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Album Review: Toughies – “Sweet Dream” EP

Is there a better opening track this year than “Stone Cold?” I’m having a tough time finding one: the roaring pain in the lead vocals,
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The best things we saw at Middle of the Map Fest

We rocked, we thrashed, we grooved, and now we’re sore. Middle of the Map Fest seemed like an even bigger feat to pull off this

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Photo Gallery: 2016 Middle of the Map Fest, Saturday

The final day of Middle of the Map Fest assured the Crossroads area an entire day buzzing with activity. Because the fourth day of the
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Photo Gallery: 2016 Middle of the Map Fest, Friday

The third night of this year's Middle of the Map Fest saw a big change of scenery, with shows moving completely out of Westport and
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Photo Gallery: 2016 Middle of the Map Fest, Thursday

We saw a taste of home on the second day of Middle of the Map Fest, thanks to a heavy presence of LFK bands. This
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Half of Westerners started a new band called Mace Mouth, and boy are they rowdy

We really didn’t expect this much rage to come out of a brand new act, but we shouldn’t be that surprised. Half of Westerners (the

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Photo Gallery: Guided By Voices / Schwervon!

You could say that Robert Pollard has a love/hate relationship with everyone around him. When the head honcho behind Guided By Voices toured through Lawrence
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Photo Gallery: Varma Cross / Wendy Moira / Wides

On a chilly and drizzly Friday evening, Love Garden set the scene for some of Lawrence’s rising acts. Varma Cross was celebrating a cassette release
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Watch: The Quivers debut new music at the Replay

Be still, our hearts! The Quivers have graced Lawrence once again in all their retro-rocking glory. The Kansas City band toes the line between rockabilly

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Dancing, snack loving local musicians ready to rock with Guided By Voices

There’s something irresistibly gleeful about a Schwervon! show. The Kansas City two-piece tend to bring out the best in their fans thanks to their unmatched