Last Night: Meat Beat ManifestoThe IndependentDecember 5, 2008Review by Tamara Palmer, Photos by Tim PrattBetter than: Concerts that take place in one dimensionDownload: The unreleased Meat Beat Manifesto song "Bush of Lies"At the nerve center of Meat Beat Manifesto is its creator and vision pilot, Jack Dangers, a British expatriate who has lived in the Bay Area for 14 of MBM's 21-year history. While in England, the band developed a reputation for cutting-edge hybrid sounds that helped lay
EKAphotographyRaggamuffin, Troubador, Poet, MC: K'naan
Friday's Ragga Muffins Festival offered my first chance to see the remodeled Fox Theater in Oakland, which just recently opened. The first impression was one of amazement: the venue is big, impressive, and luxurious, yet comfortable as well. Unlike the Paramount and the Warfield, the Fox rocks. It's got some cool, subtle details, like the zellij patterns in the ceiling, but also intelligently-designed, modern ergonomics which contrast the b
