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The Ponys Return to Chicago After Two-Year Hiatus

You wouldn't know it was the Ponys' first hometown gig in over two years based on their performance on Halloween. By the time the Chicago garage rockers kicked into their third song, 'Let's Kill Ourselves,' at the Empty Bottle, every member appeared to be drenched in sweat. Guitarist/vocalist Jered Gummere seemed particularly possessed, flailing in ...

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Times New Viking Play Boozeless College Event

Lo-fi trio Times New Viking isn't the first band you'd expect to play a coffee shop, what with their hissed-out, fantastically loud sound and the druggy, sexual material of their songs. But that's exactly what the group did last Friday night at University of Illinois' Courtyard Café, a venue that, according to the student worker taking ...

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Regina Spektor Fires Up Her Audience in Chicago

Regina Spektor isn't a larger-than-life rock star by any means, but you wouldn't know it based on fans' reactions to her sold-out show Saturday night at the Chicago Theatre. Between every song, audience members -- a large number of whom were teen and tween girls -- went nuts, screaming, whistling and yelling things like "I love you!" No, the ...

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