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Watch: Tornado Rose at the Bottleneck

Tornado Rose is one of those bands you can’t miss in the folk scene. If you’ve ever been to Winfield, the Fiddling and Picking Championship,

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Watch the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band interpret a Kansas favorite

“We like to do songs about science. But first, we’re going to ironically do a song about Kansas.” This line from the dulcimer player for

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Music for winter wanderers: The Wandering Lake releases From James’ Garden

The Wandering Lake is one of those acts that can do so much with so little. Brian Kupillas is merely a single man, alone in

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Damsels of Death: MAW are the murder maidens of LFK

“How about a song about possums?!” This question, proclaimed by one of MAW’s many spunky members, was met with applause and cheers. That’s not something

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Pickin’ and Picklin’: MAW to play CD release show this weekend

Lawrence loves a good MAW show, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen one. But this weekend, the musical matrons with a flair for

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Glad Bag song receives fantastic fanfare at anniversary show

It was probably the chairs that grabbed everyone’s attention at first. There were rows of them, all lined up in front of the stage at

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Watch: The Roseline at Love Garden

After getting delayed a couple of weeks (Royals, cough cough, Royals), The Roseline finally celebrated its reentrance into the scene with a new album, Townie.

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Photo Gallery: Chuck Mead / Truckstop Honeymoon

“Here’s a gospel song for all your heathens out there,” Chuck Mead announced to a crowd full of local heathens before diving into a song

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Watch: Youngest Children at the Replay

Well, since Summer won’t seem to go away, here’s a band that’s full of sunshine. Youngest Children is another one of those bands that packs

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Watch: The Wandering Lake in a field of sunflowers

It’s easy to see why folks take to The Wandering Lake so easily. Laid back, breezy, and just right for fans of mellow. It’s drama-free