Lawrence, Kansas
- November 4, 2026
Something really beautiful: Hundred Waters to bring heartwarming friendship to the stage
You won’t find a band closer than Hundred Waters. That trait was noticed immediately when we sat down with the five musicians at SXSW in
Watch: Bloodbirds / Nature Boys at Love Garden
Love Garden was the noisiest place on the block on Saturday evening. The beloved record store hosted two of Kansas City’s loudest bands early in
Dance Magic, Dance: Soft Reeds ignites the Replay with dance party
“When pretty girls dance, you dance,” proclaimed Ben Grimes, frontman for Soft Reeds. The band had ignited a high-energy dance party at the Replay during
Soft Reeds nails it with Blank City
Ben Grims is finally in the place where he wants to be. After a couple of different musical projects and moves, the Soft Reeds frontman
Take A Ride With The Cocaine Gypsies: The Devil
“We’re going to try a new one that we wrote last night. It’s called cocaine gypsies,” announced the vixen who sings for Kansas City’s The
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
Photo Gallery: 2013 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 3
Saturday featured a spectacular display from a wide range of bands at Middle of the Map Fest. The music festival ended its third year strong,
Watch: Soft Reeds at Middle of the Map Fest
Soft Reeds are a busy band that are quickly winning the hearts of many in Kansas City and Lawrence with their carefully crafted sound. They
The Casket Lottery’s furious performance at Middle of the Map Fest
by Nathan Cardiff As Saturday came to an end, I was starting to feel the effects of three days of awesome music, working at my
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
