Lawrence, Kansas
- October 6, 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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Photo Gallery: I Heart Local Music Magazine Launch Party
The Bad Ideas / Photo by Ailecia Ruscin To celebrate the launch of our quarterly print magazine, I Heart Local Music invited three local acts
I Heart Local Music announces Field Day Fest lineup
I Heart Local Music is back with another flashy showcase at Lawrence Field Day Fest 7!! The three-day music festival is booking more than 100
Photo Gallery: Chess Club’s album release show at White Schoolhouse
Chess Club / Photo by Fally Afani Chess Club's a band that is wise beyond their very young years. We first noticed the band in
Photo Gallery: JC and the Nuns / Bird Girls / Oh Dear Oh My
Scenes from the Jackpot with pious psych-rockers JC and the Nuns, the ever-so-quirky (like, Schwervon!-level quirky) Oh Dear Oh My, and robust rockers Bird Girls
Pride for the Masses brings pride promenade down Mass St.
March for the Masses / Photo by Fally Afani To call it a spectacle would be a grand understatement and disservice. What Pride for the
Pride for the Masses kicks off with glamour and glee
Ms. Amanda Love at Pride for the Masses / Photo by Fally Afani Lawrence's first installment of Pride for the Masses, a two-day music festival
David Byrne brought drumlines and dance parties to the Kauffman Center
The Kauffman Center became the hottest dance hall in Kansas City on Thursday when David Byrne presented decades of his music in grand, get-down fashion.
Photo Gallery: Skating Polly / Potty Mouth / Lovergurl
Skating Polly / Photo by Fally Afani We don't usually see such lively punk affairs at such an early hour in the evening, but the
Gnarly Davidson bid farewell by blowing the roof off two venues
Gnarly Davidson / Photo by Fally Afani It's hard to write stories like these, ones where you say goodbye to a Lawrence institution, but it's