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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,
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Bruiser Queen want you to “Have Fun” this Thursday

“Have fun before you die, anything else is a waste of time.” Bruiser Queen’s lively and fiery frontwoman Morgan Nusbaum repeats that line over and

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Whitney brought cheer and joy to the Bottleneck

“You guys are very fun to play for,” Whitney’s drummer and vocalist Julien Ehrlich announced to a very full Bottleneck crowd on Monday night. Normally,