Looking for a fun thing on the Friday before Valentine's day? Check out the extremely cool event at the Lumber Yard. Winnie's put a TON of work into organizing something really special you don't see often enough around here. Be sure to check out the SHOWS page for more info.
In other news, Ivory Daze and Act With Empathy (A.W.E.) are coming back to Wichita and joining some already stacked bills.
Three really big Furnace shows were recently announced.
Saturday, 2/28 - HAYWIRELocals support has been established for the Haywire show, but TBD for the others. See the shows page for updates and details.
A new blog has been posted about guitar setup. This was originally published in Oi! Bones! earlier this year.
Today the "official" Instagram account for the Furnace went dark, causing a minor panic amongst bands, showgoers, and DIY enthusiasts in Wichita. I knew a new account was going to be in the works, as Ethan Benson and I had talked about the transition of Furnace leadership to him from Clayton and Sav, but it then occurred to me how opaque the behind the scenes can be. In order to shed some light on the situation and assure the public that all was in order, I decided to call Ethan, and we had a great chat about his new role and his vision for the scene.
Read the full interview here!The moment you have all been waiting for! The Circular Reference Annual List of the Suckiest Wichita Bands!
Also, shows have been updated!
I've updated the Blog page to have links to all the blog / news posts I've done so far. I also wrote a piece about my friend John Ross McEwen! Read about it on the blog page!
Okay, so I've updated shows for The Furance, Lumber Yard, Hyde Out, Harvester Arts. Also, the Friday 1/23/2026 show with Teazers has been cancelled (sad face) due to a winter weather advisory. Knob fest lineup has been confirmed.
Bandcamp announced today via their blog that it would ban music and audio that is "generated wholly or in substantial part by AI" on its platform.
"With this policy, we're putting human creativity first." The post goes on to say that the organization reserves the right to remove any content suspected of being AI generated.
Bandcamp's announcement comes several months after The Velvet Sundown, an AI generated, non-human band started climbing streaming charts on Spotify. This past June, Deezer rolled out AI detection tools that determined about 18% of their daily uploads were fully AI generated.
In November, Billboard uncovered internal documents from Suno claiming that users of that platform generate 7 million tracks per day.
Knob Fest Rules. If you're into weird Jazz stuff, then this is one you won't want to miss. Acts TBA. Also, if you decided to hit the FWR release show or were at the Lumber Yard on 1/10/2026, Granule is coming back to town and I DEFINITELY recommend checking them out.
Knob Fest goes from Thursday January 29 through Saturday January 31How will the punks decide? FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL Z
Also, first ever Goth Night at The Furnace Saturday January 24, 2026"...this record is essential listening for anyone making music in the indie scene here in Wichita, not because it's good- it is, but because of what it represents.