Category Archives: Matthew_Donnelly

I guess this is the last weekend of summer? I always thought that it was September 21st, but whatever.  There’s some good stuff going down all over the place.  Like the KC Irish Fest at Crown Center that features musical … Continue reading →

It’s another LFK weekend folks… Beginning with what has become, over the past few years, one of the most interesting events on Mass. Street – The Lawrence Busker Fest.  A few things you should know:  First, it’s free.  So that … Continue reading →

Heading to San Jose‘s tiny Buck Shaw Stadium has been no picnic for Sporting Kansas City over the years.  In fact, the boys in blue haven’t won a game there since Peter Vermes and Preki roamed the pitch in 2000 to … Continue reading →

As many of you probably know, a couple weeks ago Chad Rogers went missing when he went out for an evening run. He was found dead about a week later at a construction site, so his former colleagues at 96.5 … Continue reading →

OK, so I’m a little biased… I’m a Lawrencian, or an LFKer, or whatever (Sandrat?) — I live in Lawrence. And yes, I’m more indoctrinated than recent transplant HCJ, who sees KU Basketball more as a cult than a pastime … Continue reading →

It was certainly no easy task getting to Esteli, Nicaragua for the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League.  After the long flight to Managua, where Sporting Kansas City spent the night, they got up and took a 3 hour … Continue reading →

It was a hot and humid early evening game at Sporting Park, pitting #1 vs. #2 in the Eastern Conference. And my god, the record breaking crowd was amped. The pre-match videos are getting out of control.  There was a … Continue reading →

Well, that happened quickly… Another summer is sliding away, folks.  So drink it in while you still can.  And you might want to listen to this, one of the best summer songs of all time.  Maybe the best. Here’s a … Continue reading →

In an ugly, foul-heavy away game that saw Sporting KC without both its starting central defenders, deep into added time it looked like the boys in blue would be heading home with a point in hand. And a big point … Continue reading →

It’s the end of an era for a dirty Lawrence tradition… The Victor Continental Show – known for its no-holds-barred satire of life in Lawrence, dirty puppet shows, and a martini-swilling Euro-host – presents its final two shows Friday and … Continue reading →

Sporting Kansas City manager and technical director Peter Vermes recently inked a contract extension that keeps him with the club through 2017 – a deal that has been rumored for some time. Though there are certainly some detractors around the … Continue reading →

It was a matchup between Eastern Conference leader Sporting Kansas City and the Western Conference leader Real Salt Lake, in Salt Lake City. Saturday night’s game was one of the biggest measuring sticks of the season so far, and both teams delivered … Continue reading →

Last weekend I had the chance to finally catch Radkey, that band of brothers from St. Joe that have been steadily making a name for themselves nationally – and most recently, in the UK. They were featured in NME and … Continue reading →

Coming into the Saturday evening match at Sporting Park, the two sides couldn’t have been in more different situations. Sporting KC was sitting on 30 points and near the top of the East, while Toronto FC had earned only 13 points … Continue reading →

Did all you music lovers catch the biggest release of the summer so far? Jay-Z‘s Magna Carta… Holy Grail. It features cameos from Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Rick Ross, and of course Beyonce.   And it was hyped by that … Continue reading →

Fresh off the announcement that Graham Zusi, Matt Besler, and Aurelien Collin had been named to the starting 11 for the MLS All-Star Game, Sporting Kansas City picked up a much needed win in steamy Chicago.   And all three … Continue reading →

  As the opening whistle approached, the rain let up and a huge rainbow appeared over Sporting Park… So in front of yet another sell out crowd, KC started with a good spark, good energy. Though the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps have … Continue reading →

“Don’t blow off a finger or put an eye out or anything…” That’s the advice my friend’s half-drunk dad gave us as he handed over a stained cardboard box filled with ages-old bottle rockets, blooming flowers, black cats, and Roman … Continue reading →

After enduring absences from a half dozen of their regulars over the last month or so due to international duty, Sporting KC finally was able to field their “A” lineup on Saturday night. Soony Saad got the nod up top, … Continue reading →

I always like to throw out some non-music related happenings, for you people who don’t enjoy watching and listening to people play music.  (Side note: who are you people?)  Sporting KC is back in town after what seems like a long break … Continue reading →