Slighty Feral Media: The Raccoon's Cabinet of Curiosities

Stage Dive KC Summer Showcase Builds a Human Tribe The raccoon arrived at the Stage Dive KC Summer Showcase expecting seven local bands across two stages at Warehouse on Broadway and Soundbite Social in Kansas City. Instead, it found musicians, photographers, families, crew, and fans constructing a temporary community from noise, electricity, and shared purpose. The assignment appeared manageable. Seven bands Two stages One camera Document the evidence The raccoon has accepted more unreasonable operating conditions. Stage Dive KC’s Summer Showcase brought  Beneath the Skin, Orion Falls, Easy Tiger, My Waking Dream, Steer Away, The Violent Delights, and Love Like War  together at Warehouse on Broadway on July 17, 2026. The main room and Soundbite Social operated on staggered schedules, allowing the audience to move between performances without being forced to sacrifice one band for another.   This was useful. The raccoon cannot be in two places at once. Several humans have...

The First Expedition Field Notes from the Firing Line, Part Two The First Expedition documents Alethea Mehdipour’s first full J & M Displays fireworks shoot near Bonner Springs, Kansas, through Laverna the Rockin’ Raccoon’s field notes on pyrotechnics, live event production, fireworks safety, racks, shells, quarry heat, and the work behind a fireworks display. The raccoon has reviewed the evidence. Part One was the long fuse. Part Two is where the raccoon enters the field and immediately discovers that the field is made of rock, dust, heat, explosives, and poor shade availability. The first full J & M Displays expedition took place on July 2 near Bonner Springs, Kansas. This show was shot at a rock quarry. A hot one. On a cliff-edge. The raccoon arrived early and waited outside the quarry because new habitats should be observed before they begin making demands. Also, the raccoon was nervous. This has been logged. The quarry was huge. Not large. Huge. The kind of place ...