Interviews

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

SHAH is a rising local queer icon
- By Fally Afani
- . May 22, 2020
It’s been a whirlwind of a year for SHAH. Since we last checked in with the local musician, he was riding the waves of his

Our Summer 2020 issue is now online
- By Fally Afani
- . May 15, 2020
Welp, we’re definitely going to hell for this one. Our Summer 2020 issue is live! In this issue, we talk to Lawrence’s favorite psychedelic-weed-Jesus-themed band,

Game On: Local musician dives into the history of video game music
- By Fally Afani
- . March 10, 2020