Dio With Fireball Ministry Monday, Oct. 25; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 8 p.m.): According to Ronnie James Dio's publicist, he's got perhaps the strongest voices in metal. [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 21, 2004 Read More
Colonel Claypool'S Bucket Of Bernie Brains Saturday, Oct. 23; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 8 p.m.): Frankly—and this is nothing new—there are few things on God's green Earth that annoy [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 21, 2004 Read More
Hot Water Music With Alexisonfire, Planes Mistaken For Stars And Moments In Grace Sunday, Oct. 24; Launchpad (all ages, 7 p.m.): Crossing elements of D.C. hardcore, dusky Midwestern emo and New York-style prog-core, Gainesville, Fla.'s Hot [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 21, 2004 Read More
Putumayo Presents: “Latinas” Featuring Mariana Montalvo, Totó La Momposino And Bêlo Velloso Thanks to the United States' installation of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1973, singer/poet Mariana Montalvo was forced to leave her home at [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 21, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer Forgive me for weighing in rather late on this one, but I honestly thought it would grow on me. It didn't. As one [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More
Blue Note To say that Samite's journey thus far has been difficult would be to understate the enormity of loss and struggle that has marked [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears Last Thursday night's Mountainside YMCA local band showcase was a smashing success. The second event of the “Band-It” showcase series featured Camden, the [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More
G. Love & Special Sauce With Slightly Stoopid Friday, Oct. 15; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 8 p.m.): G. Love (a.k.a. Garrett Dutton) got his sauce back; that is, in reviving his [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 14, 2004 Read More
Blue Note There are few bands that can truly be called “unforgettable”—musicians who bring to the stage a collective sound that's magically timeless, whose music [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 07, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer Considered by many to be among the finest bluegrass and country multi-instrumentalists in history, Ricky Skaggs made his much-heralded return to “pure bluegrass” [...] Michael Henningsen \ Oct 07, 2004 Read More