So, I've had a lot of trouble writing this, because there wasn't much that immediately came to mind when I was asked to compile this year's list. Is it just me, or is everybody overly excited about intentionally boring music this year? Half of this stuff sounds like Xanax grew...
![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...
![Mr. Nuro – “Get Moving” [Mix]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mr-nuro-pic-EDIT.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
Kansas City Techno affiliate, Mr. Nuro, just uploaded a new mix doused with enough throbbing rhythms to get your feet shuffling, your head nodding and your temple bouncing. "Get Moving" is a strong DJ mix from head to toe. Be sure to swing through The Union of Westport on...
![Frisky! KC Presents – Mark Farina LIVE @ Blvd Nights [10.28.11]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Mark-Farina-pic-EDIT-1024x397.gif&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
People who've never seen Mark Farina spin live before seem to always ask the same question prior to. "Will he play Mushroom Jazz or house?" From personal experience, I can say that the last time he played at Czar Bar, Farina got busy with a mixture of both styles making for a...
![REVIEW: Ad Astra Arkestra, Self-Titled EP [Out Now on The Record Machine]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/AdAstra.jpg&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
If there’s anything that the Kansas City/Lawrence music scene is known for, it’s that bands don’t last. Some of the people may stay around to be involved with music through different bands and venues, but things change at a pace which most listeners cannot keep up...
![VINYL RIP: DJ Kool – “Let Me Clear My Throat” (Tupac Tribute Edit) [1996]](http://demencha.com/wp-content/themes/widezine/thumb.php?src=http://demencha.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/11819tupac_shakur-1.png&w=200&h=200&zc=1&q=80&bid=1)
RIP Tupac. I thought it might be appropriate to rip this vinyl (no pun intended, I swear) I've been sitting on for a while, just for the Tupac fans out there... DJ Kool - "Let Me Clear My Throat" (Tupac Tribute Edit)...
This one has 4th of July BBQ jam written all over it. I haven't checked Cole Medina's soundcloud in a couple of months, which is blasphemy in itself, but DJs are definitely suggested to check this embedding and download Cole's disco edit of Nate Dogg, Kurupt & Snoop's...
I saw a couple of people raving about this mashup that Pretty Lights did at the Lightning In A Bottle Festival in Cali not too very long ago on facebook. One youtube description from Pretty Lights' performace even reads something to the effect of "a true I was there...
I’ve written for Demencha a few times, all of which were basically rants about why such and such band sucks. A mutual friend introduced Chris Mills and I back in 2008. Fortunately for me Chris allowed me to act like the cynical, know-it-all, pretentious bitch that I am in...
When you think of Kansas Citian, DJ Prato's original breakbeat productions and the similar tunes he mixes on his regular Frosted Breaks radio show, don't think of the B.S. that 96.5 used to play on Liquid Buzz. Think more...old school Chemical Brothers-type breaks. Prato's...
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