5. Kathleen Madigan Classic sample Madigan: "My parents never noticed anything, ever. I could have been paralyzed from the waist down, and my father would have said, 'That's our lazy kid.'" Comedy & Magic Club; Thurs.-Fri., Jan. 17-18, 8 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 19, 6:45 & 9:30 p.m.
When Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa released the song "Black and Yellow" two years ago, he and his team figured at most, it would be a regional hit. Instead, it ricocheted the artist to mainstream pop stardom. Ever since, he's been walking a tightrope. Khalifa toured relentlessly for a couple years ... More >>
Ice Cube, Cypress Hill, Mystikal and others KDAY Krush Groove Gibson Amphitheater April 28, 2012 An invitation to Ice Cube's gangsta nation is tough to decline, even for those on the right side of the law. Which is why at one point during the Krush Groove hip-hop concert on Saturday a yellow-shirte ... More >>
Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost Gibson Amphitheatre 4-26-12 Better than...being stuck in a Tenth Avenue Freeze Out. We had a bit of trepidation about seeing Mastodon live last night. We've seen them put on a great show, we've seen them put on a lackluster show; you never know for sure which Mastodon yo ... More >>
Latino 96.3 Spring Break Bash Gibson Amphitheater 4/14/12 Better than... Listening to 96.3 on crummy car speakers in traffic. It was ladies' night at Universal Citywalk on Saturday. The girls worked the runway from the parking structure to Gibson Amphitheater, elbows locked and dodging tourists wh ... More >>
Timothy NorrisSee also: Dave Mustaine's Advice for Starving Women in Africa: "Put a Plug in It" Megadeth Gibson Amphitheatre 2-24-12 Better than...putting a plug in it. Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has gone on a tear making controversial statements in interviews recently. At least he has ... More >>
Dave Mustaine is intense. His band Megadeth pairs oppositional forces -- aggressive, machine-gun rhythms with near-pop melodies -- and similarly Mustaine's personality seems a yin-yang contradiction of simmering rage and family values. On the road with the fourth Gigantour, which hits Gibson Amphit ... More >>
Also, Norma Jean, Jonathan Richman, Jay-Z and Kanye West and others
Also, Norma Jean, Jonathan Richman, Jay-Z and Kanye West and others
Ben WesthoffSee also: *The Craziest Danzig Stalker of Them All *Glenn Danzig's Amazing Art Collection *Glenn Danzig's Head On Other People's Bodies: An Appreciation Glenn Danzig Gibson Amphitheatre 10-31-11 Better than...God damn sons of a bitch. "It's fucking Halloween, do you know where ... More >>
In May, Live Nation and Groupon combined forces in a presumed effort to jumpstart the struggling concert ticket market. Indeed, in recent months you've been able to get Groupons for all sorts of big shows. The partnership has been a boon to musically-inclined bargain hunters, but it also gets ... More >>
Also Bon Iver, Cerebellion, Surfer Blood and others
Timothy Norris Jill Scott Gibson Amphitheatre 8/10/11 Better than ... drinks, dinner, and a movie. No venue is too big for Jill Scott's voice. It wields the kind of deeply supported, belly-rumbling power every Broadway baby dreams of. She had no problem saturating the Gibson Amphitheatre ... More >>
Rick Moranis Joins Weezer and Best Coast On Stage?
Rick Moranis Joins Weezer and Best Coast On Stage?
GorillazThe festival-closing Coachella set by Gorillaz back in April was as memorable for what it wasn't as what it was. The Damian Albarn-fronted collective went it without its typical big-screen animations and played unmasked -- with the Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon joining for a se ... More >>
SlayerIf the current "Clash of Titans" tour featuring Slayer, Medageth and Anthrax has reinforced one notion, it's that anger never goes out of style. The tour, with Slayer and Megadeth co-headlining, has been raging, drawing metal fans young and old to the music of bands that, along with Me ... More >>
Marcus RothPavement, 1999Pavement's year-long victory lap has been exhilarating for the band and fans alike -- we know people who haven't stopped grinning since Coachella. But the faithful who have it in the back of their heads that the pride of Stockton might keep the wheels turning and mak ... More >>
Also, GZA, Jimmy Webb, Fol Chen and others
Also, Jimmy Cliff, Suzy Williams, Funeral Party and others
Also, Bestial Mouths, The Dreaming, Echo Lush and Elevaters
Also, the National, Entrance Band, Noodles, Bunbury and others
"Distant Relatives," the meeting of the musicial minds of Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, has already earned some well-deserved plaudits. Indeed, there's a lot to like on the album (released this week), with the New York City rapper's tightly wound narratives twined with Marley's thick Jama ... More >>
Todd WolfsonRoky Erickson with Okkervil RiverEven without its remarkable backstory, Roky Erickson's album with Okkervil River, "True Love Cast Out All Evil," feels like a triumph. Full speed ahead on comeback trail after years lost to drug abuse and mental illness, the 62-year-old songwriter ... More >>
Conan O'Brien will be bringing his "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television" tour to the Gibson Amphitheater on April 24 [UPDATE: another date added for April 25]. Tickets for the American Express-sponsored tour are available through his Team Coco website. The show is advertised as ... More >>
Also, Clipse, Imaad Wasif, Josh Charles and others
Also, Tenacious D, Lady Gaga, Local Natives and others
Also, Cold Cave, Ceci Bastida, Califone, and others
Also, Torche, Alejandro Escovedo, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, and others
Also, Jarvis Cocker, Regina Spektor, Ida Maria, Themselves and others.
Also, Vieux Farka Touré, John Fogerty, Stacey Q, Watts Ensemble and others
I Spy A Chinese-born former Boeing employee will stand trial for economic espionage related to charges he passed on to China documents concerning the space shuttle, Delta IV missiles and Boeing's C-17 transport plane. Long Beach Press-TelegramThis Round's for You Four steel containers holding ammuni ... More >>
Also, Darker My Love, X, Legal Weapon, and others
Also, the Hanson Brothers, Oasis, Azure Ray and others
By Rita Neyter Download Festival Gibson Amphitheater, July 20, 2008 Not to be confused with the British 3-day, Download Festival, the American version takes place in three cities; San Francisco, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, for just a day. This year featured the likes of M83, Mates of State, Ga ... More >>
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