By Chris Mills | March 26, 2012 at 4:04 pm | No comments
According to Lunice's website, he and Diplo will be crashing the Sunflower State's party capitol soon.
...According to Axe deodorant's facebook event page, the Diplo/Lunice/Chiddy Bang show is happening this Thursday in Lawrence, KS. Here are some fucked up details: 11...
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By Chris Mills | March 25, 2012 at 1:13 pm | No comments
Yesterday afternoon, my sister and I had the privilege of cruising up to Reggie B & The Solution's rehearsal space off Benton. Though it was the first time I'd been East of Prospect in quite a while, it was all good in the hood as the sunshine had everyone in a...
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By Sean Malone | March 22, 2012 at 4:17 pm | No comments
In between gigs as the reformed Get-Up Kids frontman, Matt Pryor is keeping his solo project alive and well. The New Amsterdams return to Lawrence Friday night at the Jackpot Saloon. Those in attendance can expect to hear the soothing acoustic sounds of Pryor and his backing...
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By Chris Mills | March 22, 2012 at 12:23 pm | No comments
Up-and-coming Kansas City MC, Gee Watts, recently trekked down to SXSW and rocked the Nice Kicks event. The promising young mic talent's initial venture out to Austin will hopefully be the first of many in the years to come. Here's the video detailing the who/what/where/when's...
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By Chris Mills | March 17, 2012 at 2:24 pm | No comments
With the Ink and Midwest Music Foundation-sponsored Midcoast Takeover performances at SXSW in Austin over the past couple of days, it should come as no surprise that bigger media outlets are taking note of homegrown acts like the Beautiful Bodies (pictured) and Hearts of...
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By Chris Mills | March 12, 2012 at 12:25 pm | No comments
JMF3 - Strider from Quinn Brabender on Vimeo.
Lawrence's oh!mr., in conjunction with Quinn Brabender, Team Bear Club and KJHK are putting together a documentary of their Jockin My Fresh event series. This is the first Vimeo teaser highlighting a past performance by LK...
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By Chris Mills | March 10, 2012 at 3:01 pm | No comments
Courtesy of Kansas City Techno comes Todd Howard's latest, a tech-house fueled firestorm of a mix that should be played as loud as feasibly possible. Stay tuned to their website for show updates and awesome music as...
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By Chris Mills | March 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm | 2 comments
Reviewing hardcore street rap can be weird, particularly in Kansas City. For one, it seems as though a lot of the more authentic characters on that side of our greater local hip hop scene don’t really give a shit about reviews. Additionally, there aren’t a lot of outlets...
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By Chris Mills | March 5, 2012 at 1:04 pm | No comments
Steddy P's latest tour in promo for his upcoming album, "Better Make Room", is coming to a city near you soon enough.
04.05.2012 - Lawrence, KS @ The Jackpot
04.06.2012 - Omaha, NE @ The Hideout
04.12.2012 - Fayetteville, AR @ Smoke & Barrel
04.13.2012 - Springfield, MO...
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By Chris Mills | March 2, 2012 at 1:10 pm | No comments
Midtown KC-based beatmaker, Dan Matic, just threw out another mix riddled with enough odd-ball tracks to leave your perception of "experimental" beats looking like Swiss cheese. This mix makes me want to go back and listen to Cannibal Ox's Cold Vein right now on this wintry...
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