Music

Long Goodnight 2015 is a notable year for The Get Up Kids. It marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s 1995 formation in Kansas City, Missouri. It also marks the 10-year anniversary of the band’s 2005 breakup following their ascent to (and subsequent self-propelled descent from) the forefront of the…

Two hip-hop heads are better than one. That’s how the old saying goes, right? Well, such is the case when two local MCs, Mahtie Bush and Kham Raw, joined forces recently for a hot new EP titled No Days Off. Bush and Raw are at their best on No Days…

“You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in my show,” say (or at the very least, infer) the fine folks at Lake Mary Cabin who present these breathtaking dinners. If you’re a foodie and want to give back while ingesting some of the best food fare in…

When I was a kid, back in the ‘80s and on into the ‘90s, the movies I saturated myself with tended to utilize the tried-and-true plot device of the odd couple. Whether I was watching The Adventures of Milo and Otis, E.T., Who Framed Roger Rabbit or The Fox and…

It’s time to get reacquainted with one of the best indie pop groups our region has ever known, Buildings Breeding. The lush, melodic-sounding group fronted by married duo Chris and Melanie Larsen will celebrate their 10-year anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Press Club. “Since 1998 I’ve recorded: 270…

Mozzarella is to cheese what Budweiser is to beer. Mozz is king, the most popular cheese in America. In 2014 the USDA estimated that per-capita, mozzarella consumption was 11.5 pounds a year, beating out cheddar (coming in at 9.6 pounds) by just a few slices for the second year in…

Walking a thin line between country music and contemporary rock, local band Saint Ashbury is celebrating the release of their debut album with a big ol’ party at Harlow’s on Friday, Aug. 28. After forming in early 2013 as a songwriting project, things quickly evolved and Saint Ashbury became a…

I stumbled across the new-ish local band Privileges in a rather unlikely place: Craigslist. While perusing the musicians board looking for like-minded people to get together to jam with, I noticed a post about a group looking for a vocalist. Intrigued (although I’m no vocalist), I clicked on it, followed…

A Careful Tyranny When Nails pulled up to their hotel in Helsinki, Finland, for last year’s appearance at the Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, they walked through the front doors, groggy and tired from the long international flight. That’s when vocalist/guitarist Todd Jones immediately spotted Bill Steer, the British guitarist…

Once a week, cut the meat. That’s the simple message behind Meatless Monday, a global movement and nonprofit initiative that was launched in 2003 with a goal to reduce meat consumption by 15 percent, “For our personal health and the health of the planet,” according to Meatlessmonday.com. Truly a worldwide…