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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

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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

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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

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Album Review: Carswell & Hope – “A Hunger”

by Nathan Cardiff It seems more and more the word “magical” has in fact lost its meaning or simply become a snarky, sarcastic word for

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Album Review: Brooke Tuley – “First Midnight”

by Nathan Cardiff The industrial hum that opens on Brooke Tuley’s First Midnight sets the tone for the first half of the record. Through the

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Album Review: Cowboy Indian Bear – “Vandeventer” EP

by Nathan Cardiff A year has passed since Cowboy Indian Bear’s full length Live Old, Die Young was released, winning over fans (new and old)

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Review: The Gleaners – “Western Shine” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Western Shine, the EP release from The Gleaners, is a moody punk record with just the right amount of bluesy rock mixed

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Merlin – “Execution” Single

by Nathan Cardiff The western tinged opening to “Execution” sounds like the sun beating down on a desert where two gunmen have met to duel.

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Album Review: Hello Biplane – “Line”

by Nathan Cardiff Beautifully folky Hello Biplane have delivered a fantastic record upon us this Spring. The airy, bouncing tunes feature a terrific tinge of

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La Guerre – “Rare and Collectible Spirits”

by Nathan Cardiff After her two EP releases in 2013, it seemed that Katlyn Conroy could move into two distinct directions (or frankly any direction