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Photo Gallery: Up the Academy / The Sluts / The Original 185

Friday saw an epic night at The Replay. The Original 185, a one man venture from Sean Wilson (of BaioWolf), opened up followed by hometown

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Approach / Radkey / My Brother the Vulture / American Youth rock the Bottleneck

by Mitch Jones It was one exciting mixed genre line-up at the Bottleneck on Saturday night. Up first was Minneapolis based solid pop-rock quartet American

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Photo Gallery: Matt and Kim at Liberty Hall

Lawrence’s beloved Liberty Hall provided the setting for party pop duo Matt and Kim’s tour this Saturday night. If the line around the block was

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Oddball extreme: Dan Deacon delivers epic dance party

Nothing Dan Deacon has done this year is ordinary. He takes everything, from his music to the live shows, to the oddball extreme. For example,

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Music to make your heart ache: The Helio Sequence plays Kansas City

On Thursday night, we found ourselves in Kansas City taking in one of the more beautiful poignant shows of the season. A sulking crowd slowly

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The Jackpot does Halloween with Moon King / Anamanaguchi / Fang Island

LFK knows how to do Halloween proper, and Wednesday night’s show at The Jackpot was ripe with curated costumes and incredible music. Moon King from

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Photo Gallery: Clairaudients (The Atlantic) / The Kickbacks / Bears and Company

The Jackpot hosted a trio of authentic rock bands this Halloween Eve. Bears and Company, of Kansas City, warmed up the crowd with melodic rock

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Photo Gallery: Starfucker / Onuinu at the Granada

Two Portland bands arrived in Lawrence on Monday, eagerly anticipating costumes, bright lights, and dancing. The Lawrence scene responded with full vigor, packing into the

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The Replay sends off JabberJosh in style

Everybody’s favorite hardcore sibling rockers are taking a short break from the Lawrence scene, and on Saturday they went out with a bang when they

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Makeup, masks, and music, oh my! The Jackpot hosts colorful costumed concert

The Jackpot played host to a colorful commotion on Saturday night when four area bands played electrifying sets for an equally excited crowd. Most of