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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

Watch: Carswell and Hope tackle police brutality in new music video
- By Fally Afani
- . October 6, 2017
It’s no surprise that a lot of bands in Lawrence provide plenty of social commentary, considering the more liberal nature of this town. But this

Lawrence lusts for Angel Olsen
- By Fally Afani
- . October 6, 2017

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

The xx, Perfume Genius woo Kansas City
- By Fally Afani
- . October 4, 2017

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

Junior Brown was the very definition of cool this weekend
- By Fally Afani
- . September 29, 2017

Princess Nokia proves the future of hip hop belongs to women
- By Fally Afani
- . September 29, 2017

Sky Smeed protests Confederate flags in new song
- By Fally Afani
- . September 27, 2017
One day— Inauguration Day, specifically— local musician Sky Smeed (cool name, btw) woke up, looked outside, and discovered something horrifying. To his disgust, Smeed’s neighbor

Toy Town: How one musician’s obsession turned into a business
- By Fally Afani
- . September 26, 2017
We’ve run into our fair share of musicians who share a love of collecting toys, but Terry Taylor takes the cake. You may recognize him