By Chris Mills | May 18, 2012 at 6:19 pm | No comments
The latest project from one of KC's house and techno ambassadors, LC, will quench your thirsty search for a good, uptempo, summery mix. While the whole mix is cold (as you should expect), the second track, Cajmere's "Waterfalls", is definitely a personal highlight. Check...
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By Chris Mills | May 17, 2012 at 1:58 pm | No comments
Fresh off a tour opening for Bone Thugs over the course of about 15 city dates around the US, KCK's Mad Marlon has finally made his phrase "Yak Yak!", his "Mad Bag" merchandise packages, and uhhh...oh yeah, his exhilarating, club-shaking, roof-raising live shows a real point...
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By Chris Mills | April 24, 2012 at 5:49 pm | No comments
Between Hy-Tekk Productions, Lotus Camp, Think 2Wice and the independent drawing power of KC house music legend, Pat Nice, we've got three super solid options for you to break a leg to this Saturday in Westport. The Union, Gusto Lounge and the Riot Room are partaking in...
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By Sean Malone | April 24, 2012 at 3:48 pm | No comments
Cats and kittens are taking over the internetz and the world of pop culture. I say that as someone who has never owned a feline, but regularly finds himself inundated with pictures of cats wearing clothes, eating strange things and break dancing. They've (un)officially taken...
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By Chris Mills | April 13, 2012 at 9:26 pm | No comments
I wasn’t expecting Ink and The Record Machine’s Middle of the Map Fest last weekend to be as draining and taxing as it turned out to be this year. Perhaps I’m just getting older? Or perhaps music festivals and I don’t always cooperate with each other.
Back in 2007,...
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By Sean Malone | April 12, 2012 at 4:05 pm | 2 comments
The second annual Middle of the Map Fest (organized by Ink and The Record Machine) kicked off last week with its first shows on the inaugural Thursday night of the lineup. All of us at Demencha had a great time celebrating the local scene and the national artists that joined us...
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By Chris Mills | April 2, 2012 at 3:19 pm | One comment
With STL/KC transplant, Les Izmore citing the phrase "MIDDLE OF THE MAP" in his own music and even his e-mail signatures for years, this weekend's Middle of the Map Fest presented by Ink and the Record Machine now seems more fulfilled. Just yesterday, Les announced a...
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By Chris Mills | March 23, 2012 at 3:56 pm | No comments
KC-based hip hop artist, radio show host and label owner (among other things), Mac Lethal, is penciled in for a show tonight at the Riot Room in Westport KCMO with Astronautalis and Busdriver. It looks like tickets are going for about $15 at the door if you don't have your...
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By Sean Malone | March 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm | No comments
There's a busy couple days of events coming up for some of us. Tomorrow Radiohead plays at the Sprint Center, and then Monday the chill-wave group Youth Lagoon comes to town at the Jackpot in Lawrence. Fresh off their much lauded debut album last year, The Year of Hibernation,...
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By Chris Mills | March 6, 2012 at 2:18 pm | No comments
Major apologies for the late notice on this one. As a key member of one of the West Coast underground's more reputable hip hop groups, Chali 2Na and the Jurassic 5 clan carved their names into the golden era of hip hop with catchy tracks like "Quality Control" and more...
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