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		<title>Best of 2008 in Photos&#8230;</title>
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	Well, I began my top 2008 in photos which will continue to be added to throughout the year.  For now, you can find pictures of Dresden Dolls (as above), Dan Deacon, Girl Talk, Efterklang, Super Furry Animals, Hayden, Explosions in the Sky, Caribou, Xiu Xiu, Ladytron, Britta Phillips, and more&#8230;.Images are much larger in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2606</link>
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		<title>Le Loup</title>
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	7/7/8

	Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park


	As part of the Pitchfork presents lunchtime series &#8220;Audible Architecture&#8221; series, Le Loup returned to Chicago (having played Schubas at the end of March).  After seeing them in a relatively smaller space earlier, I wasn&#8217;t sure how it would sound in such a large open area.  Coming off as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2604</link>
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		<title>Hayden</title>
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	6/28/8
Schubas Tavern in Chicago

	When I think of Hayden, I get an immediately nostalgic feeling of hazy summers between university years.  It was a different time and I was in a different place (only a couple of hours where Hayden resides in Toronto, actually) and in some ways I feel younger just listening to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2602</link>
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		<title>Cursive</title>
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	Belmont Arts and Music Festival in Chicago
6/28/8


	I&#8217;ve been a fan of Cursive for several years now and have seen them in various venues around the city in that time.  Their lyrics are some of the most poetic and intense that the indie rock world has come by.  Lead singer Tim Kasher brings the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2599</link>
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		<title>Sloan</title>
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	7/23/8
Double Door in Chicago


	Just about every couple of years, Canada&#8217;s Sloan puts out an album and does a North American tour.  They&#8217;ve amassed a following based on their consistency and going to a Sloan show, you see the same exact people you see at every Sloan show year after year&#8230;it&#8217;s almost like a family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2596</link>
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		<title>MV &#038; EE</title>
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	6/19/8
Empty Bottle in Chicago

	Psychedelic duo MV &#38; EE or fully Matt Valentine and Erika Elder were the main feature at the Empty Bottle last Thursday. The Ecstatic Peace couple were not without the help of both a drummer/guitarist and bassist to complete their sound while Matt Valentine played both banjo and harmonica at different points [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2594</link>
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		<title>Jaymay with Fink</title>
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	Schubas Tavern in Chicago 6/16/08



	Though Fink was the headliner of this bill, it seemed there were even more Jaymay fans in the audience.  The singer songwriter has apparently gotten some buzz around her and there were men and women alike that were lip singing the words when she was on stage.  Jaymay is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2591</link>
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		<title>Liam Hayes</title>
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	6/13/8

	Schubas Tavern in Chicago


	It was a big night at Schubas with the premiere of local band All&#225;&#8217;s Es Tiempo now seven years in the making.  Brothers Jorge and Angel Ledezma brought a large ensemble with a psychedelic backdrop to visually enhance the exact presentation of their music.  I&#8217;ll let Garin discuss this more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2590</link>
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		<title>Cryptacize with Speck Mountain and Thin Hymns</title>
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	6/6/08

	Schubas Tavern


	I wasn&#8217;t quite sure where the night would end up this time, having no prior experience seeing headliners Cryptacize or openers Thin Hymns. I was mainly interested in Chicago locals Speck Mountain, who I&#8217;d seen at the last CHIRP record fair at Pulaski Field House.  I must say, I was intrigued by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2584</link>
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		<title>Liars</title>
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	5/13/08
Reggies in Chicago


	I wasn&#8217;t quite so sure about seeing The Liars, mainly because I don&#8217;t even own their latest self titled release from 2007.  The songs I&#8217;ve heard from that sound like they&#8217;ve lost something quite frankly&#8230;as if they&#8217;ve sacrificed some of their edge to be thought of as more of a slicker and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kirstiecat.com/blog/archives/2582</link>
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