Sunday, August 10, 2025

Aaron Hetherington, Drummer

 


Even the most-experienced professional drummers can develop complications.

On one of the hottest, most-humid evenings this summer, Aaron Hetherington performed non-stop with The Suburbans for over two hours.

It was brutal, and he never missed a beat.

Intense playing, perspiration, and high humidity can cause drummers to grip their sticks differently as they attempt to maintain a secure, yet relaxed grip. This can increase friction and discomfort.

Drummers also tape on their hands in instances like this.

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#hetheringtonaaron #thesuburbansband #musician 


Grant Greenlee: Lead-Guitarist, Vocalist

Grant is clearly having too much fun performing with The Suburbans

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#ggree45 #thesuburbansband #musician 

Megan, Bartender

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow 

Megan, tending the Bamboo Penny's patio bar, is at the very top of the international cocktail scene.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#bamboopennys 

Tori Byrnes, Lighting Technician


Tori directs, as lights are being aimed.

Now you know why The Suburbans look so good on stage.

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#thesuburbansband  

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Jacob Buss, Drummer

 

Jacob, performing with The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute.

I was reminded how good this band is, when two audience members, a week after the performance, shared their enthusiasm with me.

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#thejoshuatreekc #musician 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Jack Roberts, Sound Engineer

Jack, handling the technical aspects of the band's sound during a live performance of The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thejoshuatreekc #soundengineer 

Lars Groce: Guitarist, Vocalist

 


Lars, politely wondering what I was doing on his stage.

The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thezeroskc #musician 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Trey Bose: Saxophonist, Vocalist


Trey, performing with Perpetual Change.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#perpetualchangeband #musician  


Craig Maksimik: Guitarist, Vocalist

 

Craig, performing with The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thejoshuatreekc #musician 

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Sara, Vocalist

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Sara, performing her Madonna tribute.

Material Girl and the Fame Monster.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#material_girl_live 

Bill Graham, Drummer

Bill, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#musician #elton_dan  

Monday, August 4, 2025

Joshua Barnes, Frontman and Lead Singer, The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute

Following their performance, I heard people excitedly commenting on how much the sound and showmanship resembled U2 and Bono.

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#TheJoshuaTreeKC #vocalist #guitarist #musician  

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Lukas Hugunin: Bass Guitarist, Vocalist

Lukas, performing with The Joshua Tree - U2 Tribute.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#lukashuguninofficial #thejoshuatreekc #Fender #musician 

Friday, August 1, 2025

Shawn, Drummer

 

Shawn, performing with Material Girl and the Fame Monster.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#musician #material_girl_live 

Amanda Knox: Wrongfully Convicted

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Amanda Knox told the truth. No one believed her.

Life became a nightmare for Amanda upon arriving in Italy to study, only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later.

Between 2007 and 2015, she spent four years in an Italian prison, and eight years on trial for a murder she did not commit. 

Now, Hulu presents The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, starring Grace Van Patten as Amanda.

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox

Episodes launch August 20, 2025, with two premieres, then weekly until October 1.

Amanda is a journalist, speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting to be Heard (HarperCollins April 2013).

She was delightful.

Photograph © Larry F. Levenson. 

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#WrongfullyAccused #HuluonDisneyPlus 

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Kathy Quinn and Ian Byrne

Kathy (#WomenYouShouldKnow) and Ian, in the magenta lights of a Perpetual Change concert.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson. 

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#Fox4NewsKansasCity #The Elders #PerpetualChange 


Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Shane Borth, Violinist

 


Ziggy and the Neptunes.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#violinshane #musician #ziggyandtheneptunes

Officer Christina Farquhar, Leawood, Kansas, Police Department

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Thank you for keeping us safe.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#leawoodkspolice #militaryveteran #usairforce #lawenforcement

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

En Vee: Vocalist, Performer, Songwriter

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

En Vee, performing with Ziggy and the Neptunes.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#envee77 

Monday, July 28, 2025

Dean Christopher: Guitarist, Vocalist


Feeling the wind, feeling the music. 

