Lawrence, Kansas
- September 11, 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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New Year’s Resolutions, as presented by local Lawrence musicians
In lieu of the usual weight loss and healthier habits, some of Lawrence’s local musicians are listing some offbeat goals for the new year.
Shows you should see this weekend: New Year’s Eve edition
From the rough to the rhythmic, the folky to the fun, the sultry to the soulful; you’ll find somewhere to fit in this New Year’s
Media Mashup with: Taylor Holenbeck
Name: Taylor Holenbeck Band: Colony Collapse / Heartscape Landbreak / Hospital Ships / The Appleseed Cast / Old Canes Book: East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
Middle of the Map Fest announces return
Less than a week after we named it our top live show of 2011, Middle of the Map Fest announces a triumphant return in 2012.
Are you a grinch or gleeful? Musicians release clashing Christmas albums
Every year, we’re able to find at least one local Christmas album to keep us festive. But this year, two very different holiday albums emerged
A little holiday sparkle with Hello Biplane
Sometimes Hello Biplane is a little too cute for words. Well, now they’ve gone and done it. They’re releasing an adorable Christmas EP on Tuesday
Media Mashup with: Rob Schulte (Robocopter)
Name: Rob Schulte Band: Robocopter Book: Y: The Last Man (Brian K. Vaughan) “So some plague of ‘biblical’ proportions hits the planet, which kills every
Top 10 shows of 2011
2011 saw more new bands and festivals than you can shake a stick at. We launched the site in the Spring, and since then have
A Not So Merry Christmas, from Ponyboy
The holidays aren’t for everyone. Nobody understands this more than local garage rockers Ponyboy. The emotionally unstable duo just released a Christmas song titled