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The Shins wince their away across globe

By Kasia Galazka on 12:18 PM on August 14, 2007

It’s been quite a while since the Shins graced us with their presence. The quartet just tacked on a bunch of new fall U.S. dates, but not until they give Europeans some limby love first. Catch them here and across the Atlantic: August 17 - Erfurt, Germany @ Highfield Festival 18 - Kiewit, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival 21 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre 22 - Manchester, UK @ Vital Festival 23 - Edinburgh, UK @ Corn Exchange 24 - Saint-Cloud, France @ Rock en Siene 25 - Reading, UK @ Reading Festival 26 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival... read more

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A Sounds Eclectic Evening

By Bud Scoppa on 12:00 AM on April 19, 2007

For the sixth straight year, the well-heeled denizens of SoCal NPR mainstay KCRW filled Universal City’s Gibson Amphitheatre... read more

Found in: Concerts, Reviews

Sleepless With the Shins

By Benjy Eisen on 10:39 AM on January 24, 2007

It’s 5:38 a.m. in Portland, Ore., and I’m staring into the abyss. I’m lying on my back, eyes wide open, in my bed at the Hotel Lucia. Pretty soon the sounds of a city waking up will penetrate these thin walls and the light of day will filter in through the insufficient blinds until all hope of a restful night’s sleep has vanished. I stumbled drunk and jet-lagged into this room just three-and-a-half hours ago, but I haven’t been able to sleep for more than 20 minutes at a clip. This level of insomnia is prohibitive but unsurprising. I’m in... read more

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