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Live Review: My Bloody Valentine @ The Roseland Ballroom, 9/22

By Sean Edgar, photos by Sean Edgar at 1:00 AM on October 1, 2008

There's no more enjoyable way to make your ears bleed than to attend a My Bloody Valentine concert. The attendants at Midtown's Roseland Ballroom even gave nonverbal warnings as they passed out free ear plugs to the crowd that flooded the sold-out show. At 10 p.m., the Irish quartet nonchalantly walked onstage and delicately holstered their shiny, pastel Jazzmasters in front of a wall of Marshall and Vox cabinets. And then, without warning, an entire spectrum of distorted guitar and synth assaulted the venue as many learned why a group that has been absent since 1993 would be greeted back to... read more

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Live Review: My Bloody Valentine @ Aragon 9/27

By Joshua Klein, photographs by Andy Argyrakis at 11:53 AM on September 28, 2008

The warnings began months ago, with breathless hyperbole: Bring a pair of earplugs. It'll be the loudest thing you’ve ever heard. It’ll be unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. They’re like a rocket taking off. It’s like a deep tissue massage, with no touching. ... read more