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Friday, April 26
The Empty Bottle was set to host a line-up of Canadian, indie rock all-stars tonight: Caribou, Junior Boys, and the Russian Futurists. However, as Pitchfork has just reported, after their detainment by the US Border Patrol on Sunday, there's no immediate future for the Futurists in Chicago. Bummer.