By JASON HARPERKansas City PitchMany thanks to Mr. Kendall for pointing out this blog recap of the latest episode of popular television show Rock of Love Bus, wherein dolled-up '80s hair rock homunculus and his silicon-enhanced female entourage. Writes the recapper...
Not surprisingly, however, none of them know what state St. Louis is in. Further, none of them are quite sure where Missouri is, either. As they puzzle themselves with geography, Brett ponders why he hasn't "felt a connection" to
How much rock is too much rock? This triple bill just might answer this question: Def Leppard, Cheap Trick and Poison will all be playing together on Monday, July 20, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. All three bands have been playing shed-tour-lineup Tetris over the past few years, but this configuration makes perfect sense. Reserved seats are $45, $65, $91 and $131, lawn tickets are $35.50, and all go on sale this Saturday, March 7. What's that, Bret Michaels? It's a bit early in the morni
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Happy Memorial Day! Get off the Internet and go outside.
Friday, May 22
*Arizona/Dive Poets/Old Lights/Big Heart Slide, Firebird
*Rib America Fest, featuring Healing Sixes/Shooting Star/Night Ranger, Soldier's Memorial Plaza
*Educated Guess/Northwoods/Dear Vincent/Goldbugs, Off Broadway
*Hot Lixx, The Gramophone
*Joe Stickley's Blue Print (CD release), Duck Room
*Golden Shoulders, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
*Life in Jersey/Glass Teeth/Black for a Second, Lemmons
*Brickshy/Of time and Tide, C
Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick played at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater last night for an appreciative, packed house. The show was overall satisfactory and fun -- although the sheer amount of Rock on a Monday night left me a little tired. So here are my random highlights/lowlights and truisms about all three bands:
Things that were true about Poison's set last night: Unsurprisingly, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" was the hands-down, lighter-waving, tear-in-your-beer highlight. Bret Michaels