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Tonight in Music: AU, Monsters of Folk, Kid Congo Powers, Bob Mould

(Rendezvous) Portland's AU (pronounced "ay you") create freak folk worthy of that noble nomenclature. Their sound rises from the soil into the ether in phantasmagorical flourishes, like a less celebrated, less dub-enamored Animal Collective. Check out " Full Article at The Stranger

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