Philly-based DJ and producer, Cosmo Baker, is a real student of music and a true master when it comes to rocking parties. Having collaborated with the likes of King Britt, ?uestlove of The Roots and tons more, Baker’s buzz stretches beyond his origin of Philadelphia to...
10. Young Fate - "All Gass" [prod. Mr. Fresh] Ladies and gentlemen, hit play and start your engines. This video player popped up in February and sees Fate spitting game over a real heat-rock from Mr. Fresh. While Young Fate verses are on my brain, his 16 on Ron Ron’s...
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[pictured: Young Fierce] I've bolded the two names on this list of about 20 local names, marked as the spoken word artists I'm most looking forward to seeing at this. Young Fierce is still making music, I've come to realize after linking up with him on facebook recently. I...
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With more artists in KC doing experimental, beat music derivatives this year, I thought this separate chart would only be right. I don’t think I had near as many favorite local beats to refer to when the Demencha writers put together their 2010 music picks last year. But in...
10. Bon Iver - Bon Iver I almost left this one off, but I felt like I would be remiss not to include an indie album that has received praise and attention from so many varying corners of pop culture. Singer/songwriter Justin Vernon’s home state of Wisconsin declared not...
Being asked to write this article just further proves that I’m like a movie critic when it comes to judging music. I can tell you what I hate, and exactly why I think it sucks, but when asked to come up with a top-ten list this year, I was just kind of like “uhhh..i...
![FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Luke Rocha aka Topp Boom [Dec. 2011]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/luke-rocha-EDIT-2-1024x488.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
Artist, Luke Rocha (aka beat-maker, Topp Boom) is DIY to the teeth. Having started the blasphemously slept-on SymbolHeavy.com in 2005 to now working with a certain Brooklyn indie-rock icon, (who we cannot name), Luke is constantly learning in addition to holding a distinctly...
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BBS representer, Dom Chronicles, just unleashed a new freebie single off his upcoming "Revolution: The Afterlife EP", not too long ago. We at Demencha like to have a finger on the respective pulses of both the vets of our local music scene and the new guys. If you came up in...
![D/L: We Run KC & Demencha Present – Gee Watts “The City’s Mine” Mixtape [Nov. 2011]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/100_3147-1024x768.jpg&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
First and foremost, shout out to Gee Watts himself, Soul M.U.T.T. over at We Run KC and DJ Shad for helping put this mixtape together. I initially approached Gee Watts about doing a project presented through We Run KC and Demencha Magazine just a couple of months ago. Frankly,...
Be sure to swing through Riot Room on Friday night for what should be the most fun Black Friday music event in Westport, presented kindly by Demencha Magazine. Depending on how early you arrive, you'll be able to snag one of these shirts. There weren't many of them printed...
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