Email Author Mark Keresman

2010 Stories by Mark Keresman

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  FEATURED STORY

  This Week, the Everlasting Les Claypool Rings in 20 Years of Weird New Year's Eve Shows

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Think back, grasshopper, project yourself back to the late '80s and the early '90s -- yes, a lifetime ago. Major labels and would-be majors signed tons of bands that could more or less bear the handle... More >>

• For the Sadies, country twang is a family affair

  published November 17, 2010

  Some musicians' parents have disowned them for pursuing careers in music. But that was never a concern for Dallas and Travis Good of the... More >>

• Apples in Stereo: Show Preview

  published October 27, 2010

  The late 1960s and early '70s saw the mini-phenomenon of "bubblegum music" that sold lots of records and received mucho disdain from "serious"... More >>

• Wild Nothing: Show Preview

  published September 15, 2010

  Those smitten with the 1980s U.K. new-wave epoch now fondly referred to as "postpunk" — especially My Bloody Valentine, the Cure (circa... More >>

• Nemeth: Show Preview

  published September 8, 2010

  There is a great tradition of performers walking the line between blues and soul: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, Etta James, and —... More >>

• Monday's Pick: 'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos'

  published Aug 30, 2010

  'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos'Yoshi's S.F.8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $10-$18The American melting pot has wrought some mighty odd alloys: Machito and Perez Prado, for example, had the pre-rock 'n' roll generations d... More >>

• Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos: Show Preview

  published August 25, 2010

  The American melting pot has wrought some mighty odd alloys: Machito and Perez Prado, for example, had the pre–rock 'n' roll generations... More >>

• Wavves' addictive surf-punk makes it king of the beach

  published August 18, 2010

  The youth of today might have trouble wrapping their minds around this, but in the not-so-distant past it was simply not done to listen... More >>

• Rasputina: Show Preview

  published August 11, 2010

  In 1992, classically trained cellist Melora Creager realized a vision of an all-female string ensemble that functioned as a rock band —... More >>

• Monday's Pick: Joanna Newsom at the Fox Theater

  published Aug 02, 2010

  Joanna NewsomRobin PecknoldThe Fox Theater, Oakland8 p.m., $32If Joanna Newsom had emerged in the 1970s, she'd likely have been on the Virgin or Harvest labels with simpatico songster-mavericks Kevin ... More >>

• Social Studies: Show Preview

  published August 4, 2010

  Rock 'n' roll began with insolence and aggression; graduated to sophistication, melancholy, and grandiosity; and then went back again. During... More >>

• Joanna Newsom: Show Preview

  published July 28, 2010

  If Joanna Newsom had emerged in the 1970s, she'd likely have been on the Virgin or Harvest labels with simpatico songster-mavericks... More >>

• Show preview: Danzig

  published June 23, 2010

  The concepts of paranormal horror and rock 'n' roll often overlap. In the 1950s, R&B singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins jumped from his coffin... More >>

• Concert preview: Roky Erickson & Okkervil River

  published May 19, 2010

  Roky Erickson, singer for the 1960s Texas psychedelic legends the 13th Floor Elevators, was gravely beset by drug problems and mental... More >>

• Concert preview: Shelby Lynne

  published April 21, 2010

  Equipped with a sultry voice merging raw anguish and assured elegance, Alabaman Shelby Lynne is a performer who transcends stylistic... More >>

• What To Dor Monday's Pick: Balkan Beat Box

  published Mar 15, 2010

  rBalkan Beat Box @ The FillmoreIsrael-to-NYC emigres Ori Kaplan (sax) and Tamir Muskat (drums, programming) founded Balkan Beat Box, an ensemble dedicated to intermingling traditional sounds of the ... More >>

• Balkan Beat Box

  published March 10, 2010

  Israel-to-NYC émigrés Ori Kaplan (sax) and Tamir Muskat (drums, programming) founded Balkan Beat Box, an ensemble... More >>