From the mid-1930s through the mid-1940s, the roots of American modernity in popular music and painting were set in the hot-house urban culture of Kansas City.
It’s a challenge to describe Chestnut House, the 1884 brick Victorian shared by Late Night Theatre founder Ron Megee and costume designer Jon Fulton Adams in KC’s Northeast neighborhood.
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra’s Third Annual Gala Event will feature “Rhapsody in Blue”
Rhapsody in Blue was first performed by Paul Whiteman and his band Palais Royal Orchestra, with an added section of string players and George Gershwin..
The 2015 Middle of the Map Fest began Wednesday night with the Lawrence founded band Noise FM, followed up by the Republic Tigers, well known for their 2008 single “Buildings and Mountains.”
