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  Watch Christopher Owens Eat at Bob's Big Boy in Tour Diary

  January 30, 2013 – During Christopher Owens' time with Girls, the singer routinely posted behind-the-scenes footage for each month that band was on the road. …
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  Christopher Owens, 'Lysandre' (Fat Possum)

  January 14, 2013 – Last July, Chris Owens — the boyish, melancholic singer-songwriter behind indie-rock band Girls — announced he was going solo. Well, what he announced was that he was leaving Girls, as though Girls could somehow go on without him, which he knew was absurd. …
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  Hear Christopher Owens Opener Melted Toys' Synth-Baked 'Always'

  January 9, 2013 – As former Girls frontman Christopher Owens sets out on tour in support of solo album Lysandre, he has tapped another San Francisco-based group, Melted Toys, to support him at several shows.Not without reason: The Fader points to "Always," from the band's tour-only cassette, which contains demos from their upcoming full-length, plus past singles, and their 2011 debut EP on Underwater People. …
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  Christopher Owens Brings Bleating Saxophone to 'New York City'

  December 10, 2012 – Mayor Bloomberg has long fought traffic congestion, but there's a whole lot of honking on "New York City," the latest track to surface from Christopher Owens' upcoming solo debut. The former Girls frontman previewed the song from his January 15 album Lysandre today on BBC Radio 6 Music, and he brought along a somewhat skronky saxophone. …
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  Ex-Girls' Leader Christopher Owens Plays 'Lysandre' In Full at Solo Live Debut

  November 12, 2012 – Everything about ex-Girls frontman Christopher Owens' solo debut show last Friday night felt special. First there was the ride in what its operator declared was San Francisco's oldest working elevator. Then there was the Lodge, a 300-occupancy wood-paneled Regency Center room that ordinarily hosts weddings. Under the stage's proscenium hung three layered curtains featuring hand-painted forestry. …
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  Christopher Owens Will Preview 'Lysandre' Live

  October 29, 2012 – Christopher Owens will be taking his solo debut Lysandre on the road, and he'll be playing it in full from beginning to end, the Girls frontman has announced. The album is due out on January 15 via Fat Possum/Turnstile, and you can listen to the first two tracks here. The full band from Lysandre's live studio recordings will join Owens for the first date, November 9, in San Francisco. …
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  Girls' Christopher Owens Is Going Solo: Hear Two Baroque-Pop Tracks

  October 25, 2012 – When Christopher Owens said in July that he'd be leaving Girls but not music, he wasn't just teasing, though his recent modeling work had us a bit worried he'd found a new calling. …
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  Did Christopher Owens Quit Girls to Become a Model?

  September 12, 2012 – Back in July we shared the unfortunate news that Christopher Owens left Girls, the San Francisco band he'd started with bassist-producer Chet "JR" White. He's now resurfaced in the new campaign for Saint Laurent Paris (formerly Yves Saint Laurent) shot by the fashion house's head designer, Hedi Slimane. The first image from the brand's new look features a shirtless Owens, grasping at his hair and leaning into a large fancy pillow. …
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  Hear an Early Recording of Girls' 'Forgiveness'

  July 23, 2012 – "And I can hear so much music / And I can feel everything now," Girls' Christopher Owens sings on "Forgiveness," from the San Francisco duo's 2011 album Father, Son, Holy Ghost. Owens, who revealed earlier this month he would be leaving the group for "personal" reasons, played the song with bassist-producer Chet "JR" White more than three years before its release in a session on New York City's WNYU. …
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  Girls' Christopher Owens Quits Band, But Not Music

  July 2, 2012 – Girls' Christopher Owens is leaving the band he formed with bassist-producer Chet "JR" White, the San Francisco-based singer and songwriter has revealed. "My reasons at this time are personal," Owens said in a series of tweets on his personal account. …
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