Our cameras go behind the scenes, in the photo pits, around the world with amazing musicians. Here’s a glimpse – or snapshot – into that reality.
fathers, high horses
Today, Kansas City-based collective Fathers - comprised of Kenneth Storz (Voice, Guitar, Keys), Brooke Honeycutt (Voice, Bells, Percussion), David Littlewood (Voice, Keys, Bells), Matt Guilliams (Bass, Percussion), Bryce VZ (Vibraphone, Voice, Percussion), Josh...
the mowgli’s, american feelings
On this - the first day of March, in the year of all denominational acceptance, twenty nineteen - The Mowgli's release their new EP, a 4-track collection titled American Feelings. And boy, do we have feelings. Beginning with first track "Hard to Love", there are MAJOR...
la jones @ riot room
On February 22nd, LA Jones made an unforgettable appearance at Riot Room in Kansas City. Photographer Michael Arnold Porter Jr. was on hand to capture the intensity for us.
the sluts @ the truman
On Valentine's Day, Lawrence, KS favorites The Sluts opened for FIDLAR at 96.5 The Buzz's holiday show at The Truman. Entertaining as ever, the duo Kristoffer Dover and Ryan Wise injected an intense energy into the audience, making it easy to blow FIDLAR away when...
fidlar @ the truman
On Valentine's Day, fans of 96.5 The Buzz gathered at The Truman for their annual Valentine's Day show. This year, FIDLAR joined Kansas City as the headliner, with openers The Sluts. It was a night of wonderful entertainment, surrounded by an enormous amount of blue...
emo nite @ the granada
On Saturday, February 23rd, Emo Nite LA hit The Granada in Lawrence, KS. Photographer Ashleigh Lee hit up the event for us, and nabbed some shots so we don't feel left out.
8mm, heart-shaped hell
Following in our nostalgic-tinged soundscape-leaning pattern, noir pop duo 8MM - Juliette Beavan and Sean Beavan - we hear a little 90s pop woven in with their quintessential sound in "Self-Inflicted Heartache", the first track off their new released Heart-Shaped...
host, adolescent content
Electro-pop stunner Host released her debut EP this week, and you're in for a real party with Adolescent Content. And - though the lyrics sometimes take a turn for the more serious, like third track "Taste of Your Love" and the way it highlights a breakup - the entire...
watermelon slim @ winter blues fest
Bill Homans has been a truck driver, petty criminal and a watermelon farmer. He's also a member of Mensa, made the only Vietnam War protest album to be written by a veteran during the war, and plays a mean slide guitar. The critically acclaimed Watermelon Slim, who...
southern avenue @ winter blues fest
Memphis blues rockers Southern Avenue performed at the Winter Blues Fest in Des Moines. Winners of Best Emerging Artist Album at the 2018 Blues Music Awards, Southern Avenue's sound is youth-infused vintage R&B soul electrified by the powerful voice and charming...