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!!! (chk chk chk) This quirkily named dance-punk group from Sacramento held nothing back during their theatrical performance at the Twin Peaks stage on Sunday. Groove and chaos filled the air as there was nether a still body to be found in the wriggling crowd. !!! (pronounced “chk chk chk”
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Time conflicts become the norm at any music festival, as those pesky event planners schedule their headliners for the same slots. But as I sat on the fields of Golden Gate Park, an Outside Lands brochure in one hand and a pen in the other, something about this particular choice
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Just because summer is drawing to an end doesn’t necessarily mean that adventures have to follow a similar fate. Enjoy the last few days of warm sunshine and carefree days with the annual Outside Lands Music and Arts festival, one of the Bay Area’s most iconic events. Set in the
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Sky Full of Holes is Fountains of Wayne’s fifth studio album. Yeah, I couldn’t believe it either. It seems that this New York-based alt. rock group was destined to be a one-hit wonder, fading into childhood nostalgia as the only song we can remember is “Stacy’s Mom” — you know,
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“Let’s play tennis,” says an eager Justin Timberlake after giving Mila Kunis’ curvy behind a once-over. Contrary to the popular definition of the sport, he isn’t looking for some exercise. Rather, the couple is getting action off of the courts in an attempt to prove that the act of intercourse
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There is no doubt that the electronic genre is quickly infiltrating the music industry. With artists both well-known and obscure jumping on the bandwagon and dropping synths left and right, it is all too easy to cast this style off as a mere trend rather than a long-time influence. Once
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For most college students, there exists a nagging fear of an unfamiliar and daunting realm known as the real world, whether it be battling unemployment or the mundane reality of working nine to five under constant supervision. But the fear is real when it comes to Seth Gordon’s “Horrible Bosses.”
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Armed with a guitar and a winsome smile, Sondre Lerche was well prepared to capture the hearts of fans with his show at the Great American Music Hall on Tuesday night. The Norwegian singer-songwriter has made a name for himself with his smooth blend of pleasing harmonies and soulful vocalizations.
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Mark Jackson takes the universal theme of alienation to a new level with his latest production, “Metamorphosis”. Adapted for the stage from Franz Kafka’s notable short story, Aurora Theatre Company’s representation of one man’s troubled transformation is both delightful yet twisted. The jokes are aplenty and the cruelties run amok,
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Call me a cynic but I tend to shy away from saccharine, fun-sized pop hits. You know, those tracks that fill up radio airwaves with their juvenile rhymes, overuse of “baby”s and “your lips”s and disgustingly generic chords. But surprisingly, I found myself warming up to Matt Nathanson’s Modern Love,
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