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Review: Liverpool Legends at Missouri Theater

Beatles tribute incorporates history and oustanding visuals into show

Maybe I wasn't alive for Beatlemania, but I feel like I know more about the band than the typical person. I've seen the six-hour "The Beatles Anthology" DVD, I own and routinely play "The Beatles: Rock Band" and my Zune is filled with many of the Fab Four's hits and lesser-knowns. With that in mind, the Liverpool Legends tribute is as close as I or anyone under the age of 30 will ever come to seeing The Beatles live. The tribute group put on a great show Friday, Feb. 5 at the Missouri Theater in St. Joseph.

Trends for '10

Revivals, fantasy films and tons of 3-D movies are coming to a theater near you

Three days after the monster known as “Avatar” hit theaters, I received an e-mail press release from Paramount Pictures. It read that the third “Jackass” movie would be making its way to theaters on Oct. 15, 2010 — this time in “eye-popping 3-D.”

A cause for movement

Langhorne Slim’s rollicking folk aims for connection

Folk rocker Langhorne Slim’s strength also gets him the most flack. The nature of the Brooklyn-via-Pennsylvania singer/songwriter’s music — rooted in guitar strumming mixed with poetic lyrics of hope and heartache — gets him a lot of comparisons to legendary singer/songwriters, like your Dylans and Guthries, but leaves him on the “tries but fails” side of the comparison.

We recommend for Feb. 5, 2010

Entertainment calendars for Feb. 5, 2010

A fan’s favorites

Cafe Acoustic hosts benefit concert for Jeremy Kitchen this weekend

Cafe Acoustic was where everybody knew Jeremy Kitchen’s name. He practically had a reserved seat any given night located at the right side of the bar, where he could swig drinks and chat with staff and friends while having a telescopic view of the performers on stage through the venue’s long hallway.

The Shuffle: Halftime, full change

What is one of the biggest testaments to the power of the Super Bowl? It’s the one event where people actually care who is playing the halftime show.

This is: ‘Neil Underwater’ by Anne Kufahl

One Wilde ride

Company of Thieves brings mix of rock, blues, jazz and folk to KC

Most bands these days wouldn’t use a 19th-century Irish playwright as a focal point in their music. But for Chicago triumvirate Company of Thieves, Oscar Wilde remains a true inspiration.

Entertainment briefs for Feb. 5, 2010

Oscar nomination forecast

Expect some surprises when nominations are announced tomorrow

Everyone may still be buzzing about last night's Grammy Awards, but the Academy Awards are just around the corner. In fact, the Oscar nominees are announced tomorrow. There are a few guarantees ("Avatar" for Best Picture), but there are sure to be a few surprises as well.

Despite best efforts, Grammys still don't click with young viewers

The “biggest night in music” still seems of little interest to young music fans. Despite the fact that the Grammys serves as a pinnacle achievement for musical artists, the awards show itself doesn’t register as must-see TV for the younger generation.

Got to get them into your life

Popular Beatles tribute band Liverpool Legends invades the Missouri Theater

Technically, Beatlemania occurred when John, Paul, George and Ringo made the trans-Atlantic flight from England to America in the early 1960s and proceeded to change the music world forever. But if you ask Marty Scott, co-founder of the Beatles tribute Liverpool Legends, that mania never subsided. When the group isn’t performing as Branson’s must-see act, they tour the country and the world bringing the Beatles’ legendary catalog to thrilled fans. And anywhere they go, there are Beatles tribute bands. Whether they’re in Chile or Japan, they’ve witnessed groups singing the Fab Four’s songs phonetically with little knowledge of the English language.

Review: ‘Edge of Darkness’

Gibson’s big comeback is painfully erratic

On a few occasions, “Edge of Darkness” shows glimpses of greatness. Unfortunately, they’re muddied with over-the-top performances and some really, really bad Boston accents. One word can describe this Mel Gibson thriller: uneven. “Edge of Darkness” meanders between the realms of corporate suspense and shoot-’em-up revenge flicks with a handful of cute father-daughter flashbacks.

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