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Radio Birdman, Roger Waters, The Horrors -- Plugged In: ASD's Live Music Picks, June 19

Ozzy Coming to Oakland With Rob Zombie in November

Van Halen HellBeast Slouches Toward HP Pavilion

Kids, Meet Fox, Your New Dance Instructor

Foo Fighters at Oracle Arena 2/2, Tickets on Sale Sunday

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Play Oakland's Oracle in April

Correction: Van Halen Will Not Run to Oakland, The Devil Considers Solo Appearance

The Weekend Hitlist: 4/18-4/20

Madonna' "Sticky & Sweet Tour" Visits Oakland's Oracle in Nov.

Last Night: KMEL Block Party at Oracle Arena

Franz Ferdiand Coming to Oakland for NSSN

Last Night: Live 105's Battle of the Opening Bands

(Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-suppor ... More >>

Metallica, Afrotek Festival and New College's Blowout Sale: Your Monday Morning Hangover

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

Kanye, Jay-Z, Mary J., and Rihanna clamor for diva status

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

Fighting Indifference

Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe're running on a skeleton crew here at All Shook Down this week with most of the usual suspects home for the holidays. Fortunately, our friends at sister blogs The Snitch and SFoodie were out and about this weekend, so our wrap-up won't be too terribly bare bones.On Sat ... More >>

Ill-Cuomo

Weezer's frontman is certifiably nuts. So why doesn't he write better songs?

PT's Legacy

The circus rolls into town, awakening the inner child in all of us

Hear This

The final farewell of Destiny's Child, the return of Olivia Tremor Control, and some girl named Kelly Clarkson

Best Reason to Go to a Warriors Game

The final farewell of Destiny's Child, the return of Olivia Tremor Control, and some girl named Kelly Clarkson

Hear This

Kanye West is everywhere, including Oakland; My Chemical Romance delivers its canned goth-pop

Hear This

The bootylicious crowds alone should make the Ladies First Tour worth your while

Football Follies

Hot bowl action at Pac Bell Park

Big-Top Blast

Classic merriment in Oakland

Sandy Land

Castle competition

Dog Bites

Just a Freight Train Coming Your Way; On the Waterfront

Live

Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

Ozzy Osbourne: Famous Batshit Dad/Rock Star Storms Oakland

Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

Slideshow of the Day: KISS at Oakland Arena

​Regardless of whether KISS is your cuppa, well, tongue, the band knows how to put on a visually dazzling show. Photographer Richard Haick traveled to the Oakland Arena to lick it up with his camera for this week's big rock 'n' roll slideshow. 

Friday Night: Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioEmily Haines of Metric​View more photos in Christopher Victorio's "Not So Silent Night @ Oracle Arena."Not So Silent Night w/ Muse, AFI, 30 Second to Mars, Vampire Weekend, and MetricFriday, Dec. 11, 2009Oracle ArenaBetter Than: What else is there to do on a rainy Friday night? ... More >>

Justin Bieber Has Never Heard of Germany

 When that intrepid teen sensation Justin Bieber comes to Oracle Arena July 17, please refrain from asking him about anything related to Germany. As this unintentionally hilarious interview clip shows, it seems the entertainer skipped the part in school where they teach you about that country, ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Tom Petty and Co. Bring On Classic Rock Catharsis

Christopher Victorio​Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Joe Cocker @Oracle Arena June 5, 2010 Better than: Pill-based forms of anxiety relief Uptight white people, the remedy you require is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. As it went down Saturday, the anxiety cure-all constituted three parts unaba ... More >>

Monday Hangover: Air Guitar, Matt and Kim, Tom Petty, Faust, Live 105's BFD

Summer has arrived people. You know what that means: there are several hours during he day in which you can wear shorts (in select city micro-climates) before you start freezing to death and regretting your wardrobe choice. But that's what weekends are for: drinking enough to feel comfortable in sho ... More >>

Why We Love Justin Bieber, Lil' Kim Spectacle, Willie Brown Drummers

Lucas Jackson/JustinPictures.org"Why do you love me so much?"​Lil' Kim late to wild S.F. show Monday night, ends up wearing a wedding dress after airline loses her luggage. [SF Gate]Pitchfork interviews "rising" S.F. shoegaze duo Tamaryn. [Pitchfork]Teen fans explain why they love Justin Bieber so ... More >>

Links: Jerry Garcia Biopic Won't Be Able To Use His Songs

Phish​Jerry Garcia Biopic won't be able to use his actual songs. [NY Times]Check out this One Night Music video session with Devotionals, the new project from Two Gallants' Tyson Vogel and the Patzner brothers from Judgement Day. [The Bay Bridged]Tickets for the sold-out Phish shows at the Greek T ... More >>

