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Photo Gallery: The 2014 Lawrence Busker Festival

The temperatures soared, but folks still pounded the pavement for the increasingly popular Busker Fest in Downtown Lawrence. For three days, magicians, acrobats, and fire

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Photo Gallery: Assjamz featuring Approach / The Sluts / Spencer Brown / Paper Buffalo

It’s not every day you get to see a 100% local lineup at Liberty Hall. The iconic Lawrence venue hosted a wide array of musicians

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Watch: The Sluts’ fans are out of their minds

A few years ago, a little-known band called The Sluts took the stage at the Jackpot for their very first show. Nobody knew them, and

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Photo Gallery: Vandals Summer Kamp Fest, Day 2

After a rowdy first day, the punk rock festival continued on at Vandals in Kansas City. Summer Kamp Fest successfully brought both touring and local

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Red Kate featured on impressive punk roster for Vandals Summer Kamp Fest

It’s a pretty good time to be a punk in Kansas City. Bands are growing and landing shows, a new venue has solidified a home

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Photo Gallery: Hooray For Earth / Grooms / SONA

It’s been two years since Hooray For Earth soaked the scene in their synth-rich goodness, and on Tuesday night the spell was finally broken. The

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Watch: Spencer Brown at the Jackpot

There’s a booming voice in Lawrence, and it belongs to Spencer Brown. The “folk mastermind” graced the Jackpot stage over the weekend, along with an

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Photo Gallery: Your Friend / Westerners / Twinsmith / Paper Buffalo

A mostly local lineup delighted a Granada crowd in Lawrence on Friday night. Your Friend, recently back from a string of tours, graced the Granada

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Doggone Adorable: Local musicians and the dogs they love

In Lawrence, rockers tend to get in touch with their “ruff” side. That’s because more musicians here are becoming partial to their pooches, keen on

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Watch: Wolf, the Rabbit at the Replay

This may have been one of the fuller stages we’ve seen at the Replay. Before Wolf, the Rabbit even started playing on Saturday night, patrons