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Kansas City among top 10 most tattooed cities in America
According to totalbeauty.com, Kansas City has more tattoo shops per 100,000 people than most other U.S. cities. Kansas City ranked above many larger metros, including Los Angeles, for this edgy art form. Totalbeauty.com, August 2010.

Nightlife and Scene

From the early days when Charlie Parker and Count Basie played in smoky jazz clubs around Kansas City, live music and entertainment has been a staple of nightlife in KC.

Learn more about KC’s rich jazz history. And then check out KC’s current music scene including local concert calendars from The Pitch and Present Magazine.

Live Music Clubs

• Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri
• Blayney’s of Westport, Kansas City, Missouri 
• Crosstown Station
• Czar Bar, Kansas City, Missouri
• Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, Kansas City, Missouri
• Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar, Kansas City, Missouri
• Fred P. Otts Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
• Harry’s Country Club, Kansas City, Missouri 
• Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
• KC Live! at the Power & Light District, Kansas City, Missorui
• Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kansas
• The Brick, Kansas City, Missouri
• Crossroads KC at Grinders, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Granada, Lawrence, Kansas
• The Grand Emporium, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Levee, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Record Bar, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Replay Lounge, Lawrence, Kansas
• The Riot Room, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Static Bar, Topeka, Kansas

Major Music Venues

• Ameristar Casino
• Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, Bonner Springs, Kansas
• Harrah’s VooDoo Lounge, North Kansas City, Missouri
• JCCC: Carlsen Center, Overland Park, Kansas
• Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
• Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
• Lied Center, Lawrence, Kansas
• Madrid Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
• Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
• Midland Theater, Kansas City, Missorui
• Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missorui 
• Music Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
• Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missorui
• Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri 
• Uptown Theater, Kansas City, Missouri

Music Stores

• Anodyne Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Kief’s Downtown, Lawrence, Kansas
• Little Red Rooster Vinyl and CD’s, Kansas City, Missouri
• Love Garden, Lawrence, Kansas
• Streetside Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Vinyl Renaissance, Shawnee, Kansas
• Zebedee’s, Kansas City, Missouri

Festivals/City-Wide Events

• American Royal Barbeque
• American Royal Rodeo
• Art Westport
• Brookside Art Fair
• Crossroads Music Festival
• Fiesta Hispana
• Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
• Jiggle Jam
• Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival
• Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
• Kansas City Irish Festival  
• Kansas City Japan Festival
• Kansas City Oktoberfest
• Kansas International Film Festival
• KC Fringe Festival
• Plaza Art Fair
• Renaissance Festival
• Rhythm & Ribs 18th & Vine Jazz Festival
• Riverfest
• Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival
• The Great American BBQ
• The Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Record Labels / Recording Studios

• Amazon Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Cypher Sound Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
• Evolution Audio, Kansas City, Missouri
• Hyde Park Recording, Kansas City, Missouri
• Oxblood Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Surreal Video & Sound, Kansas City, Missouri
• Westend Recording Studios, Kansas City, Missouri

Want more?

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