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By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | August 16 at 2:30 p.m. The title of Dierks Bentley’s latest CD is “Home,” but it’s the road he loves. His tour stops in Wichita on Friday for a show at Hartman Arena, with Clearwater native Logan Mize opening the show.
By Ed Condran, Eagle correspondent | August 16 at 2:10 p.m. After 44 years in the business, Tower of Power has longevity, hits and — perhaps most of all — respect.
By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle | August 12 at 8:49 a.m. Old Cowtown Museum is hosting a series of concerts beginning Aug. 18 and continuing through November 10.
By Ed Condran, Eagle correspondent | August 10 at 1:12 p.m. Part of what makes Wynonna Judd so appealing is that she doesn’t care what the industry or music fans think of her.
By Alan Sculley, Eagle correspondent | August 9 at 2:26 p.m. If Stephen Stills isnt doing cartwheels across the stage and jumping off amplifiers this summer on his tour with Crosby, Stills and Nash, hell have a good excuse.
By Bob Curtright, Eagle correspondent | August 6 at 1:29 p.m. Even though she often stole the show with her comic Fran Drescher-type voice in Music Theatre’s “Singin’ in the Rain,” Anne Horak is ready to show Wichita theatergoers that she really does have a lovely voice after all.
By Doug Pullen, El Paso Times | August 2 at 1:57 p.m. Contrary to popular belief, singer Mark McGrath didn’t forsake his band Sugar Ray for a lucrative career as a TV host.
By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | July 26 at 11:18 a.m. When it came to picking bands for this weekend’s ICT Fest, Matthew Clagg said he followed his own tastes.
By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | July 26 at 11:17 a.m. While Big and Rich were apart, they missed each other, even though they stayed plenty busy.
By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | July 19 at 2:50 p.m. Julie Brin was 8 years old and singing a solo in her church choir when she flubbed the words.
By Bob Curtright, Eagle correspondent | July 19 at 2:33 p.m. Mary Chapin Carpenter always has balked at being pigeon-holed as “country” or “folk” or “soft rock” because it’s too limiting.
By Alice Mannette, Eagle correspondent | July 15 at 7:24 a.m. The New Zealand String Quartet is celebrating its 25th season with a mix of classic and contemporary New Zealand, European and American string music at Chamber Music at the Barn.
By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | July 12 at 1 p.m. Friday’s KEYN Summer Concert Series installment will have a feeling of deja vu about it — and not just because that’s the name of one of the bands on the bill.
By Michael Machosky, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | July 10 at 2:09 p.m. The true legends of bluegrass music — like those of blues and jazz, and even the first and second generations of rock ’n’ roll — aren’t going to be around forever. So, if you get a chance to see them, don’t pass it up.
By Matt Reidl, The Wichita Eagle | July 5 at 2:48 p.m. Sean Daley, of Minneapolis-based hip-hop group Atmosphere, is no stranger to overcoming adversity.
By Alice Mannette, Eagle correspondent | July 5 at 2:44 p.m. Gretchen Peters loves to write songs as much as she loves to sing them. But most of all, this singer-songwriter and Grammy Award nominee is moved by touching others. Peters will perform at the Ulrich Museum of Art’s Art for Your Ears concert series July 12.
By Jason Dilts, Eagle correspondent | July 1 at 9:29 a.m. Summer concerts at Bradley Fair have become a premier music event for Wichita. In the 13 years since their debut, the jazz performances on the waterfront of the shopping center have attracted a large, loyal fan base. On Thursday, this year’s season will close with a Celebrate America concert featuring Colorado-based band Dotsero followed by a fireworks show.
By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | July 1 at 9:26 a.m. King Midas and the Muflers started a party 47 years ago and haven’t stopped yet.
By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | June 28 at 3:03 p.m. It’s no surprise that country music singer David Ball enjoys a strong connection with military personnel.
By Ed Condran, Eagle correspondent | June 21 at 11:31 a.m. David Sanborn didn’t have the easiest childhood. While a toddler, he suffered from polio.