Best of 2012: Lauren Krum of the Grisly Hand

Before ushering in 2013, we asked members of Kansas City’s music community to reflect on some of their favorite local moments of 2012. Today: Lauren Krum of the Grisly Hand.

“My favorite show of the year goes to Sharon Van Etten at the Riot Room. Her set was intense and gorgeous, and both she and her band were incredibly friendly. Helen Gillet’s solo set March 3 at the Brick was gorgeous and mesmerizing. Mike Dillon, like Helen Gillet, will always put on a good show and did so in June at the Brick. Carly Meyers, the trombone prodigy, who’s played with [Dillon’s] band as of late, was celebrating her 21st birthday that night, which seemed impossible for a woman of her talents.”