Story & Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Fans gathered in Lawrence, Kan. Friday night as Kansas City blues rockers Brooklyn Rye played their first headline show at Jackpot Music Ha... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Six years after their debut record, and three years after their sophomore effort, Halestorm released their third album “Into the Wild Life” Tuesday. The group,... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Game of Thrones picked up the pace Sunday night, with the second episode of the fifth season “House of Black and White.” The plots started to thicken as show c... Read more
Story and Photos by Jacob Garr, Columnist The night of April 17, 2015 was the closest I ever got to time traveling – standing inside the newly opened Up-Down KC “bar-cade” (a combinati... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief After weeks of Internet buzz and binge watching of previous seasons by throngs of fans, “Game of Thrones” premiered its fifth season Sunday night w... Read more
by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief It’s not very often fans get to see a legendary classic rock band. As groups who rose to popularity in the 1970s hit that 40-years-later mark, most have retire... Read more
Story by Andy Lyons Photos by Andy Lyons & Philip Corwin Kansas City’s Bartle Hall was home to numerous Harley Quinns, 11th Doctors, and Thors as thousands gathered en masse for K... Read more
by Mitchell Brown Last month marked the 30 year anniversary of the release of a musical masterpiece: The album “Meat is Murder” by the Smiths hit shelves on Feb. 11,1985. It became an alt-ro... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter Individuals working in the media and the arts have to deal with deadlines. A print journalist has to have stories in on time to meet a publishing deadline. Major... Read more
Story and Photos by Andy Lyons0, Editor-in-Chief Metal heads descended in force upon the Aftershock Bar & Grill last Tuesday Sept. as Butcher Babies hit Merriam, Kan. for the third nigh... Read more