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Album Review: Captiva – “Captiva” EP

by Nathan Cardiff As vibrant as its floral album art, Captiva’s self-titled EP is bursting with energy and stellar pop tunes. “Road To Ruin” bounces

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Sing and sway with this catchy Mat Shoare track

Don’t listen to this song if you don’t want to wiggle your hips a little bit. Mat Shoare is an interesting cat. To call his

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For rockabilly riffs, turn to Kansas City

There really isn’t much in the way of rockabilly here in Lawrence (unless it’s worked into a bluegrass act). So when you want to see

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Watch Monster’s beautiful buildups

If you’ve ever been fascinated by the art of building a song, Monster’s a great place to start. The one-man-wonder treated the Replay to one

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Glen Hansard charms the masses in Kansas City

On a rainy Tuesday evening in Kansas City, the Uptown was filled with heartwarming songs, and hearty laughter in between. Glen Hansard does a fantastic

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Phantom Head and the art of apathy

“This is a little ditty about our pathetic lives.” One of the guitarists for Phantom Head couldn’t have said it more complacently. The Kansas City

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Photo Gallery: The Wheelers / My Gold Mask / Arc Flash / Leggy

Because Mark Osman doesn’t have enough jobs, he (once again) popped up in a brand new band over the weekend. This time, he sat in

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Photo Gallery: KC Psych Fest

RecordBar celebrated 10 years of vibrant musical activity with a weekend of Kansas City’s best psych rock. Psych Fest took over the popular Kansas City

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The Cave Girls bring feminist fanfare to the Replay

Here’s to the women on top of the world, most of which had to have been at the Replay on Saturday night. The Cave Girls