Pearl Jam Tour, Night 5: Seattle
Hometown heroes Vedder and Co. offer up plenty of goosebump moments -- and weigh in on Kanye.
By Jonathan Zwickel 09.22.09 8:02 AM
When you're Pearl Jam, Key Arena is your living room and your family is 17,000 screaming Seattleites.
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Thursday Open U.S. Tour in a Sweatbox
A photog endures a sweltering church basement and painful kicks to the head, all in the name of punk
By Michael Alan Goldberg 09.19.09 8:55 AM
"I have a rule about not playing in shorts," Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly said prior to the New Jersey post-hardcore sextet's U.S. tour opener at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia on Friday night. "But I have a pair of cutoffs that I'm gonna whip out just for this show, and then I'll go back to my rule."
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Sunny Day Real Estate Make Triumphant Return in Vancouver
Ruined vocal cords prove no match for 14 years’ worth of anticipation.
By Mike Usinger 09.18.09 11:32 AM
On one hand, Jeremy Enigk had good reason to be thrilled by the more-or-less rapturous reception given to Sunny Day Real Estate at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on Thursday.
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Pink Gets Wet in Seattle Tour Kickoff
The pugnacious pop diva kicks off her tour with a warning to Kanye, classic rock covers, and a big vat of goo.
By Jonathan Zwickel 09.16.09 10:20 AM
Amidst the mega-budget spectacle of Pink's tour kickoff in Seattle on Tuesday night, the most prominent feature was Her Pinkness, herself.
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'It's Always Sunny' Musical: Lots of Promo, Few Surprises
The cast of the gut-busting TV show reenact their rock musical in Boston, but spend more time plugging their upcoming season and DVD.
By LINDA LABAN 09.16.09 10:18 AM
Christmas comes earlier and earlier each year it seems. Especially if there's a super-duper stocking stuffer DVD to pimp.
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All Tomorrow's Parties: The Best & Worst
The Flaming Lips' genital video, Animal Collective's danceathon, Deerhunter's hiatus -- plus Panda Bear, Sufjan and more!
By ANDY BETA AND WILLIAM GOODMAN 09.14.09 12:21 PM
Welcome to rock'n'roll camp.
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Regina Spektor Opens U.S. Tour
The New York songstress regales Minneapolis in typically effective, affected style.
By Dylan Hicks 09.14.09 8:44 AM
Regina Spektor opened a U.S. tour this past Friday at Minneapolis's State Theatre, an ornate jazz-era 2,100-seater designed with a mix of elegance and garishness suited to the singer-songwriter-pianist's music.
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U2 Dazzle the Senses at Chicago Tour Opener
The Irish quartet toned down the politics, amped up the spectacle, and rolled out the hits at Soldier Field.
By Kyle Ryan 09.13.09 10:40 AM
If U2's latest, No Line On the Horizon, didn't get people talking, the band seemed on a mission to make damn sure their U2 360° Tour -- which debuted Stateside in Chicago Saturday night (Sept. 12) after romping through Europe all summer -- did just that.
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Jay-Z Joined by Rihanna, Kanye, Diddy at 9/11 Show
Hova gracefully honors victims of the terrorist attacks while unveiling The Blueprint 3, proving he's New York City's quintessential MC.
By John S.W. MacDonald 09.12.09 9:33 AM
There was really only one man for the job. Only one who could honor such a terrible tragedy without making the night anything but a celebration. Only one MC so symbolic of New York City and its potential, yet so loved by all. Only Jay-Z can rock Madison Square Garden on 9/11.
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Get Up Kids Wow at Hometown Tour Opener
The emo pioneers play classics, cover the Cure, and debut a new track in Kansas City. Click here for a review!
By Timothy Finn 09.12.09 9:09 AM
Friday night's Get Up Kids show kicked off a national reunion tour that will last more than two months, but it was the third time the influential emo band played in (or near) their hometown of Kansas City, MO, since officially reforming last year.
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