Lawrence, Kansas
- November 2, 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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Something big is coming to Kansas
To quote Jurassic Park, “Hold on to your butts.” Something big is coming to Kansas. We’ve just gotten wind of the Kanrocksas music festival. Word
Katlyn Conroy covers Bright Eyes
Local musician Katlyn Conroy (of Cowboy Indian Bear fame) has yet again gifted us with another one of her covers. Here she is covering Bright
A Toe Tapping Tax Day
There is no other reason in the world to look forward to Tax Day other than what happens every year at the Downtown Lawrence Post
A Tale of Two Venues
On Friday, I was torn between two stellar shows. Both had great local lineups, but make no mistake about it, these were two very different
Fourth of July posts video of new song
Get pumped, folks. Fourth of July just posted a video of a new song, “Fall in August.” They’re playing the Bottleneck tonight (Friday), along with
Hospital Ships take on Vice Mag in Twitter Showdown
Welp, it seems our good friends over at Hospital Ships had a bit of a showdown with the asshats over at Brooklyn-based Vice. You see,
The Hips bring upbeat tunes, sexual tension to the Jackpot
There’s nothing quite like being at a venue, surrounded by all your greatest and closest friends while a band spits out the most poetic of
The Local Scene Machine: Spring 2011 Mixtape
Editor’s note: Local musician Katlyn Conroy has offered to write up a playlist full of local goodies for you to listen to this Spring. Check
Middle of the Map Fest: Day 2
Saturday will go down in history as a proud day for the Kansas City music scene. It will be known as the day legendary musician
Middle of the Map Fest: Day 1
We knew it was going to be a fantastic night when we arrived in Kansas City to find Lawrence peeps as far as the eye