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Review: The Philistines – “Twitch of the Death Nerve/Arecibo”

by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City six-piece The Philistines come out like a hellbent street gang, chains scraping the ground and switchblades at the ready with

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Photo Gallery: Pink Royal / Sharp 9 / Spencer Mackenzie Brown / Toy Cartel

Saturday night was dance band night at the Pink Royal album release party at the Granada.  The night arrived complete with a stageful of balloons

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Toughies take the town

“There are way too many people here for our first show,” a doe-eyed guitar player softly said as he peered out beyond the lights and

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Photo Gallery: Father John Misty / King Tuff at the Granada

The Granada got a little hot and heavy on Tuesday night. Father John Misty returned to the Lawrence venue for a performance in front of

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George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic to play free outdoor concert in Lawrence

As if you needed another reason to party in the streets this summer. George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic have been booked to play a free outdoor

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Intimidating and Classic: The People’s Punk Band

It’s been a while since we last checked in with The People’s Punk Band, but judging by Friday night’s show, we should never let that

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Photo Gallery: Shovels & Rope / Inlaws at the Bottleneck

There wasn’t a single frown to be seen at the Bottleneck on Saturday night, but there were plenty of whoops and hollers. The venue just

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Photo Gallery: Of Montreal / Yip Deceiver

Consider Wednesday night’s Of Montreal show at the Granada a great big bowl of eye candy. The dynamic group brought new tunes, new antics, and

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Photo Gallery: Bad Religion / OFF! / The Rackatees

Rebel rousers rejoiced on Tuesday evening when punk rock legends hit the stage at Liberty Hall. Bad Religion schooled everyone in the audience while mosh

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Watch: Arc Flash at the Replay

“We’re done being cute!” exclaimed Arc Flash’s bassist, Lewis Guillen. “So now we’re going to be fucked up!” This was about halfway through Arc Flash’s