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  The Black Keys Burn Up the Blues at SPIN25 Live!

  July 29, 2010 – The Flaming Lips may be the longest-running band to perform during the week of concerts being held in celebration of SPIN's 25th anniversary -- presented in partnership with ZYNC from American Express -- but the Black Keys, who headlined Terminal 5 Wednesday night in Manhattan, have the deepest musical roots. In a 90-plus minute set featuring a big greasy handful of songs found on the latest album, Brothers, from Akron, Ohio's favorite …
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  Green Room Interview: The Whigs

  April 15, 2010 – Sunchips is debuting a fully compostable chip bag this spring and SPIN is celebrating the sustainable initiative through a series of video interviews called, The Green Room. The second installment of the series features garage-rockers The Whigs.Guest host Trace Crutchfield caught up with the Atlanta natives before a recent show at The Music Hall of Williamsburg. …
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• The Whigs, 'In the Dark' (ATO)

  March 8, 2010 – After excelling at smart, scrappy rock in the vein of a down-home Replacements, the Whigs unfortunately have shifted course. Their third album sports a more generic, arena-friendly sound, as if displaying too much personality was a liability. …
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  Kings of Leon Headline High Profile NYC Concert

  September 24, 2008 – After more than a year of preparation -- including studio time, summer festival gigs, an SNL appearance, and a SPIN cover shoot -- Kings of Leon welcomed the arrival of their new album, Only by the Night, by launching their North American tour last night with a sold out show at New York City's Webster Hall. …
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  The Whigs

  December 31, 2007 – Arriving just 15 minutes before stepping onstage at Philadelphia's tattered Khyber club, Athens, Georgia-based rockers the Whigs find that their reputation has preceded them. "You guys are screamers, right?" asks the club's soundman, fiddling with singer/guitarist Parker Gispert's mic. Caught off guard, Gispert replies, "Um, sometimes." The soundman is right. …
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