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Yo La Tengo – Fade

written by: Shannon Shreibak on January 15, 2013

Despite clocking a total of 46 minutes, Fade seems to overstay its welcome with hard-fought endings and tiresome riff raff.

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True Love Requires True Tape

written by: Shannon Shreibak on January 10, 2013

If you’ve ever cleaned out any receptacle of nostalgic items and useless crap (your childhood room, first car, etc.), you’ve stumbled upon a mixtap that’s encased in a foggy plastic prism, labeled with a carefully scrawled tag. Sadly, most appreciation for the mixtape has gone the way of its junky jewel cassette case, with the […]

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The-Doors

I Wanna Be Adored

written by: Shannon Shreibak on December 6, 2012

A prolonged obituary for bands undiscovered and unacknowledged.

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RNDM – Acts

written by: Shannon Shreibak on December 4, 2012

RNDM (pronounced “Random”) truly lives up to its name as far as origin is concerned, but their music is an organized, well-packed punch to pop-rock today.

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The Birth of Indie

written by: Shannon Shreibak on November 20, 2012

These DIY bands have paid their dues in blood, sweat, tears, and killer songs and earned the title of indie trailblazers.

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Sharon Van Etten at the Metro on Nov. 7, 2012

written by: Shannon Shreibak on November 8, 2012

Sharon Van Etten is a stained glass masterpiece onstage—handfuls of broken pieces carefully fixed into an intricate puzzle. Elegant as this display may be, Van Etten still looks like she could shatter at any moment. Van Etten showed at the Metro on Nov. 6, 2012, that she could tie herself together by the heartstrings to […]

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Who do you think you are?

written by: Shannon Shreibak on November 5, 2012

We idolize them. We fantasize about them. We want to be them. It’s the appealing nature of rock stars. It’s hard to believe that the chart-topping supreme beings become so accustomed to their seemingly fascinating identities that they adopt totally new ones. The alter ego has since become a facet of rock ‘n’ roll showmanship […]

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The Wood Brothers at Lincoln Hall on Nov. 1, 2012

written by: Shannon Shreibak on November 2, 2012

The Wood Brothers seem to have navigated a typical path leading to a colorfully rooted folk catalog—musically-inclined parents, numerous fruitless bands—but their music is anything but the clichéd wispy, wandering-in-the-mountaintops indie. Two brothers, Colorado natives, formed a band to steep their love for folk in a kettle of smoky blues and crisp R&B beats. While […]

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