J. Walter Weatherman
Boyfight
Lucille 2
Operation: Hotmother
(Can you tell what I’ve been watching…?)
Flex Mentallo
The Hoaxer
Danny the Street
Beak
Wally Sage
Paste Pot Pete
The Colonies
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Pavement at The Greek Theatre
When Pavement announced that they would be reuniting for a tour this year, I promised myself that I wouldn’t let anything stop me from seeing them. When the closest show to me seemed to be Coachella, and the festival was only selling 3-day passes, I leaped for the internet to find an alternative. Luckily for me, they were scheduled to play the Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley. It just so happens that I was planning an intercontinental trip for as soon after the show as possible, and in a case of good fortune, the flights were cheaper from San Francisco than from Los Angeles. I bought the ticket, made the plans, and prepared for the best show of my life.
In the most significant example of good fortune, that’s just what I got.
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The Concentric Circles
The Ought Nots
Lil Darlin and The Apostrophes
Lethologica
Setholopod
Kodak Bear
Goggles
Holster
The Chalkboards
Grayscale
Funyuns
Pleonastic
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The Sleeping Bags
Amber Sand & the Ampersands (alternate: Anne Percent & the Ampersands)
Expansionists!
NecroComic-Con
Dick Sprang
Glossolalia
The Sticks
The Whispers
Amondegreen
The Bags
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Mondays In Space – 2/8/10
For the first night of their month-long residency at Spaceland, Princeton seems to have taken one of a few possible routes. It could be that they chose supporting acts who would make them look better in comparison or it could be that they invited artists with a young-ish following, in order to try and snag a few fans for themselves. Of course, there’s always the possibility that they actually like both of the performers that opened for them, but for that to be true wouldn’t speak too well of their taste.
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Band Names 3
Safety First
Mobius Striptease
Quantummy
Lester Bowlcut
Derrick Clapton
My 2 Cents & the Nickel-And-Dimers
L.A. Tigers
Cor Blimey!
L.A. Guyz
Dramedy
Dotted Line
Expletive Deleted
The Humanity
The World
The World Wide Web
The Information Super-Highway
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The L.A. River
The Health Nutz
The Reporters
The Paleontologists
Absolutely
The Panhandles
Yesterday
After-School
The Underscores
Funeral Giggles
Big Ups
The Suction Cups
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