Posts tagged with "kcmusic"
recordBar's 15th Anniversary
Posted on September 15 2020 by The BridgeThis week's episode of the Eight One Sixty is all about recordBar and its 15th anniversary! To sum up the importance of recordBar to the KC music scene on a local and national level would be impossible. What co-owners Steve Tulipana and Shawn Sherr... [Read More]
Sept. 14 New Music Adds: Janelle Monae, The Freedom Affair, ZZ Ward
Posted on September 14 2020 by Michelle BaconA new week means new music discovery on 90.9 The Bridge! Keep up with a few of the latest tracks we're adding to our playlist of current songs — featuring an invigorating new tune from Janelle Monáe, a soulful bop from KC's own The Freedom Affair, a power... [Read More]
Crossroads Music Fest 2020
Posted on September 8 2020 by The BridgeOn this week's episode of the Eight One Sixty, we turn our attention to Crossroads Music Fest. This year for the 16th annual event, like so many things, it's a little different. This Saturday, Sept. 12, from 4 to 10 p.m., visit CMFKC's Faceboo... [Read More]
KC Irish Fest Where You Are
Posted on September 1 2020 by The BridgeThis week's episode of Eight One Sixty is all about Kansas City Irish Fest — happening this Saturday, Sept. 5, virtually on your computer and in communal watch parties around KC as the Fest Where You Are benefit concert. Chris sits down (via Zoom) wit... [Read More]
Into the Grooves: A (Not So) Brief History of KC Record Stores
Posted on August 28 2020 by Michael AtchisonRecords already rebounded from a near-death experience, but can they survive a pandemic? The assignment came in January. Conceived as a Kansas City-centric primer for Record Store Day, it was pitched as little more than a declarative statement: “Vinyl... [Read More]
Cuee: 'The Voice That I Always Heard'
Posted on August 27 2020 by Clarence DennisLawrence Rapper Ready For Greenline Grows KC Quis Wright started rapping as a high school student, spitting his own lyrics over popular hip-hop instrumentals on YouTube. He recorded into a karaoke machine. On Friday, the Chicago rapper and Lawrence... [Read More]
Greenline Grows KC Benefit Concert
Posted on August 18 2020 by The BridgeThis week's episode of Eight One Sixty highlights Greenline Grows KC: A Benefit for The Greenline Initiative, a livestream benefit concert coming up on Friday, Aug. 28. On the show we’ll sit down with one of the founders of The Greenline Initiative, A... [Read More]
Week of Aug. 17: New Music Adds
Posted on August 17 2020 by Michelle BaconA new week means new music discovery on 90.9 The Bridge! Keep up with a few of the latest tracks we're adding to our playlist of current songs — featuring Amsterdam multi-instrumentalist Nana Adjoa, folktronic Australian artist Alex the Astronaut, plus KC... [Read More]
Episode 120 – 816 Weekend
Posted on August 15 2020 by Skylar RochelleIt's a full weekend of sick jams from the 816 (and surrounding areas), so we're celebrating on The Z Show! Tune in for an all #kcmusic playlist, with Ebony Tusks, The Creepy Jingles, Second Hand King, True Lions and more. [Read More]
816 Weekend: Music From the 816 Area This Saturday and Sunday
Posted on August 11 2020 by The Bridge816 Day is our city's annual celebration of all things KC, and it's coming back around this Sunday! Since it's a bit harder this year to support your favorite artists, businesses and organizations in person, we're turning the entire weekend over to #kc... [Read More]