Coach Bill Self gives instruction to freshman guard Elijah Johnson on the bench against Hofstra earlier this season. Johnson and other freshmen have taken strong leadership this season.

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Reid Calver, Overland Park sophomore, locks up his bike in the bike racks at Ellsworth Hall.

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KJHK live events director Peter Lyrene speaks to the crowd in between bands' sets Nov. 21 during the 2009 Farmer's Ball.

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Katlyn Conroy and her band perform at The Jackpot Nov. 21 in KJHK's Farmer's Ball. Conroy later won the competition.

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Kansas City rapper Dutch Newman steps into crowd during his second performance Nov. 21 after advancing to the final round as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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DJ Godzilla backed Kansas City rapper Dutch Newman at the fall 2009 KJHK Farmer's Ball. The two performed together for the first time at the local music competition.

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A member of the band Cloud Dog displays a peace sign after his band's set at the 2009 Fall KJHK Farmer's Ball Nov. 21 at The Jackpot.

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Katlyn Conroy was the winner of the 2009 KJHK's Farmers Ball. Here, Conroy performs on Friday night during the preliminaries at The Bottleneck.

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Audience members stand near the stage on Friday night. Eight bands performed in the preliminary round Friday, and by vote of the audience, the top four acts moved on to the final round Saturday night at The Jackpot.

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Katlyn Conroy performs during this fall's Farmer's Ball Friday Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck.

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Katlyn Conroy performs during this fall's Farmer's Ball Nov. 20.

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Eagle Us Pets performs Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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Eagle Us Pets performs Friday Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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Kansas City rapper Dutch Newman performs Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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Kansas City rapper Dutch Newman performs Friday Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball. Newman advanced by audience vote to then next round of competition.

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The band California Craisins perform Friday Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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The band Cloud Dog performs Friday Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball.

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The guitarist for the band Burger Kingdom performs during the first round of competition during KJHK's Farmer's Ball Nov. 20.

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The drummer for the band Burger Kingdom performs during the first round of competition during KJHK's Farmer's Ball Nov. 20 at The Bottleneck.

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DJ Avi Morgenstern performs Nov. 20 as part of KJHK's Farmer's Ball at the Bottleneck.

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Audience members at the Farmer's Ball listened to a wide variety of music from hip-hop to California folk.

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Patrons of the 2009 KJHK Farmer's Ball enjoy a breather in between sets during Saturday's finals.

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Members of the audience make their picks for their two favorite acts of the night. The four acts receiving the most audince votes moved on to the finals which took place Saturday night at The Jackpot.

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The California Craisins were one of four bands chosen by audience members to perform in the finals Saturday evening. The other three acts were Cloud Dog, Dutch Newman and Katlyn Conroy.

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Katlyn Conroy was the winner of the 2009 edition of KJHK's Farmers Ball. Here, Conroy performs on Friday night during the preliminaries at The Bottleneck.

Published on November 30, 2009