Lawrence, Kansas
- September 20, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Devil makes good girls go bad
Performances from Kansas City-based band The Devil don’t happen too often in Lawrence, but when they do it’s a sight to behold. The (mostly) female
Retro Rockers: The Empty Spaces
Never have we seen a new band just charm the heck out of everyone as The Empty Spaces. We caught their set a couple of
Photo Gallery: Maps For Travelers / Actors and Actresses / Alien Jones
Local boys Alien Jones wooed the replay Thursday night with their indie harmonies and warm vocals. Actors and Actresses out of KCMO hit the distortion
