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ben folds @ starlight theatre
On Friday night, Ben Folds made a spectacular appearance at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO. Our city has an affinity for this man, palpable when he sang a song about making Jason Sudeikis his "piano bitch" back in the day when he used to play The Bottleneck in...
the war and treaty @ hinterland music festival
If you haven't gotten yourself out to a show with The War and Treaty, then you have no idea what you're missing out on. The roots/Americana duo - comprised of Michael Trotter Jr & Tanya Blount-Trotter - played an afternoon set at Hinterland Music Festival...
hippo campus @ hinterland music festival
Hippo Campus absolutely thrilled the wall to wall crowd during their afternoon set at Hinterland Music Festival. Photographer Kinzie Ferguson caught some incredible moments from the crowd, as seen below. Keep up with Hippo Campus...
brandi carlile + hozier @ hinterland
Apologies if the headline of this photo set made you think we had a round 2 duet featuring Hozier and Brandi Carlile a la Bonnaroo 2019 at Hinterland Music Festival this year. Our photographers were roaming the grounds a little more and captured these two performances...
alex lahey @ outside lands music festival
In May 2018, we got our first true chance to see Alex Lahey perform live. Not only were we enchanted by her set in the mid-day heat at Sasquatch Music Festival, but it left us wanting more. Her appearance at 2019's Outside Lands was one for the books, as she played a...
most captivating new music videos of august 2019
August has been a beautiful, hot, wonderful month and we are so grateful to have so much new art available to us! We continue our monthly installment of the visual soundtrack, a Youtube playlist of new music videos that we love! Most - if not all - of these videos...
ruston kelly @ hinterland music festival
Technical difficulties didn’t keep Ruston Kelly from playing a fantastic set on Sunday of the Hinterland Music Festival. After a brief delay to the start of the show, Ruston quickly turned the mood around and got the crowd moving with his energetic brand of Americana....
mxtmoon portraits @ outside lands
It's wonderful what some fresh air can do for you. We caught up with mxtmoon at Outside Lands festival for a few quick portrait shots, and found this fun little backdrop on the perimeter of the polo field. How fun to duck into some trees and feel like you're the only...
a conversation with janet labelle
For our first episode of season 2, we had a chat with singer/songwriter Janet Labelle. Of course we dove into the topic of aliens, but you best believe we got deep before that. Be sure to listen through to the end for August show dates! 0:00 Intro 0:11 ...
judah & the lion @ starlight theater
Judah & the Lion…what can I say? They are a band that I have seen multiple times, and that I will probably continue to see. My first encounter, admittedly, was a personal tour with the guys around the Kansas City Zoo as they were just gaining traction with "Take...
kill the whale: a musical odyssey, “dusk” (ft. courtney bassett)
If you're looking for a cinematic music video to put things a little over the top today, look no further than the new visual for "Dusk", the latest feature in the Kill The Whale: A Musical Odyssey project. What Daniel Emond has done is a re-imagining of Moby Dick, and...
nicholas altobelli, “tell me what i got to do”
Today, indie pop musician Nicholas Altobelli releases the music video for his track "Tell Me What I Got To Do". A leisurely pace and a sincere host of lyrics give this song impact, as Altobelli lays vulnerable his desires. The video is interestingly shot, with warmth...
santigold @ outside lands 2019
It had been seven years since we last witnessed Santigold, absolutely captivating the crowd at Stephest Colbchella 2012. At Outside Lands 2019, she didn't cease to amaze. Her style, her perfectly coiffed (and straight faced ) dancers, and that incredible voice....
maggie rogers @ hinterland
Maggie Rogers seemed to electrify the energy of the sunset during the final day of Hinterland Music Festival in Iowa. As the glow of the fading sky danced across her face, her vocals rang out across the field in the most enchanting way. Highlights below!...
carvi | newnow
This is my jam lately, every artist in here helped shape my EP, Fuel the Crazy, due out later this year! Keep up with Carvi...
beth bombara, evergreen
On Friday, Americana rock musician Beth Bombara released her new 10-track full-length, titled Evergreen. With robust vocals that float around the Sarah Mclachlin range more often than not, we're captivated by her well-developed sound. "I Only Cry When I'm Alone" sheds...
when i met you in the summer, we were like a couple of teens | august 2019
August has been a fascinating month for music. More so than ever, we have heard soundscapes diversify into such different categories, keeping our minds busy with guessing games of what's to come. But while we suss all of that out, it's time to enjoy this soundtrack...
ella mai @ outsidelands 2019
The performance we were perhaps most floored by was Ella Mai on Day 2 of Outside Lands 2019. We marched ourselves to the Twin Peaks stage as the fog was steadily rolling in, which cast an eery and beautiful effect on the stage itself as Mai crooned her way around the...