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Hoedown alert: Boston’s Crooked Still is Tuesday night’s best bet

This weekend was packed with so many amazing shows, the average concert-goer probably had more music than they could handle. Did I go to any of them? Nope. I was off with the family celebrating a religious holiday (Happy belated Eid, everyone!). So in place of a concert review, my friend ...

Labretta Suede and the Motel Six

This weekend my adventures took me to Greaserama in Kansas City (it's a hot rod extravaganza). If you don't like beards that reach the belt buckle, tattoos as far as the eye can see, and men in fishnet stockings, then this wasn't the place for you. We caught a band from New Zealand ...

Get comfortable with Fourth of July

I love a good party. Especially when it comes in the form of a CD release show. On Friday, Downtown Lawrence was in full swing, and I headed out to Fourth of July's CD Release Party at the Jackpot. What I liked about this show was the diverse lineup. You had hip hop/rap, hard rock, and then ...

A trip down memory lane

I recently found a goldmine stuffed into a purse in my closet. Six tapes containing performances and interviews of bands in the Lawrence music scene in 2004. At the time I was gathering this footage for a project of mine. But I didn't have a job, and I didn't have a place to live, and the ...

Boris

So, Boris came to melt my face with experimental rock this weekend. I've been begging and pleading my friends to come watch the show, and it most certainly did not let down. First, Russian Circles opened. The Chicago trio's latest CD leaves me in a bit of an identity crisis. I like ...

Hey kids! It’s Truckstop Honeymoon!

On Thursday night the Summer gave us a break from the heat long enough for a night out with local darlings Truckstop Honeymoon. The Lawrence Public Library hosted Last Splash Bash as a way to mark the end of one incredible Summer. Latchkey kids and bluegrass music lovers crawled out from ...