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
Weekend wrap-up by Janine KahnHappy Monday, ASD nation. As usual, our weekend was all kinds of awesome and we're going to tell you all about it. Friday was opening night for Dark Room director Jim Fourniadis' "Star Wars: Live on Stage." We were skeptical that anything good could come out of a $100 special effects budget, but the small cast truly delivered. Sure, one guy plays both Chewy and Vader and you may notice "TRASH" embossed on R2D2's faceplate, but stripped of blockbuster pomp, we find t