Lawrence, Kansas
- October 7, 2025
Fally Afani
http://www.iheartlocalmusic.com
Fally Afani is an award-winning journalist with a career spanning more than 20 years in media. She has worked extensively in radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and more.
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How to Rock Lawrence Field Day Fest, 2017 Edition
We are now less than a week away from local music’s most exciting moment of the Summer. Lawrence Field Day Fest, now in its sixth
Doo-Wop Departure: Dean Monkey and the Dropouts bid farewell at the Replay
They came in looking about as Summery as one could. Each member of Dean Monkey and the Dropouts was decked out in their finest beach
Photo Gallery: Live On Mass 2 with The Wailers / Page 7 / The Rhythm Project
Sometimes, Lawrence needs a reminder that there's more to the local music scene than rock and roll. This is where Live On Mass stepped up
Watch: Sky Smeed at Lucia
If you like your crooners country, you should be keeping tabs on Sky Smeed. The musician has one of the most likable voices in the
Live On Mass brings local love to Downtown with free concert
The Get Up Kids/ Photo by LeRoy Pristach Saturday night will go down as one of the most LFK events of the year, thanks to
From YouTube to the Stage: Lawrence teens rising up in the local scene
Lily Pryor and Iris Hyde are about to have the best week ever. The Girls Rock! Camp alumnae caught our ears a couple of years
City Band Concerts impress with spirited soloists
If you haven’t been paying attention to the City Band Concerts, you should be. Every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m., the Lawrence City Band piles into
After long absence, Fake Natives plan return to Lawrence
Here’s a name we haven’t heard in a while. Fake Natives, a Manhattan band that held a strong connection with the Lawrence scene, is returning
Introducing: Serene Fiend
In the ever-evolving attempt to bring electronic music back into Lawrence’s scene, another musician has switched gears– this time leaning towards a more industrial sound.
Listen: Westerners debut new music, album on the way
It’s been a long time coming, but Westerners finally have some new goodies to tout. They’ve just debuted “Portmanteau,” a harmony-filled, guitar rich number off