Via The Star came news today that Kansas City's OG entertainment district is about to see some hefty changes. "The number one goal" of Westport's redevelopment is to create a more family-friendly atmosphere, Dr. Ahmed Awad essentially announced to the Planned Industrial...
No one, including Ron Ron, ever formally announced that he was officially done with rap. After a significant break from releasing anything on hard copy, Ron Ron just posted this picture on his Instagram earlier today... Rappers far and wide should probably take note, but...
Just thought this might be fun as I'm getting ready for this trip to Houston tomorrow (I'll be gone 5-6 days, but will still be blogging along with the rest of our contributors). These are some things that I...
Another edition of what caught the ear this week. All of Coachella Pretty much couldn't get away from all the press and awe from Coachella this year. Be it Bon Iver, Radiohead, or the ever popular hologram-Pac, Coachella brought the heat this year. Notable performances...
Coachella's "performance" by a holographic Tupac has been blowing up across social media. From a technology standpoint, it's pretty cool. This is the kind of thing that makes me wish the World's Fair was still going on. I also watched this Asimo video yesterday and was...
We're back with this week's Showcase. Read em and weep. Weep that there's no G.O.O.D. Friday track on this list. Ye, you are such a tease. Jay Electronica - “Dear Moleskine” http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/04/07/jay-electronica-dear-moleskin-prod-just-blaze/ Yeah, sure....
With Ink's Middle of the Map Fest sprawling across nearly every music venue in Westport the night 22 year-old, Kendrick Williams, was killed, I can see why there was erroneous reporting on the relationship between Williams' death and the music fest in Westport this past weekend....
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As Editor here at Demencha, there’s a lot to say about this right now, so bear with me. Demencha is now requiring that artists we write about retweet, reshare and link out posts to the stories we’re writing about them. For example, if you have a show coming up this weekend...
You're a busy person. You work hard all week, dealing with the daily grind and getting that paper. You don't always have time to stay up with the latest in hot new music. But luckily for you, we here at Demencha have your back. Welcome to the first installment of the Saturday...
Last night I trekked out to two different hip hop shows in Kansas City. I knew they would be very different from one another, but I don't think the differences really struck me with such authority until I just recently sat down to write this. The Kansas City Academy at 79th...
