Lawrence, Kansas
- September 20, 2025
Calvin Arsenia is turning the arts world on its head
Calvin Arsenia / Photo by Fally Afani Calvin Arsenia is turning the arts world on its head, and no one saw it coming. Every time
Photo Gallery: Peelander-Z / Drop A Grand / Westerners
Peelander-Z / Photo by Fally Afani It's hard to imagine how a show that already heavily incorporates audience participation can demand even more of those
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
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
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
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
The xx, Perfume Genius woo Kansas City
The xx / Photo by Fally Afani Under the most amazing Autumn moon, an intimate crowd basked in a breezy event that brought them ever-so-close
Photo Gallery: Sheer Mag / Laffing Gas / The Whiffs / Nancy Boys
Sheer Mag is one of the only great American rock bands of this generation. The Philadelphia rockers blew through the Bottleneck, much to the delight
Photo Gallery: D.R.I. / Death Wish / The Bad Ideas / Young Bull
Editor's note: We sent photographer Leroy Pristach to cover D.R.I. at the Riot Room in Kansas City over the weekend and his mind exploded. Here's