folk

Every living member of the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band got together for their 40th anniversary
- By Fally Afani
- . April 21, 2019

Watch Unfit Wives sing to a baby
- By Fally Afani
- . March 26, 2019
It’s Spring! The air is warmer! The flowers are blooming! Everything is coming alive! Color is returning back into the landscape, and there’s no better

Sky Smeed releases single ahead of album release
- By Fally Afani
- . February 6, 2019
One of the region’s calmest country crooners just released a sentimental little tune that’s entirely relatable to anyone who’s ever felt a deep connection with

Photo Gallery: Live on Mass with Split Lip Rayfield / Billy Strings / Opal Agafia & The Sweet Nothings
- By Fally Afani
- . July 4, 2018

The Country Connection: The Roseline gearing up for Folk Alliance
- By Fally Afani
- . February 12, 2018
Colin Halliburton has always been good at toeing the line. As the main man behind The Roseline, he’s managed to toe the line between country

Photo Gallery: Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band / Matt Pryor
- By Fally Afani
- . January 31, 2018

No Bow Tie goes from Bach to Bluegrass
- By Fally Afani
- . October 7, 2017
File this under one of those very LFK moments. While Friday evening played up to the antics of homecoming in Downtown Lawrence, we decided to

Album Review: Plains – “Plains”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . October 5, 2017
Is it future or is it past? Plains have released their follow-up to 2014’s full length Plains with the five track album… Plains. The name

Album Review: The Roseline – “Blood”
- By Nathan Cardiff
- . October 2, 2017
Slow burn songs stand front and center on Blood, the new LP from country champions The Roseline. The follow-up to 2015’s Townie showcases Colin Halliburton’s

Watch: CS Luxem sing in a field of sunflowers
- By Fally Afani
- . September 6, 2017
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you’ve caught wind of something known as “Sunflower Week” here in Lawrence. That’s when Grinter Farms’ popular