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Dirty Projectors @ The Arches, 15 October
On most billings, Dirty Projectors’ fellow Brooklynites Callers would comfortably be the most inventive and striking outfit. Sara Lucas’ richly ... Read more »| 17 Oct 2012 -
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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Maybeshewill @ The Liquid Room, 13 October
Walking in to Leicester post-rockers Maybeshewill is a thunderous experience. Commanding attention with their skull-shaking bass sound, muscular riffage and ... Read more »| 16 Oct 2012 -
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Liars / The Haxan Cloak @ SWG3, 11 October
The Haxan Cloak is crouched almost out of sight with a hood obscuring his face, building dense, textured bass loops into funereal, transcendental techno; lik... Read more »| 16 Oct 2012 -
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Gallows / Feed the Rhino @ King Tut's, 9 October
Feed the Rhino evidently have some fans gathered here at King Tut's tonight; as the stage lights dim, the band are greeted with a fair amount of fervency w... Read more »| 12 Oct 2012 -
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Balam Acab / Konx-Om-Pax @ CCA, 8 October
In a sprawling electronic set which defies easy categorization, Konx-Om-Pax draws heavily on debut Regional Surrealism, but also delves into his back ca... Read more »| 12 Oct 2012 -
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Palma Violets / Childhood @ Electric Circus, 8 October
There’s a certain look that some bands have, a look of easy confidence from the moment they stride onto the stage. Childhood have that look... Read more »| 11 Oct 2012
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PAWS / North American War @ CCA, 4 October
Tonight begins with a major disappointment: the promised rum and coke floats are unavailable. The CCA weren’t keen on the potential mess, explains a ba... Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
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Omar Rodríguez-López Group @ Stereo, 30 September
The Omar Rodríguez-López Group is a chimera, not a band – a catch-all name to encompass an ever-changing line-up expounding Omar’s... Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
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Azealia Banks @ O2 ABC, 29 September
This virulent hip-hop double-bill opens with New York rapper Zebra Katz, accompanied on stage by whip-fierce Njena Reddd Foxxx, churning the 8pm crowd into ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
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Frightened Rabbit @ Victoria Hall, Selkirk, 25 September
Small town music communities can be precious and fanatical about their local bands. Yet when the band in question is Frightened Rabbit and tonight’s ... Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
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El-P / Despot / Bigg Taj & Spee 69 @ Stereo, 18 September
With Stereo's basement superheated to a temperature somewhere beyond that of a tropical rainforest, the night kicks off with a set from UK rapper Spee 69 a... Read more »| 20 Sep 2012 -
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Torche / The Cosmic Dead @ O2 ABC2, 15 September
Our very own psych-kraut wizards The Cosmic Dead open with a free-form improvisational set. They're only three members strong tonight, but the combination ... Read more »| 19 Sep 2012 -
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Beirut / Daughter @ O2 ABC, 11 September
Built around Elena Tonra’s candid songwriting – a litany of break-ups and breakdowns in a doleful key – Daughter’s fragile sound cou... Read more »| 19 Sep 2012 -
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Grandaddy @ O2 ABC, 30 August
Six years ago, Grandaddy were collapsed and futureless. By the time final album Just Like the Fambly Cat appeared, the members had already parted company, l... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012 -
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Grimes @ The Arches, 29 August
Opening a three-act bill before 8pm is always a challenge, but Grimes’ fellow Montrealers Majical Cloudz captivate from the outset. The duo&r... Read more »| 03 Sep 2012