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Photo Gallery: 2014 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 2

If the first day of Middle of the Map Fest left your ears ringing, Friday’s lineup turned it up to eleven. The cold weather was

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Photo Gallery: 2014 Middle of the Map Fest, Day 1

This may have been the first time in its history that Middle of the Map Fest had to endure such blustery weather, but there was

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St. Vincent brings captivating choreography to Liberty Hall

Annie Clark is a musician like no other. The mastermind behind St. Vincent has graced Lawrence over the years, constantly developing her music and live

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Photo Gallery: Diarrhea Planet / Broncho at SXSW

Words and photos by Mitch Jones When a band begins a set by offering free shirts to anyone who crowd surfs, you know things are

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Approach is the Belle of the Ball

Out of all the acts we saw at SXSW, Approach’s set was the absolute cream of the crop. The man is the ultimate party host,

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Residual Kid brings roaring, grimey rock to SXSW

If there’s one thing kids are best at, it’s keeping it simple. Sometimes I find myself trying to create something and I just end up

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Review: Rooftop Vigilantes – “Last Call On Neptune” Single

by Nathan Cardiff Rooftop Vigilantes thrashy, buzzy garage rock is tearing 2014 in half. Their latest single “Last Call on Neptune” has snapping drums, wild

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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings conjure up spectacular soiree at Liberty Hall

Some of the best shows are the ones where there’s barely any room to move, but everyone can’t help but erupt in dance. Such was

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Lazy wrecks The Replay

“Play the drums as loud as possible. As loud as humanly possible. If they fuck up, even better.” That was Lazy’s charmingly lanky frontman, announcing

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Riding The Waves: Your Friend joins Domino Records

In the fall of 2012, Taryn Blake Miller took a chance and decided to venture out on her own musical project for a change. Less