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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By A:42 | March 4, 2012 at 4:59 pm | No comments
The first time I saw Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) was in some videos from his comedy troupe, Derrick. The Bro Rape and Spelling Bee videos are the standouts in my mind. Then I started seeing him on TV in various brief comedy spots, and then in Community. I was...
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By Chris Mills | February 28, 2012 at 3:41 pm | No comments
...Daniel Flynn, Duncan Martin and Sarah Romero. Yes, I really did write everyone's names on a piece of paper, shake them up in a KC fitted and pick three names randomly. I was hoping a sombrero would be needed, but maybe next time. Thanks to everyone for playing. But we...
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By Sam | February 21, 2012 at 10:11 pm | No comments
First the bad news - there will be no Kanrocksas 2012. You may have assumed that already, but today there was an official confirmation of the absence of the successful first year festival from this summer's list of cannot miss events in KC. Kansas Speedway is set to have the...
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By Chris Mills | February 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm | No comments
$10 to see the legend that is Masta Ace and DJ Marco Polo is a steal alone, and that's what you'll be paying at the door at Riot Room on Feb. 28 (unless you get $8 presales HERE). But on behalf of the Demencha clan, Guerilla Movement and Electric City, you can get TWO tickets...
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By Chris Mills | January 23, 2012 at 3:17 pm | No comments
Don't forget to catch ASAP Rocky with Drake and Kendrick Lamar at the Sprint Center downtown on March...
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By Chris Mills | January 6, 2012 at 2:20 pm | One comment
Philly-based DJ and producer, Cosmo Baker, is a real student of music and a true master when it comes to rocking parties. Having collaborated with the likes of King Britt, ?uestlove of The Roots and tons more, Baker’s buzz stretches beyond his origin of Philadelphia to...
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By Chris Mills | December 8, 2011 at 7:13 pm | No comments
pictured: Dessa, of Doomtree @ Kanrocksas 2011
I caught Doomtree at Kanrocksas earlier this summer and they rocked it. The Minneapolis-based live hip hop collective have a new record out titled No Kings (cop it HERE). Dessa, one of the group's core MCs, just released...
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By Sean Malone | October 19, 2011 at 4:12 pm | 3 comments
For some of us, HUM were a late 90s obsession. The group was somehow loud, melodic and intelligent all at once without ostensibly being math rock. Their songs existed somewhere between the calculated and massive noise of a metal band and the expressive and urgent sound of late...
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By Kalie Mashaney | October 13, 2011 at 6:12 pm | One comment
If you were a fan of Uncle Tupelo prior to their break-up in ’94, there’s no doubt you continued to follow Jeff Tweedy’s career and quickly became a Wilco fan. Forming the same year that Uncle Tupelo split, Wilco kept all of the original members, minus co-singer Jay...
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