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Review: Nicholas St. James – “Honeysuckle” EP

by Nathan Cardiff “An Introductory EP” is what Nicholas St. James has humbly labeled his new record Honeysuckle, but even if it is introductory to

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Review: Attic Wolves – “Volume & Boldness” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Folky five-piece band Attic Wolves can sure as hell write a pop song. Their EP Volume & Boldness is bleeding with emotion

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Album review: Youngest Children – “Midwest Quest”

by Nathan Cardiff What a strange and lovely treat from the Youngest Children EP, Midwest Quest. An eclectic record such as this deserves an eclectic

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Kansas City brings chill summer rock to the Jackpot

Underneath a bright super moon, three Kansas City bands brought their own individual brands of breezy summer rock to the Jackpot Saturday night. The night

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Less Beautiful Music: How Arc Flash is redefining emo

“This next song is about heartbreak… and the nuclear apocalypse.” With his eyes half open, Arc Flash’s James Thomblison grumpily mutters the words before diving

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The Fashion of Lawrence Field Day Fest

From the moment we arrived at Lawrence Field Day Fest, we could tell this was going to be one of the most spectacular displays of

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Review: The Dead Girls – “The Beast Inside” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Recently, The Dead Girls celebrated their tenth anniversary as a band. The last album we heard from the quartet was last year’s

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Album Review: All Blood – “The Kids Have No Taste”

by Nathan Cardiff All Blood growl and howl their way through their awesome album The Kids Have No Taste. The quartet push guitars and vocal

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Watch: SONA at the Jackpot

Sona is one of the most underrated bands in the area. If you like shoegaze, you’ll love Sona. If you are indifferent to shoegaze, you’ll

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Photo Gallery: The Detroit Cobras / Pujol / The Sluts

The Detroit Cobras rolled through Lawrence on Wednesday, and brought Pujol and The Sluts to the stage with them. Photographer John Adair captured some of