Music of Kansas

This article is a supplemental part of the Music of the United States series.

Roots music: before 1940

1940s and 50s

1960s and 70s

1980s to the present

African-American music

Native American music

Latin, Tejano, Hawaiian, Cajun, Puerto Rican and other immigrants

For many years, Kansas has had a vibrant country and bluegrass scene.

Punk rock

Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri were, together, an influential hardcore punk scene. The Embarrassment, Mortal Micronotz, Exploding Rodents, The Slabs, Near Death Experience, Orange Doughnuts (The OD's) and Tunnel Dogs were among the most popular, most centered at Lawrence's University of Kansas campus. The Mortal Micronotz were probably the most famous outside of the area.

Reference

• Blush, Steven. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. 2001. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-717-7