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  • Interview- Experimental rockers Gang Gang Dance find comfort, color in the crazy [plus, win free tickets!]
  • Snap: Michael Franti in the Corner Lounge
  • Interview- Bearded and boisterous: Philadelphia duo continues Pattern of strong local shows
  • Lady Gaga coming to JPJ
  • Interview- To dance or not? Composer Lukas Ligeti assaults body and mind
tonight's Spotlight

Little Dragon

R2
March 22, 8:00pm
$10

Moody electronic rock and trip-hop quartet from Sweden who are featured on the upcoming new Gorillaz album, way more friendly on songs like “Blinking Pigs” than Massive Attack could ever be and probably less likely to actually throw themselves off the bridge in the end than Portishead. Still plenty lonely, though, as is to be expected.

Singer-songwriter VV Brown opens.

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