Saturday, Oct 18th marked the official celebration of the birthday of musician and activist Fela Kuti across the country known as "Felabration". The Kansas City edition at Record Bar, featured local afro-beat group Hearts of Darkness and Cincinnati, Ohio's Baoku and the Image Afrobeat Band. Hearts of Darkness opened the show with a set of...
A little while back we caught a fantastic rockin' bluesy set from Katy Guillen and the Girls at Westport Saloon. Here's some of what we saw: Click image to start slideshow Head over to to KC Live Music Blog for complete coverage of other great local music events!
Back on Friday, September 26, Mac Rebennack aka Dr. John filled the Crossroads air with the sounds of New Orleans soul. Conjuring up the ghosts of Professor Longhair, Louis Armstrong and others, Dr. John drew from his extensive catalog of over forty years of music. Backed by a four-piece band...
About a week and a half ago, we caught local blues act the Filthy 13 over at Coda. The Filthy 13 is a 4 piece outfit features Amaretto Slim on guitar and vocals backed up by bass, drums and harp. The sound is very fuzz heavy, deep blues sound. Slim's...
Not a Planet performing at CMFKC 2014 Crossroads Music Festival 2014 edition is in the books. It was a fantastic night of music at several venues throughout the popular neighborhood known for art studios, music venues and trendy living. Featuring around 40 bands and performers, the festival covered nearly any genre...
