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Review: Hidden Pictures – “Sister Wife” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Three short tracks are what we get from the always wonderful Hidden Pictures on their new EP, and they pack a powerful

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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,

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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

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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

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Photo Gallery: 2013 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 1

Crowds were strong and excited at Kansas City’s Middle of the Map Fest Thursday night. We caught The Author and The Illustrator, Fullbloods, and Millions

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Broncho, Skating Polly deliver aggressive set at the Riot Room

by Fally Afani If you’re not a fan of the Grammys, then the Riot Room was the place to be on Sunday night. The Empty

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Photo Gallery: The Strive / Grenadina / The Perfect Pursuit / The Blos

The Strive, out of KCMO, hosted an all local lineup at the Jackpot Thursday including rockers Grenadina, The Perfect Pursuit, and hip hop duo The

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Czar Bar hosts night of salty rockers with Broncho / The Empty Spaces / Interstate Astronauts

On Friday night, the Czar Bar boasted a lineup worthy of any local music lover’s attention. The evening was filled with music from hard-as-nails rockers

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Monster delivers intricate one man show

On Saturday we were introduced to a captivating performance from a new experimental musician in the scene. Monster is a one-man act that comes to

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Photo Gallery: Two Door Cinema Club / Friends

The crowd was young and excited Thursday night at the Beaumont Club for the Irish lads Two Door Cinema Club. Richie Follin’s Guards opened the