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Dolly Varden June 9 2012. Clockwise: Diane Christiansen Steve DawsMark BalletMatt Thobe Mike Bradburn. | Phoby Sarah Gross

Dolly Varden June 9 2012. Clockwise: Diane Christiansen, Steve Dawson, Mark Balletto, Matt Thobe, Mike Bradburn. | Photo by Sarah Gross

Dolly Varden June 9 2012. L R: Matt Thobe Diane Christiansen Mark BalletSteve DawsMike Bradburn. | Phoby Sarah Gross

Dolly Varden June 9 2012. L to R: Matt Thobe, Diane Christiansen, Mark Balletto, Steve Dawson, Mike Bradburn. | Photo by Sarah Gross

Writers of new Dolly Varden album have come a long way

‘For a While,” the new album from Chicago’s venerable Dolly Varden (out Jan. 22) sounds like a band of musicians utterly comfortable in their own skins. The songwriting of Steve Dawson and wife Diane Christiansen is built on carefree melodies and sweet-but-never-cloying harmonies, making its …

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