On Thursday, February 27, 2 Chainz, one of the year’s hottest rappers, will be bringing his 2 Good To Be T.R.U. Tour to the Midland Theater. Pusha T and August Alsina will be joining him. The tour supports 2 Chainz’s September-released full-length, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. Here’s the latest 2 Chainz music video for “U Da Realest,” honoring a friend who died…
The National Council on Disability came to Topeka in December and left with a dim view of Kansas’ Medicaid program. Now the board that advises the president and Congress on policies affecting the disabled is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to stall Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to fold Kansans with disabilities into KanCare, the controversial semi-private Medicaid…
The first time I heard Stockholm’s the Royal Concept, I could have sworn on my life that I was listening to Phoenix. (I wasn’t the only one, to be fair.) With the band’s most recent music video, though, I’m convinced that the Royal Concept shares more style points with Fun frontman Nate Reuss. On the band’s self-titled debut EP, upbeat,…
If you squint, Wayne Coyne could pass for a weird, scraggly Santa Claus. At least, it seems that’s the role he’s playing this year. The Flaming Lips frontman has just announced a five-date Record Store Tour, starting this Thursday and ending on Sunday, December 22, at Love Garden Sounds in Lawrence. The press release doesn’t say anything about Coyne…
The Hebrew Hammer has come home. Sporting Kansas City traded for Overland Park native and Blue Valley North High School standout goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum. The 30-year-old who comes to Sporting Kansas City via trade with the Columbus Crew is likely the front-runner to replace Jimmy Nielsen, who announced his retirement last week after four years in Kansas City in which he…
KJ is out of the clink. The thing with Kyle James is complicated. There’s an argument to be made that he’s just the mayor’s son, not the mayor, and so when he acts like a dick at Fran’s or the Brooksider, or gets a DUI, it’s not newsworthy, because it really doesn’t have anything to do with Mayor Sly James…
Well, Kansas City, it would seem that you have been very, very good this year. Lorde, the world’s freshly anointed pop princess and biggest breakout artist of the year, has just announced a long-awaited North American tour. The 16-date run includes the Midland on Friday, March 21. Lorde was recently nominated for four Grammys: Record of the Year, Song of…
Radkey with Drop a Grand and Stiff Middle Fingers RecordBar, Kansas City Friday, December 13, 2013 Right before Radkey kicked into its set at RecordBar Friday night, a song from 1970s British punk band the Buzzcocks played overhead; bassist Isaiah Radke gleefully mouthed the words as the band set up. The Buzzcocks, in their day, represented youthful exuberance and angst…
The Night the Buzz Stole Xmas With Arctic Monkeys, the Head and the Heart, Foals, Bastille, and Outsides The Midland, Kansas City Saturday, December 14, 2013 The Buzz’s annual holiday concert is usually a good way to take the pulse of what’s happening in alternative rock these days. Inevitably, there’s a group of veterans, some seasoned under-the-radar folks, and a…
Somehow, L.A.’s Local Natives have managed to avoid Kansas City in the three-plus years since their breakout debut album, “Gorilla Manor” was released on Frenchkiss in 2010. Well, my dear harmony nerds, the wait is (almost, sort of) over, as the band will be appearing on April 25 at the Granada alongside Moses Sumney. Here’s the full mini-concert from KEXP….
David George is a damn busy man this holiday season. In addition to a reunion of his former band, Moaning Lisa, at the Riot Room on Friday, December 27, he’s organizing a benefit show at RecordBar on Sunday, December 15, entitled Coats for Kids. Getting a few bands together and giving the door proceeds to a charity isn’t a new…
Cheryl Womack spent big money on obscure wines but didn’t pay taxes, if allegations in a grand jury indictment from Thursday are true. The Mission Hills businesswoman who cashed in on the $35 million sale of her truck-driver insurance brokerage in 2002 found herself in the cross hairs of federal investigators this week. The feds allege that she evaded $7…
Far be it for hometown hip-hop hero Tech N9ne to take a day off. Hot off the release of his recent Therapy EP, and in between an endless touring schedule, the undisputed Underground King is delivering an early Christmas present to Lawrence residents. Tech will be rolling out his epic live show at the Granada this Saturday, with support from…
Local label the Record Machine has once again organized what sounds like a thoroughly festive holiday party. There will be music from a whole host of Kansas City-bred talent to get you in the spirit. Stop by MiniBar on Saturday to check out sets from Max Justus, CJ Calhoun, Dots Not Feathers, Palace and La Guerre, plus DJ sets from…
