a Wichita, Kansas DIY / underground art and music blog
The Record Ship Sampler 2026!
Friday, June 5 2026 @ The Record Ship
230 N Cleveland, Wichita, KS 67214
A show at the coolest record store in the city? Killer. Les and Lincoln are going to be doing a set along with friend of the blog David Lord in support of electro-symphonic drone act, Silkroad, from Oklahoma.
Also featuring...
NOTHING // SPECIAL - Wichita's Preferred Shoegaze
Paul DiGiovanni
NEWS 2026-05-21 JSIMP
Safe Streets Show!
Friday, June 5 2026 @ Safe Streets Wichita
1200 E Waterman, Wichita, Kansas 67214
Show at Safe Streets Wichita? That's cool! Plus, I love the poster by friend of the blog, Honeybee O Gee.
NEWS 2026-05-28 JSIMP
STEPPED ON FINAL SHOW
Thursday, June 4 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
Welp, Andrew is moving back to Boston. I think that sucks. We're gonna miss that dude! Make sure to crowd kill him specifically as a going away present. Also, this is the Formal EP release show? And this sick band, FIGHTBACK, from Baltimore will be there? Dang. Maybe you'll need to crowd kill yourself if you miss this one.
Lineup
STEPPED ON
FORMAL
CARE FREE
FIGURINE
FIGHTBACK - Baltimore
Wichita Forever Fest Fundraiser Function or WFFFF for short...
Saturday, May 30 2026 @ Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
Presented by Oi! Bones! and in association with Get Rowdy, this will be the first fundraiser for the upcoming Wichita Forever Fest! Featuring No Holds Barred, Sentences, and Kurbstompt!
NEWS 2026-05-21 JSIMP
Wichita City Skatepark Showdown!
Saturday, May 30 2026 @ Wichita City Skatepark
645 St Francis, Wichita, KS 67211
The kids in Lorel (alty rock) and Lockjaw (slamming metalcore) are putting on their own show at the Skatepark downtown! This is a neat thing. I like it. I'm also psyched they were able to get noise rockers Facade from OKC a slot on the bill, along with local alt metal dudes Soleta.
NEWS 2026-04-30 JSIMP
Heavy Metal at the Hyde Out!
Saturday, May 30 2026 @ The Hyde Out
452 N Hydraulic, Wichita KS 67214
..featuring
Paragon
Parasitic Intent
Unlock Me This One
Newly wed local legends and Wichita natives Kathleen and Connor arrive at the Furnace with their badass screamo band. For a lot of you relative scene newbies, you'll be in for a delight. Connor's bands have always been exquisite. Also, and this is also huge, Virgins is going to be debuting a few tracks of their WIP new album! The homies in Verruckt and Joy Like a Knife will also be in support.
Do not miss this one.
NEWS 2026-04-30 JSIMP
Lumber Yard Spring Season Finale!
Sunday, May 24 2026 @ Lumber Yard
203 W Mulvane St, Mulvane, KS 67110
Featuring
Lone Gunman, No Motive - Arkansas Heavy Rock Reptile House - KC Kansas Psych Alt Rock Suture - Winfield, KS punks Gaslight - Wichita Hard Dad Rock Dudes Sentences - This guy's band
~UPDATE~ LINE UP IS CONFIRMED. ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Nightosphere is so good. I saw them at ICT Fest a few years ago and they blew me away. This is going to be a must see show.
No Cure - Birmingham AL Straight Edge Hardcore Legalize Homicide - KCMO Brutal Beatdown Death Metal Nihil - OKC Tech Heavy Real Deal Beatdown local support from...
Care Free - Straight Edge
NEWS 2026-04-27 JSIMP
Harbingers - Great Bend KS Emo Rock and Rollers return to the Furnace
Tuesday, May 19 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
Harbingers is a really killer band from Kansas. I think the last time I saw them was at a basement show a few summers ago.
local support from...
Barber - Young Wichita Midwest style Emos Verruckt - Classic MySpace era Metalcore
Kurbstompt - Nasty Slam Grind
Friend of the blog Ross McEwen and The Gunshy will be at the Trackhouse. If you've never been there, it's a really cool mix use art space. I've seen a few fantastic shows here over the years.
