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Love Garden plans massive anniversary celebration with Woods, Blood on the Wall

If you didn’t have plans on May 4th, you do now. It appears Love Garden is throwing a big party at SeedCo, and some big

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I Heart Local Music and Whatever Forever team up for SXSW

You may notice a little more Lawrence presence at this year’s SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. That’s because I Heart Local Music and Whatever

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Album Review: Shy Boys – “Shy Boys”

by Nathan Cardiff On their debut LP, Shy Boys have crafted a record that somehow captures falling in love and being brokenhearted (sometimes simultaneously in

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Watch: Mars Lights at the Replay

Mars Lights is a really fucking great rock band. We’ve been told the trio from Kansas City has been under a few different incarnations (Howie

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A toast to Dean Monkey and the Dropouts

Like most venues scattered across Mass Street, the Replay was packed to the brim with revelers ready to ring in the new year on Tuesday

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Album Review: Slow Motion Commotion – “Nice Things Don’t Happen To Assholes Like Us”

by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City duo Slow Motion Commotion sure sound like they are having a good time, but listen to their lyrics and take

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I Heart Local Music’s Bands To Watch In 2014

2013 was really the year where every musician got it together. It felt like everybody either put out an album, went on tour, or got

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Watch: The Belles at miniBar

If you haven’t stopped by miniBar in Kansas City, it’s worth checking out. The venue serves as an offshoot of Record Bar, and uses a

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Wayne Coyne delights, mingles with fans at Love Garden

Christmas came early for some Flaming Lips fans in Lawrence on Sunday. That’s when Wayne Coyne stopped by the local music mecca to mingle with

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Album Review: John Benda – “Time & Tide”

by Nathan Cardiff I am very familiar with John Benda’s work with Black on Black, where he slays on the drums. A furious and energetic