Nathan Cardiff
Nathan has contributed to I Heart Local Music since November 2012. He lives in Kansas City, MO.
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Album Review: JC & The Nuns – “God Did Weed”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . September 10, 2019
After a change-up at lead singer, JC & The Nuns are back with their sophomore EP God Did Weed. That’s not the only difference though;
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Album Review: Empty Moon – “The Empty Moon Story”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . September 5, 2019
Five long years have passed since Brendan Hangauer’s debut album under the moniker Empty Moon (add a year for the Fourth of July record from
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Review: Tokeback Mountain – “Tokeback Mountain”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . August 28, 2019
The trio that is Tokeback Mountain have cut their teeth making infectious, rowdy rock ’n’ roll in multiple Lawrence projects (including hall of famers Baiowolf,
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Album Review: Jasper – “Jasper”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . August 1, 2019
The crunchy, rocking rhythm that kicks off Jasper’s self-titled record didn’t prepare me for the swerve that gets pulled as soon as the vocals join
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Album Review: Drugs & Attics – “Clean Their Room”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . April 25, 2019
If you’re gonna open your album with a song titled “Drug Party” and have the first lyrics be “I like to party” then you better
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Album Review: Y god Y – S/T EP
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . April 23, 2019
The bombastic dramatics on Y god Y’s debut EP cover you like a warm blanket with bass drops and melancholic howls all over. The duo
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Album Review: Mess – “Learning How To Talk”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . March 28, 2019
Nearly a year ago I wrote a single review for “Cave,” the third track on Learning How To Talk. I’m as excited now as I
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Album Review: Salty – “Dry Rub”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . March 25, 2019
It’s a rare occasion when I would call a song a ripper and mention a stellar saxophone solo in the same sentence, but even rarer
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Metallica play historic, record-breaking set at Sprint Center
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . March 7, 2019
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Review: Good Saint Nathanael – “Lightning” Single
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . January 23, 2019
“Lightning,” the lead single from Good Saint Nathanael (Nate Allen, who previously performed his folk-punk tunes as Destroy Nate Allen), finds him trading those rowdy