The new sensation that is sweeping the nation comes directly to the Midwest. AIREOKE is a combination of air guitar and karaoke that was created by "Air Guitar Nation" star Bjorn Turoque, and it's coming to Lawrence thanks to 2009 KC air guitar champion Mean Melin. Bring your own mp3 player or rock out onstage to any number of your favorite songs from the vast AIREOKE catalog. No guitars allowed.
If you were at the Kansas City US Air Guitar Regional, you know how fun and infectious a night of pure unadulterated air guitar can be. You may not think you'll be performing, but after seeing everyone else do it (and having a couple drinks), you may think differently.
$2/$3 for underage
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Eric_Melin (Eric Melin) says…
The time has come. It's the first night of aireoke ever in the Midwest. Come see what ridiculousness is in store for you. I can only promise infectious fun. Starts at 10pm, over by 12!
From The Wrap: With only the slightest trace of exaggeration, 2008 World Air Guitar Champion Craig “Hot Lixx Hulahan” Billmeier calls air guitar “the last pure art form.” Which would just be a punch line except for the great time on display at the LA Regional heat and “It requires no resources, it can be performed in any environment,” the 2008 champ explains. “Everyone has one and it can never be taken away from you.”
Well when you put it like that, Hot Lixx, I can see what you got in the game. I would also add that, more than simply karaoke with flying fingers, air guitar seemed, like the legendary Troubadour itself, to be calling back to the crossroads when rock was still a bit unpredictable.