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Incredibly disturbing or disturbingly incredible? Xiu Xiu performs at Coffeehouse

If Xiu Xiu had to be assigned a genre, the closest would be experimental rock or indie. But just listening to one of their songs shows how ill-fitting that label is. Their songs range from almost lo-fi to music befitting haunted houses that aspire to make people cry in fear. The band’s music is unsettling and provoking yet strangely good; even if it is not for everyone, Xiu Xiu’s artistry prevails.


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Love and loss: Aline Piboule and Pascal Quignard capture audience with performance at Le Dernier Amour de Fauré

Writer Pascal Quignard and pianist Aline Piboule walk on stage hand in hand, wearing black pants and a long sleeve shirt and black pants and a silver sequin jacket-top combo respectively. They lock hands center stage and bow, afterwards retreating to their respective seats. Quignard opens his mouth to speak into a microphone but a train whistles; the crowd laughs.


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