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Middle of the Map Fest announces return

Less than a week after we named it our top live show of 2011, Middle of the Map Fest announces a triumphant return in 2012.

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Top 10 shows of 2011

2011 saw more new bands and festivals than you can shake a stick at. We launched the site in the Spring, and since then have

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Photo Gallery: Noise For Toys with The Noise FM / Cowboy Indian Bear / Making Movies / Hawley Shoffner

Photos by Fally Afani It’s important to note that we were particularly impressed with Hawley Shoffner’s performance. The girl has a voice and will be

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Making movers and shakers with Minden

If you were looking for a good time on Thursday night, it was at the Taproom with Minden and Hidden Pictures. Hidden Picures   Hidden

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Nature Boys will wreck you

The Replay Records compilation release show did not start off delicately by any means when Nature Boys took the stage Saturday night.   This Kansas

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Reason to celebrate: Capybara releasing new album

It’s hard to contain the excitement when talking about Capybara. Just last April, the boys from Kansas City landed the opportunity of a lifetime when

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The Living Deads, Lucky Tubb give Kansas City a rockabilly Halloween

Editor’s note: Judy Mills is a Kansas City writer and photographer. She will be guest writing for I Heart Local Music in order to bring

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Photo Gallery: Explosions in the Sky / Wye Oak

Bethany Smith snapped these photos of Explosion in the Sky and Wye Oak at the Uptown in Kansas City on Wednesday.

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Bands you should notice: Motorboater

Every now and then an area group catches our eye, and we’ll feel the need to encourage you to see them. Motorboater is usually a