India’s Got Talent

Phish​Jerry Garcia Biopic won't be able to use his actual songs. [NY Times]Check out this One Night Music video session with Devotionals, the new project from Two Gallants' Tyson Vogel and the Patzner brothers from Judgement Day. [The Bay Bridged]Tickets for the sold-out Phish shows at the Greek T ... More >>

Friday Night: Shakira Opens Oracle Arena Concert with Commercial for Her Perfume

Courtesy of the artist ​Shakira October 22, 2010 @ Oracle Arena There was no opening act for Shakira on Friday night at the Oracle Arena. Quite simply, Shakira (Our Lady of "Hips Don't Lie," "She Wolf" sensation, "Waka Waka" wonder of the 2010 World Cup) needs no introduction. ... More >>

Saturday Night: Gorillaz Drag Out De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, and More for a Cartoonishly Fun Halloween

Calibree Photography​GorillazN*E*R*DOctober 30, 2010Oracle ArenaBetter than: Vomiting up a one-eyed octopus; also, seeing Gorillaz on not-Halloween.What are you supposed to look at during a Gorillaz performance? Do you look at the band onstage, where a  group of humans -- including Damon ... More >>

Friday Night: Roger Waters Turns The Wall Into A Rallying Cry at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioRoger Waters performed The Wall at Oracle Arena Friday night.​Roger Waters' 'The Wall' December 3, 2010@ Oracle Arena Better than: A hippie-dippy stoner protest. We don't need no education We don't need no thought control We sang the anthem as school kids. In bong-fuele ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from this week in S.F. music

Christopher VictorioRoger Waters performed The Wall at Oracle Arena Friday night.​Roger Waters' 'The Wall' December 3, 2010@ Oracle Arena Better than: A hippie-dippy stoner protest. We don't need no education We don't need no thought control We sang the anthem as school kids. In bong-fuele ... More >>

The Best Bay Area Concert Photos of 2010

Given the dizzying array of musical acts that tramp through San Francisco every year, and the number of those shows our hard-working photographers attend, it was no easy feat to round up their best shots. What follows is a sampling of some of the most exciting, interesting live music photos All Shoo ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem

It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>

Prince in Oakland, Night 2: Here Come the Hits

​PrinceLarry GrahamFebruary 23, 2011@ Oracle ArenaYou need to hear funk-bass pioneer Larry Graham, who opens the show, school you on where Les Claypool came from. You might also dig how Prince embodies history in slick, soft-shoe shuffles lifted from Cab Calloway, James Brown, and Elvis. Prince is ... More >>

Prince in Oakland, Night 3: The White-Suited Spectacle Comes to Its Finale

​Prince Larry Graham February 24, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Purifying yourself in Lake Minnetonka Luminescent in draped white clothes, with jewel-encrusted accessories and slick black hair, Prince splays himself across a purple piano and moans seductively. It could be 1984, but it is 2011. ... More >>

Happy 4/20! Here's a Guide to Music-Related Activities on Doper Day

Photo by Jenne WarrenGet high with Cypress Hill at the Warfield tonight.​Any crunker still mired to the concept of time recognizes and observes the entirely spurious significance of April 20. Sadly, organized recognition of the day is just as ad-hoc, leaving teaheads to the dictates of their colle ... More >>

The Foo Fighters and Their Hilarious Ice Preferences Are Coming to Oakland This Fall

The world's foremost connoisseurs of beverage ice.​ We can honestly say that, until a few moments ago, we never gave any thought to the shape of the ice cubes in our drinks, much less the company that made the machine that created them. The peak of our lifetime's worth of ice-related contempla ... More >>

Rihanna Burns Out Retinas at Oracle Arena

Richard HaickRihanna at Oracle Arena last night.​ Rihanna J.Cole June 30, 2011 @ Oracle Arena Better than: Having an actual seizure. I think. There was very little doubt -- after watching a gaggle of high school girls in sequined tube tops and six-inch stilettos almost throw down in broad d ... More >>

The Best of SF Weekly June Concert Photography

You know it's going to be a good month of concerts when the lineup starts with U2 and ends with Rihanna. Whether small or large, sweet and soulful or eardrum-piercing, you can be sure that SF Weekly was at the concert. Here are the best of the Bay Area June concerts in photos. Christopher Victorio ... More >>

Katy Perry Plays the Everyday Sweet Treat at Oracle Arena

Christopher VictorioKaty Perry at Oracle Arena last night.​ Katy Perry Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Cavities. Katy Perry is a piece of candy. Or perhaps a cupcake. She's a short, sweet, delicious treat that you can have every day, or at least on a fairly regular basis. She ... More >>

Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>