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Few performers are as animated as the Venezuelan-bred freak folk singer-songwriter, Devendra Banhart. In an intimate seated show last Monday night at the Vic Theatre, Banhart brought his nonsensical, neo-hippie compositions to life, writhing in time to his own vocal tics and painting himself every bit the true original that his albums suggest.

From the Sunday Tribune: more men are dropping the razors and freeing their inner caveman. Citing celebrities such as George Clooney, who wore one in , men are finding it easier to let their facial hair grow out. TIME magazine, in an article on the latest beard "revolution", called the increased prevalence of beards "an act of rebellion" and that the men growing them are "trying to prove they are no corporate slave."

The talk of the "indie rock diet" that's been tossed around the blogosphere this week is ripe with irony; any of us who have hung out with a band for even a night know that the stereotypical indie rocker replaces food with alcohol whenever given the chance. And when on tour, anything goes. A friend of ours, who happens to drum in a band coming to Chicago next week, once told us about how the...

On the seventh day, God rested. While day two of the Pitchfork Music Festival fell upon the (Christian) seventh day, we decided to ignore His advice and attend anyway. Heavy storm clouds gathered earlier in the day, registering His disapproval, but this did not dissuade us from our intent of an early arrival so we could check out this whole Tapes ‘n Tapes thing for ourselves. However, the quickly mounting omnipresent heat did keep us...

Day two of the Pitchfork Music Festival is already sold out, and after perusing the line-up it’s easy to see why. (UPDATE: We just found out day one is sold out too. Yow!) The only downside to sharing this lovely occasion with a capacity crowd is that the day is predicted to be hot hot HOT. Seriously, we hope their aren’t too many hippies in the audience to see Devendra Banhart because we no fo’...