Hot dog! It’s the holiday season! That gives us a double dose of festivities for the month, with some musical acts centering on seasonal favorites, while others are throwing down hard for New Year’s Eve. You’ll enjoy anything from a raging metal show to a showcase of our brightest hip-hop stars this…
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Now that the thrill of Rocktober has worn off (hahaha, just kidding, we’re still sore from Halloweekend), is it time to slow down and take a breather before the holiday season kicks events into high gear? Ha! Probably not. Luckily, shows in Lawrence this month are heavy on the locals, easily…
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Oh boy! It's here! It's finally here! Our favorite time of year! ROCKTOBER!! This is like Christmas for music fans. Everyone's fall tours take them through the Midwest this time of year, so our music cup runneth over. Rocktober is a pretty phenomenal time for live music, right from the very first…
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We’re ready for some rock and roll to slide back into the landscape. We’re talking crunchy guitars, throbbing baselines, and a hot mess of a singer onstage. We’ll be getting a lot of that in September, as bands head out on their fall tours (and everyone ends up touring through the Midwest in the…
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Oooooh boy, it’s hot out there! Luckily, Lawrence’s music scene is quite adept at putting on shows in the heat. If you’re not inside an ice-cold venue (some redid their air conditioning systems during the pandemic), then an evening patio show with a cold beer in-hand might be just the thing for you…
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Welcome to sweet, summery June! If there’s one thing you’ll be doing with live music this month, it’s getting outdoors and enjoying a festival or two. June is always such a beautiful time of year, and those who enjoy the sunshine will be thrilled with how many opportunities await for hitting the…
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I mean, you probably shouldn’t even try to leave town this month. Lawrence tends to spring into action this time of year, what with Busker Fest and the Food Truck Fest. But local music absolutely explodes in May. Every venue is filled to the brim with shows, and many are selling out quickly. This is…
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Phew! The spring season just hit like a ton of bricks, didn’t it? Well, lucky for those of us who live for live events, there’s no slowing down in April. There’s something for fans of disco, metal, piano rock, hip-hop, dance music, and (of course) bluegrass. The dandiest month of the year seems to…
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Now that EVERYONE has gotten Omicron out of their system, it’s time to celebrate. Cases rapidly declined, and we are getting ready to get back to the swing of things here in Lawrence! This month promises that oh-so-busy Spring concert schedule we’re used to seeing pre-pandemic. There are dance…
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To semi-quote the great Bill Murray: “Well, it’s a COVID year. Again.” But Lawrence is DOING ITS BEST, OKAY. Luckily, we have venues that keep shows as safe as possible. Some require vaccines and masks, some build heated outdoor tents. But all of them are pulling us out of the January slump. If you…
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