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Sounds like:
Grace Potter,
ZZ Ward,
Delta Rae
By
Joshua Mellin
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Nov 30, 2010
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Find a bean bag chair to lay in, flip on the lava lamp, and break out your headphones for this one. Grace Potter's take on Grace Slick's 1967 masterpiece off the Jefferson Airplane album Surrealistic Pillow doesn't play like a tired cover, but a revi...
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By
Christiana Bartolini
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Nov 29, 2010
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Today is the LAST day to enter the contest to win free passes Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival! Five lucky winners will get to see bands over the course of three days from 12/3-12/5 at various locations throughout the Windy City. Bands include ...
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3

Sounds like:
Paul McCartney,
John Lennon,
George Harrison
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 21, 2010
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When The Black Keys released their debut album The Big Come Up in 2002, they probably weren't aware how appropriate the name actually was. Since then, the band has catapulted into fame, recognizable by almost any indie rock fan the Western world over...
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4

Sounds like:
Alice Russell,
Kinny,
Lizzy Parks
By
sweeney kovar
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Nov 4, 2010
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Belleruche is a UK-based trio composed of DJ Modest, Ricky Fabulous, and Kathy deBoer. The band started out independently releasing 7" vinyl recordings themselves, handprinting each sleeve in their apartments. Since then the trio has gotten steady ac...
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5
Sounds like:
The War on Drugs,
The Black Keys,
Dan Auerbach,
The Dead Weather
By
Lauren Sloss
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Oct 26, 2010
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The first time I heard Kurt Vile just about a year ago, my first thought was "Damn, that's nasty. In a good way." In a "smoked a pack of cigarettes, drank a fifth of Jack, and swaggered up to the mic for the best set you've ever seen" kind of way. It...
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6

Sounds like:
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes,
She and Him
By
tward
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Oct 25, 2010
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The multi-faceted Los Angeles band He's My Brother, She's My Sister is definitely one of the more delightfully original groups I've come across in a long time. The band has just wrapped up their first national tour opening for Edward Sharpe and the M...
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7

Sounds like:
Murder by Death,
My Morning Jacket,
Langhorne Slim
By
Kimberly Manning
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Oct 20, 2010
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With devilish lyrics and dark melodies, Salvation is a Deep Dark Well (2009) is the perfect match to stormy weather. Alaska natives The Builders and the Butchers use horns and percussion to set themselves apart, and Ryan Sollee (singer/guitarist) has...
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8

Sounds like:
Wilco,
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings,
Bettye LaVette
By
Joshua Mellin
on
Oct 9, 2010
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The once-tortured mastermind behind Wilco teams up with gospel royalty to create one of the most surprisingly uplifting albums of the year. Two Chicago legends blend wonderfully on Mavis Staples' new Jeff Tweedy-produced album, You Are Not Alone.Foll...
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