Bill Brownlee
Music WriterKCUR contributor Bill Brownlee blogs about Kansas City's jazz scene at plasticsax.com.
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Kansas City’s music scene has long been associated with earthy jazz, down-home blues and abrasive guitar-based rock. Yes You Are intends to alter that… -
Tech N9neStrangeulation Vol. II (Strange Music)Tech N9ne once boasted, on the title track of his 2009 EP “E.B.A.H.,” that he has an “evil brain” and an… -
Una Walkenhorst is attempting to establish a career in a city in which her father has been a prominent musician for more than 30 years. As a solo artist… -
It's becoming a year-end tradition at KCUR's Up to Date: Reviewing the year's best work from area musicians.This year's panelists are:KCUR 89.3 music… -
In his review of Scott Hrabko’s “Biscuits & Gravity,” KCUR music writer David Cantwell praised the Kansas City singer-songwriter's "sly and warm vocals"… -
Claire Adams was one of the Kansas City area’s most eclectic musicians even before she began collaborating with the chamber music ensemble Classical… -
The Count Basie OrchestraA Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas! (Concord Records) Founded in Kansas City in 1935, the Count Basie Orchestra celebrates its 80th… -
Colin Halliburton and a rotating cast of collaborators create earnest folk-rock as The Roseline. The Lawrence-based ensemble released the quietly-defiant… -
The convergence of experimental hip-hop and arty indie-rock often yields compelling music. The Lawrence-based trio Ebony Tusks is one of the region’s most…
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Kansas City musician Lauren Anderson has a master’s degree in music therapy, and her gritty new album “Truly Me” is loaded with sonic solace. This week's…
