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Just two weeks after landing a number one debut with their latest (and downright amazing) release, Reflektor, Grammy Award-winning indie rockers Arcade Fire have announced their first proper North American tour since 2011. After their recent listening party at Grimey’s, a Nashville date seemed like a sure-thing, and, with this new announcement, our suspicions were confirmed. The…
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As you might have noticed, last week we welcomed several new contributors into the mix. We’re very excited to have some new voices on board, and we can’t wait to bring you more content in the coming weeks. This fall is shaping up to be one of the best for live music we’ve ever…
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Emotive Canadian indie rockers, the Arcade Fire will release some new music today under the moniker The Reflektors. Pitchfork broke the news this morning (including a photo from our very own Grimeys Twitter account), announcing the release of a 12-inch vinyl of original Arcade Fire material. It is likely that this 12-inch will contain a…
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The King of Brit Rock, Mick Jagger, will be hosting the season finale of Saturday Night Live this weekend, and he will also be performing. Performing alongside the Stones legend will be Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, & Jeff Beck. I don’t really know what is going to happen with those cats all together, but…
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We’ve been hearing for a while that Arcade Fire was amongst another stellar line up in PBS’ Austin City Limits program for 2011/2012. The concert was performed on September 17th, and the video dudes (and dudettes) have done all of their editing and mixing and what not. The show will be broadcast starting this…
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I’ve been AWOL for the past three days. I know, I missed you too. I escaped the Tennessee heat for a little time in San Francisco to check out some bands at the Outside Lands festival (thanks a lot to the folks over at Superfly Presents for making it possible). Outside Lands is set…
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Spin Magazine reports that the Spike Jonze short film Scenes From The Suburbs, which chronicles Arcade Fire’s vision with grammy-winning, mega-hit The Suburbs, released today on Mubi.com. However, the short film is not available for online viewing in the U.S. or Canada, and you are only allowed to watch the trailer. The film will…
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Fucked Up are the darlings of the blogosphere these days with the release of their new album David Comes To Life. Despite their hard to pronounce in public name, this “punk” rock band hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been on the rise since winning the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for their second LP…
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For the 37th season, Austin City Limits will broadcast on PBS, but this year will mark a new home for the time-honored musical showcase. It is their inaugural season in the Moody Theater in downtown Austin, TX. If you feel like making the journey to Austin (and can manage to get tickets), the taping…