This is going to be a really cool experimental / avant garde show. Also, this is going to be the first Honey Cloud show I've seen in a while. If you're not familiar, Honey Cloud is Skyler Marshall and Jayke Wedel's experimental duo. Very cool stuff.
NEWS 2026-04-18 JSIMP
No Law - ABQ Hardcore
Wednesday, May 6 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
So many shows in May, I missed adding this one until recently.
No Law - ABQ Hardcore
Figurine - ICT Hearthrob Hardcore
No Holds Barred - Southern Style Hardcore
Stepped On - The Band Where I Usually Get My Ass Kicked If I'm Anywhere Near The Front.
NEWS 2026-05-01 JSIMP
Blushed and Chi from Texas
Monday, May 4 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
This should be a killer Monday show. I'm sure we'll have Star Wars or something on the TV in the other room for all you nerds, but just make sure to show up for this one. k?
Blushed (TX) - Heavy Shoegaze / Emo (If you like FWR, you'll like these guys)
Chi (TX) - Contemporary Bouncy Death Core - Super low tuned guitar jamz with local support from...
Yours Faithfully Lewellen - Emo Violence
Barber - Midwest Emo
NEWS 2026-03-31 JSIMP
Local Showcase!
Saturday, May 2 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
All locals show! Show up! Show some love!
Dorsia - 5150 Style Metalcore
Soleta - Alt Death Metal
Lockjaw - Slamming Metalcore
Vone - Post-hardcore Grungy Bois
NEWS 2026-04-27 JSIMP
DIE, Held Within, Aneurysm
Friday, May 1 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
LINEUP UPDATED!
DIE - Midwest Hardcore Punk Aneurysm - West Texas Hardcore
Formal
- Fast Hardcore Stuff
Held Within - Local Straight Edgers
NEWS 2026-04-27 JSIMP
~CANCELLED~ Big Backyard Show? $5? Food? Fundraiser for Safe Streets? ~CANCELLED~
Thursday, April 30 2026 @ 1337 Yard
1337 N Lewellen, Wichita, KS 67203
I learned today that this show is going to be rescheduled due to some nasty weather in the forecast. Better safe than dead!
One of my favorite up and coming bands, Yours Faithfully Lewellen is releasing their first EP! Very excited to get my hands on a copy at the show!
with support from...
Yae - Indie Shred Pop Instrumentalists Joy Like A Knife - Contemporary Midwest Emos Nothing//Special - The Standard in Wichita Shoegaze
NEWS 2026-03-31 JSIMP
Alex Vile returns on mixed genre bill!
Thursday, April 16 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
This will be Alex Vile's second time rolling through the Furnance and quite frankly, not enough folks were there the first time. The band is killer. The supporting lineup is killer. This is going to be a good one.
with local support from...
Barnshed - Big Boy Indie Rockers
Barber - Shouty Midwest Emos
Dorsia - 5150 Style Metalcorers
Iced Wrist is coming to town. If you like that super heavy, glitchy, well polished deathcore / slam stuff, you won't want to miss this. I'm familiar with guitarist Kole Kempcke's other projects, and his bands always bring it hot and heavy.
UPDATE - Periolous Ones added to this stacked lineup! with local support from... Verruckt - 00's Metalcore Specialists
No Holds Barred - Classic Southern Style Hardcore
Dorsia - 5150 Style Metalcorers
NEWS 2026-04-12 JSIMP
Cloud Ear Concert Series! First Show!
Monday, April 13 2026 @ Harvester
120 E First St N, Suite 115, Wichita, KS 67202
Friend of the blog David Lord is starting a new concert series to showcase improvisational and experimental artists locally, regionally, and nationally. If you want to see something cool and different, then go to this.
Beatdowners FLYWEIGHT visit Wichita for the first time. Only three bands, so get there on time or you might miss it altogether!
with local support...
Kurbstompt - Like if Crowbar went through mitosis a couple of times and started a beatdown / grind band.
Stepped On - Powerviolence
... that's it...
NEWS 2026-03-31 JSIMP
Bloom and Gloom Festival at Nomar Square
Saturday, April 11 2026 @ Nomar Square (11-6PM)
2200 N Market St., Wichita, KS 67219
Nomar Square hosts some pretty cool events that go under the radar all too often. There are some good bands playing. From their social media page...
Embrace the strange at our delightfully dark and wonderfully weird market! April 11th, Nomar Plaza (2200 N Market, Wichita, KS) will be a haven for the extraordinary, magical, and macabre.
