Lawrence, Kansas
- 9 December, 2023
Album Review: The Lucky – “The Lucky” EP
by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City band The Lucky have released a fun, fast, and frantic little four-track EP to combat the wintertime blues. The trio
Album Review: Bloodbirds – “Psychic Surgery”
by Nathan Cardiff I’ve been fortunate enough to see Bloodbirds play live a handful of times, and the intensity they bring to the stage is
Album Review: The Dead Girls – “Fade In/Fade Out”
by Nathan Cardiff Much like the newest record from The Dead Girls, I’m just gonna cut to the chase: it’s fantastic. Starting with the one-two-three
Album Review: Olassa – “I Love You, Come Back To Me”
by Nathan Cardiff “Where will I live when I die?” is the first lyric we hear on Olassa’s EP. Not only is it a dark
Album Review: Lasorda – “Lasorda”
by Nathan Cardiff Just glancing at the album art for Lasorda’s self-titled record, I instantly thought of the movie Drive. The cool 80s font, the
Listen: Sam Billen releases more Christmas music
If there’s any local musician who loves making Christmas music, it’s Sam Billen. The singer/songwriter releases holiday tunes every year, but it’s a little different
Album Review: Justin Klaas – “Odds and Ends”
by Nathan Cardiff I had the pleasure of meeting Justin Klaas this past summer while he was playing a short, intimate set of songs. The
Album Review: Mat Shoare – Domestic Partnership
by Nathan Cardiff About a month ago, I was lucky enough to attend a house show featuring three Lawrence musicians and one from KC who
Album Review: Sam Billen – Places
Last week, The Casbah hosted the CD release party for Lawrence’s beloved singer-songwriter Sam Billen’s new album Places. Sam has been making music in the
Album Review: Anakin – Random Accessed Memories
-by Matt Armstrong I have to admit, I’ve been sitting on this review for a while trying to figure out an angle on a record
