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Dance Till Dawn
Published Aug. 13, 2008
Thursday 14Sixties surf cats the Tornadoes blow into Belly Up tonight. On and off for the past 48 years, the quartet's been slinging it live and "Bustin' Surfboards" — their seminal hit from 1962. The Surf ...
ThingamaBob
Published Aug. 6, 2008
Thursday 7Peruvian-born Felipe Coronel is Harlem hip-hopper Immortal Technique. I.T. raps politik, calling out U.S. concerns in South America and the Middle East on his latest, The 3rd World. Check the track "Bin Laden (Tell ...
Do You Hear Me? Do You Care?
Published July 30, 2008
Thursday 31Jay Reatard rides his Flying V into town behind garage-punk nuggets comp Singles 06–07. The Memphis mainstay signed to Matador this year to release a series of six singles. The first, "See Saw," dropped ...
Happy Anniversary, Pink Pachyderm Published July 9, 2008
Thursday 10Steel Town septet Rusted Root surfaces at House of Blues. This summer marks 20 years for the touring/recording festival favorites, whose roots rock leans ... More Comment (1)
After the Fireworks... Published July 2, 2008
Thursday 3 It’s more than a feeling, chowdah heads, Boston’s on the midway. After the death of lead vocalist Brad Delp last year, the classic rock ... More Post a comment
Pitch-Slapped Published June 25, 2008
Thursday 26Songstress Nikka Costa will exercise the pipes at House of Blues tonight. The L.A.-based artist is daughter to famed pop producer Don Costa, who ... More Post a comment
Tinnitus Night Published June 18, 2008
Thursday 19Montreal sextet Islands drift into all-ages Epicentre tonight. Islands is fronted by ex-Unicorn Nick Diamonds and picks up where that art-pop troupe left off, ... More Comment (1)
Festivus Published June 4, 2008
Thursday 5Los Angelino rock poet Dave Alvin and his Guilty Men will do a stretch at Belly Up tonight. The former Blaster brother is best ... More Post a comment
Parody Pop Published May 28, 2008
Thursday 29Boho gypsies Vagabond Opera roll the wagon train into Casbah for a night of Eastern European dance jams. These Klezmer cabaret throwbacks hail from ... More Post a comment
Stop Drop and Roll! Published May 21, 2008
Thursday 22Boston’s “Brechtian punk cabaret,” the Dresden Dolls, will camp up House of Blues tonight behind No, Virginia, which dropped Tuesday. The new collection is ... More Post a comment
The Sellouts Published May 14, 2008
Thursday 15“Like a robot making love to a tree,” says odd-pop duo Ghostland Observatory about dousing dance-y funk jams with electronica and pop hooks. But ... More Post a comment
Duran Duran, Meet Sirhan Sirhan Published May 7, 2008
Thursday 8SanFran boho band Vetiver roll a freak-folk caravan into Casbah tonight. Andy Cabic and co., which may or may not include genre luminary and ... More Post a comment
Greazy Aperitif Published April 30, 2008
Thursday 1In 1978, Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers sent UK radioman John Peel a demo cassette of “Suspect Device” packaged as an explosive. Bad ... More Post a comment
Goth Guys Go Away White Published April 23, 2008
Thursday 24All aboard the Express Kundalini! Bahaus boys Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins reconvene ‘80s goth-rock trio Love & Rockets. Though L&R haven’t ... More Post a comment
Up Top and on the Down-Low Published April 9, 2008
Thursday 10Up top, Oakland hip-hopper Del tha Funky Homosapien serves fresh cuts 11th Hour to Belly Up. The Hieroglyphics mainstay is cousin to Cube and ... More Post a comment
Power Trios, Ripped Boxers, and Jumping Beans Published April 2, 2008
Thursday 3Boston street punks Unseen slam Soma tonight. The 15-year-strong hardcore band hit Warped last year behind Internal Salvation, their eighth collection of metal-edged screamo. ... More Post a comment
House of Blooze Published March 26, 2008
Thursday 27There’s gonna be a pop-rock sock-hop at all-age Epicentre tonight as local up-and-comers the Prayers and the Sess meet at the Mira Mesa music ... More Post a comment
