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Album Review: Fourth of July – “Empty Moon”

by Nathan Cardiff It’s a cliche and an obvious statement to say that a band matures with their latest release, but cliche or not, it

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Ladies’ Night at Liberty Hall with Awolnation / Blondfire / Mother Mother

Liberty Hall was home to high-pitched squeals and shrieks of delight on Wednesday night when Awolnation came to town. Yes, the audience was mainly comprised

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Photo Gallery: SXSW 2013

Photos by Fally Afani, Mitch Jones, and Lillian Wright Smith.

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Brownbackistan explodes onto the scene with politically-charged performance

“Good evening, we’re Brownbackistan. Who the fuck are you?” There’s a new Dead Kennedys cover band in town, and on Saturday night they absolutely rocked

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Celebrate I Heart Local Music’s birthday with two new releases

Today is I Heart Local Music’s birthday, and we’re spreading the local music love. Whatever Forever is helping us celebrate by releasing two new tracks

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SW/MM/NG is your Summer escape

The last of the SXSW bands are trickling through the area, and one of those bands finishing out their tours was SW/MM/NG, out of Arkansas.

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The Mutations get up in your space

On Saturday night mother nature was playing yet another cruel joke on Kansas by dumping a snow storm across the state, but the Replay fought

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Watch: I Heart Local Music interviews Andrew W.K., The Black Lips, and more at SXSW

by Fally Afani In addition to watching, photographing, and loving hundreds of acts at this year’s SXSW music festival, the I Heart Local Music staff

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Matt Pryor gives major Lawrence shout-out at SXSW

Saturday ended on a very special note for this local gal: I had the privilege of seeing my favorite local musician, Matt Pryor, when I

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Clairaudients rock Midcoast Takeover

The Midwest Music Foundation’s showcase, Midcoast Takeover, raged all week at Austin’s Shangri-La. Friday night was no exception when KC boys Clairaudients took the stage