Sound Check

Looking Forward: Forever Fest 2014

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jul/16/276422/ Local music collective and tape label Whatever Forever is partnering with the people of farm and creative hub, [Farmesan][1], to host the [Forever Fest][2] music festival Saturday. With 14 bands slated to play on two different ...

Kawehi releases first single on forthcoming EP

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jul/02/275921/ After a few months in the national spotlight, Lawrence one-woman band Kawehi is releasing her new EP “Robot Heart” on July 15. Best known for her [innovative cover of “Heart-Shaped Box”][1] by Nirvana, this album is entirely ...

Looking Forward: Conor Oberst, local appearances and The Black Lillies are back

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jul/02/275952/ **Conor Oberst** Conor Oberst’s latest solo project, “Upside Down Mountain,” was released earlier this year and will be making a stop at the Bottleneck on Thursday night. Serving as frontman for indie-folk-rock outfit Bright ...

Looking Forward: City and Colour coming to Liberty Hall in November

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jun/26/275676/ City and Colour (aka Dallas Green, former Alexisonfire guitarist ) added some new dates to his fall tour, and a Nov. 5 concert at Liberty Hall is one of the lucky six new stops he will be making. The Canadian acoustic solo act is ...

Connecting with Iska Dhaaf’s Benjamin Verdoes

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jun/25/275658/ “I’m half here all the time, always waiting to arrive.” This opening line from Iska Dhaaf’s “Sleepwalkers” is both the underlying theme of their debut album, “Even the Sun Will Burn,” and a plausible explanation for ...

Looking Forward: Spoon coming to Liberty Hall in September

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/jun/26/275674/ With forthcoming album “They Want My Soul” out this August, Spoon recently announced a 14-city North American tour not long after the album hits the shelves, and Liberty Hall is hosting the Austin band Sept. 21. The alt-rock ...