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Chasing the Voice of the Magnetic Fields

As Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields was sitting in an empty room in upstate New York waiting for a “75-foot moving truck,” he pulled up his email and began responding to some questions I had sent him a week earlier. R...

by Paul Kitti

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ESMZ-Photo Credit - Laure Vincent-Bouleau

The Magical World of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

If you think Edward Sharpe is one of the members of the 10-plus member band called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, you’d be wrong. Edward Sharpe is actually a fictional character created in the mind of group frontman Al...

by Amanda Slater

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Beach House @ the Crofoot [Review]

Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised to see the words “sold out!” marked in green chalk on a sign outside the Crofoot on Wednesday night. But they remained even after a double take, reminding me that Beach House isn’t ...

by Paul Kitti

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Youth Lagoon with Father John Misty @ the Crofoot [Review]

Father John Misty (Joshua Tillman) came to the Crofoot like a 21st century John the Baptist emerging from years in an emotional desert, armed with a notebook of enlightenments and a newfound enthusiasm for sharing his message. ...

by Paul Kitti

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Tycho @ the Crofoot in Pontiac [Review]

Tycho is the musical half of San Francisco-based electronic music producer, Scott Hansen. The other half is ISO50, the pseudonym he uses for his graphic design work. Another thing you should know about Hansen is that he’s rep...

by Paul Kitti

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How Much You Care: Twin Shadow – Confessions (7.10 on 4AD) -> Crofoot 8.1

?Twin Shadow – 8/01 Pontiac Crofoot Ballroom – Pike Room Got a sec? Just 5-secs… George Lewis is singing about relationships and it gets me wondering how much you really know me. How close are we, friend? How eer...

by Jeff Milo

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The Gospel According to Father John Misty

Before you read any further, there’s a few things you need to know: First, it’s okay to be self-absorbed. Second, hooking up with a girl in a graveyard is not disrespectful. In fact, it’s actually a better way to commemor...

by Amanda Slater

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A Whole Bunch of Grouplove [Review]

“We aren’t by ourselves Grouplove,” said singer Christian Zucconi over some mellow, between-songs instrumentation. “We are all Grouplove,” he continued, stretching his arms out as if to initiate the entire crowd into ...

by Paul Kitti

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Tycho [Video]

by Bruno Postigo

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The Buzz – October

Small Houses // Dreamland Theater / Oct. 9 by Ian Cruz This month will see light for the sophomore release from Flint natives Small Houses with “North,” a collaborative effort fronted by singer-songwriter Jeremy Quentin. Qu...

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