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[Thur, 19.Oct.06] Widespread Panic 4.Oct.06: Columbus, Ohio Spreadheads and Spreadnecks alike brave the meteorological chaos, gathering en masse to gauge the future of Widespread Panic.

[Wed, 18.Oct.06] Foo Fighters 4.Oct.06: New South Wales, Australia Dave Grohl goes acoustic, leading his band of rock warriors into uncharted, lite-rock waters.

[Mon, 16.Oct.06] Elf Power 1.Oct.06: Philadelphia Elf power may dream in color, but is their screen slowly turning black?

[Fri, 13.Oct.06] The Raconteurs 25.Sep.06: New York i can see jason but i cant see u. where r u?

[Thur, 12.Oct.06] Sunset Rubdown 26.Sep.06: New York "You look like Magnum PI!" and other veiled compliments for Spencer Krug.

[Wed, 11.Oct.06] Roger Waters 15.Sep.06: Wantagh, NY Ladies & gentlemen! Presenting one of the two greatest Pink Floyd cover bands in the free world.

[Mon, 9.Oct.06] The Zombies 23.Sep.06: Philadelphia It's that time of the season, but the love's run dry.

[Fri, 6.Oct.06] The Gossip + Erase Errata 15.Sep.06: Philadelphia On the dawning of disappointment...

[Thur, 5.Oct.06] Architecture in Helsinki + The Blow 27.Sep.06: Northampton, MA Melbourne's favorite baroque, brass-and-xylophone-happy indie popsters return with funk-obsessed, island-jamming guitars...and lots of cowbell.

[Wed, 4.Oct.06] Emily Haines 16.Sep.06: New York In New York City, you keep your emotions and your valuables close to the vest and shoot suspecting glances at any would-be snatchers. Metric's Emily Haines has that down pat.

[Mon, 2.Oct.06] Golden Smog 16.Sep.06: Philadelphia The Fifty-Quid-Bloke is in the ascendancy, and Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), and the Jayhawks' Gary Louris and Marc Perlman are here to greet him.

[Fri, 29.Sep.06] The Dresden Dolls + The Red Paintings 16.Sep.06: Sydney, Australia The Dresden Dolls are the kind of act that cosmetics companies dream of -- one that set rivers of hair dye and mascara flowing.

[Wed, 27.Sep.06] Sufjan Stevens 11.Sep.06: Nashville 5am, coffee, and Sufjan Stevens...

[Mon, 25.Sep.06] Junior Boys 7.Sep.06: New York "How come Canadians are so much cooler than us?"

[Fri, 22.Sep.06] Arena Rock Returns! -- Part Two: Def Leppard [Thur, 21.Sep.06] Arena Rock Returns! -- Part One: Journey 26.Aug.06: Mountain View, CA When the masters of '80s excess meet the crème de la crème of silky-smooth prog balladeers, anything can happen... and probably will.

[Wed, 20.Sep.06] French Kicks + Sound Team 11.Sep.06: Toronto I've always kinda liked the French Kicks. They have kinda catchy, kinda mellow, kinda cool songs...

[Mon, 18.Sep.06] Los Lobos 31.Aug.06: Oyster Bay, NY Not only has the wolf survived; it's stronger than ever.

[Fri, 15.Sep.06] La Dolce Vita 30.Aug.06: New York In his US singing debut, The Sopranos' Christopher Moltisanti (aka Michael Imperioli) pays homage to Patti Smith and the Pixies. Seriously!

[Thur, 14.Sep.06] Rancid 25.Aug.06: New York Hey, it's Operation Ivy! No, wait, it's Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards! Hold on... it's Rancid -- ACOUSTIC RANCID?!??? I'm so confused...

[Wed, 13.Sep.06] Man Man 2.Sep.06: Philadelphia We are the hyperaware, hypercynical, hyperbored, hyper 'different', and hypermisunderstood.

[Tues, 12.Sep.06] Casiotone for the Painfully Alone + Clue to Kalo 23.Aug.06: Sydney, Australia After living through the great '90s electronica boom, hearing the Casiotone is like coming home after a long time away.

[Mon, 11.Sep.06] Matthew Herbert 23.Aug.06: New York Hello, good evening, and welcome to the show.

[Fri, 8.Sep.06] Wu-Tang Clan 25.Aug.06: Fort Lauderdale, FL Wu-Tang, forever.

