Butthole SurfersTuesday, Dec. 30, 2008The FillmoreWords by Jennifer Maerz, photos by Scott CarisBetter than: Taking enough acid to visualize an x-ray of a girl passing gas.The hippie geezers may get their acid flashbacks going to see Santana or Jefferson Starship, but for the punk geezers, there's no better place to fry your brain like an egg for old time's sake than a Butthole Surfers show. This was made very clear last night, when the Fillmore was packed with pre-New Year's Eve excitemen
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Last night I saw Booker T. Jones, one of the titans of American music, and it really hit me how much he has contributed to Western pop culture. I was also digging his performance, as was everyone else at the sold-out show.
When I was growing up in the American South in the '60s, my parents kept the radio tuned to country or easy listening stations. When I had a chance to turn the dial, the music I heard was completely affe
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