On Saturday Chicago-via-Champaign outfit Braid coheadline a show at Double Door with Smoking Popes; the influential second-wave emo band is preparing to release its first full-length in 16 years, No Coast, and Saturday's set is the only show Braid has booked in the area before the album comes out. No Coast is a high-energy, matured take on emo, and its sleekly produced tunes are ready-made for summer evenings spent staring at the setting sun.…
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