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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

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Photo Gallery: Karma Vision / Plains / Gucci Dan / Baby Jessica / Andrea Perdue at SeedCo

Halloween weekends are often a colorful affair in Lawrence. That experience is enhanced when a saturated Final Fridays event is thrown in. Five acts took

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Baby’s On Fire: Die Antwoord delivers explosive performance

Die Antwoord is having one heck of a year. The South African-based techno-loving shock rappers have skyrocketed to fame thanks to their latest album, intense

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Photo Gallery: First Aid Kit / Dylan LeBlanc

The Granada hosted an evening of international folk with their Swedish guests, First Aid Kit. The sisters brought Dylan LeBlanc, from Louisiana, to romance the

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Photo Gallery: Ringo Deathstarr / Brainstorm / JabberJosh

JabberJosh started off a night of rock at the Jackpot with their usual comedic antics with song titles like “Diets Don’t Work, Chocolate Cake Works”

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Photo Gallery: Andy Frasco at the Bottleneck

If you thought a Tuesday night at The Bottleneck would be quiet you were mistaken. Andy Frasco, out of LA, shook things up with his

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Glen Hansard leaves fans swooning at Liberty Hall

Another day, another sold out show at Liberty Hall. The mid-week event focused on some of the best storytellers from our folky friends across the

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The Lumineers rally the troops at Liberty Hall

We’re convinced that Liberty Hall hosted one of the best shows of the year on Monday night when the Lumineers played to one of the

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The Devil makes good girls go bad

Performances from Kansas City-based band The Devil don’t happen too often in Lawrence, but when they do it’s a sight to behold. The (mostly) female

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Photo Gallery: Maps For Travelers / Actors and Actresses / Alien Jones

Local boys Alien Jones wooed the replay Thursday night with their indie harmonies and warm vocals. Actors and Actresses out of KCMO hit the distortion