AltWeeklies Wire
Mumiy Troll, One of Russia's Biggest Bands, Looks to Make Comrades in the U.S.A.new
Earlier this year, the group released its latest Russian-language work, Comrade Ambassador, via American distributive channels. Mumiy plans to release an English album before long; in the meantime, the band hopes to win over a new audience with its U.S. shows.
The Pitch |
Ben Westhoff |
10-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
So Many Dynamos Fight Complacency and Boring Music With 'The Loud Wars'new
The band is frequently compared with postpunk acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Q and Not U, but the Dynamos' music is much more nuanced.
The Pitch |
Annie Zaleski |
07-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Loud Wars, So Many Dynamos
The Architects Prepare to Work Their Fourth Release All Summer on Warped Tournew
If ever an album title summed up the makers, it's the Architects' fourth record, The Hard Way.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
06-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mac Lethal Prepares to Go Straight for the Heartnew
The funny, emotional, shit-talkin' white-boy rapper who's admired almost as much as he's despised has been making a living off his music in a way that runs against music-industry wisdom, which, given the state of the industry, is exactly why he's successful.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
06-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Newcomer Has 20/20 Vision When It Comes to KC Hip-Hopnew
By far the most invigorating shot in the arm for KC hip-hop comes from the surge of just-turned-21 talent. The little guy with funny specs, Greg Enemy is getting some recognition.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Life and Times Hits the Road with a Joyful New Albumnew
The band proves that three dudes from the Midwest who grew up on Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin can produce music that, while not as commercially successful as their idols', is no less transcendent.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
04-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
D-Locc da Chop Envisions Taking Over the Kansas City Hip-hop Crownnew
The core acts from local R&B and rap label and promotions company Van Brunt Entertainment — Cash Image, D-Locc da Chop and D-Locc's little brother, Slopp da Gambla — grew up around Van Brunt Boulevard and 20th Street on Kansas City's east side.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stik Figa Aims to Make Hip-hop Fun Againnew
John Westbrook Jr., a 25-year-old rapper known as Stik Figa, recently totaled his car. He's unemployed. And yet, he's happy.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip-hop Newcomer D/Will Gets Cerebral on Two New Releasesnew
He approaches music with the kind of devout seriousness usually reserved for, say, a theologian contemplating transubstantiation. The dude is emphatically not messing around.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Holsey Turner: Kansas City's Newest Unknown Rapper on the Risenew
On his debut, Who's the New Guy?, Turner sounds like a cockier version of Lupe Fiasco.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Brewis Goes for Baroque with School of Languagenew
More raw and rocky than Field Music, School of Language's melodies are sweet, but more distorted, with jagged guitar riffs dashing across blatty bass and crashing, compressed-sounding drums.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
04-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: School of Language, Sea From Shore
Easy Livingnew
Released on a Kansas City label, Answers proves that: (A) Ghosty is grown up, and (B) Ghosty does not sleep in — or, for that matter, sleep much at all.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
01-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Adrianne Verhoeven's Smokin' Solo Debutnew
A radical departure from both the high-charging emo pop of the Anniversary, Verhoeven's former, name-making band, and her current Fourth of July and Art in Manila, Smoke Rings finds Dri singing over soulful, danceable arrangements that combine live playing and prerecorded tracks.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dri, Smoke Rings
Girlfriend's Fav. Producernew
Raised in east Kansas City and now based in Independence, D. Baker is a hip-hop producer with two songs on one of the biggest rap debut albums of the year.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: D. Baker
Federation of Horsepower: Crunkest Band Evernew
It's got the Killa City attitude, the low-slung rock 'n' roll, the beats to shake ass to, the noise, the punk, the blues, the metal -- and, now, an endorsement deal from Lil Jon's beverage of choice.
The Pitch |
Jasn Harper |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Federation of Horsepower
