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Kawehi wins over the Bottleneck

The woman who has grown into a national sensation finally made a hometown appearance on Saturday night when Kawehi played to a packed house at

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Review: Approach – “Approach Presents: SweetKnuckleJunction Season 2 (The Aikido Bray Suite)”

by Nathan Cardiff After last October’s epic Make-Out With Violence, Approach continued to fire on all cylinders playing eclectic shows ranging from SXSW, to JabberJosh’s

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Photo Gallery: Shy Boys / Sleep Kitty / Rev Gusto / Blood Shaman

Shy Boys celebrated the vinyl release of their most recent 7″ with a good old hometown show at the Replay on Saturday. They were joined

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Introducing: The 2015 I Heart Local Music Swimsuit Calendar

Back by popular demand, the I Heart Local Music Swimsuit Calendar is finally here! The calendar features local musicians from Lawrence and Kansas City striking

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Photo Gallery: The 2014 Lawrence Busker Festival

The temperatures soared, but folks still pounded the pavement for the increasingly popular Busker Fest in Downtown Lawrence. For three days, magicians, acrobats, and fire

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Photo Gallery: Assjamz featuring Approach / The Sluts / Spencer Brown / Paper Buffalo

It’s not every day you get to see a 100% local lineup at Liberty Hall. The iconic Lawrence venue hosted a wide array of musicians

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Watch: The Sluts’ fans are out of their minds

A few years ago, a little-known band called The Sluts took the stage at the Jackpot for their very first show. Nobody knew them, and

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Photo Gallery: Vandals Summer Kamp Fest, Day 3

Unlike most festivals, Kamp Fest extended into a Sunday and ran well into the night (and then some). The final and third day of the

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Photo Gallery: Vandals Summer Kamp Fest, Day 2

After a rowdy first day, the punk rock festival continued on at Vandals in Kansas City. Summer Kamp Fest successfully brought both touring and local

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Photo Gallery: Vandals Summer Kamp Fest, Day 1

Kansas City played host to a punk festival so outrageous, it could only be held at Vandals. The small venue saw dozens of bands over