It's Black Friday but we're business as usual here at All Shook Down. So for the most faithful of our readers -those who find themselves checking this page when they could be out getting some marginally awesome deals or sleeping in- here's a choice of two freebies from our friends at the Mezzanine:A) A pair of tix to the local leg of Sebastien Tellier's "Sexuality" tour, which hits the Mezz on Thursday, December 4.orB) A pair of tix to see Mike Relm and Peanut Butter Wolf create real-time VJ s
Courtesy of Noise Pop
The Closer: Les Savy Fav
Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in so many different venues requires plenty of pre-planning, so it's not too early to save your pennies, mark your calendars, and begin mapping out your N-Pop strategy.
This year's festival looks
The Offspring
BFD 09's acts have been announced. Main stage acts include: the Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dead Confederate; the Subsonic Tent features Crystal Castles, DJ AM, Mike Relm, Steve Aoki, and more; among the Festival stage performers are Taking Back Sunday, Alakaline Trio, Rebelution, and Audrye Sessions; and, lastly but not leastly, the Soundcheck local band stage serves up MC Lars, Music For Animals, Wallpaper, Odawas, Dizzy Balloon, the Catholic Comb, Ambiance, Solid Stage
