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Garage rock rebounds at the Replay with Tire Fire / The Shivas

Garage rock wasn’t born in Lawrence, but this might be where it’s being perfected. Tire Fire is the latest super group to explode into the

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Photo Gallery: The War On Drugs / The Barr Brothers

by LeRoy Pristach Walking into The Granada just before scheduled curtain time Saturday night, one wouldn’t have thought a near sold-out show was brewing. But

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Photo Gallery: Jimmy Eat World / minibosses in Kansas City

Let’s be frank. Jimmy Eat World is still a thrilling band to watch live. Ten years after the release of Futures, a fan favorite for

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J Mascis / Luluc give spellbinding performance at the Bottleneck

A legend blew through Lawrence this week, but it didn’t come with the usual boisterousness associated with acts this renown. J Mascis, of Dinosaur Jr.

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Drakkar Sauna / Sacred Destinies bring haunting harmonies to Love Garden

The pinball cooler was open and the disco ball was spinning for a later-than-usual Saturday night show at the Love Garden. The laid-back, two band

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Lawrence sulks in style with Interpol / Rey Pila

If there was ever a way to mope on a Monday in style, this was it. The delightfully melancholy Interpol filled the Granada to indulge

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Spoon / EMA deliver spot-on sets at Liberty Hall

It’s probably safe to assume that Spoon is a band that just about everybody loves. In what must have been one of the top concerts

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The Monster Inside: How Mark Mallman unleashes his wild stage shows

It’s not every day you get to see an act as outrageous and uninhibited as this. While most men have dreams of rocking out onstage

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Mount Eerie delivers peaceful performance at Wonder Fair

It was so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop. Wonder Fair renovated their rooftop patio to accommodate more live performances, and on Sunday

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Broncho to return with new record, new attitude

The Jackpot recently started framing flyers for their most memorable shows in recent history. Smack dab in the middle of them is one of Broncho’s