Pitchfork — The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have just announced the schedule for the three-day marathon, which comes to Chicago's Grant Park August 6-8. And as with any gigantic eight-stage festival, you might need a little help navigating the mons... more info
Stereogum — On Friday the Arcade Fire debuted news songs in front of 75 people at Montreal’s Notman House. There were more in attendance last night at a warm-up show at the Granada Theatre in Sherbrooke, Quebec where the band continued showcasing bits and piec... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — So Arcade Fire played their first “official” show of their 2010 tour at The Théâtre Granada in Sherbrooke, Quebec. It wasn’t as intimate as their show last Friday. They played some of their new songs that we can expect to appear on their new ... more info
Pitchfork — After playing a tiny show in a run-down Montreal mansion over the weekend, Arcade Fire started their 2010 tour in earnest last night at Sherbrooke, Quebec's Théâtre Granada. According to reports, they played a whole bunch of new tracks from their f... more info
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We All Want Someone To Shout For — There aren’t too many moments that would make me want to drive all the way up to Canada. If the opportunity to see the Arcade Fire in a 50 person venue came up, I’d drop everything instantly and find a way to that gig.
A 50 person warm-up show is... more info
Chorus.fm — *Arcade Fire (http://absolutepunk.net/arcadefire)* recently played a tiny club show in Montreal. Videos of some new songs are here (http://vimeo.com/12364826) and here (http://vimeo.com/12365262).
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Stereogum — Last week we posted Arcade Fire’s 2010 tour dates, but as these things tend to go, Friday’s private show at the Notman House in Montreal wasn’t on the list. It was the band’s first show in the city in three years and, according to various rep... more info
I Guess I'm Floating — After listening to the two new songs Arcade Fire released, to say I'm intrigued by their next album would be an understatement. Of course, they could record a bunch of ambient noises with farm animals in the background and I'd still wonder what they... more info