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Matisyahu, 'Darkness Into Light' (Live From Spinner's Acoustic Festival of Light Set) -- Exclusive Video

Gino DePinto, AOL Before Matisyahu kicked off his fifth annual Festival of Light this week, he brought the show to Spinner's studio, where he played eight acoustic tracks after taking fan suggestions. On Dec. 1, the first night of Hanukkah, we present his performance of 'Darkness Into Light.' We'll be rolling out one performance video per day ...

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Oh Land Gets Sucked Into the Florence and the Machine 'Universe' -- Exclusive Video

Gino DePinto, AOL Oh Land, aka Nanna Fabricius, is spending her time living in Brooklyn, N.Y. wisely. The sweet-voiced electropop singer relocated from Copenhagen, Denmark in January and has since been discovering inspiration in the sounds of the city, as well as playing concerts and checking out other acts when they're in town. Earlier this ...

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Arcade Fire Perform on 'SNL' and Join In on Andy Samberg Skit

NBC Arcade Fire visited 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend to perform two songs from their latest album, 'The Suburbs,' and the Canadian rockers also teamed up with Andy Samberg for a humorous 'SNL' digital short. The group performed 'We Used to Wait' and 'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains),' but they also made a cameo in a skit titled "What ...

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Bad Books Make Live Debut, Announce Plans for Future Albums at CMJ

AOL | Getty Images Their first album has only been out for a few days, but Bad Books -- the musical collective featuring Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra -- seem to be having so much fun working together that they're already plotting future releases. At their debut live performance at Bowery Ballroom on Oct. 20 during the CMJ Music Marathon, ...

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Avett Brothers Speak of New Album's Themes and 'Vulnerable' Live Release

Erika Goldring, Getty Images The Avett Brothers have been on the road throughout the year, but they've also had the anticipated follow-up to 2009's 'I and Love and You' on their minds. When asked about what might be heard on the upcoming album, the band -- brothers Scott and Seth Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon -- paused for a moment before ...

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Swell Season's Glen Hansard Owes His Career to Bob Dylan

Conor Masterson From his busking days to his current success, Swell Season and Frames frontman Glen Hansard has had his fair share of connections to Bob Dylan. In recent years, the Swell Season has covered Dylan's 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' for the 'I'm Not There' film soundtrack, and the Frames had the opportunity to open for Dylan in 2007. But ...

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A.A. Bondy Envisions 'Another World' on Next Album

Jean Alcide It's only been about a year since A.A. Bondy released the album 'When the Devil's Loose,' but the folk-leaning singer-songwriter is thinking about taking some musical risks on his next project. "We started pushing towards this other place that hopefully we'll be able to accomplish," Bondy tells Spinner. "I think we will in some ...

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