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Album Review: BUMMER – “Milk”

by Nathan Cardiff Thrashy, sludgey, and buzzy, BUMMER’s brand of rock and roll will have your teeth shaking loose when you play them loud enough.

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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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Introducing: Westerners

We’ve had a hunch for a while about Westerners, and it turns out we were right. This is a fairly new band to Lawrence, and

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JabberJosh PowerPoints you in the right direction

As if their sets weren’t already over the top in terms of humor, JabberJosh has now started adding more elements to their shtick. The brotherly

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Review: Westerners – “Westerners” EP

by Nathan Cardiff “And if you said the devil was after me/I’d say it’s nice to be wanted by somebody.” Whoa. Great lyrics like these

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Watch: Schwervon! continues live show antics

We’ve already told you once before about Schwervon!’s antics. The garage pop duo not only churns out one insanely catchy song after another, but they

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Mansion reunites for an insanely drunken night at the Replay

One of the most memorable powerhouses to come out of Lawrence pulled an unforgettable stunt on Saturday night when Mansion reunited for one of the

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Photo Gallery: Real Estate / Your Friend

Taryn Blake Miller is having a pretty good week. Not only did she find herself unpacking copies of her new record, just released on Domino,

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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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Photo Gallery: 2014 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 2

If the first day of Middle of the Map Fest left your ears ringing, Friday’s lineup turned it up to eleven. The cold weather was