Local Music
curiousKC | Where is the Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation’s Music School now?
The Charlie Parker Memorial Foundation school of music was lauded in the ’70s for getting kids “off the streets,” and “into the arts.” Local jazz artist asked: “What happened to it?”
Outpouring of Love for Fire-Ravaged Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club
A devastating fire Saturday morning at Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club has prompted an outpouring of reaction among members of the Kansas City performing community.
Open Sessions Builds a Community of Black Creatives in Kansas City
Breasia Hayeshas has created Open Sessions, a bi-weekly open mic night at the Buffalo Room in Westport that is focused on black artists and performers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Season of Giving: Healthcare for Musicians
KC musicians can get help with ER costs and other resources thanks to this local charity.
Season of Giving: The Gift of Music
This KC charity helps make music education accessible for all kids in the KC area.
KC, Send Us Your Local Country Music Questions
Have a question about country music in KC? Send it by May 31!
Sympathetic Vibrations | To Bold Men
Local music fans unleashed a collective fist pump last spring when word began spreading that Shy Boys, one of the area’s most beloved indie outfits, was back in the studio tracking its much anticipated sophomore effort. That album, “Bell House,” will release next week through Polyvinyl with an album release party at recordBar on August…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Setting the Record Straight
For many musicians, writing and performing music for the public is a privilege. And though artists rights typically don’t factor into the general perception of being a kick-ass rocker, that doesn’t mean those rights should be ignored. But safeguarding those rights can often be more difficult for female artists. In my time as a practicing…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Five Reasons to Participate in Record Store Day 2018
Music lovers worldwide will celebrate in unison this Saturday, April 21, in faithful observance of Record Store Day – a crate geek holiday that began in 2007 and has enjoyed year-over-year growth in both geographical reach and sales figures since its creation by the Record Store Day organization. And while it is undoubtedly the Black Friday…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Making Movements
“In lak’ech ala k’in.” No, that’s not a typo caused by an errant elbow. It’s a single phrase – a greeting – in the Mayan language which has been lovingly adopted by local latin rock band Making Movies. The phrase roughly translates into “I am another you, and you are another me,” and the ethos…