Lawrence, Kansas
- November 10, 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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The best things we saw at SXSW 2016
Another SXSW is in the books, and it has given us a taste of what’s to come in the music scene. We saw a comebacks,
“Always Speak Out.” Wise words from the women of rock and roll
As if it weren’t already hard enough to work as a musician, women have added prejudices working against them. Kesha, Bjork, and Best Coast’s Bethany
LFK gets weird at SXSW with I Heart Local Music
Well, shit got weird at SXSW. This was expected, considering the Lawrence bands that descended upon the festival. Some of those bands congregated at the
Watch: Your Friend at SXSW
The rain really couldn’t have had better timing. Generally, at SXSW, festival-goers are treated to sunshine and heat for the week-long music event in Austin.
Watch: Hearts of Darkness bring the funk to the Jazzhaus
There’s nothing quite like starting the weekend in Spring. The flowers are finally blooming big bursts of color on the ground and in the trees,
Brazen Bodies: Automagik are (still) a wicked rush
The last time we saw Automagik, they were wild, unruly, and wonderfully barbaric. Not much has changed since then. It was three years ago when
Photo Gallery: Carly Rae Jepsen / Cardiknox at the Granada
If you’d like to know what type of fans show up to a Carly Rae Jepsen concert, it’s dozens of adorable children and well-dressed gay
Watch: Be/Non’s captivating performance from their album release show
Over the past few days, we’ve heard nothing but buzz about Be/Non’s album release show. The event, held at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple
Photo Gallery: Dressy Bessy / Whoa Thunder / Schwervon!
When half the lineup sounds like a sort of exclamation or hearty declaration, you know what you’re in for. In perhaps one of the more