Subject: Lawrence

• Band You Should Know: The Fourth of July

  March 4, 2008

• The Best Local Music Radio Show You May Ever Hear: TONIGHT!!!

  March 20, 2008

• Ra Ra Riot and the Little Ones at the Jackpot, 5/8

  May 8, 2008

• Last Night in Lawrence: Who Was There?

  May 15, 2008

• Dri on Daytrotter & Free Remix EP

  June 18, 2008

• Demencha Offers Free Johnny Quest Mixtape

  July 17, 2008

• Lawrence's Big Surrender on Army Wives

  July 31, 2008

• New Hammerlord MP3: "Dead City Radio"

  July 31, 2008

• Angler's Seafood House in Lawrence Officially Opening Tonight

  September 15, 2008

• New Boo and Boo Too Album Announced, MP3

  September 22, 2008

• Elementary school playground named 'eyesore'

  September 24, 2008

• Slideshow: Dandy Warhols at Liberty Hall, 9/26/08

  September 29, 2008

• Koufax Returns This Weekend

  October 10, 2008

• Dri Gets All Dressed Up for Interview Magazine, Establishes Our Cold Status

  October 27, 2008

• My New Year's Eve

  I know on Wednesday I said I'd most likely stay home and fall asleep well before Dick Clark Ryan Seacrest dropped the ball.Well something inside me (Sparks) made me venture out. Actually, I was already out and about in Lawrence watching the KU Bowl Game. Feeling in a festive-yet-cheap mode and away from the three free places I recommended, I decided to crash a party.But this is not just any party, I decided to crash the big one in Lawrence. A well-known Lawrence secret to townies, grad students

  January 2, 2009

• Dating in KC sucks

  Time for the annual reminder that dating in Kansas City sucks. This time, Sperling's BestPlaces -- and Axe Body Spray! -- say KC is just the worst. We get it. Dating sucks in this city. But I dunno. From the dirty voice mails that a special lady in Lawrence keeps leaving me, I think Lawrence might be worse. Elise, I really hope you get the 10 hours of good sex you desire. -- Justin Kendall

  January 8, 2009

• Stealing Time: Spider-Man breaks Kansas Republican's heart

  Poor Christian Morgan. The executive director of Kansas' Republican Party is heartbroken over Spider-Man teaming up with Barack Obama. Sucks when your fictional heroes let you down. "At least I still have Batman," Morgan writes. Not quite.

  January 9, 2009

• Monster to eat you, most of Kansas

  We love a good horror movie, and the best, most affecting, are often the low-budget ones that come out of nowhere. See the production histories of Night of the Living Dead, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Halloween for further reference on that. This is why we're pulling for Lawrence-based SenoReality Pictures, who've got a movie called Nailbiter that they plan to finish this summer. The teaser trailer is already getting attention from gore hounds across the nation via horror sites li

  January 28, 2009

• Band You Should Know: Cowboy Indian Bear (Playing Tonight, MP3)

  If you caught the Jen Says Kwahs at the 2008 Pitch Music Showcase, you were probably bummed to hear that the Lawrence indie rock quartet was on its last legs. From the ashes of that superb group, singer/guitarist Marty Hillard has formed Cowboy Indian Bear with C.J. Calhoun (formerly of Kennedy Luck Club) and drummer Beau Bruns. The trio will unveil its debut three-song EP in a couple weeks with shows at the Jackpot (Feb. 13) and the Brick (Feb. 14) as well as an in-store performance at Stre

  January 30, 2009

• Tonight! Los Campesinos and Titus Andronicus at the Bottleneck (MP3 enhanced)

  Grace deVille If you've misplaced your Ritalin or you need some sensory stimulation to prepare for a big test, consider tonights Los Campesinos! show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence. The exclamation-point-abusing Welsh band is bringing its bratty brand of indie art-punk to Lawrence with support from Titus Andronicus, who were featured this week in The Pitch. Arts & Crafts picked up Campesinos' debut LP, Hold On Now, Youngster, presumably because it sports a stockpile of cathartic hooks as deep

  February 3, 2009

• New Appleseed Cast Album On the Way

  Since the Appleseed Cast began its journey 13 years ago, many a band has come and gone treading similar waters of spacey, delay-soaked guitar rock. Though occasionally lapsing into periods of pause, the Lawrence band will once again emerge from the foggy forests when its new album, Sagarmatha hits the streets February 17. Initially rumored to be an instrumental album, the nine-song disc does feature some vocals, but as per tradition they're buried underneath pummeling drums and canyon reverb

