If you haven’t cut a rug in a while, September is the time to dust off those dancing shoes. This is the month when the high temperatures start to lift ( finally ), the sunflowers are in full bloom, and dance parties can be found from one end of Downtown to another. This is also a good month if, like…
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August has become synonymous with roots music in Lawrence. The fair has packed up and headed out of town, and we’re essentially in flux between major tours. This is when the fid pickers and the string pluckers come out to play. From a couple of major festivals to the business-as-usual local shows…
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It’s going to be a hot one, and there’s no better way to escape the sizzle than with a cold beverage and good show. In the rest of the world, it’s called July. In Lawrence, it’s called the pre-game before bluegrass season (we’ll get to that next month). For now, you’ll want to don the sandals and…
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June feels a little bit like Lawrence grabbed a bunch of genres off the shelf and threw them in a smoothie for a random concert calendar. There’s no rhyme or reason here, just events happening all over. Bluegrass and roots music are always mainstays, but we’ll see a couple of great LGBT-themed shows…
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Welcome to the greatest month of the year, Lawrence! Because Lawrence is such a vibrant, eccentric, and accepting place to be, we tend to pull out all the stops for PRIDE month. There are events for celebrators of every age, and we’ve done some digging to put them in a handy-dandy list for you. Here…
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Wow, the spring concert season isn’t playing around. You’re gonna need some stamina for this one. The weekend of May 19 th and 20 th is going to be a particularly rowdy time. Clear your calendar for this month, because the locals have it on lock. Between end-of-the-semester parties and the return of a…
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April’s concert calendar looks like a music lover’s collection run amuck with the shuffle feature. You want indie rock? You got it? Hypersexual rappers? We got that too. What about a man with a machine that commands audiences to take part in strange rituals? Well, sure. It is Lawrence, after all. We…
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Wow, March really feels like the Lawrence music scene is getting back to its regular, eclectic self. There are so many genres to pick from this month it’ll be hard to decide which show to go to (the easy answer is: all of them). From Irish songwriters to honky tonkers, we’ve got a great lineup of…
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Consider February the month to wake up and get dancing! Shows are finally picking back up, and you’ll find reasons to avoid the miserably cold weather and head inside for some live music. If you’re not headed to KC for Folk Alliance, there are plenty of country crooners to tickle your folk fancy…
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See? You survived 2022 just fine. Now that we’ve kicked off the new year and you’ve all (hopefully) recovered from those fabulous holiday parties, it’s time to slow down the pace and appreciate what local scenes have to offer. January is an opportunity to connect with the local artists in those cozy…
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