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Review: Hidden Pictures – “Sister Wife” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Three short tracks are what we get from the always wonderful Hidden Pictures on their new EP, and they pack a powerful

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Watch: Bloodbirds / Nature Boys at Love Garden

Love Garden was the noisiest place on the block on Saturday evening. The beloved record store hosted two of Kansas City’s loudest bands early in

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Album Review: La Guerre – “The Three” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Katlyn Conroy’s project La Guerre has been brutally honest and emotional in her many releases and live shows over the past couple

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Album Review: Pale Hearts – “Hollowtown”

by Nathan Cardiff From the quick pacing to the jolting vocals, Hollowtown is a dizzying experience. It’s a thrill ride that spins you around and

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Many Moods of Dad – “The Consequence of Trying”

by Nathan Cardiff The Consequence of Trying has this sort of psychotic pop; it’s catchy, it’s fun, but it’s a little insane. The opening track

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Album Review: Black on Black – “Let’s Get Cynical”

by Nathan Cardiff After the brief feedback subsides at the beginning of the record, we plunge into Black on Black’s newest EP Let’s Get Cynical.

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Album Review: Cowboy Indian Bear – “Live Old, Die Young”

Editor’s note: Album review by Nathan Cardiff, introduction by Editor Fally Afani In April of 2011, I got the first glimpse of what was to

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Album Review: Dean Monkey & The Dropouts – “Dean’s Steak House”

by Nathan Cardiff The only Lawrence doo-wop rockers (or at least the youngest) that I’ve ever heard, Dean Monkey & The Dropouts, have put their

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Album Review: Justin Klaas – “What Changed?”

by Nathan Cardiff Justin Klaas is a workaholic. The guy doesn’t rest as far as I know, constantly releasing material (just look at the EPs

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Album Review: Fourth of July – “Empty Moon”

by Nathan Cardiff It’s a cliche and an obvious statement to say that a band matures with their latest release, but cliche or not, it