Lawrence, Kansas
- October 28, 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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Replay launches Three-Headed Thursdays, immediately kicks ass
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Here’s the thing about Destroy Nate Allen: you can’t just watch them perform. The Kansas City-via-Portland duo are loud, boisterous, and completely unavoidable (as many
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Listen: Fullbloods release “No Keys”
Kansas City continues to be the source for feel-good pop in the Midwest, and Fullbloods is continuing that legacy with their latest album Mild West.
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In October of 2014, Nicholas St. James performed in front of a large crowd in the theatre of the Lawrence Arts Center. The folk artist
Photo Gallery: SXSW Bound, Night 2
The final night of “SXSW Bound” somehow manifested into a bigger event than the night before. Five bands from five genres in the scene played
Photo Gallery: SXSW Bound, Night 1
If you weren’t coughing up confetti and glittery by the end of the night, you weren’t doing it right. “SXSW Bound” saw its most colorful