KMUW 89.1 will present a Final Friday concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at The Diver Studio, 424 S. Commerce St. The free concert will feature three local bands: The Struggle, The Honky Tonk Devils and Spirit of the Stairs, all of whom are donating their time and talent to celebrate KMUW and arts in Wichita.
The Struggle will kick off the night with original and standard blues and R&B. The Honky Tonk Devils will follow with a unique mixture of surf, heavy metal, country, rockabilly, hillbilly and cow punk they refer to as 鈥淪urf & Turf.鈥�
Headlining is Spirit of the Stairs 鈥� a five-piece instrumental rock band that will debut new material prepared specifically for the KMUW event.
鈥淲e are very excited about this show,鈥� said Zackary Roach, who plays guitar for Spirit of the Stairs. 鈥淲e're more than willing; we are honored to play for KMUW.鈥�
The paintings of up-and-coming local artist Josh Monaghan will be on display at the gallery. It will be a great night of music and conversation, said KMUW development director Denise Irwin.
KMUW 89.1 Wichita Public Radio is licensed to 麻豆传媒 as a noncommercial, CPB-qualified full service public radio station, is a charter NPR (National Public Radio) member and an affiliate of PRI (Public Radio International) and APM (American Public Media). KMUW began broadcasting in 1949 as the first 10-watt, noncommercial FM station in the United States.