Bad Religion at The Regency Ballroom, 04.20.15

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California punk rock luminaries Bad Religion are in the midst of their Battle of the Centuries tour, playing two nights in each city, with night #1 featuring songs from the 20th century and night #2 featuring songs from the 21st century. Continue reading

Sharon Van Etten releasing new EP, ‘I Don’t Want to Let You Down’

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Sharon Van Etten at The Independent in June

Brooklyn-based songstress Sharon Van Etten is readying a new 5-song EP that will be out in June via Jagjaguwar. Titled I Don’t Want to Let You Down, the EP will feature four new songs and a live version of “Tell Me,” which was previously released as an acoustic demo in the deluxe version of her 2012 album Tramp. Continue reading

GWAR sued for allegedly stealing ashes of Oderus Urungus

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Does THIS look like someone who would steal someone’s ashes?
GWAR at the Regency Ballroom in November

The surviving and current members of GWAR are being sued by the father of late co-founder/frontman Oderus Urungus– né Dave Brockie– who alleges that the group’s members stole Oderus Urungus’s cremated remains (plus guitars and artwork) after the singer died of an overdos in March 2014. Continue reading

TV on the Radio @ Fox Theater Oakland, 3.31.13

TV on the Radio @ Fox Theater Oakland

With the SXSW detours/spring training period out of the way, concert season is in full swing as festival lineups are announced, tours extended, and bands start descending on bigger cities in support of new records. Brooklyn’s TV on the Radio are in the midst of a big tour promoting their latest, Seeds, and hit the Fox Theater in Oakland on March 31st. Continue reading