Album Reviews

We are here for the new Creepy Jingles releases
- By Fally Afani
- . April 17, 2024
The Creepy Jingles are hands-down keeping rock and roll alive in this region. The Kansas City band, fronted by eternal cool-girl Jocelyn Nixon, are frequent

Dive into light-hearted pop with ASPN
- By Fally Afani
- . March 26, 2024
Personally, I love things that are unapologetically feminine. That time in the late 90’s and early 2000’s where rom-coms ruled the movie theaters? Pink everything?

Listen: The Roseline releases new protest song “Hang ‘Em High”
- By Fally Afani
- . January 5, 2024
Lawrence loves a good roots band, and The Roseline is one of those leading the charge. But their latest album, Keystone of the Heart, takes

Cutting Ties: Heidi Gluck releases calculated and intense new music
- By Fally Afani
- . July 7, 2023
When we first gave Heidi Gluck’s new album Migrate or Die a listen, it felt like a familiar dark shadow. We’ve known this feeling before, the

Photo Gallery: The Lil’ Pig festival
- By Fally Afani
- . June 23, 2023

Approach takes on the unimaginable grief of losing a parent in new music
- By Fally Afani
- . May 25, 2023
There’s a type of grief that most of us are never prepared for, the one that sidelines you on a random day of the week.

Listen: Red Kate release new track “Shut It Down”
- By Fally Afani
- . April 27, 2023
Rejoice, comrades! Our favorite cantankerous punks have just released a new track (their first in five years!) that’s a must-listen for your week. “Shut It

Listen: Eggs on Mars releases new music
- By Fally Afani
- . April 12, 2023
If you ask Eggs on Mars, their new album Warm Breakfast is “a happy record with sad songs, or maybe a sad record with happy

Listen: Bradley McKellip releases ambient roots album
- By Fally Afani
- . April 2, 2023
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you let one of Lawrence’s best guitarists run wild with an array of musical sounds at their disposal,

After hiatus, Datura Records releases new music with MilkDrop
- By Fally Afani
- . March 10, 2023
Datura Records, the label behind Approach and his wide network of local talent, hasn’t necessarily been laying low over the last year. Rather, the label