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Taste of Troost Lineup
Fri Jul 3, 5:08 PM
Due to special -- and rather vehement -- request, here's the lineup for this Saturday's Taste of Troost festival at 7621 Troost: a KC 4th of July street party for the ages, dammit! In fact, at this very moment, Rich... More >>
Live Review: Margot May @ Crossroads Info Shop
Fri Jul 3, 1:32 PM
BY SAMMY LOREN When telling people that I am back in Kansas City after a year in Paris, the most common reaction has been pity. "From Paris to old KC," they say incredulously. "Boy, why on earth would you come... More >>
Flier of the Week: Fourth of July at the Replay on the Fourth of July
Fri Jul 3, 12:00 PM
Fourth of July plays the Replay on the Fourth of July. Wow, if that's not meta, I don't know what is. Anyhow, we're attempting to showcase a flier every week we think goes above and beyond the usual clip art... More >>
Friday Freebies
Fri Jul 3, 9:00 AM
And once again, we bring you Friday Freebies, wherein we present things to do this weekend that won't cost you any more than the gas it takes to get to 'em. Obviously, it being the first Friday of July, First... More >>
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Electro-poppers London Transit aim to sell high with their Digital KidBy Richard GintowtThursday, July 02Buy low, sell high. That's the refrain sung by Kansas City's London Transit on its song "Capital." Like the stock market itself, the lyric's... More >> -
The second-annual Taste of Troost festival: a KC Fourth of July street party for the agesBy Jason HarperThursday, July 02Everyone has a Troost story. For me, it was getting put in my place by a feisty, middle-aged, black comedian at an open-mic night at G's... More >> -
Beatbox: VGSupa Bad
(DTA Productions)By Kyle KochThursday, July 02For many politicians, pundits and bareheaded militia members, the U.S.-Mexico border is a scary place. They fear that there is something... More >> -
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Girl in a ComaBy Saby Reyes-KulkarniThursday, July 02It's quite fitting that both Joan Jett and Morrissey were instantly impressed with Girl in a Coma. (The former signed them; the latter invited... More >> -
Next Generation Jazz SummitBy Robert FolsomThursday, July 02Young jazz musicians and spoken-word artists from Kansas City and the nation get their turn to listen, learn and play live at the Next Generation... More >>
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Vincent Galicia aims to teach Kansas City how to speak Spanish, one hot, Latin-flavored club jam at a timeBy Hugh WelshThursday, June 25Last December, Vincent Galicia lost almost everything. Equipment worth $10,000 that he had nickel-and-dimed for a decade as a bricklayer —... More >> -
Blending rock-and-roll guitar, salsa rhythms and Spanish-English lyrics, Making Movies makes great musicBy Crystal K. WiebeThursday, June 25At the Record Bar, Making Movies frontman Enrique Javier Chi shares a complaint with the audience. "My waitress last night was totally racist... More >> -
True NorthDimestore Hemingway
(self-released)By Robert FolsomThursday, June 25The compass is true for this Kansas City-area band's third album, with its melding of roots rock, Americana and country. It's all tied together... More >> -
Mark MontgomeryTown Topic
(Enneagram Records)By Robert FolsomThursday, June 25So maybe you're in the mood for something greasy, a little sleazy and lot satisfyin'. That would be Town Topic — the album and the place.... More >> -
The Beatbox: NasBy Kyle KochThursday, June 25In 2006, Jay-Z signed Nasir Jones to Def Jam Records after the two New York rappers had been embroiled in an epic public battle that many thought... More >>
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Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandBy Elke MermisThursday, June 25Saddle Creek rocker Conor Oberst has evolved through a number of incarnations in the last decade, ranging from emo poster boy (Bright Eyes) to... More >> -
Stevie WonderBy Robert FolsomThursday, June 25Stevie Wonder's visionary 1970s albums Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale and Songs in the Key of Life not only shaped his... More >>
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Jonathan RichmanBy Aaron LadageThursday, June 25Back in the early days of Late Night With Conan O'Brien, it wasn't uncommon to see the wide-eyed visage of Jonathan Richman as the pompadoured... More >>
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The Ninth Almost Annual Kansas City, Kansas, Street Blues FestivalBy Gintowt RichardThursday, June 25The 18th and Vine District may have the museums and the historical notoriety, but the northeast area of Kansas City, Kansas, proves its own... More >>
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The Architects prepare to work their fourth release, The Hard Way, all summer on Warped TourBy Peter RuggThursday, June 18If ever an album title summed up the makers, it's the Architects' fourth record, The Hard Way. As soon as the album is released this month, the... More >> -
Highway to Hip-Hop: Kansas City rapper James Christos and crew pack up the van and hit the road DIY-styleBy Jason HarperThursday, June 18Beef-jerky-fueled, get-in-the-van touring isn't part of the process for unsigned hip-hop acts. And that's why underground bomber James Christos... More >>
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Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
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Signs of Hope, Enemies Laid to Rest, Baiowolf Jackpot Music Hall
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Revelation - A tribute to Journey Infused Restaurant & Bar
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DJ Troy, DJ Big Brother Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club
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KC Riverfest with Lance Combs and the Honky Tonk Posse, Bayley Kate, Vandelsnook, the John Joiner Band and the USAF Band of Mid-America Berkley Riverfront Park
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DJ the DJ VooDoo Lounge
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Heads of State Mike Kelly's Westsider
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Funk Syndicate Knuckleheads Saloon
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The McFadden Brothers The Blue Room
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Independence Day party with Pat Nice & friends The Riot Room
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Swillionaire's Ball Hip-Hop Formal with CES Cru, Soul Servers, Vertigone, Sephiroth, Leonard Dstroy Record Bar
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Seedlove Liverpool Bar & Grill
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John Joiner Band Legends at Village West
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Cold Front
Local act Opus Finis is heading a national revival of dark, minimal electronic music.
By Jonathan Garrett
"It's not full of sunshine." Fixing his gaze out of the window, Carlos Oni could well be... More >>
Dallas
Salvation and Victory In Michael Jackson's Flings With Dallas
By Robert Wilonsky
Michael Jackson's Dallas ties are scant, save the obvious concert dates throughout a career cut... More >>
Denver
These Latinas may rock, but Girl In a Coma isn't making Latin rock
By Phil Freeman
Though the band seemed to rocket out of nowhere with its 2007 debut, Both Before I'm Gone, San... More >>
Houston
Zin Balance
The Third Ward's favorite son produces his most important album to date.
By Shea Serrano
Peace. And then blessings.
No matter how innocuous the message that needs to be relayed,... More >>
Miami
Opus Finis Brings a Cold Front to Miami
The local act heads up a national revival of dark, minimal electronic music.
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"It's not full of sunshine." Fixing his gaze out the window, Carlos Oni could very well be... More >>
Phoenix
The Heartless Are Hitting Their Stride
By Wilson, Kelly
Since their debut in 2004, The Heartless have gone through more members than Jay-Z goes through... More >>
San Francisco
Dirty Projectors continue to rise above
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The new Dirty Projectors record, Bitte Orca, sounds as if mastermind David Longstreth took... More >>
Seattle
Blurred Vision
The Round celebrates more than four years of fusing music and visual art.
By Sara Brickner
"There are two voices in the mind of every artist," painter and Round co-founder Scott Erickson... More >>
St. Louis
Drone Henge: Ambient drone-metal band Sunn O))) makes a rare live appearance in St. Louis
By Paul Friswold
Greg Anderson laughs a great deal. He chuckles while talking about wearing ceremonial robes, he... More >>
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