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November 05, 2009 6:38 AM
Pixies Play Complete 'Dolittle' Album
At the Pixies' Hollywood Palladium show on Wednesday night, the sold-out crowd of 4,000 seemed caught between genuflecting respectfully and just going nuts. Kicking off a 21-date U.S. tour celebrating the 20th anniversary...
November 05, 2009 4:17 AM
Taking Back Sunday, All-American Rejects Open U.S. Tour
Tuesday night at Michigan State University, angsty rock fans with angular haircuts and all-black wardrobes stood alongside preppy Greek Row members to watch Taking Back Sunday and the All-American Rejects -- reps from...
November 04, 2009 7:48 AM
Devo Whip It Good in L.A.
Some things get better with age: wine, violins, Devo. Unlike other vintage rock acts, the Akron, Ohio New Wave satirists deserve their place on that particular short list. That much was made clear to the packed house...
November 02, 2009 7:03 AM
Puscifer's Tricks Are a Treat in San Diego
Maynard James Keenan -- the freak-show ringmaster of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer -- perpetually promises to design spectacles that go well beyond what people expect from a rock show. If the costume changes, sexually...
November 02, 2009 6:22 AM
Eminem's Rare Gig Wows Voodoo
Friday night at New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience, even chilly temps and torrents of rain couldn't keep the soggy pre-Halloween crowd – sexy nurses caked in mud, shivering bunnies and cops – from sticking around...
November 02, 2009 6:02 AM
Grizzly Bear Rock with the London Symphony
This year, Halloween in London provided for a truly haunting pairing. That's haunting in the "beautiful! goosebumps!" sense and not the poltergeist one, and it's entirely due to the much-hyped union of the London Symphony...
November 02, 2009 6:00 AM
Avett Brothers Dazzle in Nashville Tour Closer
For a band characterized by their fusion of bluegrass, country, and down and dirty punk rock, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium -- former home to the Grand Ole Opry and hallowed ground for country music -- is both a perfect...
November 02, 2009 5:29 AM
Phish Covers Stones for the Stoned
A good 24 hours before Phish hit the stage for their Halloween show -- the second of Festival 8's three-night stand at Indio, California's Empire Polo Club -- the rumors were flying fast and furious as fans tried to guess...
November 01, 2009 7:22 AM
Pearl Jam Dig Deep Into Catalog in Philly
Eddie Vedder is a liar.
At the start of Pearl Jam's four-night stand at the Philadelphia Spectrum -- the last concerts ever at the historic arena, which is destined for demolition -- the singer pledged to the audience,...
