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Photo Gallery: Tyler the Creator / Vince Staples

Wednesday night was a bright spot in what's been a dim, dismal winter. Tyler The Creator-- aggressive rapper, fashion mogul, and overgrown kid-- stopped in
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YOUNG MVCHETES are the most exciting thing in hip-hop in 2018

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I’ve been granted a lot of goodwill from artists and readers alike for writing some downright cheesy things on this website. Words or phrases I

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Photo Gallery: Peelander-Z / Drop A Grand / Westerners

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Encouragement and Empathy: Kishi Bashi to hit the Riot Room on Saturday

To experience a Kishi Bashi performance is an unparalleled gift in the world of live music. The songwriter, originally known as Kaoru Ishibashi and as

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The B-52’s brought the freak-out to Kansas City

What would have otherwise been a sleepy Sunday evening turned out to be a night for light-footed fans of one of the most unorthodox bands
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Photo Gallery: Barb Wire Dolls / Svetlanas / 57 / Wick and the Tricks

Seeing Barb Wire Dolls at the Bottleneck was probably the most rock and roll thing you could've done Friday night. We want to make damn
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Album Review: Wick and The Tricks – “Not Enough”

Shredding and sneering command Not Enough, the four-track EP from Kansas City’s Wick and The Tricks. Opening track “Yr So Rad” slaps hypocrisy in the