Showing posts with label country music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label country music. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2008

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

If I hadn't come down with the plague here is what I would have been doing this evening.

The Blue Room

Tonight’s traditional jam session will be led by local legendary B-3 Hammond organist Everette Devan. Aside from opening for acts like B.B. King and Count Basie to sharing the bill with Herbie Hancock, he has been a staple in the Kansas City music community for over 25 years. Come down, sign up, and jam with some of Kansas City’s finest musicians – or just sit back and take in the sounds of some classic Kansas City jazz.

Monday January 21st, 2008
7:00pm to 11:00pm
In the Blue Room
Admission is Free

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Rhythm Of The Road by Albyn Leah Hall

This is one of those books that I am going to have to sit on for a while to decide if I want to nominate it or not. Superbly written and full of twists and turns, it is an engrossing and thought provoking novel.

This is a very British, very modern, edgy tale of a young woman trying to escape from the grim reality of her life, only to find that ultimately she cannot escape. Jo, the daughter of a trucker, becomes obsessed with a young singer and her band. When her father disappears, her obsession spirals out of control and she finds herself becoming more and more desperate. Eventually her desperation leads her to drugs and violence.