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Watch: The String & Return reunite at Middle of the Map Fest

The String & Return may tell you that they play miserable songs, but those tunes fill us with joy. To a lot of fans’ delight,

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Review: The Philistines – “Twitch of the Death Nerve/Arecibo”

by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City six-piece The Philistines come out like a hellbent street gang, chains scraping the ground and switchblades at the ready with

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Photo Gallery: Viet Cong / Muscle Worship at recordBar

Viet Cong may boast some rich, emotional, and highly artistic music. But when they hit Kansas City on Wednesday, they were all about fun. When

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Watch: Westerners rock the Jackpot

Mark my words, Westerners will be one of the hottest bands around this area in 2015. This is a band that has done well more

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Review: The Conquerors – “I’m Alright/Get Real!”

by Nathan Cardiff “It’s been awhile now, since you let me go/I wear a smile now, but I still feel so low” The Conquerors open

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Thee Oh Sees deliver frenzied set at the Riot Room

Thee Oh Sees may have some of the wildest fans out there. After about a two-year absence, the band finally returned to the area on

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Photo Gallery: Jimmy Eat World / minibosses in Kansas City

Let’s be frank. Jimmy Eat World is still a thrilling band to watch live. Ten years after the release of Futures, a fan favorite for

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Watch: The Fog at the Replay

We gave you fair warning about this Kansas City band’s sinister and bizarre music, but you braved the Replay over the weekend anyway. The Fog

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Broncho to return with new record, new attitude

The Jackpot recently started framing flyers for their most memorable shows in recent history. Smack dab in the middle of them is one of Broncho’s

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Photo Gallery: Shy Boys / Sleep Kitty / Rev Gusto / Blood Shaman

Shy Boys celebrated the vinyl release of their most recent 7″ with a good old hometown show at the Replay on Saturday. They were joined