Story and Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief “When do we go on?” This question and many more are the questions musicians ask while they prepare for a live show. For Kansas City band Green River Kings, the question is recently a frequent one a... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter Change can come to a small town in central Missouri with a population that’s a couple thousand shy of hitting the 20,000 mark. When the town in question is a college town, a mixture of faces are constantly comin... Read more
Story and Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief In the nearly four-month time frame between live shows, Flatfoot Reed has been busy behind the scenes. Drummer Mark Van Winkle had surgery for carpel tunnel syndrome on both wrists and in the meant... Read more
MO Blues is hosting its annual Blue Sunday concert this Sunday, July 17, from 1-4 p.m. in Jefferson City’s Memorial Park Pavillion, at 111 Memorial Park Drive, just off West Main Street. The event is free of charge and concert-goers are en... Read more
Story & Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Breaking into the music industry at the height of the digital age is a formidable task for local and up-and-coming artists. The focus not only has to include the music itself, but also recording... Read more
by Mitchell Brown, Reporter A question of why some bands gain major recognition while others don’t is a re-occurring theme in “Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead.” The film starts with rows of punk rock fans in line at the 2013 Punk Rock Bow... Read more
Tickets to the Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand concert series went on sale starting at 9 a.m. June 21, through Ticketmaster. All other tickets, including auto races, tractor pulls, State Fair Arena events, the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and $... Read more
Story and Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Rock fans around the U.S. are in for a treat when a 15-passenger van sporting a Papa John’s car topper is spotted pulling into town. While pizza may not be on the menu, up-and-coming rockers Stitch... Read more
Story by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Warrensburg fans of the popular “Orange is the New Black” will see a familiar face when the upcoming season of the Netflix original series premieres next week. Warrensburg native and recording artist Steven C... Read more
Story and Photos by Andy Lyons, Editor-in-Chief Black T-shirted crazies gathered at The Granada in Lawrence, Kansas, Friday night as Lacuna Coil’s Delirium World Tour rolled into town with support from Painted Wives, 9ELECTRIC, and Stitched Up H... Read more