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Album Review: Toughies – “Sweet Dream” EP

Is there a better opening track this year than “Stone Cold?” I’m having a tough time finding one: the roaring pain in the lead vocals,
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Photo Gallery: 2016 Middle of the Map Fest, Saturday

The final day of Middle of the Map Fest assured the Crossroads area an entire day buzzing with activity. Because the fourth day of the
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LFK gets weird at SXSW with I Heart Local Music

Well, shit got weird at SXSW. This was expected, considering the Lawrence bands that descended upon the festival. Some of those bands congregated at the

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Photo Gallery: SXSW Bound, Night 2

The final night of “SXSW Bound” somehow manifested into a bigger event than the night before. Five bands from five genres in the scene played

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Announcing: The I Heart Local Music 2016 SXSW Lineup

In just a few short weeks, rockers will migrate down to Austin, TX, for the SXSW music festival. The warm air will be filled with

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I Heart Local Music’s “SXSW Bound” set for February 12th and 13th

It seems like every year, Lawrence is blessed with new acts that make stunning new impressions. Next month, we’ll be bringing some of those acts

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No Cave / Toughies / SONA hypnotize the Replay

A trio of diverse Lawrence bands got the Replay worked into a frenzy Friday night, when three very different genres meshed together for a fairly

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Toughies are your smooth summer sound makers

If they play their cards right, Toughies could be the source of your lazy summer tunes in LFK this year. After several non-stop days saturated

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Toughies take the town

“There are way too many people here for our first show,” a doe-eyed guitar player softly said as he peered out beyond the lights and