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Album Review: Monzie Leo and The Big Sky – “Sunflowers, Sunsets, and Sons of Bitches”

by Nathan Cardiff The booming voice of Monzie Leo carries a message of Midwest dreams and fading romances on the impressive record Sunflowers, Sunsets, and

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Watch: Tyler Gregory / Nicholas St. James deliver unforgettable and unique performance at Lawrence Arts Center

We know there’s been a lot of love for Tyler Gregory lately, but his Saturday night performance at the Lawrence Arts Center with Nicholas St.

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Lawrence pizza joint hosts weekly folk jam

Mondays are in no way mundane if you live in Lawrence. Over the last year, Papa Keno’s has been opening the back seating area up

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Watch: Truckstop Honeymoon at the Replay

There’s really nothing quite like an early Replay patio folk show. Things can really get magical if the air is warm, the beer is cold,

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The Mardi Gras Parade Is Coming

Get ready for quite possibly the most festive fun you’ll see before Spring. The Mardi Gras Parade, an immensely colorful commotion led by folk favorites

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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

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Photo Gallery: Trampled By Turtles / Carl Broemel

The Granada was packed with an eclectic crowd Wednesday night to hear some fine bluegrass. Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket fame opened the show

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The Rundown: New Year’s Eve shows in Lawrence

Congratulations! You’ve survived “the end of the world.” Now it’s time to get back to business, and plan your New Year’s Eve party route. Here

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William Elliott Whitmore wooes the Granada

The vast openness of the Granada was filled with nothing but warmth and cozyness when two intimate songwriters shared the night with an audience looking

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Watch: Famous Seamus and the Travelbongs at Five Bar

Five Bar has been excelling at throwing the best bluegrass and folk acts in the area into the spotlight. Our newest group of bluegrass bandits