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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Femme Forces: Local musicians gearing up to help youth smash the patriarchy
The summer camp known for teaching young Lawrencians how to rock out and smash the patriarchy is coming up, and some of Lawrence’s finest musicians/camp
Photo Gallery: The 2017 Mardi Gras Parade
If you're a true Lawrencian, then you knew that Tuesday was truly the most wonderful (and most LFK) time of the year. This is when
Photo Gallery: Keef Mountain / Macemouth / Red Kate / The Sluts
It was one of those nights where the smell of leather jackets, soaked with late winter humidity, filled the air. There was enough hair grease
There’s another active music venue in Lawrence now
In case you’ve been under a rock, we wanted to introduce you to another live music venue in Lawrence. Located downtown a few doors away
Watch: Bobby Sauder at Decade
Bobby Sauder, beloved son of the cherished local Whatever Forever label, is making beautiful music. A longtime member of both the label and the scene,
STRFKR brings the space jam to the Granada
Prancing astronauts, lasers, and confetti. This is the new STRFKR. Years ago, the band was known for drawing audiences of men donning dresses. While the
Macemouth gets trashy in new music video
In the Lawrence music scene, Josh Hartranft and Mitch Hewlett are the Kings of Trash. The duo comprise Macemouth, one of Lawrence’s rowdiest and nastiest
Photo Gallery: Folk Alliance 2017
One of the first things you notice is the sound. Upon entering the Westin, a grand and spacious hotel in Kansas City, you hear mandolins,
Watch: Jessica Paige covers Ernie Ford
With this year’s theme at Folk Alliance being “Forbidden Folk,” there were protest songs aplenty. Musicians from across the globe gave renditions of famous protest
