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Duran Duran, Meet Sirhan Sirhan

Duran Duran, Meet Sirhan Sirhan

Thursday 8SanFran boho band Vetiver roll a freak-folk caravan into Casbah tonight. Andy Cabic and co., which may or may not include genre luminary and Vetiver part-timer Devendra Banhart, have just released their third Fat Cat ...

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Greazy Aperitif

Greazy Aperitif

Thursday 1In 1978, Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers sent UK radioman John Peel a demo cassette of “Suspect Device” packaged as an explosive. Bad taste from bomb-blasted Belfast. But Peel put the high-octane punk ...

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Goth Guys Go Away White

Goth Guys Go Away White

Thursday 24All aboard the Express Kundalini! Bahaus boys Daniel Ash, David J, and Kevin Haskins reconvene ‘80s goth-rock trio Love & Rockets. Though L&R haven’t recorded or toured since 1998’s Lift, they have reunited with ...

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Up Top and on the Down-Low

Up Top and on the Down-Low

Thursday 10Up top, Oakland hip-hopper Del tha Funky Homosapien serves fresh cuts 11th Hour to Belly Up. The Hieroglyphics mainstay is cousin to Cube and ... More Post a comment

Power Trios, Ripped Boxers, and Jumping Beans

Power Trios, Ripped Boxers, and Jumping Beans

Thursday 3Boston street punks Unseen slam Soma tonight. The 15-year-strong hardcore band hit Warped last year behind Internal Salvation, their eighth collection of metal-edged screamo. ... More Post a comment

House of Blooze

House of Blooze

Thursday 27There’s gonna be a pop-rock sock-hop at all-age Epicentre tonight as local up-and-comers the Prayers and the Sess meet at the Mira Mesa music ... More Post a comment

Soul Asylum Street Spankers

Soul Asylum Street Spankers

Thursday 20Rap chameleon Kool Keith (aka Dr. Octagon, Dr Dooom, ’mong others) brings the flow to Casbah tonight. The Bronx-born Cali transplant has been dubbed ... More Post a comment

Spin Brit Spit

Spin Brit Spit

Thursday 13SoCal troubadour big Jake Smith, aka the White Buffalo, roams into Casbah tonight. The singer/songwriter travels with a trio to flesh his alt-country blues, ... More Post a comment

Birdmonster Eat Mouse

Birdmonster Eat Mouse

Thursday 6SanFran rock band Birdmonster flies through town on their way to this year’s SXSW fest in Austin. The quartet’s been soaring since the release ... More Post a comment

For the Student Bawdy

For the Student Bawdy

Thursday 28“Comedian’s comedian” Dave Atell delivers stand-up to House of Blues tonight. The Comedy Central mainstay saw the release of his first HBO special, Captain ... More Post a comment

No Age Liars

No Age Liars

Thursday 21Double dose of punk’d art rock and likely double bill of the year as Liars and No Age roar through Casbah. These L.A. bands ... More Post a comment

Stuffed Chops from the Pop-Rock Shop

Stuffed Chops from the Pop-Rock Shop

Thursday 14Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow you to Belly Up tonight, where P-funk maestro George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic host a Valentine’s Day ... More Post a comment

Night Marchers, Organ Grinders, Steaming Noodles & Black Lips

Night Marchers, Organ Grinders, Steaming Noodles & Black Lips

Thursday 7Black Mountain casts its shadow over a crowded Casbah tonight. Leader Steven McBean is king of the hill with Pink Mountaintops and Black Mountain ... More Post a comment

Wolves and Other Super Furry Animals

Wolves and Other Super Furry Animals

Thursday 31SoCal songsmith Matt Costa’s sophomore set Unfamiliar Faces, out now on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire label, has garnered much rock-press praise and interest from artists ... More Post a comment

Earthless Sess

Earthless Sess

Thursday 24South Park film shop Citizen Video hosts a local film-maker showcase at neighborhood watering hole Whistle Stop. After the reels, indie kids the Sess ... More Post a comment

Ryan Adams Bane

Ryan Adams Bane

Thursday 17Two nights of rant rock at the Ché as Worcester, Mass. punks Bane visit a deluge of “hahdco-ah” music on the UCSD room. Through ... More Comment (1)

Dwarves and Electric Prunes

Dwarves and Electric Prunes

Thursday 10 SanFran-based Dwarves roll into Casbah tonight. Singer Blag Dahlia and uninhibited guitarist He Who Cannot Be Named (the dude plays nude) broke out ... More Post a comment

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 3San Diego pop-rock quartet Drowning Men will wash up at Casbah tonight. Their self-released e.p. Kill the Matador flashes with guitar overtones, piano pounce, ... More Post a comment

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 27 No band was more seminal to the L.A. punk scene than the gang of high school misfits who, in 1975, got expelled and ... More Comment (1)

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 20 Bassist Sami Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls) brings punk pulse to Mad Juana 's gypsy-folk with heavy-handed guitar play. Dark chanteuse Karmen ... More Post a comment

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 13 When guitarist Billy Zoom retired from L.A. punk pioneers X, John Doe and Exene Cervenka enlisted Dave Alvin of the Blasters. Alvin brought ... More Post a comment

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 6 Natural born killer Juliette Lewis will slay a Casbah crowd tonight as Juliette & the Licks tout new Militia Group disc Four on ... More Post a comment

Club Crawler

Club Crawler

Thursday 29 4th&B's got the big package this week as they serve up Cake 's Unlimited Sunshine Festival with Detroit Cobras , Oakley Hall , ... More Post a comment

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