By Chris Mills | March 28, 2012 at 5:19 pm | One comment
If you're just another person in KC trying to make a "documentary" on local music/hip hop and you're not at this show, you might want to reconsider your mission statement, or just quit entirely. I believe the picture above was shot by one Jeremy McConnell (Editor of Flavor...
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By Chris Mills | October 30, 2011 at 6:01 pm | No comments
N O C O V E R!
N O C O V E R!!
N O C O V E R!!!
Come on down to the Riot Room in Westport KCMO for a Demencha-presented event, Black Friday at the Riot Room on November 25th. Twerk off that turkey with performances by:
Now Now Sleepyhead
Les Izmore &...
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By Chris Mills | July 18, 2011 at 10:32 am | No comments
This is Gee Watts' first interview, conducted through Demencha.com at Winstead's in KCMO just about one week ago. Hailing from Kansas City's North Side, Watts has gained a reputation as a real rap spitter (and as a tasteful producer) and has earned the respect from...
Posted in: Downloads, Interviews
By Sean Malone | July 15, 2011 at 4:47 pm | One comment
Side projects are often a two way street; they can give under-appreciated band members the opportunity to showcase their own work without the backing of the rest of the group (think Robert Plant's collaborations with Alison Krauss) but they often end up being unjustly...
Posted in: Music Reviews
By Sean Malone | June 30, 2011 at 4:44 pm | No comments
Why are there so many great bands from New Jersey? Well, either Springsteen was spreading his seed around or there's something in the water (sewage?). Here's another awesome band hailing from the Garden/Garbage State with raucous live shows. Think Bright Eyes' side...
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By Chris Mills | June 20, 2011 at 12:25 am | No comments
Eminem said "Nobody listens to techno" in one of his earlier songs. Well, apparently they do. So much so that the Kansas City Techno crew has been holding down their website and monthly DJ events at venues across the city for two years (much longer than that if you count...
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By Chris Mills | June 19, 2011 at 2:48 pm | No comments
The Dream announced that his 2010 release (yeah, I'm mad late but on the DL now), Love King, would be his last album. It doesn't look like that's the case anymore as he's recently said that a new album should be coming later this summer or fall. Via Pitchfork comes this...
Posted in: Downloads
By Chris Mills | May 28, 2011 at 7:48 pm | One comment
EPISODE 2 - Interview w Rootz (of See-I) [5-23-11 demencha.com] by DEMENCHA MAGAZINE
For this this latest episode, we've got an interview with Rootz from the Washington D.C.-based reggae band, See-I. They've got a self-titled album coming out on June 28th and will...
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By Chris Mills | May 26, 2011 at 8:16 pm | No comments
EPISODE 1 - Chris Mills (Demencha Magazine) Interviewed by Kathy Quinn (Star 102+Fox 4) [Feb 2011] by DEMENCHA MAGAZINE
Aired on Star 102 in back in February 2011, this was an interview Kathy Quinn conducted with Demencha Editor-in-Chief, Chris Mills for her radio...
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By Chris Mills | May 25, 2011 at 12:46 pm | 5 comments
pictured: Tech N9ne & Godemis of Ces Cru
Buzzworthy hearsay has been telling us for quite a while that Ces Cru is about thiiiiiis close to getting on with Strange Music, Tech N9ne's home base. Based on this lengthy interview that Tech recently did, he made no bones...
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