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Switching Scenes: Frankie Cosmos goes from DIY darling to Sub Pop

Greta Kline is a never-ending source of new songs. The New York City-based musician started feverishly writing songs, and uploading them to Bandcamp, at the

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Photo Gallery: Sheer Mag / Laffing Gas / The Whiffs / Nancy Boys

Sheer Mag is one of the only great American rock bands of this generation. The Philadelphia rockers blew through the Bottleneck, much to the delight
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Disorderly Dudes: How Nancy Boys are keeping hardcore alive in Lawrence

Sometimes it feels like if you blink, you might miss them. The rowdy rockers in Nancy Boys tend to play very quick, 15-minute sets… but

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Demand a sacrifice: Melvins blow down The Bottleneck

Melvins played a raucous show to a near sold out Bottleneck Sunday night. Tour mates Spotlights, a two piece from Brooklyn, NY, absolutely murdered the
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Watch: Horned Wolf at the Bottleneck

Well, it's our job to not only tell you about bands in Lawrence, but describe them in great detail as well. But we may have
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Photo Gallery: 2017 Lawrence Field Day Fest, Day 3

Take notes, everyone. This is how you support local music. After three days of nonstop live shows, Field Day Fest culminated in an explosion of
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Photo Gallery: 2017 Lawrence Field Day Fest, Day 2

Gnarly Davidson / Photo by Fally Afani It's amazing how quickly things can escalate. Such was the case on the second day of Field Day
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Out Here: How a new Pride Night is focusing on queer talent

We adore Downtown Lawrence’s nightlife just as much as anyone, but there’s always been something glaringly obvious missing from a town like Lawrence– a really

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Introducing: JC and the Nuns

Jesus Christ... No, really. Jesus Christ. Onstage. At the Bottleneck. With his posse of psychedelic nuns. On Wednesday night we joined his followers into this
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Photo Gallery: Skating Polly / Bruiser Queen / The Sluts / Wendy Moira

It had to have been one of the fiercest lineups to hit the Bottleneck all year. Kickstarting a grand weekend full of nonstop live music,