Dean, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#elton_dan #musician 


Sara, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Sara, in character for her Madonna tribute.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#material_girl_live #singer 

Mike, Guitar-Tech Wiz

Mike, working with The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thezeroskc #musician  

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Keith Bohn, Keyboardist

Keith, performing with Perpetual Change.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#perpetualchangeband #musician  

Kian Byrne, Musician


Kian, performing with The Elders.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#kianqbyrne #theelderskc 

Friday, July 25, 2025

Elton Dan

Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#elton_dan #musician #vocalist #pianist 

Marlon Bankston: Lead Guitarist, Songwriter, Band Director, Live-Music Producer



Marlon, performing with Material Girl and the Fame Monster, a tribute to Madonna and Lady Gaga.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#mbankston113 #musician #material_girl_live  

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Bill Latas: Guitarist, Vocalist

Bill, performing with Perpetual Change.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#blatapus #perpetualchangeband #musician  

Shawn Poores, Drummer

Shawn, performing with The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thezeroskc #musician #drummer

Mary Rose, Musician

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Because Mary Rose has been blind since birth, attention to information from her other senses is raised; her "ear" for music is possibly elevated.

She was a member of the Austin, Texas-based group The Spinrockers, and is now is Kansas City.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#singer #vocalist #keyboardist #sightimpaired 

Diana Ladio: Musician, Educator, Writer

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Diana, performing with The Elders.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#dianaladio #musician #theelderskc 

Wesley Faulconer, Percussionist

Wes, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#elton_dan #musician  

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Shane Borth, Violinist

Shane, performing with Ziggy and the Neptunes.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#violinshane #ziggyandtheneptunes #musician  

Jim Parker, Guitarist

 

Jim, performing with Perpetual Change.

This was the band's forty-year-anniversary show.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#perpetualchangeband #jamescparkerii 


Sara, Singer

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Sara, ready to perform her tremendous Lady Gaga tribute show. The first half is a Madonna tribute.

Material Girl and the Fame Monster.

Photograph  2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#material_girl_live  

Paul Robert Greenlease: Bass Guitarist, Vocalist

As the sun slowly sets, Paul performs with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#paulgreenlease #elton_dan #singer #musician

Singer Kim Howard Osborne

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Kim, performing with, GDD Band.

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Deann Kinsch: Singer, Musician, Songwriter

#WomenYouShouldKnow 

Deann, performing with Off the Record.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#deann724 #deannofficial #musician

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Brad Gaddy: Bass Guitar, Vocals

 

Brad, performing with The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson. 

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#thezeroskc #gaddyz #musician

Thai Dancers

#WomenYouShouldKnow

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#thai #thailand  

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Brad Gaddy: Bass Guitarist, Vocals

Brad, performing with, The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#musician

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Ben Muñoz, Cellist

Ben, warming up his cello before taking the stage with the remarkable, Ziggy and the Neptunes

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#celloben87 #ziggyandtheneptunes #musician 

Abandoned Marlboros and a Super Dude Lighter

Perhaps a Saturday-night resolution?

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#sundaymorning #earlymorningdiscoveries 

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Waiting at the Bottom of the Stairs

 

When guitarist Dean Christopher left the stage, his wife, Ileska, was waiting for him.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#GDDBand #musician 

Child's Play

An early-morning discovery.

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Friday, July 4, 2025

Tyson, Bass Guitarist


Tyson, performing with Material Girl and the Fame Monster, a fabulous tribute to Madonna and Lady Gaga.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#musician #material_girl_live 

Thai Dancer

#WomenYouShouldKnow 

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thailand 

Electric Police Bicycle

Leawood Police Department, Leawood, Kansas, is increasingly utilizing this eBike.

There are two lights: One flashes red and blue, the other white. The siren is the cylindrical object.

eBikes allow officers to more-easily patrol congested areas, narrow streets, and off-road locations. This means faster response times, and access to areas inaccessible to patrol cars.

Additionally, eBikes are quiet, make them effective for discretely approaching crime scenes.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#leawoodkspolice #trekbikes #trekbicycles #ebike   

Wesley Faulconer, Percussionist

 

Wes, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#percussion #musician #elton_dan 

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Lars Groce: Guitarist, Vocals

Lars, performing with The Zeros.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson.

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#thezeroskc #musician #vocalist #singer 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Megan, Bamboo Penny's

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Megan was tending the patio bar at Bamboo Penny's during a live-music event, when a band member commended her from the stage.

The audience cheered.

The gentlemen in the foreground are two of Megan's biggest fans.

Photograph © 2025 Larry F. Levenson. 

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#bamboopennys