Music

Caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
February 9, 2012
Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
This Valentine’s Day, consider the gift of song
February 6, 2012
This Valentine’s Day, your gift could be one in a million, or one of 189 million.
Band looks for help to celebrate Pi Day
February 3, 2012
Their Tax Day celebration may now be a thing of the past, but the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band has found “another esoteric holiday to celebrate.”
The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando keeps making music for himself
January 22, 2012
“Where are we playing this time, I wonder?” Evan Dando will play Jan. 27 at The Granada, 1020 Mass.
KU music student to play with Yo-Yo Ma
December 24, 2011
Three young musicians will get a chance to learn from world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma when he visits Kansas City next month to appear at the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
Steve Jobs to receive posthumous Grammy
December 23, 2011
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is receiving a posthumous Grammy for his technological innovations in the arts.
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey’
December 20, 2011
Jon Bon Jovi wants duped fans to know he’s not dead, and he has posted a photo proving it.
Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce
December 15, 2011
A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring that out — somehow.
The Kansas Nutcracker’ comes to Lawrence Arts Center
December 9, 2011
This year’s take on the Christmas classic is set during Kansas’ first year of statehood.
iCompose: Student uses smartphone to make music
November 27, 2011
Kansas University music composition student Jason Charney’s latest piece doesn’t make music using traditional instruments such as horns, violins and pianos. Instead, he uses his iPhone and a computer to generate sounds.
Going out with a bow
November 11, 2011
Janeal Krehbiel will soon take her last bow with the Lawrence Children’s Choir — and she will do so looking out into the audience at Carnegie Hall.
High school marching bands compete in festival at KU
October 30, 2011
Brass met artificial grass Saturday as 21 high school marching bands competed at Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium.
Marching bands to converge Saturday at KU’s Memorial Stadium for annual festival
October 27, 2011
On Saturday, 21 high school marching bands from around the region will converge on Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium for the 20th annual Heart of America Marching Festival.
Winners list in Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships reflects increasing participation by younger residents
August 29, 2011
The Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, held on Sunday, featured several young winners this year — an encouraging development, its organizer said.
Fiddlers, pickers fill South Park for state competition
August 29, 2011
Live music and the smoky smell of grilled food filled South Park during the 31st annual Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships on Sunday

Previous | Next