AltWeeklies Wire
Miles Bonny is the Innate Sounds Crew's 'Alpha' Malenew
Miles is all about the positive these days. The storied local DJ, hip-hop producer, jazz trumpeter and soul singer who has released solo material overseas has a new day job: as a case manager for troubled teens in Wyandotte County.
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
The Architects Get Catchynew
With Vice, the group amps up its sound to arena-rocking levels, throwing in plenty of gang vocals and melodic hooks to make sure it reaches the proles in the cheap seats.
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
Pay 2 Playnew
Hip-hop hustlers are making off with Kansas City rappers' hard-earned cash.
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
Go West, Says The Afterparty's New Albumnew
Whereas 2004's Forever After and last year's Under the Rainbow showcased soft-focus, barroom pastorals with gentle guitars and frontman Danny Fischer playing a Brylcreemed crooner, this new one captures the band's live sound.
Tags: The Afterparty
Radio Birdman: Ornithologynew
It's summertime, and the livin' is easy for this Aussie punk band.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
07-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Radio Birdman
Show Snipersnew
Faced with hefty ticket prices, some locals take to the roofs around Kansas City's outdoor venues.
Funny, but Not Just a Big Jokenew
Joey Skidmore makes the case for refusing to be serious.
Tags: Joey Skidmore, Ventriloquist Doll
DJ Konsept: Showin' Upnew
Edwin Morales knows how to start a party, even when smelly potatoes are involved.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Konsept
Six Reasons to Listen to Junior Boys' Newest Instead of Timbalandnew
Reason number one: Timbaland will tell you to bounce -- repeatedly. Junior Boys will not tell you to bounce -- ever.
