Lawrence, Kansas
- September 20, 2025
The best acts we saw at Middle of the Map Fest 2017
by Fally Afani, Leroy Pristach, and Khitam Jabr With Middle of the Map Fest now a familiar event in Kansas City, we saw some slight
De La Soul bring the classics out to Middle of the Map Fest
Hip hop royals De La Soul brought a set full of classics to mark the crux of this year's Middle of The Map fest celebrations
Photo Gallery: 2017 Middle of the Map Fest, Saturday
Photos by Fally Afani, Leroy Pristach, Lillian Wright, and Khitam Jabr.
Photo Gallery: 2017 Middle of the Map Fest, Friday
Photos by Leroy Pristach, Lillian Wright, and Khitam Jabr.
Photo Gallery: 2017 Middle of the Map Fest, Thursday
This year's Middle of the Map Fest started off with a strong showing of local bands and a bigger sprawl over Kansas City. While The
Photo Gallery: Mastodon / Eagles of Death Metal / Russian Circles
Riding aback Emperor of Sand, their 8th studio release, and bringing along with them instrumental metal maniacs Russian Circles, and sandwiching the show with rock
Of Montreal brings wild stage show to recordBar
Psychedelic Indie-pop glam-rock funk band Of Montreal pulled no punches Friday night in bringing their wild and colorful stage show to recordBar in Kansas City. Of
Listen: The Sluts release new music
If there’s one band in Lawrence that continues to expertly satisfy the scene’s lust for 90’s rock and grunge ballads, it’s The Sluts. The foul-mouthed
Rejoice! Shy Boys are recording new music
After much anticipation, one of the scene’s most beloved bands is heading back into the studio. Next month, Kansas City’s Shy Boys will be laying
Photo Gallery: Cloud Nothings / False Brother / Mess
First Fridays crowds swelled in Kansas City this weekend; the first taste of spring and the break in the rain didn't disappoint. RecordBar was overflowing