I Heart Local Music

A little Spring romance with Beach House

"Is it getting romantic yet, God d*$#it?" The guitarist's question was met with a round of applause at the Granada Tuesday night. Don't worry, it really did feel a little bit romantic. A few weeks ago I (along with many of you) tuned in to watch Conan O'Brien's final show on NBC. And, ...

The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Three days out from my due date, I decided to take the day off and waddle down to the Lawrence St. Patrick's Day parade. I've been trying to go to this parade for FIVE YEARS. Today, I finally got to see the magic (and the music) go down. I can't get enough parade music. Tubas, ...

Soothing music for a cold winter’s night

This weekend I told mother nature to stuff it and headed down for a good old local show at The Bottleneck. Three bands came together to celebrate a new split album from It's True and Cowboy Indian Bear. The first band to take the stage was Capybara. I'm going to assume this is a ...

Oh My God it’s Anvil

On Saturday afternoon, I was knee-deep in pink baby clothes, fancy finger food and giggling women at my baby shower. A few hours later, I had ditched the pretty dress and heels in favor of some more comfortable attire, and was knee-deep in headbangers and Heavy Metal at the Anvil ...

Just what I needed

Did you watch the Grammys last night? Me neither! Ha! I was at the #HelpHaiti@Lawrence benefit show at Liberty Hall, and apparently, so were many of you. Some good folks over in Lawrence put the show together. It featured local music, local food (buffet style!), a silent auction and ...

Helping Haiti with local music

Well it seems some folks in Lawrence are putting on a big benefit show for Haiti. Aside from all the proceeds going to Partners in Health, this just looks to be a pretty good deal for $10. You get to hear music from these local lovelies: Yuca Roots DJ Candlepants Rachel ...