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Members: Eddie Schubert (lead vocals),
The Assman (guitar, lead vocals), Schwen
(lead guitar), Derick Conner (bass), Boyd
Brasel (drums)
Similar sound: rock band with heavy funk and hip-hop and even reggae influences. Sublime, 311
Coming up: headlining a show Feb. 22 at The Bottleneck and released its first full length album One for Your Health on Jan. 17.
Website: www.fullfeaturemusic.com
"I love saying we're from Lawrence," Brasel said. "I'm proud of it. I think it's come around a lot in the last few years."
KELPIE
Formed in: November 2002
Members: Casey Burge (guitar, vocals), Nate Harold (bass), John Momberg (drums)
Sounds like: Elvis Costello, The Smoking Popes
Website: www.kelpiemusic.com
What's next: Look for an EP out this semester
KEY
Formed: 1999
Members: Kyle Babson (bass guitar, keyboards), Andrew Bruns (lead vocals, rythym guitar, piano), Clay Britton (lead guitar), Tim Kohl (drums, backing vocals, assorted percussion)
Similar sound: "Sweet Rock" infused with hip-hop reggae, and jazz Pearl Jam, U2, 311, Blues Traveler
Coming up: new album in the summer, live radio interviews on 91.9-FM The Wildcat in Manhattan on Feb.7 and on 90.1-FM KKFI on Feb.28.
Web site: www.thekeywebsite.com
NO LESSONS
Formed: February 2002
Members: Jeff Goldford (lead vocals, guitar, spoons, kazoo), Rick Unruh (guitar, vocals, drums), Aaron Lerner (harmonica, piano), Chris Cardwell (percussion, guitar)
Similar sound: acoustic rock quintet, Bare Naked Ladies, Rusted Root and Blues Traveler
Coming up:first full-length album this summer. It will play at the Granada, 1020
Massachusetts St., Feb. 22
Website: www.nolessons.net
"We're trying to shed the local band label because I feel like it puts us in a general genre," Lerner said. "Playing in a band is really a business for us and we want to do this for a living."
PODSTAR
Formed: Manhattan
Members: Cameron Hawk (bass, vocals), Aaron Swenson (guitar), Jo Jo Longbottom (guitar, vocals), JP Redman (drums) Similar sound: rock, alternative pop/rock Neil Young, Guided By Voices, Built to Spill
Web site: www.noisome.com/podstar information from RockKansas.com and Podstar's Website
SALT THE EARTH
Formed: Spring 2001
**Members:** Nick Knutsen (guitar), Matt Morgus (bass), Martin Bush (guitar, vocals), Nick Haxton (drums)
**Similar sound:** up tempo rock
**Coming up:** touring the East Coast
**Web site:** www.salttheearth.com
SHAKING TREE
Formed:1996
Members:Dain Estes (vocals, guitar) Tom Waddington (violin, mandolin, guitar), Derek Swensen (bass, vocals), Justin Klein (drums)
Similar sound: acoustic rock with World Beat influences: Toad and the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows, David Grey, Wesley Willis.
Coming Up: on a tour out west. The first track off its current album is in the credits of the movie Now You Know by Jeff Anderson.
Web site: www.shakingtree.com
THETA
Formed: Lawrence
Members: Eric Graves (guitar), Cory White (guitar), JJ Willems (drums), Mike Quilin (vocals), Esteban Caracacciolo (bass), Torin Andersin (keyboard)
information from RockKansas.com
Similar sound: rock, indie pop-rock, Failure, Shiner, Tool
Jayplay Editor Brooke Hesler contributed to this article Edited by Todd Rapp
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