Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
Doughnut Lounge Arrives in Overland Park & Other Weekend Possibilities
As January draws to a close, it’s time to officially abandon your New Year’s resolutions. Dive headfirst, or roll, into February with the new outpost for Doughnut Lounge (7926 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas). The doughnut bar’s second location opened earlier this week in downtown Overland Park in the former El Salvadoreno space. The…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Foshee’s Process
This weekend will cap the end of a remarkable journey for one of Kansas City’s independent solo artists when Andrew Foshee celebrates the release of his first full-length LP, “Strange Relations,” Friday at the recordBar. Foshee’s album is every bit a local release success. The limited physical pressing sold out and the record made a…
Hello Atelier | Delicate Phrasing
Artist Grace Chin’s work is a contrast of the fragile and the forceful. She creates delicate paper floral wreaths that frame strong political slogans. The results are cheerful reminders of positivity in an often turbulent political atmosphere. Listen in as we talk about Grace’s political heritage, her love of Sister Corita Kent, and why she…
Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week & Other Weekend Possibilities
Go exploring in Lawrence, Kansas, this weekend as the fourth annual Downtown Lawrence Restaurant Week kicks off Friday and runs through next Saturday. More than 30 restaurants are offering lunch and dinner specials. Ramen Bowls (918 Massachusetts St.) has a jalapeno-infused sake, Mr. Bacon (624 N. Second St.) has a coffee-rubbed smoked beef rib (pro tip: Mr. Bacon…
Sympathetic Vibrations | Voice of a Forgotten Art
If you turn on commercial radio or check the pop Billboard charts, you’ll see any number of performers who represent themselves as hip-hop artists. But many of them offer only a carefully-crafted street image and a few stanzas mumbled over (usually poorly produced) beats. If you look a bit closer, you may find that the…