*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.

Click to view video: http://ginseyes.shutterfly.com/201

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