Lawrence, Kansas
- October 6, 2025
Oddball extreme: Dan Deacon delivers epic dance party
Nothing Dan Deacon has done this year is ordinary. He takes everything, from his music to the live shows, to the oddball extreme. For example,
Music to make your heart ache: The Helio Sequence plays Kansas City
On Thursday night, we found ourselves in Kansas City taking in one of the more beautiful poignant shows of the season. A sulking crowd slowly
The Jackpot does Halloween with Moon King / Anamanaguchi / Fang Island
LFK knows how to do Halloween proper, and Wednesday night’s show at The Jackpot was ripe with curated costumes and incredible music. Moon King from
Photo Gallery: Clairaudients (The Atlantic) / The Kickbacks / Bears and Company
The Jackpot hosted a trio of authentic rock bands this Halloween Eve. Bears and Company, of Kansas City, warmed up the crowd with melodic rock
Photo Gallery: Starfucker / Onuinu at the Granada
Two Portland bands arrived in Lawrence on Monday, eagerly anticipating costumes, bright lights, and dancing. The Lawrence scene responded with full vigor, packing into the
The Replay sends off JabberJosh in style
Everybody’s favorite hardcore sibling rockers are taking a short break from the Lawrence scene, and on Saturday they went out with a bang when they
Makeup, masks, and music, oh my! The Jackpot hosts colorful costumed concert
The Jackpot played host to a colorful commotion on Saturday night when four area bands played electrifying sets for an equally excited crowd. Most of
Photo Gallery: Karma Vision / Plains / Gucci Dan / Baby Jessica / Andrea Perdue at SeedCo
Halloween weekends are often a colorful affair in Lawrence. That experience is enhanced when a saturated Final Fridays event is thrown in. Five acts took
Photo Gallery: Converge / Torche / Coalesce / Kvelertak / Mansion
Downtown Lawrence was the place to be Saturday night if you love hard rock/metal/thrash. The Granada featured FIVE bands the produced a gruesome onslaught of
Watch: The Grammys interview Quiet Corral
The boys in Quiet Corral aren’t up for a Grammy, but if we had it our way they’d sweep the awards. The folk rockers just
