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Fragile Beauty from Huong Thanh and Nguyen Le

5.7.08

An exquisite new album blends old and new, East and West - as well as offering a view into the rich and diverse musical culture of Vietnam.





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CONCERT LISTINGS:

MAY
5: The Swell Season – Uptown Theatre, Kansas City
6: Hot Tuna – Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
9: Little Feat – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Wayne "The Train" Hancock – Exit 6C, Tulsa (ALSO: 5/10 – Record Bar, Kansas City)
Joe Worrell & the Last Free Exit Band – Sam's Place, Wichita
Wichita River Festival - Riverfront, Wichita (THRU 5.17)
10: Magic Slim & the Teardrops – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Monty Alexander Trio – Folly Theatre, Kansas City
Meredith Wheeler Band – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
South of Town – Sam's Place, Wichita
11: Watermelon Slim – Sam's Place, Wichita
Josh Ritter – Granada, Lawrence
13: Police/Elvis Costello – Sprint Center, Kansas City
14: Wilco – Outdoors Downtown, Lawrence
Greencards – Blue Door, Oklahoma City (ALSO: 515 - All Soul Acoustic Coffeehouse, Tulsa)
15: James McMurtry – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
16: Alto Madness with Richie Cole – Blue Room, Kansas City
17: Dennis Winslett with Dee Alexander – Blue Room, Kansas City
Dread Zeppelin – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Storyhill – Blue Door, Oklahoma City (ALSO: 5/18 Murdock Theatre, Wichita)
18: Bill Staines – Iron Horse Concert Hall, El Dorado
19: Cure – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
22: Asylum Street Spankers – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Huey Lewis & the News – Mabee Center, Tulsa
Robert Earl Keen – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
23: They Might Be Giants – Beaumont Club, Kansas City
Better Than Ezra – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Dave Holland – Sam's Place, Wichita
Commodores – Riverwind Casino – Norman, Oklahoma
24: Tommy Castro – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
Ray Reussner – Wichita Guitar Society Guest Artist Series - Wichita Art Museum, Wichita
8th Annual Chautauqua Hills Blues Festival – Festival Grounds, Sedan
South Forty Band – Sam's Place, Wichita
29: Steve Miller/Joe Cocker – Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
Step & Matt Davies – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
30: Winard Harper Quartet – Blue Room, Kansas City (ALSO 5.31)
Smokin' Joe Kubeck – Sam's Place, Wichita
Death Cab for Cutie – City Market, Kansas City
31: Backyard Buddha – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Webb Wilder – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City

JUNE
1: Old 97s – Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa
Summer Twilight Concert Series opens – Myriad Botanic Gardens, Oklahoma City
4: The Gourds – Plan B, Tulsa
5: Sheryl Crow – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival – Clinton State Park, KS (THRU 6/8)
6: Darden Smith – Blue Door, Oklahoma City
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival – Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City (Thru 6/8)
7: Stud Muffin Geezers – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Blind Boys of Alabama – Folly Theater, Kansas City
Tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & the Big Bopper – Orpheum Theatre, Wichita
9: James Taylor – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
11: Fiery Furnaces – Record Bar, Kansas City
Railroad Earth – Crossroads KC, Kansas City
Go For Baroque program – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines (THRU 6.13)
12: Sedgwick County Zoo Summer Concert Series begins
Chicago/Doobie Brothers – Starlight Theatre, Kansas City
13: Rhythm and Ribs Festival – Parade Park, Kansas City
Robin & Linda Williams – Mountain Music Shoppe, Shawnee
Kingston Trio – Orpheum Theatre, Wichita
Bricktown Blues Festival – Bricktown, Oklahoma City (ALSO 6/14)
14: Women Without Purses – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
15: Chubby Checker – Voodoo Lounge, Kansas City
17: Uncle Monk w/ Tommy Ramone – Mountain Music Shoppe, Shawnee (ALSO 6/18 Blue Door, Oklahoma City)
20: Gina Sicilia – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
22: Ana Popovic – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City
22: True Colors Tour: Cyndi Lauper, B52s, Joan Jett, Margaret Cho and More – Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City
25: Israel Vibration – Westport Beach Club, Kansas City
Brave Combo (free) – Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence
Heavenly Sunshine program – Chamber Music at the Barn, Prairie Pines (THRU 6.27)
26: Tab Benoit – Sam's Place, Wichita (ALSO: 6/27 Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City)
28: Martini Delivery Boys – Artichoke Sandwich Bar, Wichita
Leon Russell – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City


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