On September 23rd, Nashville-based artist Creamer took the stage for the second time to open for the storied Wilco at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City. We got the opportunity to follow Phil around while he prepped for the show, nabbing a few glamour shots around the way. Here are just a few selects from the show!
Keep up with Creamer here.
Last month, Yoke Lore and Overcoats impressed a pretty substantial crowd at recordBar during a moody, beautiful, warm evening in Kansas City. A full gallery can be found at PlaylistPlay.com, but we’ve got some more snapshots to share!
In September, Los Angeles-based band Winter opened for the ever-incredible Cherry Glazerr at recordBar in Kansas City. Their songs and words were slathered in empowerment, and we may have fallen in love.
Keep up with Cherry Glazerr here.
On September 29th, Manchester Orchestra’s tour in support of their latest release, A Black Mile To The Surface, took over New York City’s Terminal 5. Establishing a wide fanbase throughout the years, Manchester fans had been waiting for this show since its first announcement.
Accordingly, the crowd arrived early, a beeline of people streaming into the front. Not only was this the perfect tactic to score the best seats for Manchester, but both Tigers Jaw and Foxing are well-known and beloved bands in their own right; most of the fans already loved all three and eagerly anticipated each performance.
Foxing kicked off the show with dim, moody lighting to set the tone. Singing out to the audience and moving about the entire length of the stage, singer Conor Murphy rounded out the set with a slightly darker depth that was absent within the other two. There were only cheers when he played the trumpet; the crowd was fixated.
Tigers Jaw amped up the energy as the lights snapped on. Jumping up and down to buoyant pop-rock, emo tunes off their latest release, Spin, Tigers Jaw was more than cheerful. They were truly happy to be there, and in turn, the audience responded. There was singing, dancing, and jumping; Tigers Jaw delivered.
Lastly, Manchester finished out the night. As they walked out to very little lighting, the crowd roared. And as the lights rose, so did the voices, an entire venue of approximately 3,000 people singing and screaming with emotion. Manchester’s performance was like no other; their enormous experience cultivated throughout the years was self-evident as they flawlessly sang and played. They lifted the audience up at some points and brought them down for others. It was a rollercoaster of a ride, one in which everyone excitedly leapt on and reluctantly got off at the end—and only because they had to.
On Tuesday, September 26th, Sylvan Esso and Helado Negro took on the first crisp autumn evening in Kansas City to play to an all too eager audience at Crossroads KC. Photographer Suzanne Corum-Rich was there to take it all in for us. Here are a few snapshots, though a full gallery is up on PlaylistPlay and do816.
Keep up with Sylvan Esso here.
On September 20th, Andrew W.K. blew the roof off recordBar in Kansas City, MO. If there were actual words to describe what happened at that show, we’d try. Within two songs, I was hip checked pretty hard and then had two drinks spilled on me. And I couldn’t even be angry, because the amount of positive energy that was rattling the room was too overbearing.
Check out a (small) selection of the photos we captured that day.
Check out the selections we nabbed for do816 below.
Keep up with Andrew W.K. here.
