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SXSW Fest, Day 2, Photo Gallery

Night two of SXSW fest, a benefit to raise money to send local musicians and media to cover SXSW in Austin, TX, was a raging,

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SXSW Fest, Day 1, Photo Gallery

“We don’t care what chicks think of us, we sing about anime.” Isaiah Radke, one of the three brothers in Radkey, brushed off any notion

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Photo Gallery: The Strive / Grenadina / The Perfect Pursuit / The Blos

The Strive, out of KCMO, hosted an all local lineup at the Jackpot Thursday including rockers Grenadina, The Perfect Pursuit, and hip hop duo The

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Super Nerd Night with Ebony Tusks / Dropjaw / Strider / New Suede

Nerds united the Wednesday before Thanksgiving for Super Nerd Night at the Bottleneck. The gamers were treated to an all local hip hop show featuring

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Baby’s On Fire: Die Antwoord delivers explosive performance

Die Antwoord is having one heck of a year. The South African-based techno-loving shock rappers have skyrocketed to fame thanks to their latest album, intense

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Approach collaborates, releases new music with Poitier

Rejoice! Lawrence’s favorite party pilot has just released some new music. Continue Reading comes to us from local hip hop herald Approach. He’s joined by

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Photo Gallery: Liars / Cadence Weapon / Major Games

Photographer Nicholas Stahl caught these photos of Liars when they played at the Granada on Saturday. Rapper Cadence Weapon and local noise-makers Major Games joined

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The nature of the beast: Approach puts passion into performing

by Nicholas Stahl   During my high school years, every local show was an event. Growing up in the suburbs is not conducive to being

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Jockin’ My Fresh 3 documentary to be released

If you were at this year’s installment of Jockin’ My Fresh, you were treated to some of the best hip hop in the area. The

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Photo Gallery: Stik Figa / D/Will / Les Izmore / Motorboater / Atilla

On Saturday, local musician Marty Hillard threw himself a massive, music-filled birthday party at the Jackpot. Stik Figa, D/Will, Les Izmore, Motorboater, and Atilla all