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I Heart Local Music’s Top Ten Shows of 2012

Our music cup truly runneth over this year. It seems like promoters, venues, and enthusiastic locals worked harder than ever to make this a memorable

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Be/Non reunites with original lineup at the Replay

The Replay was all abuzz on Wednesday night thanks to a maneuver of one Kansas City band. In the spirit of the holidays and reuniting

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Photo Gallery: The Hips / Monsoon Lazer

Halfway through their set, Monsoon Lazer’s Sam Gunnerson held his arms out wide, leaned into the mic and exclaimed “You really know it’s the end

Album Reviews Articles

Album Review: Lasorda – “Lasorda”

by Nathan Cardiff Just glancing at the album art for Lasorda’s self-titled record, I instantly thought of the movie Drive. The cool 80s font, the

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Photo Gallery: Palace / La Guerre / Hospital Ships

With Christmas fast approaching, Downtown Lawrence was overflowing with activity over the weekend. This meant that venues were especially alive with Lawrencians enjoying all the

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Sundiver brings spacey garage rock to the stage

Words and photos by Lillian Wright Smith A quick read through of Sundiver’s bio on Facebook might lead the curious to wonder what “celestial soundscapes,

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Rock Solid: Blackfoot Gypsies remind you what rock and roll is all about

by Mitch Jones I know in most situations it is wrong to judge a book by it’s cover, but in the case of Blackfoot Gypsies

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Everyday/Everynight brings lively performance to the Replay stage

Everyday/Everynight is a very lively group of rockers out of Kansas City, and on Saturday night they showed off their moves (and some new tunes

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Photo Gallery: The Noise FM / Sovereign States / Everyday/Everynight

The Replay was overflowing with holiday cheer Saturday night at the 4th annual Noise for Toys, a Toys for Tots fundraiser put on by the

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Photo Gallery: The 2nd Annual Hemi Jam

On Saturday, three bands hit the Granada stage to rock The Hemi Jam, a benefit to support the Hemi-Foundation. The organization helps children and families