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Exploring the Experimental: CS Luxem opens up about Lawrence’s collaborative music community

Listening to CS Luxem is like taking a mesmerizing trip down the rabbit hole. There are intricate and tricky twists and turns to navigate, and

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Watch: Monzie Leo at Five Bar

Last week we mentioned that local folky-madman-about-town Monzie Leo is back after an extensive tour of the Northwest. As promised, he’s been showering us in

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Photo Gallery: Metal Mondays at the Bottleneck

Metal Mondays are a brutal staple in the Bottleneck’s weekly lineup. This Monday saw local rockers Atomic Pajama Party play a sweet dance rock set

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Netherfriends to stop in Lawrence during ambitious 50 States project

Shawn Rosenblatt has some big ambitions. The Chicago based musician, who performs under the name “Netherfriends” recently set out on a massive project that would

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Photo Gallery: Purity Ring / Headaches / Cousins

Monday night’s Purity Ring show was not for the faint of heart. So many people turned up for the show that there was barely any

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Photo Gallery: Ghosty / Shiner at the Granada

Lawrence was electrified when Shiner played the Granada on Friday. The venue was full of fans old and young, some only recently discovering the legendary

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Photo Gallery: Broncho / Dead Girls / The Sluts

Anyone looking for a nasty little rock show got it at the Jackpot on Saturday. The Sluts opened up the night with one of their

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Watch: The Noise FM on the Oread rooftop

Friday night was one big Lawrence indie rock lovefest when The Noise FM opened for Quiet Corral. This wasn’t your usual setting for a show;

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Photo Gallery: Riff Raff & Lil Debbie at the Bottleneck

Were you one of the many folks who packed into the Bottleneck for the much-anticipated Riff Raff & Lil Debbie show? Photographer Josh Efron was

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Listen: New music from Monzie Leo & The Northwest Two

While we were all suffering from the oppressive Kansas heat over the summer, Mr. Monzie Leo (of Monzie Leo and the Big Sky) found himself