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This independently organized festival offers relief when you need it most: finals week. If can stomach the sweet stench of the Kaw River, you'll be treated to more than a dozen local and touring bands, including: This Building Is Cursed, The Brighton Line, Pixel Panda and Ike Turner Overdrive (playing the one stage in town they haven't been banned from).While punk and hardcore holds sway, the lineup also features less abrasive bands like Kelpie and The Minus Story. With music by...local bands:KelpieMinus StoryThis Building is CursedMonarch Song,The Brighton LineIke Turner OverdriveThousandaireThe BlackoutsAlert AlertPixel Pandaand touring bands: Despite (Wis.) Asschapel (Ten.)Wastoid (Neb.)Fork Knife Spoon (Ill.) Words THat Burn (Wis.)Meth and Goats (Iowa)...and food served by Food Not Banks