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Bleader
Oct 25, 2016
Tomorrow Never Knows announces its 2017 lineup
Big names playing the 2017 edition of winter festival Tomorrow Never Knows include Tortoise, BadBadNotGood, Beth Stelling, Title Fight, and Open Mike Eagle.
By Leor Galil
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Bleader
Jan 28, 2015
Video
Emo band Title Fight has made one of the best albums of the year so far
Sure, January isn't even over, but Title Fight's
Hyperview
is
that
good; get clued in and listen to "Chlorine."
By Leor Galil
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Bleader
Sep 13, 2014
Riot Fest started out chilly, rainy, and muddy, but it had its highlights
Field reports from Riot Fest's inclement opening day—highlights include Slayer, the Hotelier, Mastodon, the Offspring, and Stiff Little Fingers.
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Music Feature
Sep 11, 2014
Riot Fest's emo family tree
The bill contains a miniature history of the genre's evolution.
By Leor Galil
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Bleader
Oct 4, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Fri 10/4: Fall Cocktail Challenge, Balance & Composure, and
Dead Man
What's on the
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By Jillian Sandler
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Bleader
Oct 3, 2013
Best shows to see: Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, Charlie Wilson
The best shows to see through the weekend include Pamphleteers, Marisa Anderson, and Charlie Wilson.
By Leor Galil
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Music Feature
Aug 5, 2013
Midwestern emo catches its second wind
The 90s underground sound shaped by the likes of Cap'n Jazz and Braid is back—and this time it's turning up overseas and on the charts.
By Leor Galil
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Music
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Gossip Wolf
Apr 3, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Who’s playing Riot Fest?
Plus: Busy seasons for trash-pop duo the Funs and stacks-of-amps doom band Bongripper
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Manic Static
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Zero Talent
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Bleader
Oct 23, 2012
Video
Swerp Records hates "twinklecore" like Rites of Spring hated "emo"
"Twinklecore" is the latest goofy genre name dogging emo bands
By Leor Galil
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Dischord
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Embrace
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Beefeater
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Ian MacKaye
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Michael Bay Presents: Post-Hardcore
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La Dispute
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