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Lemme Get an Encore: My Bloody Valentine
Following 21 years of sporadic teasing of a proper followup to 1991‘s heart-shattering Loveless, the ever-elusive My Bloody Valentine (MBV) have finally materialized out of the shadows with concrete...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Ryan Adams
Normally, our Encore features consist solely of hypotheticals. “It would be awesome if X would play Y.” “I hope one day X plays ‘Nausea’ again.” They create forums for us, fans of the artists, to...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Red Hot Chili Peppers
We’re closing in on the most wonderful time of the year for music fans, where the lineups for festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza will all be announced within the next two months. You...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Van Halen
I can’t tell you how many articles I’ve already read in the first few weeks of 2012 promoting this year’s most anticipated tours. And truth be told, they’ve all pretty much been the same: lists of...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Radiohead
Few bands inspire the level of reverence by name alone like Radiohead. Fans and readers alike are all aware of the textual fervor that can erupt at the mere mention of anything related to the UK...
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Lemme Get an Encore: The Beach Boys
In less than a week, The Beach Boys – read: Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks – will embark on their 50th anniversary tour, which includes a highly-anticipated...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Modest Mouse
It’s hard to know what to expect from a Modest Mouse concert. In the past, their live performances have ranged from so stoic that the band never acknowledges the audience, to so frantic that frontman...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Built to Spill
Although their eighth studio LP isn’t due out until 2013, Built to Spill hit the road this week for a block of dates that takes them into the fall. Technically, they’ll still be supporting their 2009...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Bob Dylan
“You should do an ‘Encore’ on Dylan. He’s got a new album and a tour soon.” “Sure.” Never has a response of “sure” been more loaded. Forget the fact that Bob Dylan has released more than 50 albums and...
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Lemme Get an Encore: The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones hit London, Brooklyn, and Newark over the next month for their first group of 50th-anniversary shows, and a few things are all but guaranteed to happen at each gig: Mick will be...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Arcade Fire
Photo by Debi Del Grande Arcade Fire have reached a point in their career that all indie bands either dream of or disdain: They’re headlining an international arena tour this year on the strength of...
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Lemme Get an Encore: Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear & Department of Eagles)
A lone Daniel Rossen has never hit the stage solo before, but we have high hopes for his upcoming U.S. tour, kicking off on March 22nd in Seattle, WA. The frontman for both Grizzly Bear and Department...
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