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Editor's Note

With the end of summer already in sight — or already come and gone, depending on when you read this — now seems like the…

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Evan Dando

The ‘90s nostalgia train chugs ever forward, building with it some sprightly momentum that’s easier to see than those Magic Eye illusion thingies ever were,…

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Dirty Projectors

This show wasn’t originally on their tour, but it was added shortly after the Dirty Projectors played at the Malkin Bowl last May. Someone must…

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Sunset Rubdown

It’s not always easy being an old fart who has a love affair with strange music, being that some of this strange music can attract…

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Dirty Projectors

This show wasn’t originally on their tour, but it was added shortly after the Dirty Projectors played at the Malkin Bowl last May. Someone must…

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Handsome Furs

Think of the moments in your life that you’ll carry with you always. You are lucky if that includes falling in love—luckier still if it’s…

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M83

In a way, M83 succeeding in a live setting seems downright impossible. Most often the group has only one member. Their sound hinges more on…

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Jamie Lidell

The turnout was surprisingly high for a Sunday night, and the entire room was itching to dance. Knowing this, soul singer Jamie Lidell, critically lauded…

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Deerhunter + The Ponys

As I walked into Richards last night, an eerie silence fell over me — not exactly of the pin-drop variety, but a silence, nonetheless. I…