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Blink-182’s California Tour Takes Kansas City
On March 30, the second leg of Blink-182’s comeback tour in support of their most recent album, California, hit Kansas City. The first band, Makeout, gave an outstanding performance, with a ...
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A Night At Neuehouse With Allan Rayman
The Neuehouse located in Madison Square in New York, right in the heart of the city is something out of the Hellfire Club from X-Men fame. Within the ...
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Girl Power Takeover with K.Flay and LOLO
96.5 the Buzz threw a Valentine’s Day party in Kansas City on February 10. The highly anticipated tradition featured LOLO and K.Flay this year, with support from Dreamgirl and ...
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Cleopatra World Tour Takes Kansas City
Kansas City kicked off the year in concerts last Monday with Margaret Glaspy, Andrew Bird, and The Lumineers taking over the city’s largest venue, the Sprint Center. Each act ...
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MEB Supports The Women’s March On Washington
Since 2008, Mind Equals Blown has been a community that supports diversity in every sense of the word. Our staff spans the globe, represents all sorts of cultural ...
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Sending Off 2016 in Pure Decadence
People love to claim New Year’s Eve is a night that is over-hyped, and ultimately a huge let down. This is far from the truth for anyone who ...
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Pop/Rock Quartet Mirror Eyes Previews Their Upcoming Album
Mirror Eyes is an emerging Nashville-based alternative rock/pop quintet whose members have shared the stage with bands like New Found Glory and Circa Survive. Recently signed to InVogue ...
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Bayside & Hawthorne Heights Acoustic Holiday Show Review
On December 21st, emo veterans Bayside and Hawthorne Heights‘ acoustic holiday tour was brought to Baltimore, Maryland. The tour is a first for Bayside as they’ve never done any full ...
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#TNTBSXXXMAS Gallery + Review (Night 3)
Kansas City’s alternative station, 96.5 the Buzz, just concluded their 4-night holiday concert series, The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas. Night 3, AKA “#TNTBSXXXMAS”, featured performances from Night ...
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#TNTBSXXMAS Gallery + Review (Night 2)
Kansas City’s alternative station, 96.5 the Buzz, just concluded their 4-night holiday concert series, The Night the Buzz Stole Christmas. Night 2, AKA “#TNTBSXXMAS”, featured performances from SHAED, ...
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Ghost @ Kings Theatre
Ghost is a sight to see. A Ghost concert is like an even more theatrical version of Alice Cooper or King Diamond. I recall seeing Ghost for the ...
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Icon For Hire @ Webster Hall
From the days of gracing the Warped Tour stages to their latest headlining tour, Icon For Hire has been through quite a journey fighting for themselves and the ...
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95.7 the Vibe’s Elfmas
Kansas City kicked off its holiday concert series with 95.7 the Vibe’s Elfmas, featuring Zara Larsson, Mackenzie Nicole, and Tove Lo. As Larsson carries a surprisingly large fanbase ...
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Evanescence @ The Wellmont Theater
It’s been five years since Evanescence has released their last album and four years since the band has gone on tour. Since that time, lead singer/pianist Amy Lee has ...
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The King and Queen of Hearts Tour @ Madison Square Garden
For some people, music is a form of escapism, and for others, a rite of expression that can both repel the bad and enhance the good. Given the ...
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The Divine Feminine Tour hits Kansas City
Nearing the end of the Divine Feminine Tour, Mac Miller and his crew hit Kansas City and went hard doing so. The auditorium was packed with fans who ...
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The Naked and Famous U.S. Tour Gallery + Review
It was an unbelievably dreamy night in Kansas City as alternative band The Naked and Famous took the stage at The Midland Theatre. The band is touring their ...
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Elle King Gallery + Review
After getting some attention with her radio hit “Ex’s and Oh’s”, and supporting Vance Joy on The Fire and The Flood Tour, alternative-blues rockstar Elle King takes on North ...
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Blank Face World Tour in Kansas City
ScHoolboyQ and Joey Badass are out on the road this fall on the Blank Face World Tour, as Q showcases his most recent LP Blank Face. Though admittedly ...
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Grouplove & MUNA @ KC Live! in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City’s alternative station, 96.5 the Buzz, does it again with Afentra’s No Costume Party- bringing in Dilly Dally, MUNA, and Grouplove, who are currently on the Big ...
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Marian Hill / Verite / Shaed @ Webster Hall
Sensual. Seductive. Old school flavor. These are some of the things that come to mind when you think of Marian Hill’s debut album, Act One. In many ways, New ...
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The Devil Wears Prada / Memphis May Fire / Silverstein @ Webster Hall
It was 2010 at a little concert venue called the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia. The venue was a bit cramped, a bit steamy, but just a right ...
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Janelle Monae / Nate Ruess @ Central Park Summerstage
It’s always interesting to see two different microcosms of fans come together for a show. You can never anticipate how they are going to respond being subjected to ...
