If you thought festival and street party season was over, you are WRONG. Lawrence doesn’t really know how to go more than a month without *gestures vaguely* SOME sort of musical commotion in the streets. This month, we see celebrations reach beyond Downtown. But there’s good stuff in there for the…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for some dancing in the streets. May is arguably one of the funnest months of the year because everything really starts to pop off in Lawrence. Though you’ll really need the stamina for June, there’s a good amount to look forward to in May. With the more…
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Spring is on the way! That means a hodgepodge of bands rolling through the area. This is festival season for some—and since Lawrence is in the middle of the country, you never know who will show up. From experimental noise rock to blues legends, this is a good month to go out and expand your palette…
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Did you do it? Did you survive Rocktober?! Good, because here comes No-Sleep-November. Despite November being a calmer month in years past, we seem to have a packed schedule full of really great touring bands and a strong local showing. You may very well be running all over town this month for a…
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Man, this always happens. We have a little bit of calm, and then October comes in full force as the best concert month of the year. Clear all your weekends; you’ll be spending them here. If you’re REALLY into Halloween, there will be some costumed shenanigans for you all month long. Additionally…
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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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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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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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