Lawrence, Kansas
- April 1, 2026
Photo Gallery: Iron & Wine / Strand of Oaks / Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear / Sean Rowe
After Wednesday night’s colorful pop explosion, the second night of Middle of the Map Fest kept it fairly low key with mellow folky acts on
Introducing: Sugar Britches
Be still, our gypsy hearts. Sugar Britches are your new favorite facetious folksters in town. This quartet of sweet, sour, and all things sass have
Review: Pink Royal – “Give Me Something Real/I Know, You Know”
by Nathan Cardiff The breezy, soulful pop of Pink Royal is gorgeously delivered and produced on two singles from their debut record Taps. Both tracks
Album Review: Major Games – “Major Games”
by Nathan Cardiff Seven months since releasing their single “Life,” Major Games finally gives us the full length record we have all been anxiously awaiting.
Review: The Philistines – “Twitch of the Death Nerve/Arecibo”
by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City six-piece The Philistines come out like a hellbent street gang, chains scraping the ground and switchblades at the ready with
Photo Gallery: Pink Royal / Sharp 9 / Spencer Mackenzie Brown / Toy Cartel
Saturday night was dance band night at the Pink Royal album release party at the Granada. The night arrived complete with a stageful of balloons
Toughies take the town
“There are way too many people here for our first show,” a doe-eyed guitar player softly said as he peered out beyond the lights and
Photo Gallery: Bad Religion / OFF! / The Rackatees
Rebel rousers rejoiced on Tuesday evening when punk rock legends hit the stage at Liberty Hall. Bad Religion schooled everyone in the audience while mosh
Mothercoat came to the Replay, and the Replay went nuts
It’s not every day you get to relive those magical SXSW moments. Mothercoat is a band we accidentally stumbled upon when we were in Austin
Watch: Gunsafe at the Replay
We ran into a pretty rad folk-punk outfit at the early Replay show on Friday. Gunsafe is fierce and entirely likable. The four-piece features plenty
