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Reverberations
Best Coast / Jenny and Johnny / Jon Langford

Best Coast / Jenny and Johnny / Jon Langford

This week, Steve Wilson reviews an album by Jenny Lewis and one by an artist whose idol was Jenny Lewis. Guess which one got the better Reverberating?

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Reverberations
Eli "Paperboy" Reed / Esperanza Spalding / Paul Collins

Eli "Paperboy" Reed / Esperanza Spalding / Paul Collins

Check out this week's Reverberations, the weekly music column bringing you three new music reviews

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Theater
Director Bryan Moses doesn’t pull punches

Director Bryan Moses doesn’t pull punches

Audiences will feel the sting at the Living Room

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Reverberations
Darker My Love / Bleach Bloodz / Tom Jones

Darker My Love / Bleach Bloodz / Tom Jones

Our music critic Steve Wilson brings you another three album reviews in this week's Reverberations

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Features
Mercury in Retrograde: Mercury Mad has always moved in his own musical orbit

Mercury in Retrograde: Mercury Mad has always moved in his own musical orbit

Mercury Mad and the Plastic Bitches are getting past the bump of their divergent paths and jobs

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Reverberations
Super Wild Horses / Endless Boogie / The Like

Super Wild Horses / Endless Boogie / The Like

Our music critic Steve Wilson offers you reviews on another three albums

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Featured stories

An interview with The Appleseed Cast

They claim The Appleseed Cast was formed in India while the members were working as zookeepers training Bengal tigers, we're not sure if we believe them

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An interview with the Goo Goo Dolls

We're giving away two backstage passes to one lucky fan of the Goo Goo Dolls. If you win, you can ask John Rzeznik any burning questions you have that we didn't cover

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An interview with Shred Scare

They're loud and fast, were once described as "pizza metal" and find inspiration in beer

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“Reverberations” looks back at 2010

2010 has been a year full of highly rated tunes on the Reverberation scale. Here's the best of 2010 list... so far.

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Fringe Festival happenings

Keep checking back to this page throughout the week and we'll keep updating with photos and exciting footage from the Fringe Festival

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M.I.A. / Sun Kil Moon / First Aid Kit

Our music critic Steve Wilson reviews three albums a week to help you broaden your musical horizons

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Photo Galleries

The Appleseed Cast at Jackpot Saloon

The Appleseed Cast at the Jackpot Saloon on August 6.

Better Than Ezra at Crossroads KC

Better Than Ezra at Crossroads KC at Grinders on August 6.

Fringe Fest- closing party

Fringe Festival closing party photographs © 2010 Joseph Maino Photography, used with permission

Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube

Snoop Dogg concert at the VooDoo Lounge on July 29

Screens Boards

September Song, or The What-To-Do Blues

There’s nothing as fulfilling as having your calendar mapped with good theater and films. Labor ...

Review: Director Anton Corbijn uses too much control in THE AMERICAN

There’s a moment from 2005’s Syriana, where George Clooney, playing CIA operative Bob Barnes, meets ...

Review: Kansas City Actors Theatre’s MARION BRIDGE at H&R Stage

There’s something to be said for the comfort of a kitchen. It’s a good place ...

Redbox Special

Sometimes, you just have to take a chance. Like on a title you never heard ...

6 Questions with Damian Torres-Botello on his play, “Discernment”

Damian Torres-Botello is one of the artists-in-residence at the Fishtank, which is opening his play ...