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Where it’s at: new Jackpot owners embrace live music

On a thrillingly sunny and warm February Sunday afternoon, Downtown Lawrence was alive with people. Inside the Jackpot, two people (a man and a woman)

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A kind of kinship: Fake Natives to bring Manhattan flavor to Lawrence

Lawrence doesn’t get to play host to too many bands that call the land west of Topeka home, but on Wednesday the Replay will be

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Photo Gallery: The Dead Girls / La Guerre / Jon Harrison and the Harrisonics

The Bottleneck played host to a night of indie rock and pop on Friday. Photographer Jessica Sain-Baird was on hand to capture The Dead Girls

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I love rock and roll: The Sluts / Dry Bonnet thrill the Jackpot

On Friday night, we felt like making our faces explode. So we took in a Dry Bonnet show. When they didn’t destroy our hearing, local

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Photo Gallery: The Sluts / Dry Bonnet at the Jackpot

Garage rockers The Sluts and Dry Bonnet teamed up for a night of rock at the Jackpot on Friday. Mitch Jones snapped some photos of

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Shows you should see this weekend: February 24-25

You’ll find yourself facing some of the best garage rock in Lawrence, gorgeous vocals, and loads of fantastic folk this weekend.   Here’s a look

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Listen: Nature Boys upload rowdy songs

We’ve enjoyed the wild ruckus from Nature Boys in the past, and now the Kansas City garage rockers have music you can listen to online.

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Photo Gallery: Mardi Gras in Lawrence

Before Truckstop Honeymoon’s Katie Euliss and Mike West moved to Lawrence, Mardi Gras was just another holiday. Now, it’s an annual tradition that keeps growing

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Kanrocksas to return in 2013

One of the biggest festivals of the year will be returning, but it’s not happening until 2013. Festival organizers say the delay comes thanks to

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Photo Gallery: Wrath and Ruin / Melting Point of Bronze

Heavy metal favorites Wrath and Ruin teamed up with Melting Point of Bronze at the Jackpot in Lawrence on Friday night. Mitch Jones was on