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Sigur Rós takes LA by storm
Quick! If you can make it over to Amoeba Records tonight between 6-9pm, grab a free wristband for a very special evening at the Vista Theater with Sigur Rós, presented by Myspace Secret Shows. Not only will you get to see them perform a three song set, but you'll get to see a "Black Curtain Screening" of their forthcoming documentary "Heima". In support of the documentary, Sigur Rós have planned a flurry of LA-based events. Here's the run-down:
2007.11.01 vista 8pm: heima screening and 3 song acoustic set
2007.11.01 vista 10pm (myspace): heima screening and 3 song acoustic set
2007.11.02 afi: heima screening and 3 song acoustic set and q+a
2007.11.03 ucla: heima screening and 3 song acoustic set and q+a
2007.11.04 afi: heima screening
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