I'm a rock journalist, web editor, documentary filmmaker, accordion player, and overall social media nerd... And have I mentioned how much I love Kansas?
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On Sunday night, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino told the audience about something that happened the last time she played in Lawrence, Kansas. About three years ago, the band was playing at Liberty Hall as part of Garage Fest. They brought a young fan up onstage and let her play the tambourine during one of their songs. It was so heartwarming the audience nearly melted. I think it’s incredible that Cosentino remembered something that happened three years ago in a town she had only played in once before.
I remembered that show too. Why? Because I videotaped her singing to that little girl and immediately put it on YouTube. Bethany found it that week and tweeted it and put it up on her blog. I didn’t know this until months later.
I’ve always felt the need to document live music. Moments like these are so precious to me, and I’m afraid I’ll forget about them if I don’t document them with photos and videos. I’d like to think that maybe, because my video was out there, that’s why Cosentino (along with countless fans all over the world) was able to remember that moment. If my photos and videos can help people remember these precious moments, that’s more than I could ever ask for.
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“Be less of what you look like, and more of something that isn’t yourself.”
Monzie Leo would like to invite you to a party.
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“The scenesters were so stunned by the greatness behind the mic, all they could do was back all the way up against the wall and watch in awe.”
See videos from the Grant Hart / Danny Pound show here.
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“C.S. Luxem stood behind a table containing a mess of equipment and Christmas lights. He’d swap out tapes to create his intoxicating looped effects. What came out was like a clash of the titans. Luxem found a way to intertwine his gorgeous, Bon-Iver-esque voice (sans the Cabin in the Woods) with puzzling noises and loops. If you’re patient enough to make it through the maze of sounds, the payoff is great.”
Read the rest of the review here.
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Approach was missing some front teeth, but gave us a pretty flawless performance anyway. He started off the set with a bit of a warning to the audience: “If I jump off the stage and hurt myself, don’t worry. I’m used to it.” He then pointed to his missing teeth, and was still grinning wide by the end of his set.
See the rest of the gallery here.
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“Lawrence and Kansas City have a shared scene of wanting this part of the country to be recognized as a good music scene, so we treat each other appropriately with the support that’s needed.” -Suzanna Hogan, of Nature Boys. Read the rest of the article here.
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