Back when I used to get up on stage and squawk out solos at pop concerts and talent shows, I liked to do Bette Midler songs. Somewhere in the family archives is my mortifying rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings." My cousin liked ol' Bette, too, but she always opted for "The Rose" -- the heartbreaking song from the movie of the same name. The film, which I confess I've never seen, was inspired by the tumultuous life of Janis Joplin. The Rose is 30 years old now, which makes it a good time, I gu
By DANNY ALEXANDER
As Ethan Hawke pointed out in his Rolling Stone story on the songwriting giant, Kris Kristofferson has always been ambivalent about his performance skills. "Sometimes I hate it," he admitted in an early interview. And Friday night, he made numerous jokes about his abilities. After "Come Sundown" he made the comment, "Sounded better when Bobby Bare did it."
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But the overwhelming feeling of the evening was a sense of appreciation. "You're the best au
BY ELKE MERMIS
With her retro style, exotic roots and riot-grrrl attitude, America's not quite sure what to make of Scandinavian import Ida Maria Sivertsen. Is she supposed to be a 21st century Chrissie Hynde? A thinking man's Katy Perry? A modern pop-punk princess? Or something else entirely?What we do know is that Ida (say "eee-da") Maria rocked a boozy, sweaty set in front of a boozy, sweaty crowd in good ole KC on Friday night, courtesy of 96.5 The Buzz's "Red, White and Blow It Out Your As
When Leonard Cohen's first-ever Kansas City concert was announced a few months ago, you'd have been forgiven for assuming it was the latest Folly Theater event booked by Bill Shapiro, host of KCUR 89.3's long-running music show (and pledge-drive workhorse) Cyprus Avenue. Shapiro had often named the Cohen tour as No. 1 on his wish list.
In fact, the tour is an AEG jam at the Midland, and if you're sitting anywhere close to the dapper Canadian, you've blown a big-city chunk of change. (As
