Gang of Four Cap Off Splendid Saturday at Download 2008
The post-punk legends topped off a remarkable day -- and night -- that featured performances from the Jesus and Mary Chain, Yeasayer, M83, and many more.
By GARY MOSKOWITZ 07.21.08 5:32 PM
For about 10 hours last Saturday (July 19), more than 20 bands and a handful of stand-up comics performed for several thousand Bay Area music fans at Download 2008's San Francisco stopover. The result was a telling mash-up of what music fans are listening to as 2008 hits its mid-point.
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Download 2008: In Pictures
Everyone from Gang of Four to Yeasayer wowed the crowd at San Francisco's Shoreline Ampitheatre last Saturday night for the first stop of Download 2008, and SPIN.com was backstage snapping some intimate portraits of all the artists.
By Kenny Herzog 07.21.08 1:38 PM
To whet your appetite for our extended coverage of this past weekend's (July 19-20) Download 2008, which we will be posting throughout the day, SPIN.com has put together this gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes images of Datarock, M83, Yeasayer, and several other acts that supported headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four.
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Jesus and Mary Chain, Gang of Four, Yeasayer and More Hit Download 2008 This Weekend
The three-city, three-day event kicks off Saturday in San Francisco before winding through L.A. and wrapping up in Philly with the Killers and Iggy Pop.
By Joe Coscarelli 07.17.08 4:11 PM
Tech fiends and music nerds unite, as the U.K.-based Download 2008 event arrives stateside for the fourth year in a row, boasting the best of the old and new, led by performances from reunited legends like shoegaze trailblazers the Jesus and Mary Chain and dance-punk godfa
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SXSW '08: Yeasayer
03.21.08 11:38 AM
Yeasayer drops by the SPIN & MySpace San Jacinto Saloon for a chat with Spin's Peter Gaston at South by Southwest 2008.
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