Recent Stories
Vital Signs :: Downtown venue showcases Christian artists and musicians
In downtown Lawrence there are places to buy books, places to get a cup of coffee, places to listen to music, and places to admire and purchase art. What Signs of Life has done is eliminate the extra walk.
Library introduces new generation to older films
For centuries, libraries have been doing their best to bring a spirit of culture and education to the public, through distribution of literature and other forms of the written word.
Turn on the Gaslight
North Lawrence music venue finds new way to connect with the past
During the tumultuous late 1960s and early '70s in Lawrence, the old Gaslight Tavern had a well-earned reputation both as a place where diversity was the norm and as an extreme hotbed of political activity.
In a groove :: Big Metal Rooster celebrates 100th show
Nobody seems sure exactly how to describe the sound of local act Big Metal Rooster -- and that's just fine with the members. "It fits under the 'jam band' heading, but everything underneath that label is so diverse," Hein adds. "The really great thing about this genre is that we can have a Latin song or a blues song or a rock song and still have the ability to improvise on it."
Finding their voice
Lawrence R&B act 3 A.M. tries to harmonize in a town dominated by college rock
It's a good thing local trio 3 A.M. isn't afraid of a challenge. Because for an R&B group trying to make it in an indie-rock dominated town like Lawrence, there are plenty of roadblocks ahead. "Any time we do a show, it's mostly alternative with some rock or rap. We're the only R&B cats that are really SINGING around here," Brian Harris says. "It's hard to get shows, but at the same time it sets us apart."
