Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley on what makes live shows tick
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To start, the indie four-piece’s music is steeped in rich, multilayered musical textures, sound effects and echoey, reverby soundscapes.
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Muse does fans disservice with amphitheater tour
Muse songs engender themselves entirely to being experienced in a pit, and Shoreline Amphitheatre doesn’t have one.
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18-year-old rapper Kodie Shane is back from the future of rap
When asked what her fans can expect from her upcoming record, Shane responded, characteristically, “Super. Hot. Fire.” And why not believe her? It’s not like she’s let anyone down yet.
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Open Mike Eagle turns an American hero in ‘Brick Body Kids Still Daydream’
By the end of the album, Eagle isn’t just a superhero built in the likeness of the projects — he is the projects. As the the buildings get torn down, so do parts of him.
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Oddisee and Good Compny shook New Parish theater
It was obvious that the musicians touring together were artists in every sense of the word, capable of making new beats on the spot and turning pop-esque songs into trap remixes without a moment’s hesitation.
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ASUC SUPERB announces fall 2017 concert lineup
While this year’s artists may not bring legendary status or tote high-profile names, each has proven themselves phenomenal performers, and so there’s plenty of reason to get excited for this semester.
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Dichotomies of form, content abound in Ariel Pink’s ‘Dedicated to Bobby Jameson’
Grade: 3.5 / 5.0 As anyone who’s spoken to Ariel Rosenberg, who goes by Ariel Pink, will probably tell you, it’s somewhat of a fracturing experience. It’s impossible to force his worldview into any one box — except perhaps the box that is whatever the opposite of what you just
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Foo Fighters take positive step with ‘Concrete and Gold’ but fall victim to excessive emulation
When taken as a whole, Concrete and Gold is in many ways a reflection of its title — gold in some places, concrete in others.
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Shaggy infects Berkeley with his Jamaican Whine
“Ladies,” dancehall reggae legend Shaggy addressed half the sold-out crowd with a raised brow, “this is the part of the show where you might get pregnant.”
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Alvvays drop its fuzz with clean, dream-pop statement ‘Antisocialites’
Since the release of its debut self-titled album in 2014, Toronto indie-pop outfit Alvvays has been anything but antisocial.
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