Bill Brownlee
Music WriterKCUR contributor Bill Brownlee blogs about Kansas City's jazz scene at plasticsax.com.
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Kansas City has no shortage of great concerts coming through the metro. Whether you're paying out big for stadium tours or catching up-and-coming acts at the smallest punk club, here's where to get started in exploring the local music scene. -
Kansas City’s live music scene punches well above its weight. With hundreds of options across the city, picking out the best shows can be overwhelming. To help out, KCUR pinpointed some of the most compelling concerts in March 2023.
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Like hundreds of acts before them, Becky and Nathan Bliss hope the International Folk Alliance Conference can be a springboard to success as a full band — not just a duo.
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Less than a four-hour drive from Kansas City, Branson has a surprising amount to offer for a day trip — including a Dolly Parton-themed dinner show, a recreation of the Titanic and beautiful nature parks.
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Part of this year's Parker centennial, the American Jazz Museum's competition was well-timed for musicians out of work due to COVID-19.
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Carl Butler can quote chapter and verse of the Bible, but he’s equally comfortable citing "the great theologian" — a country singer named Tom T. Hall —…
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"Music is always evolving," says Robert Castillo, a Kansas City jazz-band leader who is broadening his city's signature sound.It's not as if he doesn't…
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Powerful women have risen from Kansas City’s hard-driving blues scene in recent years. The latest to make her mark is Heather Newman, whose first record…
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It was prom night, but the teenagers who packed Mills Record Company in Westport last month clearly had priorities.“We can’t miss a show with Addie,” said…
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If you’ve been to a rock show and bought a T-shirt, there’s a chance it was made in a non-descript factory on Merriam Drive just off of I-35.That’s the…
