Lawrence, Kansas
- October 27, 2026
Fally Afani
https://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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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
Sting brings worldly charm to Kansas City
Naturally, a show of this nature was stuffed to the gills. It was pretty surprising to see Sting not at a venue like the Sprint
Watch: Victor & Penny at Folk Alliance International
What year is it?? Doesn’t matter. Victor & Penny are timeless. They are perhaps the only retro-jazz-folk act in Kansas City you should be paying
Kansas City crushes hard on Calvin Arsenia
Wednesday marked the start of Folk Alliance International, a music festival that brings diverse folk acts from across the globe together at the Westin in
Photo Gallery: Stiff Middle Fingers / Vigil and Thieves / Left E Grove / Cuee
Hold onto your butts. Field Day Fest is coming. The strictly local music festival is arguably (and we will argue this) one of the hottest