Jim Kilroy of Club Wars and Banzai Magazine fame has unleashed his latest endeavor, and it’s a real animal. Pawpalooza, a series of shows that generate donations to contribute to Kansas City are >> View Complete Article

For one night only, fans of Dark Matter can see the now-defunct Mo-Kan band live for the first time in two years. The group disbanded in late 2005, citing burnout as the ultimate reason behind th >> View Complete Article

The first ever summer Phantasm Fest will feature 20 of the hardest hitting metal bands from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Georgia. Phantasm Fest is the brainchild of renowned Kansas City musicia >> View Complete Article

We encountered many challenges during the planning and execution of the fourth annual Heavy Frequency Awards, but thanks to everyone who participated, played, sponsored and atten >> View Complete Article

Heavy Frequency Magazine and Chapman Recording and Mastering Studios will join forces in 2006 to record and release the first Heavy Frequency CD compilation. The disc, titled Frequency, Vol. 1, will >> View Complete Article

In the 2004 presidential election, 122,2’3,720 American voters went to the polls. That is approximately 60 percent of eligible voters in the United States, the highest turnout since 1’ >> View Complete Article

Skate club members at Fulton High School in Fulton, Mo. hosted the first ever Sk8eraid benefit concert for their local skate park on April 22. The Fulton Skate Club founded this year. >> View Complete Article

Topeka, KS -- Two guitars will go to two lucky fans Apr. 1 at the Boobie Trap Bar, 6th St. and Washburn, Topeka. Synesthetic, of Kansas City and Lawrence, Ks. and Warlok, from Topeka, will join f >> View Complete Article

Lawrence, KS -- Following a severe car accident on Jan. 27, Lawrence, Kansas artists Kendra Herring and Aaron Marable face over 10,000 dollars in hospital bills, a totaled vehicle and the loss o >> View Complete Article

Thanks to the growing outpour of support for the local music community, the 2005 Heavy Frequency Awards not only survived, but succeeded, with almost three times the turnout of >> View Complete Article

A new resource for the local music community has arrived with the opening of a new skate shop, Olliewood, at 2222 SW Buchanan, in Topeka last weekend. Truth Cell bassist/vocalist Ramon Brice >> View Complete Article

In the face of a natural disaster that may cause a death toll in the thousands, musicians across the Midwest join forces to mobilize support for victims of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans, L >> View Complete Article

As if playing in a local gore/death metal band and a full time job are not enough to occupy one’s time, Disinterment drummer Christopher Downs also owns and operates his own independent film >> View Complete Article

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have unleashed yet another MTV special, “Battle for Ozzfest.” This time the metal royalty will offer the winner of the competition not only a slot on next year >> View Complete Article

Heather Bashaw Editor in Chief The metal community fell silent upon hearing news of guitar legend “Dimebag” Darrell Abbot’s death. Twenty-five-yea >> View Complete Article

Canceling all scheduled shows, Independence bar The Bunker shut down for several weeks recently in the midst of their battles with the Independence Police Department and the City of Independence. >> View Complete Article

Four months after winning the world drag racing championship, Rick Davidson rode his motorcycle around a corner and directly into a parked pickup truck. (No alcohol or drugs were involved.) The a >> View Complete Article

Banzai Magazine and Club Wars founder Jim Kilroy hosted Banzai Awards XIV April 7 at America’s Pub in Westport. “Probably the best Banzai Awards Show in a few years,” Kil >> View Complete Article

Heavy Frequency wishes to extend our deepest thanks to the musical acts that performed at the 2003 Heavy Frequency Awards, February 22: Ryan Red Corn, Audio Kombat Arsenal, Chloe >> View Complete Article

Over 10 years ago in West Memphis, Arkansas, three eight-year-old boys disappeared. The next day their bodies turned up in a creek, and it set the stage for what became one of the most profound m >> View Complete Article

Standing up, taking charge, and making a difference - William Chrisman High School junior Ashley Serrano is doing just that. Serrano will be hosting Causefest II February 15 at the Spitfire in Ka >> View Complete Article

To keep area inner city children off the streets and give them what public schools and the government cannot provide, Rick Estes, Sr. founded the United Music Charity Foundation in late 2002. >> View Complete Article

The 13th Annual Banzai Awards show, provided by Club Wars organizer and Banzai Magazine veteran Jim Kilroy, took place at America's Pub in Kansas City, September 10. "Several of the award >> View Complete Article

The annual battle of the bands to open Freaker's Ball began July 16 with 16 bands, and landed four finalists by August 13. Intent, a five-piece metal entourage from Lee's Summit, Missouri, took t >> View Complete Article

Amazingly, the stage survived nearly 40 “phonies” going crazy during the last cover song, Alice in Chains "Man in the Box." Local musicians began a new tradition August 2 - th >> View Complete Article

For any given girl's sweet sixteenth birthday, one would expect balloons, party favors and a cake. However, William Chrisman High School sophomore Ashley Serrano chose a different route this year >> View Complete Article

Fifteen-year-old Rachel Stribling, a brain tumor patient that regularly attends Children’s Mercy Hospital, received a welcome surprise last month. The Stillborn vocalist Pat Doyle or >> View Complete Article

As autumn rolls in and the cold winter months approach, organizations such as Harvesters are swamped with metro citizens that need help to feed their families. On October 31, local band Sere org >> View Complete Article

Thirteen-year-old Lance Bennett wanders through the packed all ages venue, socializing with friends and family present for the event. A serious atmosphere surrounds the crowd of 200 or more; a t >> View Complete Article

At the entrance of the parking lot, a yellow sign with black dangling letters screams at bypassers to attend the show about to begin. Twenty-some cars are parked outside Niener's Bar and Grill, 8 >> View Complete Article