Ozark stomp: Ben Miller might just be the best juke joint vagabond in the Midwest
Ben Miller went down to the crossroads, but he didn't sell his soul.
Re-opened mic: After a run-in with the copyright police, Mudstomp Mondays picks up where Pub Sessions left off
The day the music died came earlier than expected at Dempsey's Pub. The death sentence was a letter from ASCAP...
Kinetik Energy: Lawrence’s The Kinetiks up the ante and the tempo on second album “Science Is Magic”
In the midst of putting on silver tights and a cape prior to a recent show, Rani Waugh had a revelation about her band. "I don't understand why we aren't taken seriously'" ...
Best Local Music of 2009
From indie-pop to hip-hop, the decade in local music came to an abundant end
Here's 10 albums from the Lawrence and Kansas City area that we truly, wholeheartedly enjoyed — and a nice long list of honorable mentions...
Seven years reappear: Former Lawrencian Freedy Johnston resurfaces with ‘Rain on the City’
In the song that made his career, Freedy Johnston sings the lyric “seven years disappear.” Nearly two decades later, Johnston knows that feeling all over again.
The art of the mix: Tips on tunes for a rockin’ New Year’s Eve
One song you can count on hearing at nearly every New Year celebration in the English-speaking world is Robert Burns’ “Auld Lang Syne.” But that’s only one song, a mere four minutes. How does the exacting host sculpt a soundtrack for an entire party?
Free album download: "The More the Merrier Christmas"
"The More the Merrier Christmas" is a new compilation by Lawrence musicians, available for FREE download in its entirety here...
Review: "Science is Magic," by The Kinetiks
The latest album from this Lawrence band is a carnival-ride fusion of disco, '80s pop-punk, darker '90s themes. It's a fun, synth-filled distortion fest ...
Noise for Tots: The Noise FM plays Santa for Douglas County Toys for Tots
This weekend, brothers Austin and Alex Ward of the Lawrence band The Noise FM will spearhead a toy drive for Douglas County Toys for Tots. On Monday, they’ll go back to serving local youngsters in a different fashion: substitute teaching...
Ho-Ho-Hoedown: Lawrence old-time and bluegrass bands throw holiday party for the whole family
“In a lot of country and honky tonk music, you get a lot of drinkin’ and cheatin’ and partyin’ and that kind of stuff, so it’s nice to take a night off of that and just sing Christmas songs,” says The Wilders' Ike Sheldon ...
Expanded vespers: KU holiday concert celebrates 85th year with special guest
Nicole Smith knows how important the Kansas University Holiday Vespers program is. “This whole production is for the audience,” says Smith, a senior from Las Vegas. “It’s for the people who love to come out and feel the holiday spirit. We put this on for them, and we make sure things are just right.”
Pound by Pound: Danny Pound confronts his 'existential angst,' emerges with intimate second solo album
Three and a half years ago, the Danny Pound Band entered Black Lodge Studios with the goal of making a record in three days. Three and half years later, it's finally done...
(Not so) Hard Travelin’: Tyler Gregory lives the Woody Guthrie life, sans the poverty and strife
This bearded Lawrence busker brought in a collection of new recordings to share for this podcast, which also addresses the proposed ban on Mass. St. panhandling and Gregory’s experiences as a vagabond...
Still Hardcore After All These Years
Coalesce’s Sean Ingram is a father of four — but that doesn’t mean he won’t jump in a raging circle pit
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