[Thur, 7.Sep.06] Download Festival feat. Black 47, the Wailers, Jurassic 5, the Dropkick Murphys, and 311 20.Aug.06: Mansfield, MA Welcome to Massachusetts, a place where the residents love their music, their booze, and -- above all else -- their team.

[Wed, 6.Sep.06] George Thorogood & the Destroyers 20.Aug.06: Westbury, NY Giddyup! This one trick pony rides that bad bitch down...

[Tues, 5.Sep.06] Evolution -- The Journey Tribute 19.Aug.06: New York Tribute acts are cover bands with sillier names -- the Achtung Babies or Fleetwood to the Max. They're music's C-list, sure, but can they really rock like the big boys?

[Fri, 1.Sep.06] The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players + Corn Mo 18.Aug.06: Philadelphia "I heard there's another daughter," the punter pontificates. "But she's not talented, so you don't let her play in the band." My gosh, is it true?!

[Wed, 30.Aug.06] John Fogerty + Willie Nelson 11.Aug.06: Wantagh, NY Both John Fogerty and Willie Nelson have been musically reborn, but are they better for it?

[Mon, 28.Aug.06] Death Cab for Cutie + Mates of State 8.Aug.06: Orem, UT We have the facts, and we're voting yes.

The French Are Coming! The French Are Coming! [Fri, 25.Aug.06] Manu Chao 7.Aug.06: Brooklyn, NY For a man who has performed in the US only twice in two decades, it's remarkable to see a Brooklyn audience so eager to embrace him.

The French Are Coming! The French Are Coming! [Wed, 23.Aug.06] Phoenix 6.Aug.06: Hoboken, NJ Part. 1: A war of the radios and a "damn you" for Doug.

[Tues, 22.Aug.06] Steely Dan + Michael McDonald 17.Aug.06: Wantagh, NY There's no middle ground -- you either get Steely Dan, or you don't. Of course, there's always room for new recruits...

[Mon, 21.Aug.06] Béla Fleck & the Flecktones 4.Aug.06: Oyster Bay, NY Guitar gods are a dime a dozen, but jazz-banjo deities? Of those, there can be only one.

[Fri, 18.Aug.06] Tom Waits 2.Aug.06: Asheville, NC We're all as mad as hatters here...

[Thur, 17.Aug.06] Billy Idol 2.Aug.06: Cleveland There's still something to be said for the juvenile glee of screaming "Hey! Get laid!" along with 1,200 strangers.

[Wed, 16.Aug.06] Baby Dayliner 4.Aug.06: New York Does everyone really love an Italian girl?

[Tues, 15.Aug.06] The Clientele + Great Lakes 2.Aug.06: Philadelphia On their records, the Clientele sound hazy. Playing in 100-degree heat, they look that way too.

[Mon, 14.Aug.06] Lovebox Weekender Festival Featuring Jamie Lidell, Hot Chip, Gullemots, Lily Allen, Gogol Bordello, and Jamiroquai 22-23.Jul.06: London Pitting the marvelous against the mediocre, London's Lovebox maintains its might in the face of dance music's post-millennial meltdown.

[Fri, 11.Aug.06] Pretenders 27.Jul.06: New York The phrases "punk" and "oldies" mix about as well as chocolate cake and mayonnaise. Maybe that's why Chrissie Hynde won't stand still.

[Thur, 10.Aug.06] The Futureheads 26.Jul.06: Toronto The Futureheads are so good live that it hurts to see them. Perhaps that's where the problem lies.

[Wed, 9.Aug.06] Joi 25.Jul.06: Atlanta Joi's collaborations include George Clinton, Tricky, Robbie Williams, and Curtis Mayfield -- not to mention almost every OutKast record. So why has no one heard of her?

[Tues, 8.Aug.06] The Handsome Family 21.Jul.06: Philadelphia Death? Yes. Decay? Sure. Overturned shopping carts? Why not? A fruit plate? That's a little suspect.

[Mon, 7.Aug.06] The BellRays 11-12.Jun.06: New York Putting the BellRays in Joe's Pub is like stuffing a stick of dynamite into a shoebox...

[Fri, 4.Aug.06] Splendour in the Grass 2006 22-23.Jul.06: Byron Bay, Australia We drove for 18 hours, but others came from Melbourne (38 hours round trip) and Western Australia (unspeakably far away) to pay their respects to the gods of rock.

[Wed, 2.Aug.06] Sunset Rubdown 27.Jul.06: Toronto I swore I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't make lazy, obvious comparisons. But, I can't help thinking of... Avril Lavigne?!?

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