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The five piece band the Royal Arctic Institute
Posted inMusic

All-star indie quintet the Royal Arctic Institute make twangy space jazz on From Catnap to Coma

by Brad Cohan February 2, 2022January 31, 2022

The Royal Arctic Institute is a group of New York- and New Jersey-based musicians who made indelible marks on the east coast’s underground rock heyday of the 80s and 90s as members of Das Damen, Two Dollar Guitar, and Cell. This instrumental band operates with a core trio: guitarist John Leon (who’s played with Roky […]

Posted inBlogs

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Illinois’ new governor, Pat Quinn, knows politics ain’t beanbag, tho some people do get tossed around.

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