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WATCH: The Uncluded Release New Music Video for Song "The Aquarium"
The Uncluded, comprised of odd couple Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson, just released a music video for the second single, "The Aquarium," off their album Hokey Fright. The unlikely duo released their first album together early last month. Rock, a...
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Newport Folk Festival Announces Inaugural Way Over Yonder 2013 Featuring Conor Oberst, Neko Case, First Aid Kit, and More
One of the oldest American festivals is coming to the California coast. The Newport Folk Festival is packing up and heading West for two days of folk, rock, blues and beyond. Way Over Yonder, Newport Folk Festival's Pacific incarnation, will...
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Beth Gibbons of Portishead Announces New Solo Album, First In Over A Decade
Beth Gibbons, lead singer and lyricist of trip-hop group Portishead, has revealed to the public that she will release a solo album in the not so distant future. It will be the first album the notoriously private singer has put out in ten...
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Kanye West Reveals Rick Rubin is Executive Producer For Yeezus
Kanye West announced that Rick Rubin is the executive producer of his upcoming album, Yeezus. At a listening party yesterday in New York, he gave some insight into his creative process. Rubin, who was called the most important producer of the...
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The Welch Boys - Bring Back the Fight
Don't Hit It, Just Quit It Imagine a group of dads trying to combine Dropkick Murphys and Blood for Blood and not even coming close to succeeding; now you have an idea of what the newest record from The Welch Boys, Bring Back the Fight, sounds...
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Dark Dark Dark at Empty Bottle, 8/11
Dark Dark Dark released one of the most gut-wrenching albums of 2012, filled with with heartfelt songs that chronicled singer Nona Marie Invie's breakup with her bandmate Marshall La Count. While most people would be inclined to go their...
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This Week in Chicago (June 11-17)
Some of this week's best shows sold out weeks ago (Dirty Projectors, Mountain Goats, CVRCHES) but that doesn't mean you should give up on going to a concert this week. Notable acts heading through town this week include Christopher Owen at...
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