KANSAS CITY
The Eldar Djangirov Trio. 8 p.m. Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64105.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Tonight in ...
KANSAS CITY
The Eldar Djangirov Trio. 8 p.m. Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64105.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Kari Wahlgren is one of the Aliens in the Attic
Rock chalk Jayhawk University of Kansas girl Kari Wahlgren is the voice of Razor in Aliens in the Attic, opening Friday, July 31. The Times of London said the movie is a comedy "in the vein of Gremlins that may be intended for kids but promises to be a guilty-pleasure movie treat for the less mature adult cinemagoer, too." ("Less mature." Hmm.)
Razor is the only female of the alien team, and it seems she can't understand why her teammates can't get the job done of taking over the Earth.
Oh, and the movie also stars Ashley Tisdale, who was in some little movie about a musical? In a high school? Something like that. You've probably heard of it.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Stevie Wonder celebrates, mourns Michael Jackson in concert
I had no idea what was going to happen at Stevie Wonder's concert at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre, the day after the death of his friend Michael Jackson. You can find out what happened in my review. Peace.
Friday, June 26, 2009
A personal note: When Michael Jackson saw me play
Pretty sure it was my senior year at Moore High School in Oklahoma. I played lead guitar in the stage band.
Well, we went to All-State in Tulsa, where we stayed at the Mayo Hotel downtown. I remember a restaurant, by a train station(?), where I ate two breakfasts in one sitting. Sax player Lindell Steffens said we should enter me in a contest. I was a skinny kid.
You know, I always liked the way, say, B.B. King's fingers looked when I saw him play guitar on TV and they did a close-up of his hands. For some reason, my hands didn't look like that.
Early one morning, we went to a Tulsa TV station to record a selection for broadcast. We were invited into the booth to watch the playback. During my solo, the camera zoomed in on my hands. And they looked like B.B.'s did on TV! I really, really got a thrill out of that, like there was something I was doing right because it looked right.
All-State was maybe a two- or three-day event.
Well, one morning, I think it was a Saturday, the Moore High School stage band set up in a ballroom at the Mayo Hotel. Our name was on the sign outside the ballroom as being scheduled to play. Cool.
So we were set up in the middle of the ballroom, facing the big double doors. Seems like maybe we had a 30-minute set to play that morning.
Well, we were a couple of minutes into our set when the big doors opened and in walks this kid, all by himself, with his shirt untucked. He stood to the right of the doors, just listening.
It was Michael Jackson. We had heard the Jackson 5 were staying at the Mayo, and here he was!
So he stood inside the doors for a good 10 minutes or so, just listening, like I said. Then he quietly left.
You know, we weren't really that abuzz about it. I mean, we did talk about it, like, "Did you see? That was Michael Jackson!"
We heard that after he left the ballroom, some female fans recognized him and chased after him, that he barely made it into the elevator in time.
It was cool, though, and I guess he liked what he heard, at least enough to not walk right in and walk right back out.
And, years later, it makes a good story about when Michael Jackson saw me play.
Cool.
Well, we went to All-State in Tulsa, where we stayed at the Mayo Hotel downtown. I remember a restaurant, by a train station(?), where I ate two breakfasts in one sitting. Sax player Lindell Steffens said we should enter me in a contest. I was a skinny kid.
You know, I always liked the way, say, B.B. King's fingers looked when I saw him play guitar on TV and they did a close-up of his hands. For some reason, my hands didn't look like that.
Early one morning, we went to a Tulsa TV station to record a selection for broadcast. We were invited into the booth to watch the playback. During my solo, the camera zoomed in on my hands. And they looked like B.B.'s did on TV! I really, really got a thrill out of that, like there was something I was doing right because it looked right.
All-State was maybe a two- or three-day event.
Well, one morning, I think it was a Saturday, the Moore High School stage band set up in a ballroom at the Mayo Hotel. Our name was on the sign outside the ballroom as being scheduled to play. Cool.
So we were set up in the middle of the ballroom, facing the big double doors. Seems like maybe we had a 30-minute set to play that morning.
Well, we were a couple of minutes into our set when the big doors opened and in walks this kid, all by himself, with his shirt untucked. He stood to the right of the doors, just listening.
It was Michael Jackson. We had heard the Jackson 5 were staying at the Mayo, and here he was!
So he stood inside the doors for a good 10 minutes or so, just listening, like I said. Then he quietly left.
You know, we weren't really that abuzz about it. I mean, we did talk about it, like, "Did you see? That was Michael Jackson!"
We heard that after he left the ballroom, some female fans recognized him and chased after him, that he barely made it into the elevator in time.
It was cool, though, and I guess he liked what he heard, at least enough to not walk right in and walk right back out.
And, years later, it makes a good story about when Michael Jackson saw me play.
Cool.
Friday, June 19, 2009
JOSH NELSON at Jardine's June 21!
Josh Nelson, one of LA's top jazz pianists, will be in Kansas City for two shows at 6 and 8:30 p.m., Sunday evening, June 21, at Jardine's, 4536 Main. He'll be accompanied by KC's own Gerald Spaits on bass and Tim Cambrone on drums. Besides being an adept at the keys, Nelson is also a talented composer with fresh ideas. Get a taste of his sound at his website, Josh Nelson Music, where you can hear full streams from his debut, Let It Go. And watch for his new album, I Hear a Rhapsody, due July 21. Nelson's KC appearance is part of Jardine's Sunday Concert Series, and cover is $10. It would make a great Father's Day evening!
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