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Tears For Fears bring impeccable performance to Kansas City

It started with that unmistakeable riff, the opening notes to “Everybody Wants To Rule The World.” That handful of notes signaled the beginning of a

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A stormy soiree: Replay rocks rainy Spring Into Summer Fest

April showers brought a lot more than May flowers this year. As expected, it stormed Kansas-style at this year’s Spring Into Summer Fest at the

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Downtown buskers signal springtime in Lawrence

You really couldn’t have painted a prettier sky than what popped up on Friday evening. The drizzle rain clouds moved out and just hung in

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Lawrence Field Day Fest lineup announced

Four years in, and Lawrence Field Day Fest continues to grow. Massively. The festival just announced the lineup for the summer festival that scatters dozens

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Album Review: Mat Shoare – “Right As Rain”

by Nathan Cardiff I’m gonna do a little self-referencing here, so please forgive me. The first review I wrote for this site was Mat Shoare’s

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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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Photo Gallery: Iron & Wine / Strand of Oaks / Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear / Sean Rowe

After Wednesday night’s colorful pop explosion, the second night of Middle of the Map Fest kept it fairly low key with mellow folky acts on

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SXSW Bound, Night 1: A dramatic night under the lights

The first night of SXSW Bound was certainly an eye-catching affair. Under a bright and glistening light installation on the Jackpot stage, five acts provided

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Watch: Approach releases “S.P.S.9” music video

By now, you should know that Approach is more than just a rapper. He’s an artist, a music-maker, a producer, a performer, a music collector,

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As folk as possible: Nicholas St. James to join lineup at Folk Alliance International

This week hundreds of folk musicians and fans will spill into the Sheraton Crown Center and Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City for the