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		<title>WATCH: E+ haunts Schubas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you missed experimental psych poppers E+ at Schubas last week or just want to relive the experience, the band posted a few videos from the gig on its Facebook page. E+, a Chicago group made up of members from Verma, Heavy Times and Disappears, conjures dark and mysterious forces while dabbling in distortion. E+ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Diversion &#8211; Golden Birthday at the Burlington</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three reasons to shake it on over to the Burlington tonight&#8230;
1. Golden Birthday manage to combine tension-riddled art-pop and dreamy retrolectro into wild but quite melodic pieces. Their latest, Illusions, plays like a John Hughes soundtrack bathed in acidic tape hiss. LISTEN: “Beyond It” 
2. Pilsen&#8217;s Valis utilize gritty samples for a sound that&#8217;s part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Afternoon Quick Fix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.

• WBEZ&#8217;s Jim DeRogatis has the scoop on the Cook County Board of Commissioner’s recent move to grab control over the amusement tax waiver provided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Empty Bottle, WBEZ to launch new concert series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Village venue the Empty Bottle and WBEZ announced that they will team up again with 312 to present a new live series called “High Fidelity Music Series.” 
The Bottle and partners will produce five events under the High Fidelity banner to be held at WBEZ’s studios at Navy Pier this year. The first one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Diversion &#8211; Radar Eyes at the Empty Bottle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And now three reasons to shake off that Superbowl hangover and get your pizza butt on over to the Empty Bottle this evening&#8230; 
1. We try to stay ahead of the curve most of the time, which is why Radar Eyes appeared on our 11 Chicago Bands To Watch in 2011 list. That&#8217;s not to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend Diversions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another box of stolen pens. Like Bill Murray, we all survived Groundhog&#8217;s Day, so let&#8217;s get out on the town and live it up. We&#8217;re talking great shows at The Burlington, Cole&#8217;s and Panchos (or Township, if you like). 
Looks like at least six more weeks of rock to me.

FRIDAY
SUMMER GIRLFRIENDS
Get some upbeat, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WATCH: Wilco rock out with Popeye in new animated video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chances are you&#8217;ve seen this video all over the net in the past week, but it&#8217;s too cool for us not to share. Wilco collaborated with King Features for the video for The Whole Love&#8216;s upbeat groover &#8220;Dawned On me.&#8221; The result is the first original, hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in over 30 years. And yep, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LISTEN: Swimsuit Addition &#8211; &#8220;Cartoon Paper Cup&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cartoon Paper Cup by Swimsuit AdditionNeed an afternoon pick-me-up? Local pop punkers Swimsuit Addition have unveiled a head boppin&#8217; new track called &#8220;Cartoon Paper Cup,&#8221; the lead single off the group&#8217;s upcoming Kittyhawk EP. 
&#8220;Cartoon Paper Cup&#8221; kicks off with a tight drum intro and bouncing bass line before metallic guitars riffs rip through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Diversion &#8211; Elusive Parallelograms at Panchos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Three reasons why you should break your Groundhog Day cycle and rock out at Panchos tonight&#8230;
1. Milwaukee pop rockers Elusive Parallelograms are fairly impressive in the way they can combine alt-rock epic-ness with sparkling psychedelics and infectious pop structure without it overwhelming the listener with its differences. LISTEN: &#8220;Intelligent Design&#8220;

2. I&#8217;ve got a fever for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maps &amp; Atlases release dramatic trailer announcing new LP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get excited Maps &#038; Atlases fans!
The Chicago indie rockers released a trailer on their Facebook page this morning announcing their new LP, Beware and Be Grateful, which is set for a US release on Tuesday, April 17. 
The trailer is quite an intriguing one that features a coffee-drinking, suited man dramatically describing a car accident [...]]]></description>
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