*Radiohead: A Tribute* recordBar

*Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music CD Release Concert* Yardley Hall

Sunday evening I attended the Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music CD Release Concert at Yardley Hall.

Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music is a CFCA (Christian Foundation for Children and Aging) documentary film, set to be released in Spring 2010, that chronicles the lives of 12 teenagers in Zamboanga City, Philippines as they learn, practice, prepare and perform a concert for 10,000 people at the edge of the Philippine jungle.

*Ailey II* Folly Theatre

*Kansas City Ballet: Carmen* Lyric Theatre

The Kansas City Ballet’s Fall Performance this year included 4 pieces, ranging from a classical Russian pas de deux to a fresh and fiery Spanish influenced ballet. Frescoes was the opening piece, an excerpt from the full length ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse. In this excerpt, the figurines from painted frescoes are brought to life and dance about.

Quixotic: Live in the Crossroads

Quixotic Fusion gave another free performance, this time to First Friday attendees in October.

*Quixotic: Surface* Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Quixotic Fusion continued to produce one of the most mesmerizing things I have ever seen.

*Barclay Martin Ensemble* Firefly Lounge

The gentleman were at it again......

KCPT TV Dinner

I was fortunate enough to attend the KCPT TV Dinner, a creative black-tie event held on the deck of the Liberty Memorial on an absolutely gorgeous night.

Photos: A beautiful afternoon in KC

Kansas City Sculpture Park - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

*Barclay Martin Ensemble* Jardines

The Barclay Martin Ensemble. If you are fortunate enough to know these guys, you know what I mean when I say they are the greatest, nicest, most talented group of musicians in the Kansas City area.

Photos: Eleven Point River, Alton, MO

Nothing like a beautiful day on the river with new friends

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"Chicago" Starlight Theatre

Chicago the Musical at Starlight was good...and hot. And I don't mean the temperature outside.

Alice performs for First Friday

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*Pitch Music Show Case* Westport

I had the delight of hearing for the first time a great local KC band, Softee.

*Magnolia Electric Company* Record Bar

I am not totally for sure why this band has not caught on yet.

*Kings of Leon* Rockefeller Plaza

Just something cool to check out.

"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Starlight Theatre

Imaginative and quite delightful.

"The Sound of Music" The New Theatre Restaurant

To this day, if you ask my father what his favorite movie of all time is, his response goes something like this:

*Tori Amos* Starlight Theatre

I walked into the charming Starlight Theatre realizing that it was my last concert.

*The Fray with Jack's Mannequin* Starlight Theatre

A beautiful night at Starlight

Jack's Mannequin
http://www.jacksmannequin.com/

The Fray

The greatest thing about the Fray's stage was the 4-screen black and white video board hung above the band. At any point you could a close-up of the band. Very cool. I totally wish more bands did this.

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http://www.thefray.net/

*Barclay Martin Ensemble* Jardines

Barclay and Giuliano

Mark

Rick

www.barclaymartin.com

www.facebook.com/pages/Barclay-Martin-Ensemble/44625847855

*Incubus* City Market

The opener was The Duke Spirit, whom I love. Unfortunately, I only caught a couple songs. They sounded just as great live.

http://thedukespirit.com/v2.1/

Incubus was awesome. It is sometimes hard, though, as a 5'4 woman, to see very well at a packed show at the City Market. Luckily it was a beautiful night and the little glimpses I could get at the stage were great enough to carry me through the night. Just being there and hearing Incubus live (finally) was well worth it.

http://www.enjoyincubus.com/us/home

*Sonic Youth* Uptown Theatre

This was a very cool show to start off my totally unplanned week-o-concerts....For starters, the show was at the Uptown, which is probably my favorite small venue to see a concert. It is just so beautiful and artisitc inside. The opener, Awesome Color, did not do anything for me. Loud noise, and that was about it. Sonic Youth, though, was great. They sure can rock a few guitars. Or try like 15+. Lots of weird reverb guitar work. Kim, the front woman, is obviously one bad ass chic. The stage set was simple, with 4 canvases with red sillouettes of what looked like the band members. Great lighting effects.

Erika and I

http://www.sonicyouth.com/main/index.php

http://www.uptowntheater.com/UptownTheater/index.html

"Anything Goes" Starlight Theatre

http://www.kcstarlight.com/broadway_shows/anything_goes/default.aspx

*Alice* The Brick

My very dear friend Erika and bandmates Rachel and Bobby make up the band Alice.These 2 very cool chics met at college in concert choir and decided to form a band. Erika and Rachel switch between playing bass and guitar, and their female harmonies sound amazing. They play a lot of gigs in St. Joseph, but make the occasional appearance in KC, as well. They are definitely worth checking out whenever they are in town.

This night that I saw them at The Brick, they played all original music that they wrote, with one Radiohead cover, Nude, which I was totally loving.

http://www.myspace.com/aliceband

http://www.thebrickkcmo.com/band.asp?band_id=136

*Quixotic: Lux Esalare* Spencer Theatre

One of the greatest shows I have ever seen. Other wordly.

http://www.quixoticfusion.com/

Thunder Over Lousiville

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