At a time when live theater's on the decline and technological innovations like Netflix, Hulu and auto-erotic asphyxiation are keeping folks at home on the weekends, it's heartening to hear that one group of actors and musicians is gathering a growing following with real, live, in-the-flesh performances -- just like in some old 13th century novel of life on the farm and/or prison!
In all seriousness, though, jazz hands way up high for Staged Readings, a locally grown ensemble that specializes
Being a duck of limited resources and time, I decided to celebrate National Record Store Day at two places I very rarely get around to: Needmore Discs and Vinyl Renaissance, both near Nieman Road in Shawnee (ND is on 75th; VR is on Shawnee Mission Pkwy).
Needmore was brisk but not packed when I got there around 3. I'm acquainted with owners Erik and Colleen Voeks almost more because of their involvment with the local music scene than for running the store. In addition to having his own history
If there's anything we've missed with this brief highlight reel of today's new releases, hit us up in the comments.
Incubus' greatest hits collection Moments And Melodies is a two-disc affair. Disc one is the hits, disc two is b-sides and rarities. It contains nothing of their rap-rock roots on Fungus Amongus or S.C.I.E.N.C.E., so don't expect them to even acknowledge that they've been working anything other than the same hard-soft-soaring vocals pallet they've been using since Make Yourself.