Soul Asylum Street Spankers Published March 19, 2008
Thursday 20Rap chameleon Kool Keith (aka Dr. Octagon, Dr Dooom, ’mong others) brings the flow to Casbah tonight. The Bronx-born Cali transplant has been dubbed ... More Post a comment
Spin Brit Spit Published March 12, 2008
Thursday 13SoCal troubadour big Jake Smith, aka the White Buffalo, roams into Casbah tonight. The singer/songwriter travels with a trio to flesh his alt-country blues, ... More Post a comment
Birdmonster Eat Mouse Published March 5, 2008
Thursday 6SanFran rock band Birdmonster flies through town on their way to this year’s SXSW fest in Austin. The quartet’s been soaring since the release ... More Post a comment
For the Student Bawdy Published Feb. 27, 2008
Thursday 28“Comedian’s comedian” Dave Atell delivers stand-up to House of Blues tonight. The Comedy Central mainstay saw the release of his first HBO special, Captain ... More Post a comment
No Age Liars Published Feb. 20, 2008
Thursday 21Double dose of punk’d art rock and likely double bill of the year as Liars and No Age roar through Casbah. These L.A. bands ... More Post a comment
Stuffed Chops from the Pop-Rock Shop Published Feb. 13, 2008
Thursday 14Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow you to Belly Up tonight, where P-funk maestro George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic host a Valentine’s Day ... More Post a comment
Night Marchers, Organ Grinders, Steaming Noodles & Black Lips Published Feb. 6, 2008
Thursday 7Black Mountain casts its shadow over a crowded Casbah tonight. Leader Steven McBean is king of the hill with Pink Mountaintops and Black Mountain ... More Post a comment
Wolves and Other Super Furry Animals Published Jan. 30, 2008
Thursday 31SoCal songsmith Matt Costa’s sophomore set Unfamiliar Faces, out now on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire label, has garnered much rock-press praise and interest from artists ... More Post a comment
Earthless Sess Published Jan. 23, 2008
Thursday 24South Park film shop Citizen Video hosts a local film-maker showcase at neighborhood watering hole Whistle Stop. After the reels, indie kids the Sess ... More Post a comment
Ryan Adams Bane Published Jan. 16, 2008
Thursday 17Two nights of rant rock at the Ché as Worcester, Mass. punks Bane visit a deluge of “hahdco-ah” music on the UCSD room. Through ... More Comment (1)
Dwarves and Electric Prunes Published Jan. 9, 2008
Thursday 10 SanFran-based Dwarves roll into Casbah tonight. Singer Blag Dahlia and uninhibited guitarist He Who Cannot Be Named (the dude plays nude) broke out ... More Post a comment
Club Crawler Published Jan. 2, 2008
Thursday 3San Diego pop-rock quartet Drowning Men will wash up at Casbah tonight. Their self-released e.p. Kill the Matador flashes with guitar overtones, piano pounce, ... More Post a comment
Club Crawler Published Dec. 27, 2007
Thursday 27 No band was more seminal to the L.A. punk scene than the gang of high school misfits who, in 1975, got expelled and ... More Comment (1)
Club Crawler Published Dec. 20, 2007
Thursday 20 Bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls) brings punk pulse to Mad Juana 's gypsy-folk with heavy-handed guitar play. Dark chanteuse Karmen ... More Post a comment
Club Crawler Published Dec. 13, 2007
Thursday 13 When guitarist Billy Zoom retired from L.A. punk pioneers X, John Doe and Exene Cervenka enlisted Dave Alvin of the Blasters. Alvin brought ... More Post a comment
Club Crawler Published Dec. 6, 2007
Thursday 6 Natural born killer Juliette Lewis will slay a Casbah crowd tonight as Juliette & the Licks tout new Militia Group disc Four on ... More Post a comment
Club Crawler Published Nov. 29, 2007
Thursday 29 4th&B's got the big package this week as they serve up Cake 's Unlimited Sunshine Festival with Detroit Cobras , Oakley Hall , ... More Post a comment