  February 5, 2009

• Don't sell your dog to this guy

  Leave it to KCTV Channel 5 to get the gross new details on the Lawrence guy accused of sodomizing animals. Lawrence police arrested 20-year-old Cem Basoflas, a University of Kansas international student, last week and charged him with animal cruelty and sodomy. Now, Channel 5 gives us all the super-disturbing details in this interview with Midge Grinstead of the Lawrence Humane Society.Grinstead said the Humane Society was tipped off on the abuse when Basoflas brought in several animals with inj

  February 11, 2009

• A Holographic Tide of art and music streams in at tonight's Lunar Gathering

  Hail and well met, Mammoth Life! True Lawrence music scene insiders know that the real action is at the Eagle's Lodge (6th and Colorado). That's where the bingo goes down every Friday, and on full moons you can also catch a bunch of hippie kids hanging out at the Lodge's Lunar Gathering. The brainchild of Lawrence musician Rolf Pederman aims to provide a forum for local artists and musicians to show their work on a bi-monthly basis. "When there's a full moon it always tends to get a little cr

  February 13, 2009

• Scene Snapshot: Cowboy Indian Bear, Streetside Records In-Store

  Forester Michael Lawrence trio Cowboy Indian Bear fleshed out its weekend of CD-release-party action with an in-store performance at Streetside Records in Westport on Saturday, February 14, 2009. Read our feature on the excellent new band to learn more.

  February 16, 2009

• Tonight! Bluegrass shredders Deadman Flats at the Riot Room

  By RICHARD GINTOWT phot from myspace.com/deadmanflats Fans of Split Lip Rayfield and other boogan bluegrass shredders will want to skedaddle on over to Riot Room tonight (Thursday) to catch Deadman Flats. The four-piece string band has become a big draw in Lawrence with its Roger-Miller-gone-wrong songs about PBR, zombies and dudes who hit on Wal-Mart greeters. The group is currently working on a follow-up to its debut album, Antlers, which featured some excellent banjo work from a busker th

  February 19, 2009

• Tomorrow Night: The Volunteers' Farewell Show

  NYC is a litter farther north, Vols. It happens every so often in a town like Lawrence: four dudes go to college, start a band, make a record, graduate college, party a couple more years, and get the hell outta Dodge. The Volunteers are no exception to the rule, unfortunately, and this month lead singer Tyler Jack Anderson and guitarist and keyboardist Andrew Kissel will answer New York City's incessant phone call. Bassist Rustine Leonard and drummer Austin Sinkler will stay behind for the time

  March 11, 2009

• This Weekend: ex-Brian Jonestown Massacre guitarist drifts in to Replay

  Lawrence's Replay Lounge was built for bands like Spindrift, a large ensemble of freaky West Coast psych-rockers who play the sort of music you might imagine emanating from the venue's jukebox right before a squinty-eyed gunslinger walks in. Led by former Brian Jonestown Massacre guitarist Kirpatrick Thomas, the seven-piece ensemble takes inspiration from Ennio Morricone's spaghetti westerns and Anthony DiLorenzo's vampire-flick soundtracks as well as acid-rock kingpins like the Doors and Jeffer

  April 3, 2009

• Samothrace

  Life's Trade
  (20 Buck Spin)

  January 29, 2009

• Rooftop Vigilantes

  January 15, 2009

• Movin' Out

  October 9, 2008

• Art That Pops

  September 4, 2008

• Kansas/Wakarusabreakdown

  August 21, 2008

• Celebrate Sustainability

  July 31, 2008

• Jewel + Local History

  June 19, 2008

• Mexican Fare

  June 19, 2008

• Local Musical

  June 12, 2008

• Party for Addison

  May 29, 2008

• Does Your Vote Count?

  May 29, 2008

• Works of Cart

  May 8, 2008

• A Movie About TV

  May 8, 2008

• New Place for Art in Lawrence

  April 24, 2008

• Batters on Deck

  April 10, 2008

• Outhouse

  April 17, 2008

• Smart People

  April 10, 2008

• Extreme Racing

  March 27, 2008

• Femme Films

  March 6, 2008

• Reel Respect

  March 6, 2008

• Fabricated Fisticuffs

  January 24, 2008

• Vibesquad

  January 17, 2008

• Country Tough

  January 3, 2008