As most folks know, I’m pretty active with our local Kansas City chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Not only is it a great organization when it comes to professional development, both in terms of ongoing education and networking, it also doubles as group therapy any time we get together. Client issues? Internal agency turmoil? [...]

On Saturday of this past weekend I took the family up to the Kansas City Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, MO, for their annual Family Fun Day. My mom, the family’s resident super fan, was thrilled. Meanwhile the missus and I were pretty much preoccupied with making sure the kids didn’t melt in the [...]

It’s been an awesome if not exhausting week for shows for me. Thankfully, last night’s bill at the Crossroads KC was just what I needed. Memphis-made rockers Lucero and the Dallas-bred quartet the Old 97s transformed the lot behind Grinders into a makeshift roadhouse dive with their distinct brands of swaggering liquor-soaked country rock. With [...]

For being a record hot week in Kansas City, Friday night was a bearable ordeal when it came to the temperature. With regard to the music, however, the evening was a much more hospitable affair. It was an eclectic lineup for sure. As an opener, the Crash Kings got their due with the early crowd [...]