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The regional reach: Why Sub Pop is the label that wants you to “think local”

Editor’s note: I Heart Local Music spent time in Seattle this Summer and spoke with some influential players in the music scene. This is the

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Library launches The Lawrence Music Project

If you go to the library, you can check out a book. So it makes sense that in a town like Lawrence, you can use

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I Heart Local Music presents The Beginner’s Guide to Studio Recording

Last month when we told you about a recording studio the Lawrence Public Library installed free for the public to use, the response was overwhelming.

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Broncho to return with new record, new attitude

The Jackpot recently started framing flyers for their most memorable shows in recent history. Smack dab in the middle of them is one of Broncho’s

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Doggone Adorable: Local musicians and the dogs they love

In Lawrence, rockers tend to get in touch with their “ruff” side. That’s because more musicians here are becoming partial to their pooches, keen on

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Peelander-Z wants you to dress up and bring them BBQ

When Peelander-Z hits Middle of the Map Fest this week, it’ll be an affair to remember. The vibrantly colored New York-based Japanese action punk rockers

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Watch: Ume relies on fans to keep momentum going

Lauren Langner Larson knows just how to thrill an audience with her guitar. The frontwoman for Ume is a fireball, masked under a whipping blonde

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Something really beautiful: Hundred Waters to bring heartwarming friendship to the stage

You won’t find a band closer than Hundred Waters. That trait was noticed immediately when we sat down with the five musicians at SXSW in

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Watch: I Heart Local Music interviews Andrew W.K., The Black Lips, and more at SXSW

by Fally Afani In addition to watching, photographing, and loving hundreds of acts at this year’s SXSW music festival, the I Heart Local Music staff

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The Best Beards In The Biz: Lawrence musicians rock fantastic facial hair

If there’s one thing the Lawrence music scene doesn’t lack, it’s style. We’ve noticed that mere face fuzz will just not do for many of