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Tim McIlrath, the lead singer of Rise Against, played the guitar alongside the band&#039;s acoustic set for &quot;Ghost Note Symphonies.&quot; The performance featured other string instruments as well, such as the cell (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)

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Concert review: Rise Against&#8217;s new experimental sound doesn&#8217;t always manage to hit the right notes

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It seemed absurd to see Rise Against perform a “symphony.” Yet Sunday night, the band incorporated different stringed instruments into its traditionally punk repertoire at its “The Ghost Note Symphonies” concert in The Theatre at Ace Hotel.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/05/06/concert-review-rise-againsts-new-experimental-sound-doesnt-always-manage-to-hit-the-right-notes/

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Concert review: Rise Against’s new experimental sound doesn’t always manage to hit the right notes

By Tabatha Lewis-Simó

May 6, 2019 5:41 p.m.