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I Heart Local Music’s “SXSW Bound” Festival scheduled for February

Get pumped, I Heart Local Music’s “SXSW Bound” is coming to the Jackpot! The annual, two-day event draws hundreds of attendees every year and helps

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Fare thee well, Cowboy Indian Bear

The following is an opinion piece expressed by the editor of I Heart Local Music. The time has finally come to say goodbye to Cowboy

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Something Worth A Damn: local musician plotting Kid Congo commotion in Lawrence

You could call Ron Miller the busiest musician in Lawrence. Spewing a fountain of endless ideas and talents, the Up the Academy frontman and drummer

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Skating Polly Loves Lawrence

Skating Polly returns to the Replay this Friday, and we caught up with the young rockers down in Austin at this year’s SXSW music festival.

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Iron Reagan Fuels Frenzy at Thrasher Death Match 2014

Words and photos by Mitch Jones Holy hell, Iron Reagan. Have you heard these guys? I walked up to the front of the indoor stage

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Photo Gallery: SXSW 2014

From nationally known acts to local favorites, I Heart Local Music was there to capture it all this year. Acts such as Foster the People

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Photo Gallery: Diarrhea Planet / Broncho at SXSW

Words and photos by Mitch Jones When a band begins a set by offering free shirts to anyone who crowd surfs, you know things are

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Kid Congo throws outlandish birthday bash at SXSW

Editor’s Note: Lawrence’s own Ronald Miller (of Up The Academy) was instrumental in helping out with this event) Words and photos by Mitch Jones To

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SXSW Success Story: The 1975

Words and photos by Lillian Wright Smith There are so many musicians at SXSW, it would be easy to attend each year without ever seeing

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Watch: Ume relies on fans to keep momentum going

Lauren Langner Larson knows just how to thrill an audience with her guitar. The frontwoman for Ume is a fireball, masked under a whipping blonde