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Cheap Trick is coming to VooDoo Lounge

David Hudnall — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:09:00 -0500

This one was announced awhile back, but we neglected to bring it to your attention: Power-pop titans Cheap Trick make a stop in Kansas City next month. They're at VooDoo Lounge - just a small step down from the arenas they used to shake in the '70s - on Saturday, May 25.…

Steely Dan is coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Geek-chic jazz fusionists Steely Dan just announced a pretty massive North American tour, and Kansas City is getting a piece of that smooth action. They'll be at the Midland Tuesday, September 3.…

The Mountain Goats are coming to RecordBar this summer

David Hudnall — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:18:36 -0500

Great American Poet John Darnielle just posted a pretty long blog entry on the Mountain Goats' website explaining that the Goats will be touring as a duo this summer. It'll be just Darnielle and bassist Peter Hughes, and they'll be at RecordBar Wednesday, June 19.…

311, Cypress Hill and G. Love and Special Sauce coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:41:21 -0500

It's unlikely that KC will offer a better opportunity this summer to bro out than at the just announced Starlight Theatre triple bill featuring 311, Cypress Hill and G. Love and Special Sauce. It's happening Tuesday, July 2.…

Iron Maiden is coming to brutalize Kansas City

David Hudnall — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:45:33 -0500

British metalheads Iron Maiden just announced a bunch of 2013 dates, and among them is a stop at the Sprint Center on Saturday, September 7. Tickets aren't on sale until May 17.…

Dawes is coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:49:39 -0500

The Crossroads KC at Grinders summer dates keep trickling in. Today, word came in that California folkies Dawes will play the venue on Tuesday, May 28.…

Matchbox Twenty and the Goo Goo Dolls are coming to Kansas City together

David Hudnall — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:11:53 -0500

Wikipedia says the Matchbox Twenty (formerly Matchbox 20; keep it straight, y'all) song "Real World" hit the airwaves back in 1998. That means I've been doing an impression of Rob Thomas singing I wonder what it's like to be the head honcho in his stupid voice for roughly 15 years.…

Mumford and Sons is coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:29:00 -0500

Mumford and Sons, or Mumford, as some people who are really into the band say for short, is pretty much the most popular band in the world. We all agree that's kind of weird, right?…

Dancefestopia has announced its 2013 lineup

David Hudnall — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:00:00 -0500

Dancefestopia, the hip-hop and pop festival that debuted last year at Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park, returns for another go later this summer, on Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14. Two-day GA tickets are $99.…

Animal Collective's Thursday appearance in KC postponed due to illness

April Fleming — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:24:00 -0500

Looks like the illness-related cancellations are going around. In addition to Morrissey's cancellation, it appears that Animal Collective is now out, too, due to a severe case of strep throat suffered by frontman Avey Tare.…

Bill Callahan coming to Kansas City in May

David Hudnall — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:28:00 -0500

Former Smog dude Bill Callahan is one of the more exciting singer-songwriters in the world. He brought his dark, spirited folk tunes to RecordBar a few years back on his Apocalypse tour.…

Jason Sudeikis will take the stage with Second City for Giggle with Gilda

Jonathan Bender — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:30:00 -0500

A month without Jason Sudeikis and Kansas City starts to get edgy. Well, don't go out and cheat with Dax Shepard just yet.…

Tate Stevens will bring the country to Kansas City

Jonathan Bender — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:50:00 -0500

The last time Tate Stevens was in Kansas City, he was auditioning for the second season of X Factor at the Sprint Center. His return will be at a slightly smaller venue, but he won't have to share the stage.…

T.I., Future and Tyga are coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:03:21 -0600

ATL rappers T.I. and Future, plus Tyga (of "Rack City" fame) just announced a joint tour that will stop at Sprint Center on Saturday, April 20. Dog, you know what day that is. Awwww sheeeiiittt.…

One version of Black Flag is coming to Lawrence

David Hudnall — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:05:00 -0600

In case you weren't aware, there are two re-formed lineups of Black Flag touring this summer. One is simply calling itself Flag, and its members include former members Keith Morris, Bill Stevenson and Chuck Dukowski, plus Stephen Egerton from the Descendents.…

The Postal Service is coming to Kansas City (not on a Saturday)

David Hudnall — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:38:00 -0600

The Postal Service released its electro-emo classic, Give Up, 10 years ago (tugs collar, glances around nervously). To commemorate this, the group's only achievement, members Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis are doing a bunch of dates this spring and summer.…

Alice in Chains to headline 2013 Rockfest in May

Jonathan Bender — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:25:00 -0600

Rockfest has chosen who will rock Kansas City, and it's Alice in Chains. The 2013 Rockfest, set for Liberty Memorial on May 11, announced yesterday that the Seattle band (its fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, is out this spring) will headline the 15 acts playing on two stages.…

Widespread Panic headed to Starlight Theatre

David Hudnall — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:32:17 -0600

Dank bros rejoice: Long-running Southern jam-band Widespread Panic is returning to Kansas City this summer. The date: Saturday, June 22, at Starlight Theatre.…

Fun, MGMT, Tiesto to headline Kanrocksas

Jonathan Bender — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:24:00 -0600

Don't sleep on the Kanrocksas Music Festival. The official lineup is out, and tickets are now on sale ($175 for a ticket [$181 if you opt for the three-month layaway] and $25 for a camping spot) for the festival, June 28 and 29, at the Kansas Speedway.…

Jay & Silent Bob are Kansas City-bound

Jonathan Bender — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:16:09 -0600

Kevin Smith has been to Kansas City, and now his alter ego is set to pay a visit. Smith made headlines a few years back after a spirited back-and-forth with the Phelps' clan before a local showing of his film, Red State, at the Midland.…

Drive-By Truckers and Old 97's are coming to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:59:00 -0600

The way Drive-By Truckers and Old 97's move, you can pretty much count on a local tour stop at least once a year from each group. They're on the road together this spring, and their stop at Crossroads KC at Grinders on Saturday, May 25, should be a hell of a country-rock party.…

The Lumineers are playing this summer's first Buzz Under the Stars concert

David Hudnall — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:11:29 -0600

Newly minted pop stars the Lumineers are delighting audiences across the land with all their ho'in and hey'in. They've played both Riot Room and Liberty Hall in the past year, and this summer they'll step it up to Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs for the first installment of 96.5's annual Buzz Under the Stars concert series.…

Soundgarden headed to Kansas City

David Hudnall — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:21:24 -0600

Another Monday-morning show announcement: 1990s grunge bros Soundgarden will hit the Midland stage on Wednesday, May 22. The band is touring in support of last year's King Animal, its first album in 15 years.…

Rush is headed to Sprint Center

David Hudnall — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:16:00 -0600

Canadian sci-fi prog trio Rush is coming to Kansas City. The date: Sunday, August 4.…

Toby Keith to headline Flatlands Country Music Festival at Sporting Park

Jonathan Bender — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:45:00 -0600

Hoist a red Solo cup and polish them boots - Toby Keith is coming to town. Keith and Luke Bryan are the headliners of the Flatlands Country Music Festival, a three-day festival at Sporting Park September 12-14.…