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Watch: The Sluts’ fans are out of their minds

A few years ago, a little-known band called The Sluts took the stage at the Jackpot for their very first show. Nobody knew them, and

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Watch: Spencer Brown at the Jackpot

There’s a booming voice in Lawrence, and it belongs to Spencer Brown. The “folk mastermind” graced the Jackpot stage over the weekend, along with an

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Watch: SONA at the Jackpot

Sona is one of the most underrated bands in the area. If you like shoegaze, you’ll love Sona. If you are indifferent to shoegaze, you’ll

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Celebrating the regional scene: Lawrence Field Day Fest’s new approach

At the end of the month, Downtown Lawrence will become rock and roll heaven when Lawrence Field Day Fest erupts and takes over the scene.

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Photo Gallery: Psychic Heat / Middle Twin / Forrester at the Jackpot

Thursday night was a Stop Day Eve to remember at the Jackpot. I Heart Local Music threw an event for the students to celebrate the

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Introducing: Westerners

We’ve had a hunch for a while about Westerners, and it turns out we were right. This is a fairly new band to Lawrence, and

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Watch: The Quivers satisfy with saucy set at CD Release Show

The Quivers are just too damn sexy. The wild (and foul) retro rockers from Kansas City turned an empty Jackpot dance floor into a hot

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Organized chaos breeds civic pride at “SXSW Bound”

The first night of I Heart Local Music’s SXSW Fundraiser felt like a party. The second night, however, felt like family. Fridays are normally filled

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Local bands deliver relentless commotion at the Jackpot for SXSW Fundraiser

The Lawrence music scene delivered big time on Friday night when the Jackpot played host to I Heart Local Music’s annual SXSW Fundraiser. This was

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Introducing: The Natural Highlights

Valentine’s Day turned into a full on love affair at the Jackpot when Lawrence was introduced to the latest in a string of lively and