Interviews
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
Local bartender is in a band, starts making drinks named after bands
- By Fally Afani
- . December 29, 2019
If you’ve ever sipped on some booze, but wished it tasted more like a sweaty punk rocker or a bearded bluegrass musician, you’re in luck.
Songwriting contest brings new musicians together
- By Fally Afani
- . December 2, 2019
This week, some of the newest musicians on the local scene will have a chance to show off their work and possibly win an opportunity
