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Donnelly: Bahamas at the Bottleneck, November 8, 2012
Afie Jurvanen grew up about as far from a tropical island as you can get, in the cold and dark of Barrie, Ontario. So perhaps it’s telling that he chose the name Bahamas to serve as his on-stage moniker, a nod to a … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Too Little Too Late, Sporting Eliminated by Houston
LIVESTRONG was juiced last night with brand new intro videos and a booming bass that worked the sellout crowd into a nervous frenzy. Indeed, it was Sporting Kansas City on the back … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Ebony Tusks@Taproom, Quixotic@KU Lied, Brody Buster, Deadman Flats & More@Barnyard Beer
I recently had the chance to grill Megan Stockman – choreographer, dancer, aerial acrobat, and more – of local performance art group Quixotic. The group is getting ready for their first ever performance at KU’s Lied Center Friday, November 9th. As I mentioned … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Sporting Splintered by Houston 2-0, Season Hangs in Balance
Top seeded Sporting Kansas City looked out of sorts in the away leg of their home-and-home series with the Houston Dynamo. Although they’re normally the aggressor, the tables were turned on KC and it seemed to confuse and frustrate Peter … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Noel Gallagher & Snow Patrol, The Fresh and Onlys, Chuck Mead, Matt & Kim
Aside from some stellar shows this week, there’s a lot going on in the KC sports world. Tonight on ESPN2 the Houston Dynamo will take on the Chicago Fire in a one game “play-in” type of game, with the winner … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Win Tickets to Quixotic Fusion @ Lied Center in Lawrence
The past year or so has been a wild ride for KC’s resident fire-slinging, beat-thumping, acrobatic performance troupe, Quixotic Fusion… They did the highly publicized TED thing out in California, played some big festivals, and opened a brand new show … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Quiet Corral at the Granada, October 26, 2012
After touring the country, opening for the likes of the Dave Matthews Band and Gomez, Lawrence’s Quiet Corral triumphantly returned and drew a strong crowd at Granada Friday… The band took the stage in its usual fashion, with many of … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Sporting Takes Care of Business, Finishes Tops in East
Did they remove the lone yellow seat from the owner’s box? That seat was said to be Lance‘s special seat, and was reserved for cancer survivors in attendance that had been associated with the Livestrong Foundation. Nope, still there. This … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Big Gigantic, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Quiet Corral, Noise FM
What to do, what to do?… There will certainly be plenty of costume parties to go along with some top notch shows to catch this weekend. So you know what that means. That’s right. Slutty witches, slutty black cats, slutty … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Hospital Ships, Dr. John, Steve Kimock, and Sleigh Bells
Here it is folks, better late than never, right?… I’ve finally come down off my US National Team high after watching them take it to Guatemala for 90 minutes at LIVESTRONG Tuesday. Speaking of soccer, Sporting has a huge away game … Continue reading
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Donnelly: US Cruise to 3-1 Victory Over Guatemala at LIVESTRONG
Sam’s Army stormed into LIVESTRONG, flags and songs in tow, on a perfect Tuesday night. The party was for a pivotal World Cup qualifier between the US and Guatemala. Both teams came in tied in group play so the winning … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: The Lighthouse and the Whaler, Brown Bird, Jerry Seinfeld, El Ten Eleven, & Norah Jones
Barbecue, jazz, and crappy football… That’s what KC is known for, and this weekend we certainly aren’t skimping on any of these grand traditions. For the ribs and swing, head on down to 18th and Vine for the 2012 Rhythm … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Sporting’s Shield Dreams Broken with Espinoza’s Ankle, Zusi Called Up
With a somewhat disappointing 1-1 draw at Columbus over the weekend, Sporting KC’s dream of winning the Supporter’s Shield is all but over… San Jose looks like they have it locked up, sitting at 64 points in the Western Conference … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Ingrid Michaelson at the Granada, October 3, 2012
A few years ago I saw Ryan Adams for the first time… When he finally took the stage he went all Ryan Adams, telling jokes, stopping songs in the middle, smoking and drinking, rambling around the stage. You know, Ryan … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Ingrid Michaelson@Granada, Edward Sharpe@Crossroads, Bass Nectar@Burcham Park, Kristie Stremel@Replay, Antioquia@Firefly, Stars@Bottleneck
Holy balls, there’s a dickload to do this weekend… You guys probably know that I’m into music, soccer, booze, and David Hasselhoff. That much is fairly obvious if you’ve been playing along. But I’m also really into meat (insert Leftridge … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Zusi in Fine Form as Sporting Locks up Playoff Spot
There was a packed house per usual at LIVESTRONG for Friday night’s pivotal game against the Chicago Fire… The Fire sat just two points back of Eastern Conference leading Sporting KC. The winner would not only be on top of … Continue reading
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Sounds Good: Nick Lowe@Knuckleheads, Guided By Voices@Granada, Ana Sia@Bottleneck
Aside from some cool shows, there’s also a huge game going down at LIVESTRONG Friday night. I’m told it may be the toughest Sporting KC ticket of the year thus far. So have some faith people… The game is against … Continue reading
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Donnelly: The Lumineers at Liberty Hall, September 24, 2012
The Lumineers’ meteoric rise in the music business is no ordinary success story… The Denver based folk-rock band just released its first full album in April, after signing a management deal the prior Spring. The self-titled record turned out to … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Sporting’s unbeaten Streak Stretches to 8 With Draw at Montreal
Pretty, it was not… For one thing, there were no goals – the game ended in a 0-0 deadlock. Plus the weather was rainy and cold for Saturday’s midday game in Montreal and Sporting KC used a makeshift lineup due … Continue reading
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Donnelly: Kei Reveals Secret Weapons After Huge 2-0 Win at New York Red Bulls
“I don’t think there’s anything special to their team,” said New York Red Bull midfielder Tim Cahill… That after his team was hammered at home 2-0 by Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday. The loss snapped New York’s 16 game home … Continue reading
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