Unearth treasures, meet captivating creators, immerse yourself in the peculiar spectacle, savor devilish delights, and surrender to the unique atmosphere.
A Note to Parents: While children are welcome, please be aware that this event embraces darker themes and may feature items that are not appropriate for all ages. Parental discretion is advised.
Calling all creatures of the day and night, mischievous spirits, and seekers of the strange! Bloom and Gloom is your chance to embrace the unconventional.
Need More Info? Contact us at James@ghoulishgatherings.com
A really cool, immersive visual and audio experience / event is going down in Salina. Here's the description from the Temple Projects' IG post.
Bathe in sound under a new installation by Mason Talbott @masonlitthat and Daniel Picking @daniel.picking presented in the Theater Auditorium of the Salina Masonic Temple (336. S. Santa Fe).
A vibrant multimedia installation featuring Mason's LED RGB floodlights and work from Daniel's ongoing series Mnemonic Resonances envelops the auditorium in shifting patterns of light and shadow to create an immersive environment that reframes the historic interior.
The immersive environment will be enhanced by the sounds of:
Garrett Breese - droning folk funk soul blues inspired
Anna Vanessa - glitchy droning viola
Bring your own pillows, sleeping bag, yoga mat, or chair to get comfy under the installation as you soak in the immersive sound and light environment.
When you arrive, enter through door marked "main entrance" and proceed up the stairs to the third floor, colorful lights will guide the way.
Presented by Temple Projects @templeprojects.art, an independent, artist-run project space based inside the historic Masonic Temple in downtown Salina, Kansas. https://templeprojects.art/
Ivory Daze returns to Wichita with a whole suite of local support on this mixed genre / heavy show.
Locals...
No Holds Barred - Classic Southern Style Hardcore
Mega Scoliosis - Dirty, nasty, dirty, and even more nasty grindcore
Jesters in Bronze - Two piece prog rockers
Soleta - Alt death metal
NEWS 2026-03-31 JSIMP
Thirty Aught Six, Eternal Dread and Bleeding Kansas
Saturday, March 28 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
When one of the touring bands is named after a calibre of bullet, you pretty much know what to expect. Friends of the blog No Holds Barred and Bleeding Kansas, their debut at The Furnace, will be in support!
Five band mixed rock genre madness at the furnace?
Friday, March 27 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
I like shows like this. It's a show where the venn diagram of the five bands is going to have a pretty big area. It's $10, and you'll probably hear something you'll like!
If I'm not mistaken, this will be the first time Honor Choir and Jawline will have played in Wichita. Two solid bands with excellent local support. Shoiuld be a killer show!
Favorites Act With Empathy (A.W.E.) just got added to this stacked lineup with PRIMITIVE RAGE (false grind, hardcore, death metal) and straight edge rockers xGAARGOYLEx from Kentucky. Should be a good one!
LOCALS
No Holds Barred - Classic Southern Style Hardcore Mega Scoliosis - Wichita Grindcore Youngsters Soleta - Alt Death Metal
Jesters in Bronze - Prog Metal Duo
LOCAL SUPPORT
The Working Class - Noisy Punks (with special lineup!)
Joke Stool - The Artists Formerly Known as Several Different Things including the Eighteen Wheelers
Cheeseman
Lincoln, NE natives Ivory Daze return to Wichita with their signature brand of heavy alt shoegaze. Combined with Granule, who I really dig, this should be a fantastic show. And if you missed the FWR release show, here you go! Stacked!
Donations go to White Bison Well-Briety, culturally-based healing to indigenous people that provides sobriety, recovery, addition prevention, and wellness learning resources to Native American / Alaskan Native communities.
NEWS 2026-01-22 JSIMP
VALENTINES DAY MEGA SPECIAL LUMBER YARD EVENT!
Friday, February 13 2026 @ The Lumber Yard
203 W Mulvane St, Mulvane, KS 67110
So this is going to be a killer event. In addition to the normal music affair, there will be a valentines day exchange! Please sign up to bring treats! See info above
MUSIC FROM Mega Scoliosis - Wichita Grindcore Youngsters
GASLIGHT
KURPSTOMPT
JESTERS IN BRONZE
LOCAL SUPPORT Verruckt - Wichita Metalcore Veterans Mega Scoliosis - Wichita Grindcore Youngsters
Kurbstompt
NEWS 2026-02-01 JSIMP
SGF Youth Crew / Hardcore Invasion!
