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The band name selected by the members of Organized Crimes may recall the nefarious activities that transpired in Kansas City in the first half of the last…

Jay McShann was occasionally called the “Man From Muskogee,” but Kansas City was the longtime home of the fondly remembered musician who died in 2006. The…

Howard Iceberg leads an unusual double life. He’s an immigration attorney by day …. and one of Kansas City’s most respected troubadours by night. Local…

For decades, every game of Monopoly came with the same origin story — a man named Charles Darrow, desperately struggling to support his family during the…

Often characterized by Americans as the blues of Portugal, fado is a melancholy music. Vocalist Rodrigo Costa Félix is one of three Portuguese fado…

Ernest James Zydeco combines the funky styles of the bandleader’s native Louisiana with the good-time blues and swing of Kansas City. Local Listen…

National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murgia is back in her hometown, and she's brought thousands of people with her for the La Raza's…

If you feel like your smartphone has a mind of it's own, it's not just you. After years of stacking new systems on top of generations of old technology,…

This week singer/songwriter Amy Farrand is in Austin, Texas as part of the Midcoast Takeover showcase being presented during SXSW.Doing double duty as an…

Trains have been making news lately, both good and bad. Amtrak engineer Eric Peterson can relate.Eric talks with Steve Kraske about Amtrak's new engines…