show for the Lawrence Field Day Fest at the Jackpot featured several once-in-a-lifetime sights. Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton hopped onstage with openers Stiff Middle Fingers as they ran through a mini set of Descendents covers — "Pervert," "Clean Sheets," "Sour Grapes," "Suburban Home" and a couple of others — for what frontman Travis Arey referred to as full-on "bucket list" fantasy fulfillment.…

The Flaming Lips circus, last night at Liberty Hall

April Fleming — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:02:00 -0500

I was pretty convinced that the Flaming Lips weren't going to be able to bring their well-known, massive stage show inside Liberty Hall. I mean, c'mon - it's a huge, festival-style behemoth, and Liberty Hall is proudly a lovely, now century-old, small-town opera house.…

Alice Cooper, Friday night at the Midland (review)

Nick Spacek — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:18:00 -0500

Being as how Alice Cooper had played the exact same set for the five shows prior to his date at the Midland on Friday night, I wasn't really expecting any surprises. I knew there'd be a couple of tracks from last year's Welcome 2 My Nightmare, and the rest would be heavily focused on those classic early albums - Love It to Death, Billion Dollar Babies and Killer.…

A lot of people turned up for Pinback at the Riot Room last night

David Hudnall — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:31:00 -0500

On Facebook yesterday, I saw a post that said Riot Room only had 20 tickets left for last night's Pinback show. Good for Pinback, I thought.…

Best Coast, Sunday at the Granada (review)

Hayley Bartels — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:15:00 -0500

Best Coast opened its Sunday-night set at the Granada with its current single, "The Only Place," the title track of its new album. With that homage to its native California, the band set the night's tone: summer vibes for a lazy holiday weekend.…

Friday night at KC Psychfest

Nathan Clay Barbarick — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:40:00 -0500

It turns out that there are enough bands around town that fit into the psych genre (which is by nature a bit loose) and are capable of whipping up a psych set (which is by nature jammy and improvisatory, based not so much in the writing of songs as in the layering of sounds and, you know, "exploring" and "experimenting"). So the FOKL community arts space hosted a three-day fest showcasing the strange talents of mostly local musicians this past weekend.…

Spring into Summer, last Saturday at the Replay

Nathan Clay Barbarick — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:53:00 -0500

Last Saturday, on a shutdown stretch of 10th Street in sunny Lawrence, Kansas, the Replay Lounge hosted Spring Into Summer, a daylong concert performance of five bands on a big black stage. A modest crowd assembled around 4 p.m. and paced themselves on the keg beer and grilled foods; a contingent of cheapskates, or the merely curious, stood sectioned off by the waist-high Pabst Blue Ribbon security rope on the public sidewalk.…

M83, last night at the Granada

Nick Spacek — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:50:04 -0500

By the time the Granada doors opened for M83 last night, the line reached nearly to 11th Street. I'd spent the better part of an hour killing time half a block over at the Replay, while the more industrious fans secured their places for the show.…