The authenticity springs in part from the quality of the songs being recorded by the fictional band on stage, which were ...
After 22 years of marriage and almost as long since founding rock band Arcade Fire together, married couple Win Butler and Régine Chassagne shocked fans by announcing their separation on Thursday, Oct ...
In this day and age, can one band find universal appeal? Yes, says Andrew Romano, and you’ll find out why when you listen to Arcade Fire’s near-perfect new album, Reflektor. What does it mean, in this ...
Though the threat of apocalypse has long loomed large throughout their discography, Arcade Fire’s driving energy has, by contrast, always been found in songs that invite us to embrace the ...
It’s 5:45 on a flawless summer afternoon at Montreal’s Osheaga Music Festival, just under three hours before Arcade Fire are scheduled to play in front of a capacity crowd of over 50,000 — by far ...
The rock band appeared on the season premiere and to play its newest single, "Reflektor," as well as "Afterlife." By Kevin Rutherford, Billboard Arcade Fire owned NBC’s Saturday night. The rock band ...
Canadians and their homeland have become pretty hot over the past few months, and while this may all just be the biggest fad since hula hoops, The Arcade Fire (hailing from Montreal) are much more ...
Arcade Fire arrived at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night with a chip on their shoulders. After opening sets from Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Grandmaster Flash, The Garden’s video screens played ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What does it mean when a band covers another artist? In some cases it’s a tribute, in others it’s a way for the covering band to show off its musical depth ...
Elevator music isn't a genre normally associated with Arcade Fire, the Montreal-based indie-rock group known for its powerful, cathartic performances. But playing in an elevator is, of course, ...
Win Butler is always up for a fight – even if it’s with his audience. “I remember we were on the Suburbs tour,” Butler is saying one afternoon in New York, “and we got booked at the Montreux Jazz ...
QUEBEC CITY — One late summer morning, the seven members of the Arcade Fire and a handful of their employees were assembled on the patio of the elegant Hotel le Germain-Dominion here, awaiting their ...