Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.