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Photo Gallery: Stik Figa / D/Will / Les Izmore / Motorboater / Atilla

On Saturday, local musician Marty Hillard threw himself a massive, music-filled birthday party at the Jackpot. Stik Figa, D/Will, Les Izmore, Motorboater, and Atilla all

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Photo Gallery: YACHT / Bobby Birdman at the Jackpot

Photographer Jessica Sain-Baird snapped these photos of YACHT and Bobby Birdman at the Jackpot on Friday night.

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Shows you should see this weekend: March 2-3

The local music scene will be rich with lively performances, popular local acts, and bands from across the globe. Here are some of the shows

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Meet: Les Izmore

Area rapper Les Izmore will be part of a stellar group performing at the Jackpot on Saturday. He’ll be joined by Stik Figa, Atilla, D/Will,

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Where it’s at: new Jackpot owners embrace live music

On a thrillingly sunny and warm February Sunday afternoon, Downtown Lawrence was alive with people. Inside the Jackpot, two people (a man and a woman)

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A kind of kinship: Fake Natives to bring Manhattan flavor to Lawrence

Lawrence doesn’t get to play host to too many bands that call the land west of Topeka home, but on Wednesday the Replay will be

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Photo Gallery: The Dead Girls / La Guerre / Jon Harrison and the Harrisonics

The Bottleneck played host to a night of indie rock and pop on Friday. Photographer Jessica Sain-Baird was on hand to capture The Dead Girls

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I love rock and roll: The Sluts / Dry Bonnet thrill the Jackpot

On Friday night, we felt like making our faces explode. So we took in a Dry Bonnet show. When they didn’t destroy our hearing, local

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Photo Gallery: The Sluts / Dry Bonnet at the Jackpot

Garage rockers The Sluts and Dry Bonnet teamed up for a night of rock at the Jackpot on Friday. Mitch Jones snapped some photos of

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Shows you should see this weekend: February 24-25

You’ll find yourself facing some of the best garage rock in Lawrence, gorgeous vocals, and loads of fantastic folk this weekend.   Here’s a look