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Last month, local DJ Sick Nifty blasted the bass and mixed on the turntables at The Granada Theater with dubstep artist DATSIK and several others. Sick Nifty opened the show, debuting new material and bringing the crowd to its feet.
Sick Nifty, whose real name is Loren Haas, is a self-proclaimed electronic/thrash artist from Kansas City, Kan. Growing up, Haas was influenced by DJ Obert, DJ Revolution and Planet Asia, as well as punk music. Sick Nifty brings a different style of electronic and dubstep to the stage, remixing rap artists like Tyler the Creator in his latest releases.
"I've got two EPs coming and two new singles that are coming along well," Haas says. "I love that the kids out there [in Lawrence] are down to party 24/7. For instance, DATSIK was on a Tuesday, and that show was packed to the walls by 10 p.m."
Haas makes an effort to get the crowd involved with every song during his shows. Whether it's dancing on stage, calling out to the audience on the microphone or just the music itself, attendees at Sick Nifty shows are always down to dance and enjoy themselves.
al, fidget, disco and dubstep often with traces of other genres I feel into at the time to create something nasty," Haas says. "There really aren't boundaries anymore."
Sick Nifty's next show is at the Riot Room in Kansas City, Mo., on Nov. 12. Check out Sick Nifty's fan page at www.facebook.com/sicknifty.
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Feeling Sick: Kansas City-based musician Sick Nifty will perform Nov. 12 at the Riot Room. His music combines electronic, metal and dubstep.
"I try to combine the styles of electro, met-
Coach Bonnie Henrickson watches on as the one-on-one interviews progress at the 2011 Big 12 media day at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. This is Henrickson's eighth season as coach. The Jayhawks look to improve on their 21-13 record of last year.
WHAT FESTER COULD SURPRISE FANS THIS SEASON?
I'll go with forward Kevin Young, the transfer from Loyola Marymount. Coach Bill Self said Young has a chance to be a starter, and he will have plenty of opportunities to prove himself this season. With forward Jamari Traylor ineligible, Young looks to be the third scholarship forward on the roster, garnering him plenty of playing time. Thomas Robinson will be consistent, somewhere around 12 points and eight rebounds a game. The rest of the production down low will have to come from Jeff Withey and Young. At Loyola in 2009, Young broke fresh records in total rebounds (224) and rebounds per game (7.2). He's also played for the Puerto Rican under-19 team, so the experience is there.
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the moves were based on football, women's basketball was also affected by the changes.
Coaches such as Oklahoma's Sherri Coale stressed the strength of the conference that sent even of its 12
KIM MULKEY Baylor coach
our relationship has no value to him, and then he asks to sleep with me, the answer is: no."
pettitive a stamppoint, it is even more challenging because of the strength that the southern part of the league has and how talented those teams are," Henrickson said.
teams to the NCAA tournament last season.
The Jayhawks feature seven players from Texas and one from Oklahoma. Henrickson said the additions
"When you play in a league that has the strength that the women's basketball conference or the Big 12 Conference and women's basketball has, you don't want to see that broken up for any reason," Coale said. "And that's not good
southern games would be more motivating for those athletes and would be a good opportunity for recruiting.
As the conference continues to change, the rivalries that have lasted through the existence of the conference will also be affected.
would continue to schedule Missouri if the school left the conference, she paused and winked.
When asked about whether she
"Our rivalry belongs in the Big 12." Henrickson said.
Tensions were highest regarding the decision of Texas A&M to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. The Aggies are the defending national champions and are predicted to
finish second in the conference despite the loss of two starters.
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey compared the abandoned rivalry with Texas A&M to an ended marriage and admitted that she did not want to continue the competition beyond the conference.
"If a man wants to divorce me and says our relationship has no
value to him, and then he asks to sleep with me, the answer is: no," Mulkey said. "We are not going to play them anymore, because they decided that playing us was not important to them."
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