Lawrence, Kansas
- May 3, 2026
Alferd Packer Memorial String Band
Genre: Old Time String Band with Augmentations Members: Lauralyn Bodle, Noah Musser, Matt Kirby, Steve Mason, Mike Yoder Website: https://www.alferdpackerband.com/ Formed in 1979 in Lawrence,
Allison Olassa returns with soulful performance
We really hadn’t heard much from Allison Olassa in a while, so we were happy to see a sudden show pop up from the local
We went to six shows in one night to prove a point
Anymore, Friday nights in Lawrence are pretty outrageous. There are just so many events happening at once. This wasn’t even a Final Fridays art walk,
Review: Jasper – “Jasper” EP
by Nathan Cardiff A crunchy country opener kicks off the debut EP from Lawrence trio Jasper. “Down The River” sets the bar high for four
Photo Gallery: Split Lip Rayfield / Julian Davis and the Hay-Burners / Chicago Farmer
Words and photos by Leroy Pristach The venerable Split lip Rayfield played to a packed house at the Bottleneck Saturday night, but that’s nothing out
Photo Gallery: Murder By Death / Tim Barry at the Granada
Murder By Death is one of those bands with an incredibly dedicated fan base. Some of those longstanding fans have been watching the live show
Photo Gallery: Murder By Death / Tim Barry at the Granada
Murder By Death is one of those bands with an incredibly dedicated fan base. Some of those longstanding fans have been watching the live show
The King and Queen of Audience Interaction: Destroy Nate Allen
Here’s the thing about Destroy Nate Allen: you can’t just watch them perform. The Kansas City-via-Portland duo are loud, boisterous, and completely unavoidable (as many
Freight Train Rabbit Killer is the stuff of nightmares
The nice thing about the Folk Alliance is that it extended to every subgenre possible in folk music. Irish folk, Swedish folk, speed metal bluegrass
Folk Alliance kicks off in Kansas City
“Would you like a song where someone’s mean to someone else, or where someone’s dying?” That question, smirkingly posed by Curtis McMurty, is sometimes the
