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Life Is a Circus in L.A.
Cirque Berzerk & Laserium · Los Angeles, CA
BY JOSE MARTINEZ Cirque Berzerk, Laserium, Beatles, Led Zep, peep shows, lions and tigers, oh my! On the eve of the Michael Jackson Memorial, the circus literally came more...
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby + Lisa Walker 7-8-09
Southgate House · Newport, KY
BY STEVEN ROSEN "I knew there was a reason I've never played Cincinnati before," Wreckless Eric says at the start of his show with Amy Rigby here, peering out at the crowd of.. more...
Sonic Youth 7-7-09
9:30 Club · Washington, DC
BY EVAN HAGA / PHOTOS BY MARTIN LOCRAFT "We've got a lot of new songs to play for you tonight," said guitarist and singer Lee Ranaldo, a few numbers into a 90-minute D.C. show more...
Warped Tour 6-26-09
Pomona Fairplex · Pomona, CA
BY SCOTT DUDELSON There are many reasons why the Vans Warped Tour has become one of the summer's most enduring and successful annual tours, and much of the credit goes to its p more...
Eddie Vedder 6-23-09
Cobb Energy Center · Atlanta, GA
BY STEPHANIE JACKSON On June 23, one of this summer's least-hyped tours rolled into Atlanta for the first of two concerts, as Eddie Vedder, lead singer of grunge kings Pearl J more...
Elvis Perkins in Dearland 6-19-09
Johnny Brenda's · Philadelphia, PA
BY ZACHARY HERRMANN You know it's been a great concert when: you can see the sweat coming down the artists' faces, the band invites a crowd member to play bass and sai more...
Beastie Boys + Biz Markie 6-10-09
Orange Peel · Asheville, NC
BY FRED MILLS By all accounts, this shouldn't even be happening. I'm standing in the middle of a rock club whose standing-room capacity is only about 950, yet the platinum-sell more...
John Vanderslice
Andy Warhol Museum + Black Cat · Pittsburgh + Washington, PA + DC
BY MIKE SHANLEY + ROXANA HADADI / PHOTOS BY ADAM FRIED June 9, @ Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA By Mike Shanley John Vanderslice's albums aren't slick, but they po more...
Roots Family Picnic 6-6-09
Festival Pier · Philadelphia, PA
BY JOE WARMINSKY / PHOTOS BY TIFFANY YOON The sun was setting, the air was relatively cool for a June day, and the crowd was engulfed in a persistent weed haze as Roots bandlead more...
X 6-6-09
Rams Head Live! · Baltimore, MD
BY EVAN HAGA It's difficult for old punk bands to stay broken up-there's money to be made on the club circuit and no serious contenders to take their place. That's certainly tr more...











