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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6, 2006
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Fans rock out at an Umphree McGee's concert. The standing floor was packed tight with sweaty bodies, but that didn't stop concert goers from enjoying the show. Lawrence provides music patrons a wide variety of concert options.
Lawrence music scene offers variety
BY ANDREW BREDESON
Even though Kansas City offers plenty of music opportunities and is less than an hour away, Lawrence provides an eclectic music scene right at students' fingertips.
Venues like the Granada, the Bottleneck, Liberty Hall and smaller bars like Fatsos offer wide musical varieties for live shows.
Bands from Wu Tang Clan to Arlo Gutheme, Rancid to John Scofield, and Ant DiFranco to Tech N9ne have made stops in Lawrence.
The music scene is very diverse
Annie Frazier, Zionsville, Ind. sophomore, said. There is truly something for every lover of music, Frazier said.
Frazier saw the band Umphrey's McGee perform last month at Liberty Hall in front of a nearly sold out crowd.
Kris Myers, drummer of the band, said Lawrence was a great college town to play in.
"It's always a good time here," he said.
Andy Farag, who plays percussion for the band, said that although there were only a couple of record stores in Lawrence, the live music
scene seems to be good.
"The crowd is always into it," he said.
The music venues are great;
Madeline Shike, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
sophomore, said
"They're very intimate and allow people to get right up next to the stage," Shike said.
She also said the positive emotions the music scene offers add to her KU experience, specifically the anticipation leading up to a show and the happiness throughout.
Although the concert scene seems to be better with nicer weather, like the fall season in Lawrence, Liberty
Hall employee James Sizelove said, he likes the "fervor for culture" here. He said it was because Lawrence was "the most liberal city in Kansas."
Sizelove also credited the craving of culture to the diversity of the downtown area, including music, food and stores.
Musician Bob Marley made the line "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain" famous.
Music can be powerful, as it is popular in all parts of the world, with different types of people.
Whether it's a tribal dance deep in the jungles of the Amazon, a
church service, a Celtic music festival in Scotland or a night at Abe & Jake's Landing or The Hawk, music's popularity can be seen everywhere as people dance, pray and sing to music.
To put it simply, Melia Blankenship, Paola sophomore, said, "The music scene here is 'it great.'"
In a place like Lawrence, quality music can be found so often and in so many places.
Kansan correspondent Andrew Bredeson can be contacted at editor@kansan.com.
- Edited by Jacky Carter
Umphree McGee fans crowd around the stage at Liberty Hall. Fans could trickle up to the mezzanine for more moving room and a seat for their tired lens.
Umphee McGeet takes a mid-set break. Excited fans also took a break outside to cool off, enjoy a smoke and talk about the show
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