Music

William Elliott Whitmore taps sounds of Midwest in latest album

He wants us to know there's beauty in the world, despite the politicians.

Madonna's first tour since 2009 includes show at Sprint Center

Following her elaborate performance at the Super Bowl, Madonna is embarking on her first tour since 2009, and she's coming to Kansas City.

Progressive rock band Other Lives goes from Stillwater to spacesuits

Ahead of a Monday night show, at the Jackpot, Other Lives' Jesse Tabish talked to Lawrence.com about the creatively freeing nature of small-town life, getting inspiration through staring out a tour-bus window and how the excitement of success is — happily — tempered by the “day-to-day” of being in a working band.

Granada holding online contest over the weekend for 'season pass'

The Granada is holding a contest this weekend for a season pass to 43 of its spring shows — in exchange for a little social media love.

Party Pix: Dr. Dog at the Granada

Battle of the bands to determine chance to play at Wakarusa

Five local bands will compete on Saturday for the chance to play at the annual Wakarusa festival in Arkansas this summer.

Hit by a train: The Old 97's return to Lawrence

Rhett Miller talked with Lawrence.com about the band’s evolution, its upcoming show Wednesday at the Bottleneck and its penchant for board games.

Toby Leaman of Dr. Dog invites you to the 'best show you'll ever see'

Toby Leaman of Dr. Dog prepares Lawrence show-goers for "the best show they'll ever see" Feb. 2 at the Granada, 1020 Mass., and talks about the "edgier" sound of the band's new album, out soon on Anti- Records.

Friends and family say Eudora's "American Idol" Jason "Wolf" Hamlin sticks to his roots

Jason "Wolf" Hamlin, the 24-year-old born-and-raised Eudora native, used to sing in lieu of a broken truck radio. Now he might actually have a shot at being on the radio himself.

Party Pix: Doomtree at the Granada

Party Pix from Doomtree's show at the Granada, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando keeps making music for himself

“Where are we playing this time, I wonder?” Evan Dando will play Jan. 27 at The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Album review: Truckstop Honeymoon’s “Steamboat in a Cornfield”

Lawrence-based bluegrass-vaudevillian-cowpunk duo Truckstop Honeymoon proudly wears its duality on its sleeve on its latest “Steamboat in a Cornfield,” its eighth album.