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Posts made in: May, 2009 (9) Currently Viewing: 1 - 9 of 9

May 5, 2009 at 11:58am

FRANK'S THOUGHTS: Name that venue

So with this financial crisis stemming from American banks' moral bankruptcy, it chaps my ass to see these assholes try and attach themselves to institutions we all pile into to forget the fact we're all broke. What about the war heroes,...

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May 6, 2009 at 12:03pm

MUSIC REVIEW: Manchester Orchestra, Hinkley, Auld Lang Syne


Friday night Athens, Georgia's Manchester Orchestra played a big, beautiful set of the sort of large, melodic rock Brit bands like Blur and Oasis do - or did, depending on how you look at it. It was also one of the best mixes I've heard in...

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May 6, 2009 at 4:19pm

CONCERT UPDATE: Jason Mraz, Counting Crows at CMAC

CMAC has announced two more shows for its summer concert series. Pop/rock singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will play Sunday, August 2, with special guest G. Love and Special Sauce, with Sunday, September 6, will see 90's alt-rock icons Counting Crows...

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May 7, 2009 at 2:56pm

CONCERT UPDATE: 2009 Party in the Park

Even though new promoters are booking it, the 2009 edition of Party In The Park is shaping up to be demographically similar to what it has always been: plenty of rock, but nothing all that edgy or new. But note that the headliners for July 2, 23,...

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May 13, 2009 at 10:13am

MUSIC REVIEW: Rickie Lee Jones, Alan Holdsworth

On Wednesday, May 6, guitar pioneer Alan Holdsworth played to a small yet enthusiastic crowd at The German House. Holdsworth is an extremely effects-laden player, yet he still hovers around discernable melodies as opposed to the sonic washes...

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May 14, 2009 at 11:41am

CONCERT REVIEW: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Lilac Fest

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy did that voodoo that they do so well in front of roughly 4000 people at the Lilac Festival last night. I've seen these guys about five time so far, and this was by far the best show yet. I had initially written them off as...

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May 18, 2009 at 11:06am

CONCERT UPDATE: Busta Rhymes, Chaka Khan at the Armory

Some heavy-hitting hip-hop and r 'n' b is headed our way at the Armory this summer:Busta Rhymes Saturday, June 20, Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St, 232-1900, 9 p.m., $30Rick Ro$$ Saturday, July 4, Main Street Armory, 900 E Main St, 232-1900, 9...

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May 20, 2009 at 10:07am

MUSIC REVIEW: John Brown's Body, Electro Kings, Korn


Friday night and I was still getting goofy on the purple flowers. This time it was John Brown's Body, the one-drop jamsters from Ithaca. Gone was the reggae pastiche the band had originally distracted me with a couple years ago. This time the...

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May 27, 2009 at 10:19am

MUSIC REVIEW: The Atomic Swindlers, The Horse Lovers


The Atomic Swindlers - most of them, anyway - are running neck and neck with their past. The band is releasing new material in conjunction with New Math, a band The Swindlers' bassist, drummer, and guitarist came from 25 years ago. It's an...

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Hello! It's been a while since I read such a, shall I say, shocking review. Shocking in its...

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