Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros help bid ‘Fare Thee Well’ to Grateful Dead in Chicago

July 8, 2015
Austin Bennett

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros helped bid “Fare Thee Well” to the Grateful Dead Friday, playing a late night show at Thalia Hall following the first Grateful Dead show in Chicago. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros were one …

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ESMZ return to Chi-Town

June 2, 2014
janglinsouls

I finally got to see and hear my favorite modern band (that is, since The Beatles, Moody Blues and Fleetwood Mac) tonight, and — except for being too short — it was GREAT!!! And I say this even though if …

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Arch Madness

September 10, 2013
David Wexler

ST. LOUIS, MO. — The Alabama Shakes were back with old friends over the weekend, and for frontwoman Brittany Howard, it had been way too long. Howard and the Alabama-based quartet joined Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros for a …

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Wedding blues in Kansas City

July 23, 2013
janglinsouls

After proposing to his girlfriend on stage during the Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros concert on June 29 at Crossroads KC, Jordan Hayes thought, “Why stop here?” So with the help from the band — including guitarist-turned-ordained-minister Christian Letts …

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