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
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The headliners for this weekend's Outside Lands festival--Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, Black Eyed Peas, Thievery Corporation, Tenacious D, and M.I.A.--need little introduction. But what about the undercard? One of the coolest things about this event is the sheer number of acts playing, not to mention the tremendous range and diversity of style. Since it's impossible for any one person to know everything about every act playing, we thought we'd give ya a little trivia quiz to he