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Last night I was rendered speechless by yet another incredible live performance. It seems like the past few months have given me opportunities to witness some truly awe-inspiring bands. When I read in August that Madison, Wisconsin's Killdozer had a handful of tour dates scheduled for 2008, I nearly shit my pants and died.

When a joyous Guy Garvey received the Mercury Prize a month ago he said something like “after 18 years…” implying the time his band spent together. I thought my English failed again, “did he say eight?” I went to Chiara, “no eighteen” she replied. “I can’t believe, that’s not possible”.

Trent Reznor wrote on the Nine Inch Nails web site: "Josh Freese fans, be sure to check out a show on the upcoming North American leg of the tour, as sadly they will be the last ones he's playing with us. He informed me he's leaving the tour at the end of this year." Josh Freese is the drummer for Nine Inch Nails.

Valencia Metro - Chicago, IL 10/9/2008 Shane Henderson (vox) Since moving to Chicago in late August, I have seen around 12 shows and not one of them has been a punk show. That was a true statement until last Thursday when the Involuntary Movement Tour stopped by the Metro with Bayside, The Matches, Valencia, and The Status .

Little Lourdes is all grown up. At least according to her religion. Lourdes Leon had her Bat Mitzvah at the Kabbalah Center in Manhattan last night, so she has officially come of age, even though she doesn't turn 12 until October 14. Geez, THAT'S how you dress for something as important as a Bat Mitzvah? Seems Lourdes already has terrible taste in clothing.

Andrew Bird doesn't merely play songs in concert, he constructs them piece by piece. After hitting the road with a backing band on recent tours, the Chicago singer, songwriter, guitarist, violinist and whistler ended his most recent jaunt with a solo performance Friday at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, Mass.

In praise of Suzuki Airi and the person she shouldn’t love pengie of hajimete no ROCK CONCERT is smitten with Airi’s performance of Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito! Some of you might not know this, but I actually love Airi quite a bit, so hearing pengie talk about how much she likes Airi is great!

American rock icons KINGS X have announced plans to hit the road in further support of their latest acclaimed release, XV. Following a successful national tour earlier this year with Extreme and the unique Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, bassist/vocalist Dug Pinnick, guitarist Ty Tabor and drummer Jerry Gaskill will once again connect with their ever-loyal fanbase in a 14-city run.

[IMG Modern Lovers: Modern Lovers [album cover art]]Whether you’re a fan of punk rock or a student of rock n roll, the name Jonathan Richman should most definitely ring a bell.  Jonathan has been making music for over three decades now and is probably best known as the founder and leader of the highly

Coinciding with the end of Shea Stadium (and yet another Mets season), there's one shiny memory bit that's surfaced. This week, Epic released "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium," the recordings of the 1982 concert where they opened for the Who.