Interviews

The Potent Piano Man: Low Cut Connie is coming to heal you
- By Fally Afani
- . February 20, 2022
We’ve seen a lot of pandemic champions emerge over the last couple of years, this one just happens to stand on his piano and pound

Love Language: Musicians, artists, and community to pen a love letter to Lawrence
- By Fally Afani
- . February 8, 2022
If you’ve ever felt like writing a love letter to Lawrence, you’re not alone. This month, a host of performers and community members will be

Pandemic Play: Hobbies that stuck with musicians through the epidemic
- By Fally Afani
- . January 10, 2022
Ever hear the phrase “A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.” During the pandemic, it was easy to dive head-first into a hobby if

The Vintage Virtuoso: Neal Francis is bringing nostalgic cool (and piano rock) to the Bottleneck
- By Fally Afani
- . November 30, 2021
For the most part during the pandemic, musicians had to lay low, sit on their hands, and dream about the next big gig. But Neal

SOLOHAWK celebrating album release with two Lawrence shows
- By Fally Afani
- . October 11, 2021
When the pandemic hit, every local musician had to approach their craft differently. But Til Willis, the man behind indie-folk duo SOLOHAWK, excelled thanks to

Chess Club steps up with new album “You’re Lucky I Like You”
- By Fally Afani
- . March 23, 2021
Leave it to one of the scene’s most DIY bands to stay busy during the pandemic. Nearly three years after their last release, You’re Lucky

Love and Aggression: After five years, Approach finally unleashes tension-filled album
- By Fally Afani
- . February 3, 2021
Nothing Approach has done was ever ill-timed, and his latest album is no exception. Merely, Minutes In A Day [Section2: Antique Mall] is a culmination

From studio to screen: Library’s virtual experiences a hit with music lovers
- By Fally Afani
- . January 6, 2021
What’s a recording studio to do when the pandemic closes their doors? Well, if you work at the Sound+Vision studio at the Lawrence Public Library,

Country musician corrals community for holiday help with Christmas toy drive
- By Fally Afani
- . November 25, 2020
In Lawrence, country music and the holidays go hand-in-hand. That’s because one country musician has spent years going big for the holiday. Every December, Ryan

Sky Smeed finds “True Love” in quarantine isolation
- By Fally Afani
- . November 21, 2020
If there’s one thing local folkster Sky Smeed learned during the quarantine, it’s the art of adaptability. One moment, musicians were playing shows and planning