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Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie bring charisma and fun to KC

If you’d forgotten what fun looked like, the miniBar show on Wednesday was a good place to start. That’s where Mean Jeans stopped with Kepi

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Watch: Hembree releases music video for “Walk Alone”

By now, you might be familiar with the buzz surrounding Hembree. Their most recent performance turned the Bottleneck into a dance hall for an evening,

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Watch: Stik Figa releases video for “Tell ‘Em That”

Stik Figa debuted a new music video this week, and it’s just as vibrant and energetic as the song it features. The Kansas-pride-filled rapper, who

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Album Review: Monzie Leo and The Big Sky – “Sunflowers, Sunsets, and Sons of Bitches”

by Nathan Cardiff The booming voice of Monzie Leo carries a message of Midwest dreams and fading romances on the impressive record Sunflowers, Sunsets, and

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Eyes of Iolite / Sidekick Rebellion make savage debut at the Replay

We know it’s Thanksgiving, but it felt like Christmas when we got to see two brand new brutal bands debut at the Replay. Sidekick Rebellion

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Watch: Sedlec Ossuary at the Jackpot

If you like vicious and merciless metal, Sedlec Ossuary should be on your radar. We’ve been following the band from as far back as their

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Hembree packs the Bottleneck with Your Friend / Spencer Brown / Bonzo Madrid

Words and photos by Leroy Pristach Apparently, Hembree is a big deal. As, much to my surprise, a modest crowd was definitely not in the

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Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds play two surprise shows in Lawrence

Friday night got a little funkier for Lawrencians thanks to Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds’ surprise shows. The band heads to Kansas whenever

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Photo Gallery: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die / The Hotelier

Thursday night The Jackpot was bursting with emotion and rock. Posture and The Grizzly pulled everyone away from the Chiefs game to start the night

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Album Review: Gnarly Davidson – “Gnarly Davidson”

by Nathan Cardiff At just shy of 24 minutes, Gnarly Davidson’s debut release is either a full length, an EP, or a single. It is