Apples of her eyeGlen Hansard dead at 56 following motorbike crash
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Spark in his stepTour news: The Faint, Rev Horton Heat, Bimbo, Immolation, Candybar, Aaliyah tribute at Celebrate Brooklyn!, more
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. THE FAINT The Faint have announced fall tour dates hitting the Midwest and South in October and November
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Photo Credit: Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse by Americasroof / CC by 3.0 An appeals court overturns BMI’s significant rate hike for live events, which forced promoters to pay more
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Inspired by groups like Devo, Telehealth are a bit like Seattle’s version of Brooklyn’s Bodega, making synthy punk that is very plugged in to plugged-in culture. The band, who are
