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Mommy Dearest: Local musicians and the mothers who support them

It doesn’t matter how many people turn out to their shows or how big their stages are… for many local musicians, their #1 fan will

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Review: Wild Eye – “Wild Lies”

by Nathan Cardiff A screech and squeal blend with the strum of “What Do You Say When You Go?” the first track on Wild Lies,

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Pink Royal is just too cute

We’ve found your feel-good band of the summer. Pink Royal is really just too adorable. Coming hot off of a recent album release, the Lawrence

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Lawrence Field Day Fest lineup announced

Four years in, and Lawrence Field Day Fest continues to grow. Massively. The festival just announced the lineup for the summer festival that scatters dozens

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Watch: Bloodbirds return to Love Garden with new album

If you missed Bloodbirds, take comfort in knowing that they missed you, too. Life happens. Babies are born. Bassists move away. But for one night,

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Photo Gallery: Major Games / Psychic Heat / Maybe Not

Few records have gotten us worked up this year as much as Major Games’ self-titled masterpiece. It was certainly one of the most anticipated albums

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Album Review: Mat Shoare – “Right As Rain”

by Nathan Cardiff I’m gonna do a little self-referencing here, so please forgive me. The first review I wrote for this site was Mat Shoare’s

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Watch: Something and the Whatevers cover La Guerre

This might be the best thing you see on the internet today. Something and the Whatevers aren’t just a local band, they’re a band that

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Sleater-Kinney packs a punch at the Uptown

Middle of the Map Fest left a lot of the scene a little weary after an intense week of live music in Kansas City, but

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Photo Gallery: 2015 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 4

Saturday was the busiest, liveliest day of Middle of the Map Fest. Even some spats of weather didn’t do much to keep the four-day music