Category Archives: New Music

Magic Moments: Seeing SEE SAW

I saw it: YOU should see it. Unfortunately, the run is over, but the beauty of the evening is suggested by this photo gallery from Brooke Vandever Photography. And much more detail about the performance itself and its back-story is … Continue reading

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Do you hear The Sound?

Was it the heat? The fact that I was dashing to get into grad school — then reading my first 1,000 pages? (Gulp!) Hitting the bottom of my personal recession? (One hopes…) Getting put back into a cast for last … Continue reading

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Wee Small Hours: Sinatra on Acid

I’ve made my way in the Kansas City music scene largely through a process of association. I find an interesting artist, then track what else they’re doing, which usually turns out to be doing much more than one would expect, … Continue reading

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Alternative Jazz @ the RecordBar: Sailing Twice a Month,

Two Sundays each month, I make my way to the recordBar for the “Alternative Jazz Series” programmed by bassist Jeff Harshbarger: once for People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas City, and a second time for — well, that depends; … Continue reading

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“Battleship Potemkin” Brought to Life by People’s Liberation Big Band

OK, I was a sucker for the name; but as soon as I heard there was a “People’s Liberation Big Band” in Kansas City, I had to hear them!  Better yet, they performed most regularly within walking distance of my … Continue reading

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