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Seven acts to watch before sundown at Lollapalooza

The Sunday schedule at this weekend's Lollapalooza is one of those rare lineups devoid of gaps -- from 11:30 a.m. when Health takes the stage until Arcade Fire closes at 10 p.m., it's a cavalcade of worthy artists. The Sunday schedule at this weekend's Lollapalooza is one of those rare lineups devoid of gaps -- from 11:30 a.m. when Health takes the stage until Arcade Fire closes at 10 p.m., it's a cavalcade of worthy artists.

Featured Photos: Outside Lands Festival Day 1, San Francisco, CA - Aug. 28, 2009

The promoters of San Francisco's second annual music and arts festival, Outside Lands, must have good karma. Day One of the three-day event was perhaps the city's most beautiful summer day in years. Attendees arrived to a sunshine filled Golden Gate Park, normally socked in by coastal fog all year round.

Interview: The Dodos

Dodos singer/guitarist Meric Long once ran the show solo as a one-man acoustic act known as Dodobird until he became inspired by his studies of West African Ewe drumming. Interested in creating drum-centric music with accompaniment from an acoustic guitar, Long met drummer Logan Kroeber and added him to the mix in mid-2006, eventually changing the band’s moniker to The Dodos.

The Dodos avoid extinction with new LP, headlining dates

Indie-pop duo The Dodos have mapped out summer and fall outings in support of their recently released sophomore effort, "Visiter."