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In the dark, smoke-filled basement disco of the Tokyo Hilton, the night is in full swing. The music throbs with a mid-tempo pulse, as salary men with open collars, loosened ties and uncomfortable ...

It’s been 10 years since Rachael McKinney looked the members of Rainbow Kitten Surprise in the eyes and — as the Boone-based indie folk-rock band’s brand-new booking agent at the time — gave them the ...