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Photo Gallery: Major Games / Psychic Heat / Maybe Not

Few records have gotten us worked up this year as much as Major Games’ self-titled masterpiece. It was certainly one of the most anticipated albums

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Watch: Something and the Whatevers cover La Guerre

This might be the best thing you see on the internet today. Something and the Whatevers aren’t just a local band, they’re a band that

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Photo Gallery: 2015 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 4

Saturday was the busiest, liveliest day of Middle of the Map Fest. Even some spats of weather didn’t do much to keep the four-day music

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Photo Gallery: Middle of the Map Fest, Day 3

Day 3 of Middle of The Map Fest saw some highly anticipated reunions, including Shiner and The String and Return. The festival scattered more bands

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Watch: The String & Return reunite at Middle of the Map Fest

The String & Return may tell you that they play miserable songs, but those tunes fill us with joy. To a lot of fans’ delight,

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Introducing: Sugar Britches

Be still, our gypsy hearts. Sugar Britches are your new favorite facetious folksters in town. This quartet of sweet, sour, and all things sass have

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The Musical Madman: This Is My Condition

Craig Comstock might be the only person in town who can get a crowd worked into a frenzy over a series of noises. The musical

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Photo Gallery: Twin Shadow / Erik Hassle at the Granada

The Granada played host to a color explosion on Thursday night when Twin Shadow rolled through Lawrence. The evening began with a set from Sweden’s

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Review: Pink Royal – “Give Me Something Real/I Know, You Know”

by Nathan Cardiff The breezy, soulful pop of Pink Royal is gorgeously delivered and produced on two singles from their debut record Taps. Both tracks

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Review: The Philistines – “Twitch of the Death Nerve/Arecibo”

by Nathan Cardiff Kansas City six-piece The Philistines come out like a hellbent street gang, chains scraping the ground and switchblades at the ready with