Lawrence, Kansas
- May 25, 2026
Album review: Stiff Middle Fingers – “Songs About Sucking”
by Nathan Cardiff Sticking to their punk roots with a play on Big Black’s Songs About Fucking record, Stiff Middle Fingers have dropped their first
Album Review: Danny Pound – “New Explorations!”
by Nathan Cardiff Danny Pound gets experimental on his new record New Explorations! furthering his already impressive songwriting abilities. With what has to be in
Album Review: Tyler Gregory – “Roots Below”
On any given evening in Lawrence, when the weather is warm, you’ll hear what we’ve all come to know as a comforting sound howling from
Review: Vigil and Thieves – “[defective] book one”
by Nathan Cardiff Vigil and Thieves’ record [defective] book one, begins with crystal clear stunner “Melt” where the vocals are an intense force blasting throughout
Album Review: Black On Black – “Firebrand”
by Nathan Cardiff What is that feedback in the distance? The squeal of distortion closing in on us? That creeping sensation shaking your spine with
Album Review: The Fog – “Darkness USA”
by Nathan Cardiff Somehow, some way, The Fog blend up a sinister mixture of pop, anthem rock, and a tremendous amount of noise into their
Review: Major Games – “Life” Single
by Nathan Cardiff “Life,” the first single from Major Games’ forthcoming album, gives us all about 25 seconds to prepare for the majestically loud guitars
Review: Approach – “Approach Presents: SweetKnuckleJunction Season 2 (The Aikido Bray Suite)”
by Nathan Cardiff After last October’s epic Make-Out With Violence, Approach continued to fire on all cylinders playing eclectic shows ranging from SXSW, to JabberJosh’s
Review: Nicholas St. James – “Honeysuckle” EP
by Nathan Cardiff “An Introductory EP” is what Nicholas St. James has humbly labeled his new record Honeysuckle, but even if it is introductory to
Review: Attic Wolves – “Volume & Boldness” EP
by Nathan Cardiff Folky five-piece band Attic Wolves can sure as hell write a pop song. Their EP Volume & Boldness is bleeding with emotion
