Boston Calling to Return in September with Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, More

By Philip Cosores at 9:30 PM on May 26, 2013

Surprise second installment also features Kenrick Lamar, Okkervil River, Solange, Bat For Lashes, and more.  read more

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Hangout Fest 2013: Day One - Photos and Recap

By Paste Staff at 12:30 PM on May 18, 2013

Once the sun was completely out mid-day, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect setting to kick off the proper Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores.  read more

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Passion Pit Announces Summer Tour Dates

By Stephanie Sharp at 3:59 PM on April 3, 2013

Passion Pit announced additional tour dates between stops at music festivals between April and July.  read more

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B.B. King, Rush, Weezer to Headline 2013 Ottawa Bluesfest

By Stephanie Sharp at 12:00 PM on February 27, 2013

Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, the 2013 Ottawa Bluesfest announced a stacked lineup featuring B.B. King, Rush, Weezer, Tegan and Sara, and the Wu Tang Clan.  read more

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This Week in News

By Brian Tremml at 9:00 AM on November 11, 2012

A pop-culture roundup for the week of Nov. 4, 2012.   read more

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Passion Pit Announces North American Tour for 2013

By Shaina Pearlman at 2:10 PM on November 5, 2012

Following a performance on the Christina Applegate-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live in October, Passion Pit has announced a headlining North American tour in 2013 with help from Matt & Kim. Kicking off Feb. 5 in Norfolk Va., the band will then head to Madison Square Garden for their headlining debut, followed by 10 other stops throughout the country—the largest tour in the band’s history. Passion Pit released Gossamer, their second studio album, this summer and next they will be featured on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 soundtrack with their song “Where I Come From.” This comes...  read more

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Saturday Night Live Review: "Christina Applegate/Passion Pit" (Episode 38.4)

By Ross Bonaime at 12:26 PM on October 14, 2012

Close to 20 years later, Applegate returns to host SNL for her second time, but without any of the fantastic writing or hilarious characters to help her out.  read more

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MusicFest NW Day One Recap

By Luke Larsen at 3:15 PM on September 6, 2012

If there was one continuous theme from day one at MusicFest NW, it was nonsensical, joyous lyrics.  read more

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Passion Pit Cancels More Dates

By Kelsey Grau at 4:55 PM on July 25, 2012

Although Passion Pit just released their third studio album Gossamer on July 24, fans of the Cambridge, Mass. quintet are in for some sad news. The band has canceled three more shows in Colorado and Utah while frontman Michael Angelakos continues to work on “improving [his] mental health.”...  read more

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Passion Pit: Gossamer

By Drake Baer at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2012

A little over halfway through “Carried Away,” the hyperventilating third track on Passion Pit’s hyperactive second album, the cooing chorus opens up into frontman Michael Angelakos singing out “We all have problems, we all have problems, we all have something to say!”  read more

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