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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

• Bar Natasha, Kansas City, Missouri
• Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri
• Blayney’s of Westport
• Crosstown Station
• Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club, Kansas City, Missouri
• Fred P. Otts Plaza
• Harry’s Country Club
• Jackpot Saloon & Music Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
• Jilly’s on Broadway, Kansas City, Missouri
• Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, Missouri
• Mike’s Tavern, Kansas City, Missouri
• Shooters, Blue Springs, 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, Missouri
• The Riot Room, Kansas City, Missouri
• The Static Bar, Topeka, Kansas
• The Studio Downtown, Kansas City, Missouri

Major Music Venues

• Ameristar Casino
• 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
• Municipal Auditorium
• Starlight Theatre
• Uptown Theater, Kansas City, Missouri
• Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone

Music Stores

• Kief’s Downtown, Lawrence, Kansas
• Little Red Rooster Vinyl and CD’s, Kansas City, Missouri
• Love Garden, Lawrence, Kansas
• Needmore Discs, 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
• Fiesta Kansas City
• Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
• Jiggle Jam
• Kansas City Ethnic Enrichment Festival
• Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
• Kansas City Irish 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
• Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, Lawrence, Kansas

Record Labels / Recording Studios

• Anodyne Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Hyde Park Recording, Kansas City, Missouri
• Minnow Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Oxblood Records, Kansas City, Missouri
• Westend Recording Studios, Kansas City, Missouri

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