Music

Lauren Lovelle has been performing country music since she was four, singing with her dad's honky-tonk band in venues near Wichita. Now, the Kansas City songwriter has a band of her own, the Midnight Spliffs, and just released her debut EP, "Other Dreams."

Kansas City is known worldwide for the jazz legends that called this city home. But local musicians say the city should do more to uplift its present-day musicians and the music industry.

Kansas City's own Charlie "Bird" Parker revolutionized jazz music. Local jazz legend Lonnie McFadden is leading a celebration of Parker's music and legacy at the Folly Theater this month.

Swift revealed the release date, cover art and track list for The Life of a Showgirl in an appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast "New Heights." She also discussed her romance with the Kansas City Chiefs star, buying back her masters and recovering from the Eras Tour.

Taylor Swift is expected to discuss her new album Wednesday in an appearance on "New Heights," a podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason.

Hailes spent the last several years in New York, where she performed in "Hadestown" on Broadway and started her own solo career. She's back in Kansas City ahead of a show at The Blue Room on August 5.

Primarily known as live performers, Lawrence-based MoonShroom fuses Americana twang, rock and jam band energies into a "grassadelic" sound on its new record "Take a Trip."

On "Winged Victory," the Ozarks-based musician employs more than half a dozen instruments, addresses issues of class and pulls from both childhood memories as well as Shakespeare's "Macbeth."

The multi-genre vocalist and musician was known for her expansive vocal range, and was a longtime presence in the Kansas City music scene. Keller performed with the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Chorale, the Kansas City Civic Opera, newEar and The James Ward Band.

Kevin Yoder once represented Kansans from Wyandotte County south to Edgerton, Spring Hill and Louisburg. He joined KCUR's Up To Date for our series "5 Questions."

Generations of rock 'n' roll fans have enjoyed the award-winning music of Chicago. In the band's 58th consecutive year of touring, they'll perform at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre.

The National Endowment for the Arts has pulled $85,000 in funding for the Art as Mentorship nonprofit and its Celebrate AMERI'KANA Music and Arts Festival, which is scheduled for July.