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Photo Gallery: The Empty Spaces / Soft Reeds / The Caves

It was a Kansas City showcase at the Brick with Soft Reeds, The Empty Spaces, and The Caves.  The Empty Spaces were celebrating the release

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Photo Gallery: Childish Gambino at the Beaumont

Bethany Smith snapped these photos of Childish Gambino at the Beaumont when he came through Kansas City last week.

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The boys of summer: Cloud Dog / White Denim / O Giant Man deliver entrancing set at the Jackpot

I cannot remember the last time I saw such a large turnout at the Jackpot with so many unfamiliar faces. But with a lineup like

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“Independent” route brings Counting Crows to Kansas City

by Fally Afani Counting Crows have been acting a bit out of character lately. They recently left their label of 18 years, Geffen Records, in

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Photo Gallery: Horse Thief / Appropriate Grammar / Silver Maggies / Dojo for Crooks

Local band, Dojo for Crooks, livened up Monday night with a show at the Record Bar sponsored by Alice 102. Horse Thief came in from

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Photo Gallery: Warped Tour in Kansas City

Warped Tour caused quite the ruckus when it stopped by in Kansas City. Photographer Morgan Bleigh snapped these photos of the energetic performances and out-of-control

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Hidden Pictures stays golden with Rainbow Records

We’ve always known local Kansas City indie rockers Hidden Pictures to lean more towards the poppier side of music, but they’ve nailed that practice with

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Photo Gallery: Air Guitar Championship at the Beaumont

The Air Guitar Championships were a lot of rowdy fun at the Beaumont Club. Contestants were judged on their performances with the top contestants making

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Cross-pollinating the scenes: The Atlantic

by Nicholas Stahl   For a while there was a disconnect between Lawrence and Kansas City. Bands remaining in their respective towns provide no avenue

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Photo Gallery: La Guerre / The Melismatics / Shadow Paint

La Guerre began its Southern Projections tour at the Record Bar together with the Melismatics and Shadow Paint. La Guerre, French for the “the war,”