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Snoop Dogg
Live Review: 311, Snoop Dogg – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:32:59
At the Irvine stop of 311's 2008 Unity Tour, Snoop Dogg's set was a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll and a lot of gangsta rap. For nearly an hour at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Live Nation), Snoop Dogg proved why he remains rap's most forward-thinking "P.I.M.P." His set swayed from stoned, soulful rhymes about "gettin' down" ...more
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George Michael
Live Review: George Michael - The Forum, Los Angeles
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:52:20
It's been 20 years since George Michael last played Los Angeles. If it's another 20 years before he returns, at least the City of Angels can rest assured they got their fill of memories when he headlined The Forum Wednesday night. "The last time I played here was 1988, I was 25," said the former Wham! frontman turned solo superstar early in ...more
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Stone Temple Pilots
Live Review: Stone Temple Pilots - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:37:17
The most moving moment of Tuesday night's Stone Temple Pilots homecoming may have had nothing to do with music. It was also probably missed by much of the audience, who were already leaving the Hollywood Bowl when Scott Weiland scrambled through the front sections of seats after the band's final bow, acknowledged fans and friends along the way, ...more
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Sigur Rós
Live Review: Sigur Rós - The Grand Ballroom @ Manhattan Center - New York, NY
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:44:11
"Why are you so quiet?" asked one Sigur Rós fan as the band switched instruments between songs at The Grand Ballroom, an odd, cavernous space seven floors above Manhattan Center's more commonly used Hammerstein Ballroom. Before anyone could answer such an asinine question, another seated concertgoer ignored the situation at hand and simply ...more
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Ted Nugent
Live Review: Ted Nugent - House of Blues, West Hollywood
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:01:58
"If anyone out there is having more fun than I am, I want you to call me up and let me in on it… But I know there is nobody having more fun than I am, because I'm the only one in here with a guitar that sounds like this!" With that, Ted Nugent leaned back and ripped into "Cat Scratch Fever," the claw marks of his signature guitar licks digging deep ...more
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The Flobots
Live Review: Flobots - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:10:09
Seeing Flobots play a live show is the type of thing that will remain with you long after leaving the venue. Their music had soul, personality, technique and most of all a message. Some people sing about their broken hearts and failed romances, while Flobots base their lyrical content on something much more prominent to the United States ...more
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Tony Joe White
Live Review: Tony Joe White - The Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:17:57
Celebrating the release of Deep Cuts, the latest album in his long and storied career, 64-year-old blues man Tony Joe White flooded the downstairs of the Key Club with his signature brand of swamp rock on Tuesday night. Scheduled against a near must-win finals Game 3 for the Los Angeles Lakers, he played to what was most likely a smaller crowd than ...more
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Mates of State
Live Review: Mates of State - Henry Fonda Theater - Los Angeles, CA
Fri, 30 May 2008 11:52:21
For any fans whose defenses were feeling weakened by the steady diet of modern cynicism that too often sustains us, Mates of State administered a shot in the arm of matrimonial harmony on Wednesday night at the Henry Fonda Theater. Currently touring in support of their recently released fifth album, Re-Arrange Us, the husband and wife duo mixed up ...more
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Stanton Warriors
Festival Review: Lightning In A Bottle 2008 - Santa Barbara, CA 2008
Wed, 28 May 2008 12:53:07
“If Coachella and Burning Man had a kid, that kid would be Lightning in a Bottle.” - Jesse Flemming For those who have been to the first two festivals mentioned above, Lightning in a Bottle co-founder Jesse Flemming’s description of his four day party in the Santa Barbara-adjacent woods makes perfect sense. However, should you have no ...more
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