Lawrence, Kansas
- September 29, 2025
Album Review: Elexa Dawson – “Music Is Medicine”
There is a gospel quality to Elexa Dawson’s Music Is Medicine and maybe that’s a testament to its “healing” effect. Dawson grabs cosmic ideas and
Photo Gallery: Julian Davis and the Situation / Grassfed at Lucia
Snowstorm? What snowstorm? You'd hardly know the weather was a problem based off the wild crowd at Lucia on Saturday night. Scores of bluegrass lovers
Photo Gallery: William Elliott Whitmore / Atone At Tone / CS Luxem
It was one of those shows that felt like a reunion of sorts, the kind where everyone pops in over the holiday and venues sneak
The Top Ten Most Badass Things We Saw From Local Bands In 2019
You can’t say 2019 wasn’t without a few surprises! This was a year full of changes. We gained a new venue (hello, Kaw Valley Public
Staff picks: Our favorite tours of 2019
Normally, we compile a list called “The Top Ten Most Badass Things We Saw From Touring Bands” each year, but we’re changing gears just slightly.
Photo Gallery: Fiendstivus 2019
While Downtown was a feverishly busy landscape on the final Friday before Christmas, a calmer and more serene event attracted music lovers to East Lawrence.
KPR’s Big Band Christmas brought glamour and gambol to the holidays
Kansas Public Radio's Big Band Christmas / Photo by Fally Afani Folks, we are just two weeks into December, and Liberty Hall is already winning
Photo Gallery: Holiday Hootenanny with Carswell & Hope / Unfit Wives / Maria the Mexican
Carswell & Hope / Photo by Fally Afani A festive, abundant wreath hung suspended above the Liberty Hall stage, just behind the disco ball, as
Album Review: Bearblood – “Dormant Truth of the All-Mother”
Brutal and heavy, Dormant Truth of the All-Mother is the relentless new album from Bearblood. The trio howls and growls through nine ripping tracks, slamming
Photo Gallery: Kim Petras at the Truman
On Sunday, international pop star and queer icon Kim Petras stopped by the Truman in Kansas City as part of The Clarity tour. It was