El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li preview

Posted on May 7th, 2008 in Weekly, Stage Buzz by IE E-Mail This Post/Page Print This Post/Page

El Perro Del Mar, Lykke Li
Schubas, Chicago
Monday, May 12, 2008

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Sarah Assbring, who is El Perro Del Mar, must record while lying on her back and gazing opaquely into the night sky. The hint is the crickets.

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Progressive Nation preview

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Progressive Nation Tour
Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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In 1992, Dream Theater probably didn’t foresee their first hit single, “Pull Me Under,” would also be their last hit single. They were only two records into their career at that point; surely hits would follow. Yet, here we are 16 years — and a lot of albums later — and you’re as likely to hear Anal Blast on commercial radio as Dream Theater.

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Neon Neon reviewed

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Neon Neon
Stainless Style
(Lex)

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The project’s a joke ode to fallen entrepreneuer John DeLorean, but Neon Neon proves Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys is someone who, given the opportunity, can communicate clearly.

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