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[ROCK] The Psychedelic Furs are proof positive that a living can continue being made off the strength of some fantastic singles nearly 40 years on. The band’s original run ended in 1991 and front man Richard Butler formed Love Spit Love.
[ELECTRONIC] Denver, Colorado’s Cop Circles is the electronic brainchild of keytar-wielding synth composer Luke Leavitt.
[WEIRD] From Rochester with heaping mounds of irony and sarcasm comes Passive Aggressives Anonymous, and if their tunes are any indication, the 12-step program isn’t working. That’s okay.
[INDIE] New recordings needn’t excite, innovate and/or transcend in order to succeed. The best music conveys emotion, but sometimes listeners need to work for the payoff. Indie folk-rock buds Sam Beam (a.k.a.
[ROCK] For a guy whose guitar playing earned him an sit-in with the Allman Brothers Band in his teens and the #16 slot in Rolling Stone’s 2011 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list, Derek Trucks is surprisingly unassuming.
Pacing oneself during Infringement Festival may be the key to sustained energy, but even the most disciplined of returning attendees can run low on steam during a round-the-clock, 11-day arts smorgasbord.