Bob Dylan and Me: A Kansas City Fan’s “Never Ending Tour” Odyssey

Bob Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Revue tour of 1975.

“The circus is coming to town.”

That, in a nutshell, is reason enough for Kansas City actor and comedian John Mulvey to lay his money down for a Bob Dylan ticket. It’s a passion Mulvey has pursued since he and his future wife first saw Dylan in a torrential downpour at the former Sandstone Amphitheater in 1989.

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Sympathetic Vibrations | Kansas City of Music

Creative City delegates from 180 cities — including Kansas City — convene in subgroups to share ideas with other designees in Krakow and Katowice, Poland, this week. (Photo courtesy Jacob Wagner)

A few quietly celebrated last fall as Kansas City was officially designated a “Creative City of Music” by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. And though the UNESCO announcement met little fanfare, that hasn’t dampened the spirits of an excited delegation from KC that traveled to Poland this week for the next phase…

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Sympathetic Vibrations | The World is Your Classroom

five musicians

As those who have studied any academic, cultural or musical discipline know well, immersion can be the one of the best teachers in the world. There is perhaps no better local example of that idea than Beau Bledsoe, founder and artistic director of Ensemble Iberica – a group of Kansas City musicians exploring music from…

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Show Me | Jason Sudeikis

Season three of “Show Me” kicks off with actor and comedian Jason Sudeikis back in his hometown. Often wearing one of many KC hats, Sudeikis is proud to call Kansas City home. See what keeps him coming back year after year and why he thinks Kansas City may be the new hub for what’s happening…

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Sympathetic Vibrations | From the Shadows to the Main Stage

A stage at a music festival

Over the last decade, dance music has enjoyed a metamorphosis of culture and scale that is perhaps the fastest and most drastic of any genre across music history’s zeitgeist. And this weekend in La Benite Riverfront Park, Kansas City’s Dancefestopia will bring together more than 100 acts to provide a LED-fueled example of just how…

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