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Posts made in: November, 2011 (5) Currently Viewing: 1 - 5 of 5

November 3, 2011 at 10:51am

CONCERT REVIEW: The Pixies at Main Street Armory


Drenched in a genuine casual cool, The Pixies always let the music supply the drama. I mean, for as utterly intense as this band sounds, it so does not look the part. But then again, a quick eyeball across the crowd of around 4000 gathered at...

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November 17, 2011 at 12:18pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Black Label Society at the Armory

Shuffling my way through the pre-show fog, I had high expectations and even higher hopes for the Judas Priest/Thin Lizzy/Black Label Society show Wednesday at the Main Street Armory. I needed a good old-fashioned rock show to clear out the...

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November 23, 2011 at 3:26pm

CONCERT REVIEW: ChameleonsVox at Water Street


Kudos to bands who open a show with their biggest hit. They spare us a predictable encore and make the rest of the show an exciting mystery. Such was the case Monday night when ChameleonsVox hit the Club at Water Street with "Swamp Thing," a...

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November 23, 2011 at 4:38pm

CONCERT REVIEW: Thee Oh Sees at the Bug Jar

Thee Oh Sees played a blistering set to a packed and seething crowd Monday night at the Bug Jar. People had been raving to me about this band all week and now I see why. Goddamn, this was a rock 'n' roll show! This San Francisco band is...

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November 30, 2011 at 3:39pm

MUSIC REVIEW: The Vassar Brothers


Apparently the night before Thanksgiving is when all the cool cats head out to the bars to gabble before they gobble. But it wasn't just the pre-turkey talk that had people filling Abilene on Wednesday, November 23. They were there to join...

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Cowboy Mouth said:

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked the show.

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