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CSS / IO Echo bring seductive summer jam to Kansas City

“It feels like Summer!” Io Echo’s Ioanna Gika exclaimed while perched atop the Riot Room stage in Kansas City. While it was indeed a warm

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Evangelicals / The Caves / Companion bewitch the Replay

While the super moon drew Lawrencians to the outside dance floor at the Replay, an equally bewitching show appealed to music lovers inside. Three acts

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Lawrence’s future rockers are looking alright

The local music community sent off one of its favorite members in style on Wednesday. Drew Smith, a young teen wise beyond his years, is

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Barbarians of the stage: Hammerlord throws down hard for CD Release Party

If you want to know more about metal in this part of Kansas, Friday night’s show at the Replay was a great crash course (a

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Richard’s Rock Camp creates future stars

by Pete Romano Richard’s Rock Band Camp is one of the things that makes Lawrence such a great community to be part of. It gives

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The allure of Bloodbirds and Black on Black

Lawrence is really just the best kind of music town because not even a storm keeps folks away from seeing good music. Such was the

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Kansas City parties with local bands at the Crossroads Summer Block Party

Summers are hardly lazy in these parts. It seems you can’t throw a rock without hitting a local music festival; and lucky for us every

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Photo Gallery: CHVRCHES and Still Corners

Words by Zachary Michael Powell, Photos by Joshua Efron Friday night was a packed affair. Good looking, sharply dressed people from all over found their

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Photo Gallery: Black Flag / Good For You

by Mitch Jones I’m just going to come right out and say it: Wednesday night at the Granada was a blast. If you were there

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The xx, Hundred Waters seduce the Uptown with intimate dance music

When The xx came out for their first show in Kansas City, their fans responded with bold liveliness. They filled the Uptown to the brim