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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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Celebrate I Heart Local Music’s birthday with two new releases

Today is I Heart Local Music’s birthday, and we’re spreading the local music love. Whatever Forever is helping us celebrate by releasing two new tracks

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SW/MM/NG is your Summer escape

The last of the SXSW bands are trickling through the area, and one of those bands finishing out their tours was SW/MM/NG, out of Arkansas.

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Quiet Corral touts new album at SXSW

by Lillian Wright Smith / Fally Afani One of Lawrence’s finest had the opportunity to play an official showcase at the SXSW music festival this

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Cowboy Indian Bear leaves stunning impression at SXSW

If there’s ever a year for Cowboy Indian Bear to shine, this is it. They’re releasing their latest album, Live Old, Die Young, in April,

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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

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Photo Gallery: Bread and Butter / Alien Jones / Luv Craft

Friday night’s lineup at the Jackpot may have been a last minute addition to the calendar but you wouldn’t know from the crowd and the

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Photo Gallery: Cowboy Indian Bear / Cloud Dog / Soft Reeds / Paper Buffalo

This weekend saw the return of one musician’s annual birthday concert extravaganza. Cowboy Indian Bear’s Marty Hillard hosted a four-lineup show at the Bottleneck that

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Seven years on the stage: Muddy Udders throw down hard

We heard February is a great time of year to visit Wisconsin, so I Heart Local Music took a little road trip up there over

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Title Fight leads vicious show at the Jackpot

by Lillian Wright Smith I don’t know if the Jackpot was ready for the show they put on Wednesday night. The kids traveled far and