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Oils, Y[our] Fri[end] leave lasting impression at Middle of the Map Fest

by Nathan Cardiff I feel like I’ve been swooning over the Whatever Forever line-up non-stop for the past few months. I’m sure people are sick

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Watch: Soft Reeds at Middle of the Map Fest

Soft Reeds are a busy band that are quickly winning the hearts of many in Kansas City and Lawrence with their carefully crafted sound. They

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Rock and Roll is Still Wild and Weird

by Mitch Jones Rock and roll used to be all about sporting matching outfits and choreographed stage antics. The last thing I expected to find

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Brownbackistan explodes onto the scene with politically-charged performance

“Good evening, we’re Brownbackistan. Who the fuck are you?” There’s a new Dead Kennedys cover band in town, and on Saturday night they absolutely rocked

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Celebrate I Heart Local Music’s birthday with two new releases

Today is I Heart Local Music’s birthday, and we’re spreading the local music love. Whatever Forever is helping us celebrate by releasing two new tracks

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Getting down and dirty with Mr. and the Mrs.

If you ever want to really get down and dirty at the Replay, snuggle in for a night with Mr. and the Mrs. The duo

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Photo Gallery: Bread and Butter / Alien Jones / Luv Craft

Friday night’s lineup at the Jackpot may have been a last minute addition to the calendar but you wouldn’t know from the crowd and the

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Photo Gallery: Cowboy Indian Bear / Cloud Dog / Soft Reeds / Paper Buffalo

This weekend saw the return of one musician’s annual birthday concert extravaganza. Cowboy Indian Bear’s Marty Hillard hosted a four-lineup show at the Bottleneck that

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SXSW Fest, Day 1, Photo Gallery

“We don’t care what chicks think of us, we sing about anime.” Isaiah Radke, one of the three brothers in Radkey, brushed off any notion

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How To Properly Rock the Bottleneck, with Stiff Middle Fingers / Scruffy and the Janitors / Black on Black

Sometimes the biggest mistake you can make is to start beef with a rock band. One rowdy KU fan learned that the hard way. I