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God Help the Girl 11/21/09
100 Club · London, England
BY MERYL TRUSSLER The 100 Club is one of those legendary London clubs in which punk germs and jazz greats alike have germinated throughout some 67 years; so it feels strange to more...
Them Crooked Vultures 11-19-09
Fox Theater · Oakland, CA
TEXT/PHOTOS BY DAVID DOWNS Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age combo Them Crooked Vultures tore up their second California date in history Thursday night. Like rap more...
Ravi Shankar, Ornette Coleman, Leonard Cohen Live in S.F. Bay Area
(various venues) · San Francisco & San Jose, CA
BY JUD COST Music fans were vividly reminded of the temporal nature of the lifespan of the touring musician during a particularly fertile recent fortnight in the San Francisco Bay Area. more...
Steely Dan 11-10/11-09
Taft Theatre · Cincinnati, OH
BY STEVEN ROSEN There's something touching, if not always exciting, about musicians performing their older albums - sometimes classic, sometimes overlooked - in toto at concert more...
The Numero Group’s Eccentric Soul Revue 11-9-09
Lincoln Theater · Columbus, OH
BY STEVEN ROSEN Although the curatorial reissue label Numero Group is based in Chicago, its roots are in Columbus, Ohio. Its first release, in early 2004, and the inaugural t more...
The Raveonettes 11-9-09
Bimbo's 365 Club · San Francisco, CA
BY ZACH BLOOM There's a ton of smoke and a noisy loop of guitars emitting from the P.A. as the lights dim. The band casual takes the stage in casual dress, as the loop more...
Pixies 11-8-09
Fox Theater · Oakland, CA
BY DAVID DOWNS Legendary alternative rock band Pixies howled the ferocious language of Doolittle to thousands of rabid, animalistic fans at a rare, sold-out engagement in Oakla more...
DEVO 11-6-09
The Regency Ballroom · San Francisco, CA
BY JUD COST The recently renamed Regency Ballroom at the corner of Sutter and Van Ness - about a stone's throw from storied old San Francisco hippie venue the Avalon - was jammed to t more...
The Pogues + Justin Townes Earle 10-28-09
Stubb's · Austin, TX
BY EDWARD BURCH The anticipation ran high as the lights dimmed on a drizzly Texas evening. The outdoor amphitheatre at Stubb's was packed for what would be The Pogues' first ap more...
U2 10-25-09
Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA
BY GIL MACIAS A band selling out the Rose Bowl is something not heard of very often these days. U2 are probably one of the only few acts that can pull this off - -and they did. more...











