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Stage Buzz: Father John Misty

Stage Buzz: Father John Misty

| January 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

When the smoke clears

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Emmylou Harris live shots!

Emmylou Harris live shots!

| January 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

Silver-haired siren in action

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Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows Festival

Stage Buzz: Tomorrow Never Knows Festival

| January 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Your five-day festival planner

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Stage Buzz: Christopher Owens

Stage Buzz: Christopher Owens

| January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Ex-Girls frontman delivers silly love songs

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K!DD Tha Chicagoan live!

K!DD Tha Chicagoan live!

| January 12, 2013 | 1 Comment

Momentum-killing delays can’t stop this MC

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Stage Buzz: The Innkeepers

Stage Buzz: The Innkeepers

| January 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

No room at the inn

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Stage Buzz: The Wailers and Dwele

Stage Buzz: The Wailers and Dwele

| January 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Redemption songs in all shapes and colors

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VIDEO: David Bowie releases new single, announces first album in 10 years

VIDEO: David Bowie releases new single, announces first album in 10 years

| January 8, 2013 | 2 Comments

Watch “Where Are We Now?” from Bowie’s upcoming release, “The Next Day.”

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Los Lobos live shots!

Los Lobos live shots!

| January 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

40 years strong

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Stage Buzz: Buddy Guy, Questlove, Dan Patrevito, and Otto Vector

Stage Buzz: Buddy Guy, Questlove, Dan Patrevito, and Otto Vector

| January 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

Legends are made, not born

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Cover Story: Tegan And Sara

Cover Story: Tegan And Sara

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Bedtime stories from the Quin sisters

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Interview: Archie Powell & The Exports

Interview: Archie Powell & The Exports

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Archie Powell calls “bullshit” on any scribe rendered useless by the taunts of that cursor blinking like a ticking time bomb on a blank document. Bathing in the sickly light of a computer screen alone won’t pull a song out from the ether.

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Interview: Dolly Varden

Interview: Dolly Varden

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dolly Varden has been releasing albums since its critically-acclaimed debut, Mouthful Of Lies, came out in 1995, but describing the Chicago-based quintet’s music can still be a bit tricky.

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Listomania: IE’s Best Of 2012

Listomania: IE’s Best Of 2012

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Our albums, songs, and concerts of the year

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Hello, My Name Is Emmylou

Hello, My Name Is Emmylou

| January 2, 2013 | 0 Comments

Illinois Entertainer: You devote so much of your time, energy, and even your own house (!) to your Bonaparte’s Retreat dog shelter. What spurred on this mission? Emmylou Harris: Well, it goes back to that dog. Bonaparte was my companion who traveled with me for 10 years. He went everywhere on the bus. When he […]

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