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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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The Sluts are Lawrence’s surliest band

The Sluts are a little disgruntled. With lyrics like “I Want You To Die,” it’s not surprising. Their grumpy persona onstage matches their grouchiness offstage.

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Black Luck rides again

Listen, guys. This is going to be a banner year for Black Luck. The punk rockers formerly known as Black on Black suffered a series

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Watch: Nature Boys at the Replay

“Smells kind of crusty in here… I love it.” Those words from a Replay regular whispered into my ear on Saturday night couldn’t have been

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Watch: SeaKings at the Replay

It was nearly a year ago that we were ogling SeaKings’ self-titled album. It’s only now that we (finally) got to indulge in the heavy

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Lawrence rings in 2015 with aggressive performances from Hammerlord / Psychic Heat

Lawrence was more than ready to kick 2014 to the curb, and rang the new year in pretty aggressively on Wednesday thanks to unique and

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Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie bring charisma and fun to KC

If you’d forgotten what fun looked like, the miniBar show on Wednesday was a good place to start. That’s where Mean Jeans stopped with Kepi

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Eyes of Iolite / Sidekick Rebellion make savage debut at the Replay

We know it’s Thanksgiving, but it felt like Christmas when we got to see two brand new brutal bands debut at the Replay. Sidekick Rebellion

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Album review: Stiff Middle Fingers – “Songs About Sucking”

by Nathan Cardiff Sticking to their punk roots with a play on Big Black’s Songs About Fucking record, Stiff Middle Fingers have dropped their first

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Iceage returns to the Jackpot

It’s been a good while since Iceage came back to these parts. They graced Lawrence a couple of years ago, and shortly after that they