The FOKL Center is really a wonderful little thing. Art space, community center, old building, cool kid gathering place, call it what you want - but last weekend, it was the focal point for the psychedelic/chill/weird genre defying bands that take up residence in the Kansas City...
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This Saturday at Record Bar in Westport, MC Les Izmore and D/Will, The Record Machine's Soft Reeds, Diverse Jazz Trio and Greg Enemy should pack the house with their all-local lineup. Each of these acts have their own built-in fanbases ranging from indie rock to hip hop and...
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The first ever KC Psychfest is fast approaching, and just what have you done recently to prepare for such a festive and wonderful occasion? Hopefully you've been reading up on the local gems that'll be taking to the stage(s) at FOKL in scenic downtown Kansas City, Kansas next...
Cats and kittens are taking over the internetz and the world of pop culture. I say that as someone who has never owned a feline, but regularly finds himself inundated with pictures of cats wearing clothes, eating strange things and break dancing. They've (un)officially taken...
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http://pescivito.com/ http://www.facebook.com/PESCIVITO http://soundcloud.com/pescivito Awhile back I hopped over to the home of Pescivito's front man, Mike Schultz, for one of my most exciting interviews. I really loved talking to these guys as they all have very...
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I wasn’t expecting Ink and The Record Machine’s Middle of the Map Fest last weekend to be as draining and taxing as it turned out to be this year. Perhaps I’m just getting older? Or perhaps music festivals and I don’t always cooperate with each other. Back in 2007,...
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The latest installment of the "Vital Nerve" event series, Vital Nerve 5, is taking it back to the whole-in-the-wall bar scene. On Friday night at The Newsroom in Midtown KCMO, expect a wild affair of various styles of music with (deep breath) Newsense, Les Paul, Missing Link,...
In between gigs as the reformed Get-Up Kids frontman, Matt Pryor is keeping his solo project alive and well. The New Amsterdams return to Lawrence Friday night at the Jackpot Saloon. Those in attendance can expect to hear the soothing acoustic sounds of Pryor and his backing...
There's a busy couple days of events coming up for some of us. Tomorrow Radiohead plays at the Sprint Center, and then Monday the chill-wave group Youth Lagoon comes to town at the Jackpot in Lawrence. Fresh off their much lauded debut album last year, The Year of Hibernation,...
One of the coolest things coming to KCK in the near future is the KC Psychfest. What's that? You haven't heard about it yet? Well that's why you're here at Demencha.com, to learn about unbelievably cool things happening in your area. Dedric Moore, of Monta At Odds, graciously...
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