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Photo Gallery: Matt and Kim at Liberty Hall

Lawrence’s beloved Liberty Hall provided the setting for party pop duo Matt and Kim’s tour this Saturday night. If the line around the block was

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Oddball extreme: Dan Deacon delivers epic dance party

Nothing Dan Deacon has done this year is ordinary. He takes everything, from his music to the live shows, to the oddball extreme. For example,

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Music to make your heart ache: The Helio Sequence plays Kansas City

On Thursday night, we found ourselves in Kansas City taking in one of the more beautiful poignant shows of the season. A sulking crowd slowly

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The Jackpot does Halloween with Moon King / Anamanaguchi / Fang Island

LFK knows how to do Halloween proper, and Wednesday night’s show at The Jackpot was ripe with curated costumes and incredible music. Moon King from

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Photo Gallery: Clairaudients (The Atlantic) / The Kickbacks / Bears and Company

The Jackpot hosted a trio of authentic rock bands this Halloween Eve. Bears and Company, of Kansas City, warmed up the crowd with melodic rock

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Photo Gallery: Starfucker / Onuinu at the Granada

Two Portland bands arrived in Lawrence on Monday, eagerly anticipating costumes, bright lights, and dancing. The Lawrence scene responded with full vigor, packing into the

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Makeup, masks, and music, oh my! The Jackpot hosts colorful costumed concert

The Jackpot played host to a colorful commotion on Saturday night when four area bands played electrifying sets for an equally excited crowd. Most of

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Photo Gallery: Karma Vision / Plains / Gucci Dan / Baby Jessica / Andrea Perdue at SeedCo

Halloween weekends are often a colorful affair in Lawrence. That experience is enhanced when a saturated Final Fridays event is thrown in. Five acts took

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Watch: The Grammys interview Quiet Corral

The boys in Quiet Corral aren’t up for a Grammy, but if we had it our way they’d sweep the awards. The folk rockers just

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Singer Songwriter Paradise: East Lawrence home hosts night of magnificent music

Normally when one thinks of house shows, a student-filled home with dusty floors, kegs, and scattered red plastic cups come to mind. This was not