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Twas the Night Before Christmas, Lawrence Edition (A Visit From St. Nicholas St. James)

Editor’s note: As you take off for the holiday (or if you’re soldiering through it), please enjoy this Lawrence version of “Twas the Night Before

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Watch: Hidden Planets at the Replay

We caught a rare glimpse of Hidden Planets when they hit up the Replay over the weekend. Those who were suffering that pre-holiday rush quickly

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Helen Kelter Skelter is everything that’s cool about rock and roll

You know, we were supposed to have the night off on Saturday. But we experienced a band so superb, we really can’t keep this secret

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Album Review: The Dead Girls – “Noisemaker”

by Nathan Cardiff There have been many well-written write-ups lately celebrating the life and times of Lawrence’s The Dead Girls. And the band deserves many

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I Heart Local Music reaches 1,000 Posts!

Welp, we did it. This is post number 1,000. I Heart Local Music had several homes before landing as an independent site. This music coverage

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Watch: Westerners rock the Jackpot

Mark my words, Westerners will be one of the hottest bands around this area in 2015. This is a band that has done well more

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Photo Gallery: Narkalark / Spencer Brown / Schwervon!

Last Friday was “Stop Day” here in Lawrence. For those of you at a loss as to what that means, it’s the last weekday before

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Photo Gallery: CS Luxem / Psychic Heat / Cop Knock

It was certainly a colorful affair at the Replay on Friday night. Dozens of bright, full balloons floated around the air, over-saturated in light that

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Introducing: No Cave

It was one of those moments where you just knew a band was about to take off. The excitement for No Cave’s set at the

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Review: The Conquerors – “I’m Alright/Get Real!”

by Nathan Cardiff “It’s been awhile now, since you let me go/I wear a smile now, but I still feel so low” The Conquerors open