Sunday, February 8 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
Precursor - Springfield, MO Metal / Hardcore Passion - Springfield, MO Youth Crew / Hardcore LOCAL SUPPORT Stepped On - POWERVIOLENCE HARDCORE
Formal - Hardcore
NEWS 2026-01-19 JSIMP
Dorsia Furnace Debut w/ Locals!
Saturday, February 7 2026 @ The Furnace
2225 E Central, Wichita, KS 67214
Verruckt - Local Metalcore Favs
Soleta - Alt Death Metal
Kurbstompt - Beatdown Hardcore
Dorsia - NEW BAND Not sure what they sound like
You know the meme that's like "CHOOSE YOUR PATH, AGING PUNKS!" and the escalator to hell is labeled "Rcokabilly" and the escalator up is "Develop an interest in Jazz"? Well we're not getting any younger, and I don't want any of you to suffer in eternal hellfire, so KNOB FEST 2025 LET'S FREAKING GOOO
ACTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED SEE FLYER
NEWS 2026-01-22 JSIMP
Ska? Reggae? At The Hyde Out? Nice.
Sunday, January 25 2026 @ The Hyde Out
452 N Hydraulic, Wichita KS 67214
..featuring
Midnight Movie Club
The Jah
The Lady Lovers
featuring... YASMIN NUR - Alt Punk Rock VIRGA - LFK Prarie Goth Shoegaze
JOSU� ESTRADA - Local Legend Trumpeter / Cool Stuff GRANULE - Spacey Indie Post Hardcore Emo
NEWS 2026-01-01 JSIMP
DOLL EXCHANGE, CARRIE DAIRY & LOCALS
Saturday, January 10 2026 @ Lumber Yard
6:30pm 203 W Mulvane St, Mulvane, KS 67110
featuring...
Doll Exchange - Garage Rock Carrie Dairy - KC lo-fi Punks
Lockjaw - Hardcore / Beatdown (?) Still haven't seen them yet.
Soleta - Alt Death Metal
with support from... Pomfret - Springfield, MO Midwest Heavy Emo Honor Choir - OKC Heavy Alt Emo Pop Punk
Yae - ICT Indie Instrumental Shred Pop
NEWS 2025-12-23 JSIMP
Khopesh, Mercy, locals
Tuesday, January 6 2026 @ The Furnace
Mercy - Houston Straight Edge Metalcore Khopesh - Oklahoma Metalcore with local support from Verruckt
Days of Wine and Roses
Yours Faithfully, Lewellen
NEWS 2025-12-22 JSIMP
Dada Dolls Clothing Swap & Show
Friday, January 2 2026 @ The Furnace
From Dada Dolls
January 2nd! we're starting the year off right with this awesome show. come listen to some great music, shop cool local artwork, swap out your clothes, and check out our Dada Dolls pop-up shop!
Figurine - FAST HARDCORE Care Free - STRAIGHT EDGE HARDCORE Stepped On - POWERVIOLENCE HARDCORE Nothing // Special - NOT HARDCORE HEAVY SHOEGAZE
Formal - PROBABLY HARDCORE JSIMP NOTE: I need to see them still
Held Within - PROBABLY HARDCORE JSIMP NOTE: I need to see these folks also
$5 SOBER SPACE
NEWS 2025-12-22 JSIMP
NEW YEARS BEATDOWN - MEGA SCOLIOSIS and LOCKJAW
Friday, January 2 2026 @ Wichita City Skatepark
4:00pm 645 St Francis, Wichita, KS 67211
Hit this one early and then head to the Furnace for the Dada Dolls show!
Mega Scoliosis - Gross Out Grindcore
Lockjaw - Hardcore / Beatdown (?) Haven't seen them yet.
NEWS 2025-12-27 JSIMP
LUMBER YARD LAST STAND OF 2025
Saturday, December 27 2025 @ Lumber Yard
6:30pm 203 W Mulvane St, Mulvane, KS 67110
The Vagabonds - Garage Rock
Misery's Company - Dodge City Alt Metal
Soleta - Alt Death Metal
Jesters in Bronze - Two Piece Prog Metal
