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Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: The Regrets are your good time Kings

Don’t call it a comeback, but The Regrets are giving Lawrencians a reason to get excited. The band consisting of Lawrence music scene veterans Danny

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Leading by example: Cowboy Indian Bear celebrates new album with fellow musicians

Cowboy Indian Bear is finally seeing the fruits of their labor, and it’s coming in the form of love and support from their community. They

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Album Review: Cowboy Indian Bear – “Live Old, Die Young”

Editor’s note: Album review by Nathan Cardiff, introduction by Editor Fally Afani In April of 2011, I got the first glimpse of what was to

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A Reason To Be Proud: Fourth of July celebrates record release with The ACBs

“Would you guys mind if we played our album all the way through?” Fourth of July frontman Brendan Hangauer asked a packed room at the

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Photo Gallery: Akron Family / Karma Vision

Akron/Family graced The Jackpot Thursday night and brought in a crowd that hung on their every note. The expectation and anticipation was palpable as Dana

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Earnest and Wild: Grizzly Bear at Middle of the Map Fest

by Nathan Cardiff I feel pretty blessed that I got to see Grizzly Bear perform back in 2009 at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO.

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The Comeback Kids: Local bands return to the stage years later

The name of the game for the final night of Kansas City’s Middle of the Map Fest was “Comebacks.” Notice how we said “Comebacks,” not

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Album Review: Fourth of July – “Empty Moon”

by Nathan Cardiff It’s a cliche and an obvious statement to say that a band matures with their latest release, but cliche or not, it

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Album Review: Spirit Is The Spirit – “Baktun Baby” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Spirit Is The Spirit has released the ambitious and dreamy four track EP Baktun Baby, just in time for the beginning of

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Photo Gallery: Quiet Corral / The Envy Corps / The Noise FM

Three bands consisting of some boisterous boys came together at the Bottleneck on Friday night and delivered a delightfully engaging show to a large and