Concert Reviews

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Live Review: Sharon Van Etten, Shearwater at D.C.’s The Black Cat (2/11)

By on February 12th, 2012

Gently raging against the beast of hype.

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Live Review: The Darkness, Foxy Shazam at Chicago’s Metro (2/11)

By on February 12th, 2012

The Darkness show that the years have not changed the rock.

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Live Review: Justice at London’s O2 Brixton Academy (2/10)

By on February 12th, 2012

They’re far more than DJs for the indie community.

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Live Review: Gardens & Villa at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco (2/9)

By on February 11th, 2012

An aura unmatched by other up-and-comers.

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Live Review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra at the Troubadour of West Hollywood (2/8)

By on February 10th, 2012

Godspeed!’s sister project proves alluring.

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Live Review: Richard Reed Parry, Son Lux, and yMusic at Kaufman Center, NYC (2/8)

By on February 9th, 2012

Chamber indie rock, heartbeat music, and the Dessner twins.

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Live Review: Jeff Mangum at Chicago’s Athenaeum (2/7)

By on February 8th, 2012

Everything we wouldn’t even have dared to imagine.

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Live Review: Nicolas Jaar at NYC’s Music Hall of Williamsburg (2/3) and Museum of Modern Art’s PS1 (2/5)

By on February 6th, 2012

I learned my lesson in the school of Jaar.

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Live Review: Eleanor Friedberger at San Francisco’s The Independent (2/4)

By on February 6th, 2012

Former frontwoman for The Fiery Furnaces sets the crowd aflame.

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In Photos: Smith Westerns, Porcelain Raft, & Bleached at Chicago’s Metro (2/3)

By and on February 6th, 2012

Three sets captured in black and white perfection.

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