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Arcade Fire and the National Celebrate Easter in Chicago With Jelly Beans

Wendy Redfern, Redferns Grammy winners Arcade Fire stopped in Chicago over the weekend and performed two nights of a three-night stint at U.I.C Pavilion, which made the shows the most in one single city on their current tour. As Spinner previously reported, two members of the band sang at Saturday's Cubs game and a live audio webcast was ...

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Cut Copy Let the 'Good Times' Roll in Chicago

Redferns Almost exactly eight months to the day, Cut Copy made a much anticipated return to Chicago Friday night (April 8) when they performed songs from their latest record 'Zonoscope.' The band had previewed a few new tunes last visit at Lollapalooza, but their show at the Riviera was the first time Chicagoans got to hear completed versions ...

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15 Rock Stars Who Died at 27 Years Old

Between 1969-1971, the world lost four unrivaled musicians when Janis Joplin, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix all died either by the hand of heroin or another substance. This coincidental phenomenon generated the name 27 Club, which chronicles the untimely death of musicians like Kurt Cobain and ...

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner Stays Busy With Photography During Hiatus

Karl Walter, Getty Images Art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been on hiatus since their 'It's Blitz!' tour ended in 2010, but that doesn't mean the trio aren't busy working. When guitarist Nick Zinner isn't thrashing around onstage, he's also an accomplished photographer, having displayed his work in art galleries around the world. He and ...

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Jonathan Richman Pours His Heart Out on Stage in Chicago

Robin Little, Redferns Former Modern Lovers frontman and one half of the Greek chorus from the 1998 film 'There's Something About Mary,' Jonathan Richman, ended his five-week tour at the Metro in Chicago Friday night. Comprised solely of Richman, his acoustic guitar and jazz drummer Tommy Larkins (also in 'Mary'), the pair performed ...

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The Fresh and Onlys Perform New Songs at Noise Pop

Kristin Klein On the final day of Noise Pop 2011 in San Francisco, hometown band the Fresh and Onlys played a late Sunday afternoon show at tiny venue Bottom of the Hill. With last year's critically acclaimed third record 'Play It Strange' and a slew of upcoming SXSW shows, it's no wonder hundreds showed up on a languid pre-Oscars afternoon ...

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Tamaryn Breeds Mystique at Noise Pop

Jason Persse for AOL At Noise Pop in San Fransisco Friday night (Feb. 25), local buzz act Tamaryn performed a few songs at Cafe du Nord to a sold-out crowd in support of last year's full-length debut, 'The Waves.' Lead singer Tamaryn brought along her three-piece backing band and carved out atmospheric soundscapes to an audience anxious to ...

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