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Tonight: Toby Keith at Sprint

He's headlining the "America's Toughest Tour" tonight, with Trace Adkins. Show time is 7:30 p.m. at Sprint Center. If you hate him, you probably don't really know him. (And he doesn't care anyway.) Read on. 

Did you attend Woodstock? And, can you remember anything from it?

(Gramma, is that you? Woodstock photo from The Star's photo files.)

If your answer to both questions is ‘Yes’ and you live in the Kansas City area, please contact the Star, which is considering a story upon the 40th anniversary of the event. We’re interested in talking to area residents about the logistics that were involved – how they got there, how long they stayed, how much fun it was, or wasn’t – but also how they view the event today from the perspective of 40 years, and what their kids or grandkids might make of their parents or grandparents attending such an event.

Any photos would be great, too. Anyone interested can call Brian Burnes of the Star’s staff at 816 234-4120 or send email to bburnes@kcstar.com

Coming back: AC/DC

They put on a show for the ages back in January. They'll be back for another on Oct. 8, a Thursday. Tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, unless you go for the Web site pre-sale stuff.

Review: Jonas Brothers

"American Idol" gets all the attention and hype, but no one manufactures pop-culture phenoms like the world of Disney: Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff, Miley Cyrus and now the Jonas Brothers, who are already as big as any of the others. (Photo slide show here.)

Review: The Bravery

 

 

The Bravery took advantage of Wednesday's too-perfect-for-words July weather to create their own scorch on the Power & Light District's KC Live stage. For just over an hour, the NYC quintet mined their two releases and upcoming record for a tight, muscular set of Neu Wave.

Review: Rod Stewart

As he introduced "You Wear it Well" to a crowd of nearly 9,000 inside the Sprint Center on Tuesday night, Rod Stewart mentioned that he and Ron Wood wrote the song in 1971 -- 38 years ago. That piece of trivia prompted a few yelps of surprise among some fans on the floor, as if they'd forgotten how long Stewart has been writing, recording and touring.

Review: The Wallflowers

The Wallflowers may have been a successful band if Jakob Dylan had been born to different parents. Or maybe not. They craft tight, melodic songs that rock just enough to stay out of the folk realm. And their lyrics are thoughtful and artsy/cryptic -- neither transcendently abstract nor knee-jerk cliche.

On the way: Wilco

According to the band's Web site: Oct. 6, a Tuesday, at Crossroads KC (two days after Farm Aid in St. Louis). Tickets on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Presale is 10 a.m. Wednesday via FrontGate Tickets, (the Crossroads ticket site). Thanks, Andrew Z.

Review: Toots, Wailers

For four hours Sunday night, the back lot behind Grinder’s felt like a Jamaican resort.

The balmy summer weather was the perfect accompaniment to the music. Toots and the Maytals, the group that invented the word “reggae,” and the Wailers, the band that took it mainstream, celebrated both the roots and the future of the genre for a partially packed but fully appreciative audience.

Review: Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx wasn’t the only actor showing off his music skills in Kansas City on Saturday night. Kevin Costner was in town with his band, for a show at Crossroads KC.

And at Sandstone Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, several tribute bands were acting like rock and roll legends at the “Dream Concert,” which featured Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses and U2 look- and sound-alikes.