I Heart Local Music

09/19/2025

Mdou Moctar at The Bottleneck. Photo by Fally Afani for I Heart Local Music. More photos here: https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/18/photo-gallery-mdou-moctar-golomb-at-the-bottleneck/

09/17/2025

UB40 brought the dancer out in everyone on Tuesday night. Here's what it looked like when they played the Uptown Theater:

The Uptown might have been the most diverse room in Kansas City on Tuesday night. UB40 may be an English reggae band, but they attract fans from all over the world. The band’s lineup has represented a range of ethnicities over the years (with musicians sporting English, Welsh, Irish, Jamaican, Sco...

09/17/2025

UB40 at the Uptown Theater. Photo by Fally Afani for I Heart Local Music. More photos here: https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/17/photo-gallery-ub40-at-the-uptown/

09/14/2025

This was one of those “only in Lawrence” kind of nights. Scenes from the all-brass lineup for Brass on Mass over on our website today:

https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/13/photo-gallery-brass-on-mass-block-party/

River City Brass Band The Band That Saved The World The Dead Bettys The Granada Theater Lucia

This was one of those “only in Lawrence” kind of nights. The “Live on Mass” concert series put a different twist on their Saturday night event by featuring all brass ensembles. The night began with Lawrence’s favorite Mardi Gras party conjurers, River City Brass Band. This time, we didn’...

09/14/2025

Brass on Mass with the River City Brass Band. Photo by Fally Afani for I Heart Local Music. More photos available here: https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/13/photo-gallery-brass-on-mass-block-party/

09/09/2025

Japanese Breakfast mastered the duality of femininity at Liberty Hall on Monday night. One minute, she’s emerging in a clam shell, Birth of Venus style, shrouded in wispy white fabrics and softly crooning on her guitar. The next, she is absolutely SHREDDING under a sea of strobe lights. This is what it means to be a woman. Soft, intense, unpredictable.

Our photos from the show with the very delightful Ginger Root can be found in our top story today:

Japanese Breakfast / Photo by Fally Afani Japanese Breakfast has mastered the duality of femininity. Girls are mysterious. One minute, she’s emerging in a clam shell, Birth of Venus style, shrouded in wispy white fabrics and softly crooning on her guitar. The next, she is absolutely SHREDDING unde...

09/09/2025

Japanese Breakfast at Liberty Hall. Photo by Fally Afani for I Heart Local Music. More photos available here: https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/09/photo-gallery-japanese-breakfast-ginger-root-at-liberty-hall/

09/06/2025

The Urge played the first of two sold-out shows at The Bottleneck on Friday, and it was one for the books. We've got the full gallery of their show with Six Percent up on our site today:

This was a real gem of a show for fans of ska. On Friday night, The Urge played their first of two sold out gigs at the Bottleneck celebrating the anniversaries of two albums (The Gift of Flavor and Too Much Stereo), and it was one for the books. We always say a band is only as good as their fans, a...

09/06/2025

The Urge at The Bottleneck. Photo by Fally Afani for I Heart Local Music. More photos here: https://iheartlocalmusic.com/2025/09/05/photo-gallery-the-urge-six-percent-at-the-bottleneck/

09/05/2025

Unfit Wives have a new member and a new song! We helped them debut both in the sunflower fields at Grinter Farms this week:

We love this time of year because it feels very Kansas to us. The sunflowers at farms across the state are usually in full bloom-- and

09/02/2025

We hope you like horns! Here's a look at the hot spots to hit this September in the Lawrence music scene. Our latest for Explore Lawrence:

We hope you like horns! From block parties to more ska and brass than you can handle, here are the hot spots to hit this September in the Lawrence music scene.

08/29/2025

Everyone’s favorite workout-themed band is back with a new single. ᴛʜɪᴍᴀꜱᴛʀ describe themselves as "garage pop for cool grandmas" and their new track "Elliptical" continues the band’s trajectory in mastery of cool vibes. You can listen in our top story today:

Everyone’s favorite workout-themed band is back with a new single. The track “Elliptical” continues the band’s trajectory in mastery of cool vibes (they describe themselves as “garage pop for cool grandmas”). THIMASTR is a shining example of “less is more” with minimalist percussion ...