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Megabus ending service in Columbia and Kansas City due to low ridership

Marilyn Haigh • September 23, 2015

Senior David Wallace rides Megabus about once a month, usually to go home to St. Louis. This soon will no longer be the case as Megabus, a privately-owned bus company with stops around the world, is ending...

Annual Blues and BBQ Festival offers unique food vendors

Elmer Guardado • September 23, 2015

The ninth-annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival will be held Sept. 25-27 at Stephens Lake Park, and as the name suggests, eaters have a lot to look forward to. Below is a list with descriptions of some...

Initiative petition hopes to legalize medical marijuana

Tessa Weinberg • September 23, 2015

The legalization of medical marijuana could be on the Missouri ballot next fall if an initiative petition spearheaded by the organization Show-Me Cannabis succeeds. Missouri would be the 24th state in...

Dealing with a festival that’s more than just music, vendors bring the food that fuels fans to Roots N Blues this weekend

Tessa Weinberg • September 23, 2015

People often refer to it as the Roots N Blues Festival, but they often forget that there’s “N BBQ” in the name, too. Soulful music calls for some equally moving food. Someone has to provide that...

Punch Bros album is genre-bending, eclectic

Jeannine Anderson • September 23, 2015

“Phosphorescent Blues” is the latest album by Punch Brothers, released in January of this year. Every track on this album is a genre-bending inspiration to any eclectic musician or listener, with inspiration...

Where you’ve heard them then forgot: a RnB playlist

Elana Williams • September 23, 2015

There are two types of people in this world: Those who listen to every song an artist has ever performed (even the ones a band member jammed to in their basement in high school), and those of us who love...

Annual Columbia music festival is back

Corin Cesaric • September 23, 2015

It’s that time of year again: Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival is back in Columbia. Roots N Blues first started in 2007. Each year the festival brings out a wide range of performances that range from international...

A RnB tell-all: inside volunteering at the fest

Amanda Battmer • September 23, 2015

Roots N Blues N BBQ brings great food, awesome music and super cool people together every year. How, you ask? From the hard work and dedication of hundreds of volunteers. The festival usually coordinates...

Roots N Blues embraces sustainability

Kathryn Cawdry • September 23, 2015

The Roots N Blues Festival is going green this Friday. **Partners**: Green Team, Earth To Go and the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture. ####Tips from the fest. site: — Ride your bike to the festival....

Rebirth Brass Band takes the stage at Roots N Blues

Nancy Coleman • September 23, 2015

The streets of the New Orleans Tremé district in 1983 were alive with music. The loud, intertwining cries of trumpets, trombones, tubas and saxophones collided with the driving rhythms of bass and snare...

Talk TV to Me: Give these “super” returning series a watch!

Gabriela Velasquez • September 23, 2015

Unless you’ve been living under a rock with no Wi-Fi, you’re probably aware that superheroes are everywhere. No, I don’t mean that guy who jumped through lanes of traffic to rescue a cat on Vine,...

Southern Comfort: Roots N Blues merchandise style

Bianca Rodriguez • September 23, 2015

Every time I attend a live music event, the first thing I do is run to the merch table. Merch from any festival or concert is a gem in my closet. I can wear the clothing to sleep, to class and even to...