Slighty Feral Media: The Raccoon's Cabinet of Curiosities

  Nox Obscura: Returning to the Original Scene Field Notes from Replay Lounge • Lawrence, Kansas Replay Lounge's Nox Obscura Goth Night & Burlesque has become one of Lawrence, Kansas' recurring homes for goth culture , darkwave , industrial music , burlesque , and alternative community . This field note follows the raccoon's return to the place where her journey into documenting live music, nightlife, and creative subcultures quietly began. Stoney Stststar  Some expeditions change the explorer. Others explain how the explorer got there in the first place. The raccoon returned to Replay Lounge for Nox Obscura Goth Night & Burlesque after several months away. At first glance, nothing appeared unusual. The same dive bar. The same stages. The same wonderfully chaotic bathroom walls still serving as Lawrence's least accredited public archive. The same creatures gathering after dark. And yet... Everything had changed. Not because the habitat had become different. ...

Kansas City Vampire Prom: The Monsters Were Never the Problem | Kansas City Goth Community Field Note Permission to Be Strange Kansas City Vampire Prom brought together members of the Kansas City goth community, alternative culture enthusiasts, dark creatives, and curious creatures for an evening of music, fashion, performance, and self-expression at Warehouse on Broadway. While the event featured vampires, gothic fashion, dancing, and fantasy-inspired aesthetics, the most interesting observation had very little to do with costumes. The raccoon has collected an interesting piece of data. Humans spend a remarkable amount of energy attempting to appear normal. An exhausting hobby. The raccoon does not recommend it. Normal is a moving target invented by other humans who are usually making things up as they go. The data on this subject appears overwhelming. Vampire Prom functioned as a temporary suspension of that requirement. For one evening, the creatures stopped negotiating with the out...