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'The Wizard of Oz' sparks wonder

Popular musical plays to a pleased crowd

People came to the Robidoux Resident Theatre production of 'The Wizard of Oz' last weekend knowing what they wanted to see. Luckily, the minds behind the production knew what they needed to do, and the result was an experience at the Missouri Theater that combined a few firsts with a familiar musical.

'Blast!' at the Missouri Theater Thursday night

Finally, it's cool to be a band geek

When people hang out for the halftime show at football games to watch the marching band, a lot of people are not looking at the tuba or bass drum players thinking "Man, I want to be them." Otherwise, the most popular video game in the country would be "French Horn Hero III." But on Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Missouri Theater in front of a near sold-out crowd of 1,100 people, the drum and bugle corps Broadway spectacular 'Blast!' came to town. After it was all said and done, based on the multiple purchases of souvenir drum sticks and the crowd's enthusiastic reaction, it was the "band geeks" who became rock stars.

'Blast!' review postponed

The review of the show 'Blast!' will appear in 'Sound, Scene, Delivered' later this week or the beginning of next week.

Helmer at The Vous

Helmer comes to St. Joe for half-hearted performance

Even with a feature story on the band in the News-Press Friday, it wasn't enough to convince many people to brave the cold, icy conditions to see Marshalltown, Iowa-alternative rock band Helmer play at The Rendezvous.

Holiday sounds and rock noise Saturday

From symphony to soundscapes, a night of polar opposites

I have to say this night was one I was looking forward to most of the week. It was the night I would FINALLY get to see a full performance by the seminal local post-rock group The Rogers along with slow and methodic noise makers Actors and Actresses from Kansas City at The Rendezvous on Saturday. But before the show, curiousity got the best of me.

Splitting time between The Waystation and Full Power Friday

Two good bands, one dude, hard decisions

As an arts and entertainment reporter, there are times that you wish you could clone yourself for other reasons than an extra pair of hands for housework. Occasionally, there is a time when you want to be in two places at once and decisions must be made.

Alice plugs in at Magoon's on a hump day

I have seen them at least once before. I know they are one of St. Joseph's most popular bands. But there is just something about the local female-fronted rock trio Alice that I can't put my finger on.

Pompous Pilot fly under the radar at The Vous

Friday night. The night after Thanksgiving. Many were back to work, many were taking it easy and a limited number made it out to what was a pretty good show for local alt-rock group Pompous Pilot.

Dane Cook cracks up the Sprint Center

Would you like to know what it feels like to own a room with 10,000 people in it? Try asking comic Dane Cook, who brought his "Rough Around the Edges" Tour to the Sprint Center in Kansas City Sunday night and had a loyal crowd in stitches

Blue Oyster Culture Club and Dolewite pack the American Legion

Pre-turkey day nostalgia with St. Joe's two favorite cover bands

Holy crap! There's a lot of people here. That was my first thought when I walked in the door of the American Legion on Wednesday, where Blue Oyster Culture Club and Dolewite played to a crowd size usually seen in Kansas City club shows.

True North countrifies Cafe Acoustic

So, I went down to Nashville Saturday night. Ok, I was actually down at the Cafe Acoustic, but it felt very much like a Tennessee evening at a honkey tonk thanks to Kansas-country sextet True North.

Flamenco Vivo and Anchondo Saturday night

Two very different reasons to dance

I should start this little blog entry off by saying that I know exactly nothing about what makes a particular dance performance good or bad. I just know that the portion of Carlota Santana's "Flamenco Vivo" that I caught had a very positive effect on me.</

Voodoo Music Experience, Final Day

TRL favorites start, relaxing indie finish

Day three, unforunately, was another half-full day of music. After waking up later than expected and waiting for brunch, I missed the first four bands on the mainstream rock side of the festival, which included Cute is What We Aim For, Plain White T's and Gym Class Heroes. I have to admit, this TRL-friendly rock is not my particular favorite, so I wasn't all that discouraged. I did manage to catch the last half of pop punk poster boys, Fall Out Boy, on the main stage later that afternoon.

Voodoo Music Experience, Day 2

Pumpkins, pop punk and a few surprises

Day two at Voodoo. Finally, with an early rise and anticipating public transport, I managed to catch a full day. Thanks to daylight, I was able to see the mud bogs and get a taste of the best band of the weekend, pop punk, stoner soul and the "mighty SP" Smashing Pumpkins.

Voodoo Music Experience, Day 1

A musical roux in the Big Easy

For a music festival to be successful today, it's all about diversity. There has to be something for everybody. So, it seems fitting that there be a music festival in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, home to Louis Armstrong, crawfish etoufette and the Voodoo Music Experience, which this excited journalist happened to attend.