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BIG TIME.(Arcade Fire)
There is little about the Montreal band Arcade Fire that is not big. The group has seven core members, including its founders, a married couple named Win Butler (who is six feet three) and Regine Chassagne. Onstage, Arcade Fire expands to nine musicians, or more. The band's unusually polished debut, "Funeral," which was recorded for less than ten thousand dollars and released in 2004, has sold more than three hundred thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is a robust number for an independent band, especially one whose fans append free MP3s of the songs to their gushing Web posts. (An entry on a blog called "Blinding Light of Reason" commands, "If you are a ...
- Arcade Fire has become this year's hottest band.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 2, 2007 700+ words
...most acclaimed bands, Arcade Fire, turns the...the Montreal band have turned...big shows, Arcade Fire rose to the...right with the bands Superchunk and...Portastatic, signed Arcade Fire based on a demo...when he saw the band in concert for...
- Arcade Fire: Montreal's music scene was already simmering. This band may just...
- Magazine article from: Interview Wilson, Sarah February 1, 2005 700+ words
...the lead singer of Arcade Fire, is driving his band through the Joshua...into the landscape as Arcade Fire. Hailing from the...and the Unicorns, Arcade Fire recently released their...to be a really good band, or we're going...
- Cool nerd? It's no fantasy: the one-man band Final Fantasy--an Arcade Fire and...
- Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) Reighley, Kurt B. June 20, 2006 700+ words
...lauded indie-rock renaissance: An occasional member of Hidden Cameras, Pallett also plays violin and arranges strings for Arcade Fire. But the closer he gets to achieving what others only dream of--say, hanging out backstage with David Bowie--the less...
- Pallett plays out his solo fantasy; Arcade Fire's violin expert adds own band...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) August 9, 2009 700+ words
Byline: DavePollock "My show is 50 per cent preparation," said Owen Pallett ironically, after a false start to one of his tracks, "and 50 per cent money shot. That's just one of the ways it's like a porno." Youwouldn't expectsuchchat fromsomeonewhoseshowconsists of playingaviolinandsinging likea
- The Arcade Fire.(Brief Article)(Concert Review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Mirkin, Steven January 18, 2005 700+ words
...closed Jan. 16. The Arcade Fire's ascension to band of the moment was so swift...sounded like an emo band drawn by Edward Gorey...the hype is right; the Arcade Fire is the real thing. The young band (fronted by the married...
- 'Neon' a challenge for Arcade Fire.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 21, 2007 700+ words
...numbers preceded Arcade Fire's weekend-long...tale. The Montreal band's lineup has expanded...No wonder the band marched down the...the Bears. But Arcade Fire still had a job...the members of Arcade Fire take this business...faulty, as the band struggled to ...
- Arcade Fire on 'Bible,' chocolate fountains.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 18, 2007 700+ words
...that brings Montreal's Arcade Fire in for three sold-out...Chicago Theatre, a few band members discussed key...riveting song on the new Arcade Fire album, "Neon Bible...little dance." -- The band surged from relative unknowns...
- Arcade Fire rages at tour-ending show.(Arts and Lifestyle)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Blagg, Christopher February 5, 2005 700+ words
...CHRISTOPHER BLAGG The Arcade Fire, at the Roxy, Boston...ways. Either the band is completely fried...the members of Arcade Fire played the part of...that sealed the band's total domination...STILL BURNIN': Arcade Fire ended their tour...
