Lawrence, Kansas
- September 12, 2025
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
Photo Gallery: Screaming Females / Shellshag / The Bad Ideas / Nature Boys
We heard someone refer to Tuesday night’s show at the Riot Room as a “dream lineup,” and they weren’t really far off. Screaming Females blew
Watch: Viet Cong’s drummer plays with broken hand
There really isn’t anything that can hold a band like Viet Cong back. On Wednesday we set out to see them perform at the Pitchfork
Happy Hooks: Sweet Spirit’s live show is out of sight
Here’s the best thing we’ve seen at SXSW so far. Sweet Spirit took Cheer Up Charlie’s by storm Tuesday night with a set loud and
Photo Gallery: Psychic Heat / The Sluts / Gnarly Davidson
Here are some scenes from Psychic Heat’s tape release show at the Bottleneck on Friday. Gnarly Davidson and the Sluts joined them on (and off)
