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40 Watt Dreams: A Voice For Women in the Midwest

40 Watt Dreams is becoming a voice for female empowerment in this town. The last couple of shows we’ve caught from 40 Watt tend to

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Photo Gallery: Shy Boys / Sleep Kitty / Rev Gusto / Blood Shaman

Shy Boys celebrated the vinyl release of their most recent 7″ with a good old hometown show at the Replay on Saturday. They were joined

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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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Photo Gallery: Hooray For Earth / Grooms / SONA

It’s been two years since Hooray For Earth soaked the scene in their synth-rich goodness, and on Tuesday night the spell was finally broken. The

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Watch: Wolf, the Rabbit at the Replay

This may have been one of the fuller stages we’ve seen at the Replay. Before Wolf, the Rabbit even started playing on Saturday night, patrons

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Archie Powell wants you to ‘get messed up’ with him

When Archie Powell hits the road, he likes to party hard. When he comes through Lawrence this Tuesday, chances are you’ll be throwing down pretty

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A famous force: Nicholas St. James wows with EP release show

Well, Nicholas St. James had one hell of a weekend. He played not one, but two shows at the Replay, starting with an unforgettable performance

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Unicycle Loves You / The Wheelers bring delicious distortion to the Replay

We need to talk about the love affair between Unicycle Loves You and the Wheelers. Two years ago, they played Middle of the Map Fest.

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Watch: The Big Iron at the Replay

If you want to know what raw and dense energy looks like, look no further than The Big Iron. The Kansas City-based punk band, thick

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Less Beautiful Music: How Arc Flash is redefining emo

“This next song is about heartbreak… and the nuclear apocalypse.” With his eyes half open, Arc Flash’s James Thomblison grumpily mutters the words before diving