Dir en grey, The Rose Trims Again TourThe Regency Center's Grand BallroomNovember 30, 2008Review and photos by Kirsty EvansBetter than: Just listening to the music on CD.In all the world of music it would be hard to find a more obsessive fanbase than Dir en grey's.
Attendees started lining up at 7 p.m. the night before the show, braving both the cold November weather and the less-than-salubrious neighborhood armed only with sleeping bags and a few friends for moral support. Odd as it may seem,
EKAphotographyAnti-Flag: Everything Must Go
I have seen the future and its name is Everything Must Go. The Oakland quartet, fronted by the irascible Jake Hout, is quite possibly the Bay Area punk rock's scene's next breakout act-proud heirs to the legacy of such legendary groups as the Dead Kennedys, Flipper, Green Day, Rancid, A.F.I., and Neurosis. Maximum Rock & Roll called them "Oakland's best band in years," and I tend to agree.
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