MusicUltimate Fakebook and friends celebrated 25 years of This Will Be Laughing Week Friday night Nick Spacek, Whitney Young, June 16, 2025
MusicThe art of the classical cover song with the Vitamin String Quartet ahead of their Kauffman gig Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicComposer Jherek Bischoff on achieving fractured emotional weight when scoring new drama Exhibiting Forgiveness Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicAcclaimed hip-hop/indie rock trio Blackstarkids say goodbye with today’s release of HEAVEN ON URF Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicBird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker author Chuck Haddix deep-dives the jazz album that put KC on the map Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe Psychedelic Furs and co-headliners The Jesus & Mary Chain revived ’80s darkness at Uptown Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
CultureThe past, present, and future of cassette tapes from Maxell’s Kyle McCord Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicCountry singer MaRynn Taylor walks us through her seasons of life ahead of PBR show Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicHembree and friends turned The Bottleneck into a Saturday night pizza party Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicSixpence None the Richer’s Leigh Nash on the band’s reformation, upcoming Knuckleheads gig Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicHeadbangers to the front: Gatecreeper turns The Bottleneck into a continuous circle pit on Wednesday Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
CultureAuthor Paul Koudounaris explores the history of mourning pets in new book Faithful Unto Death Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicStephonne, Lizard Brain Trust, Blackstarkids, and more of the best recent local music videos Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicAnalog Adventures: The Get Up Kids, Sylvester, film scores, and more new vinyl releases for September 2024 Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
CultureHundreds of hours went into bringing spooky phantasms to life at LFK’s ‘Nightmare on Mass Street’ Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicMain Street Saints’ lone full-length album gets wax treatment for 25th anniversary Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicOdie Leigh’s Monday Bottleneck show was a glimpse into a secret ultimate fandom Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
CultureExclusive: A Kansas tale from Paul Koudounaris’ new book Faithful Unto Death Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicNew book Taste in Music: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians celebrates the crossover between two creative joys Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicConductor Shelbie Rassler takes on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert this Sunday Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPermanent wax set to celebrate 25 years of the Creature Comforts’ Teaching Little Fingers to Play Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicDescendents and Buzzcocks brought classic punk rock back to Liberty Hall Tuesday night Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicSlipknot’s Clown opens up behind the mask ahead of this weekend’s Knotfest in Des Moines Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicStyx’s Lawrence Gowan on embracing classic rock pomposity ahead of Saturday’s show Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe Guess Who’s Burton Cummings reflects on his musical journey ahead of Wednesday’s Knuckleheads show Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPianist Khatia Buniatishvili finds transformative power through fine art Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
CultureSarah Henning’s latest YA novel The Lies We Conjure is Knives Out with magic Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley on winding down after six decades of music Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe Used and Plain White T’s reflect on their respective emo legacies ahead of Midland gig Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicTapestry of Trap Ted Talks: The Epitome tackles the rap game from every angle Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicExtreme’s Nuno Bettencourt on his longtime band and the everlasting amount of musical opportunities Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: The Uncouth’s recent music video for “Adam’s Got a Boxcutter” is lean and mean Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicGreen Day’s Tuesday night show at Azura was the best of all possible nostalgia Nick Spacek, Kylee Gregg, June 16, 2025
MusicAnalog Adventures: BALTHVS, The Jackson Five, Michael Giacchino, and more new vinyl for August 2024 Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicBig Fat Cow set to celebrate its new EP Behold The Soil! with a two-week tour Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe Get Up Kids, The Epitome, The Freedom Affair, and more of the best local music videos Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicNate Allen’s latest Good Saint Nathanael album melds the deeply personal with wider universality Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicColombia’s BALTHVS bring their psychedelic cumbia to recordBar this Sunday Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPhotographer Hannah Verbeuren’s new book spends A Thousand Nights in Sodom with metal band Midnight Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicRecord Management: Addressing what may have turned into more of a problem than a pleasure Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: Kirstie Lynn and Galen Clark’s self-titled album is both soaring and intimate, and you can hear the whole thing now Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicThe only way to organize your upcoming KC & LFK concerts? This concrete list, compiled by us. Nick Spacek, Andrew Dodderidge, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: 90 Minute Cassette’s ‘Hold Back the Water’ is a perfect synth-pop jam Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: Megan Luttrell’s ‘Take Me Back’ is both rocking and poignant Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: Black Light Animals share psyched-out cover of Brandy’s ‘I Wanna Be Down’ shines Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicFreaks to the front: Amyl and the Sniffers pack the Granada, leave blood on the dancefloor Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicBe Your Own Pet returned with vigor to the Bottleneck, support by SCUD Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicPremiere: VCMN’s “F.A.B.” is the hot summer jam we’ve all been waiting for Nick Spacek, June 16, 2025
MusicA Presidential candidate cult of personality briefly surfaced at Jeff Rosenstock’s raucous Bottleneck return Nick Spacek, Andrew Dodderidge, June 16, 2025
