Aaron Rhodes

Music Writer

Aaron Rhodes is a music journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the editor-in-chief of Shuttlecock Music Magazine and has contributed to The Pitch and Flatland.

Stories by Aaron Rhodes

A collage of images with teenagers playing music.

Lawrence’s LK Ultra Ushers in a New Generation of Punk

LK Ultra is the most punk band in Lawrence, Kansas. Yes, Young Bull is louder, and yes, Stiff Middle Fingers is faster. But when it comes to the core principles that make a punk band punk, LK Ultra checks nearly every box. Their Instagram bio describes LK Ultra as an “indigenous-fronted queer indie rock band.”…