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Pierce the Veil’s Made to Destroy Tour Gallery + Review
After the long, highly-anticipated wait of the release of Pierce the Veil‘s most recent album Misadventures, the band has been touring non-stop. Beginning with their North American Misadventures ...
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Riot Fest 2016
Riot Fest Chicago was hands down the best festival I have ever experienced. I watched a guy in a wheelchair crowd surf at NOFX, I saw two guys ...
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#TakeHerToChurch2016: The First Official Mind Equals Blown Wedding
Music has always bridged the gap between people, forming connections that are made that much more strong because of this shared admiration. Certain songs can bring two people ...
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Death Cab for Cutie, CHVRCHES, and more at Buzz Under the Stars
Kansas City’s hit alternative station 96.5 the Buzz hosted the finale of their summer concert series “Buzz Under the Stars” with some very special guests. Local band The Greeting ...
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Dancefestopia 2016: The Muddiest Festival of the Year
Dancefestopia was a lot like the first time you go mudding with your friends. You’re really excited to go and while you knew it was going to be ...
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The Used 15-Year Anniversary: 2 Night Tour Gallery + Review
Emo legends The Used are celebrating 15 years together with a special tour that lasts two nights in each city. Each night brings a completely different energy to ...
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Riot Fest 2016 – Denver, Colorado
Keep your back-to-school kodak moments on ice for another damn minute! September rips it up with the first days of Riot Fest. The series was littered with artists ...
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Blink 182 / A Day To Remember / All Time Low @ BB&T Pavilion
In some way, shape, or form, Blink 182 is embedded in the fabric of everybody’s punk rock experience. Whether it be watching MTV and seeing the “What’s My ...
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Forecastle 2016
Forecastle Fest: The festival by the river and in the home of some of the best bourbon, Louisville. The festival took place in the heat of July for ...
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5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live Tour
On August 20, 5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live tour finally made its way into Kansas City. On top of seeing the band from the fourth row, ...
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Lindsey Stirling @ Santander Arena
Transcendence (ˌtran(t)ˈsendəns/) noun: existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level. Lindsey Stirling had a past, just like everyone else in this world. She opened a song ...
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Zella Day @ The Foundry
I was late. No, not your average five minutes late where it’s acceptable to walk in and disturb the peace of the show. Instead, I was an hour ...
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Vans Warped Tour @ BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ
Everyone – and I mean everyone – loves the Vans Warped Tour. You get the whole package in one long day of concerts between listening to music, running ...
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Warped Tour Diaries: With Confidence
As a band who opened for both You Me At Six and Tonight Alive, With Confidence is slowly but surely making a name for themselves in the best ...
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Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything 2016 Tour
After several splits, solo careers and multiple drummers, singer/ guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, are still able to come together, attract crowds of die hard followers and newcomers, and ...
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Chipotle Cultivate Festival- Kansas City
The Chipotle Cultivate Festival in Kansas City, MO brought many locals out to enjoy the music and learn a thing or two about cooking and responsible farming habits ...
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Slipknot & Marilyn Manson @ BB&T Pavilion
If there were any pillars that were still present in the powerful medium that is metal music, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson would be two acts that you point ...
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Brand New & Modest Mouse @ Madison Square Garden
At first glance, it’s no coincidence that bands like Brand New and Modest Mouse could sell out Madison Square Garden. Although the bands are a little different within ...
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Vans Warped Tour Camden Makes It’s Case To Be Great Again
Vans Warped Tour needed a bounce back year. The 2015 installment saw much controversy attached to it that took away from the music and essence itself. With that, ...
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Global Dance Fest 2016
Any venue is lucky to make it through 20 years, 50 years is definitely a feat, but the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater is celebrating its 110th birthday this year. This venue ...
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PromoWest Fest 2016
The inaugural PromoWest Fest in Columbus, Ohio was jam-packed with several talented acts for three continuous days. The first day featured several up-and-coming alternative acts including The Wombats ...
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Float Fest 2016 Recap
This past weekend, I found myself in my old college town of San Marcos, Texas. San Marcos is known for its party atmosphere, but I was there for ...
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Pierce The Veil @ The Theater of Living Arts
“This is a once in a lifetime tour just for you guys,” Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil yelled into the microphone. On June 17, I found myself turning ...
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Kansas City’s Boulevardia Festival
This Father’s Day weekend was a jam-packed one in Kansas City, as the annual Boulevardia festival was brought to the West Bottoms to celebrate the summer. The weekend ...
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Crown of Asbury Park: Shadow of The City 2016
The 2016 festival season is in full swing – one can almost liken it to a sports season. Each lineup and setting are just grabbing for your attention ...
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Back on the Farm: Bonnaroo 2016
This was my first year to ever attend Bonnaroo, one of the largest and most attended festivals that happens to be forty-five minutes away from my house. It ...
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Brian Wilson Plays Pet Sounds (Northside Festival @ McCarren Park, Brooklyn, NY)
This past Sunday (6/12/16) Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performed the entirely of the album Pet Sounds at the Northside Festival in Brooklyn, NY. To honor the ...
