I’m proud of my May concert recommendations feature for Kansas City’s NPR affiliate KCUR. Notices about the prominent appearances of stars are balanced by previews of outings by relatively unknown artists. A healthy range of genres and venues is represented. Far from regurgitations of sanctioned talking points, my occasionally deprecatory commentary will never be mistaken for AI-generated claptrap. A Midwestern outlier, I don’t grant favors to friends or attempt to curry favor with artists, publicists or venue owners. But it’s not all about me. While I don’t care for the music made by my tenth and final selection, I acknowledge the significance of his concert for much of the KCUR audience.