Invictus – 1875 poem by William Ernest Henley, written after falling victim to tuberculosis. Invictus – 2009 Clint Eastwood movie, starring Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon, that spotlighted the 1995 post-apartheid Rugby World Cup. Invictus – 2011 Topeka KS hard rock band i.e. “a real, good, old fashioned, fist pumping, hard rock band.” After establishing [...]

Well, it comes down to this, people: A half dozen of the best regional bands decided by your votes; battling it out down in a dark basement on a cold winter day, in downtown Topeka,  with their only  motivation being crowned the best band in the area. Well that, and $1,100.00 in cash and prizes as the Topeka [...]

Whether you’re a fan of classical, blues, jazz, rock, country, or just about any other genre in between, you can find a version of your favorite Christmas song to fill your needs

"I’m in a very fortunate situation with my record label where, you know, I got to do everything I wanted to on it. It’s pretty diverse, I hope it takes people on a journey, I hope people can relate to it, I hope it touches them."

In the classic 1986 movie “Crossroads,” Willie Brown tells his young protégé, “Lightning Boy” Martone, what he believes to be the essence of the blues when he utters the line, “the blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad.” Many have found that blues music has the ability to tap into the darker region [...]

Thacher is a formidable-looking building at 110 E. 8th Avenue with its pillars of Capitol-era limestone muscling their way down to street level. As the brand new home of Gizmo Pictures and the upcoming Blue Planet Café, the enormous Thacher fits the bill. It’s an adaptable place with a façade that’s been locked into downtown’s [...]

In Sarah Newberry’s office at Colmery-O’Neil VA Hospital, patients fill up the institution-blue chairs and crowd around the stereo. They have over 200 CD’s to choose from, and the conversation blossoms in this small room, discussions starting with the immediacy of the music issued from the speakers, but ending in places very few of us [...]

Check out Patrick Lentz this Saturday, March 27th @ Sharkey's Tiki Bar and Grill

-photos by EJ Drake “You play someone a great record and they don’t react to it, you know it’s time to get them out of your house.” - Miriam Linna, former Cramps drummer When vinyl chloride was discovered in the late 19th century, the resulting versatile plastic was tossed out as a useless rigid material, as [...]