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Review: Approach – “Approach Presents: SweetKnuckleJunction Season 2 (The Aikido Bray Suite)”

by Nathan Cardiff After last October’s epic Make-Out With Violence, Approach continued to fire on all cylinders playing eclectic shows ranging from SXSW, to JabberJosh’s

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Photo Gallery: Shy Boys / Sleep Kitty / Rev Gusto / Blood Shaman

Shy Boys celebrated the vinyl release of their most recent 7″ with a good old hometown show at the Replay on Saturday. They were joined

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Watch: The Sluts’ fans are out of their minds

A few years ago, a little-known band called The Sluts took the stage at the Jackpot for their very first show. Nobody knew them, and

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Red Kate featured on impressive punk roster for Vandals Summer Kamp Fest

It’s a pretty good time to be a punk in Kansas City. Bands are growing and landing shows, a new venue has solidified a home

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Photo Gallery: Hooray For Earth / Grooms / SONA

It’s been two years since Hooray For Earth soaked the scene in their synth-rich goodness, and on Tuesday night the spell was finally broken. The

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Watch: Spencer Brown at the Jackpot

There’s a booming voice in Lawrence, and it belongs to Spencer Brown. The “folk mastermind” graced the Jackpot stage over the weekend, along with an

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Photo Gallery: Your Friend / Westerners / Twinsmith / Paper Buffalo

A mostly local lineup delighted a Granada crowd in Lawrence on Friday night. Your Friend, recently back from a string of tours, graced the Granada

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Doggone Adorable: Local musicians and the dogs they love

In Lawrence, rockers tend to get in touch with their “ruff” side. That’s because more musicians here are becoming partial to their pooches, keen on

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Watch: Wolf, the Rabbit at the Replay

This may have been one of the fuller stages we’ve seen at the Replay. Before Wolf, the Rabbit even started playing on Saturday night, patrons

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Archie Powell wants you to ‘get messed up’ with him

When Archie Powell hits the road, he likes to party hard. When he comes through Lawrence this Tuesday, chances are you’ll be throwing down pretty