JONAS BROTHERS @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 7/15/2008Confessions of a boy band fan girlThere were The Beatles, New Kids on the Block, then the Backstreet Boys. Every generation has them. With a formula mixing good looks, crooning harmonies, and raging teenage hormones, boy bands are guaranteed to be around forever, like the cockroaches of the music industry. The newest kids on the block (and no I'm not referring to the original NKotB) are quickly pounding up the road to success, following the choreographed footsteps of the many successful male groups before them. And in case you don't have a little sister or own a TV for that matter—this generation's chosen boys are the squeaky clean, Disney-designed brethren, the Jonas Brothers. I was a victim of... > more ![]() BILLY IDOL @ Fillmore 6/26/2008Billy Idol? He's still around? It was mostly the response I received when I told my friends that I was checking out the first of his two nights at the Fillmore in late June.Yes, Billy Idol is still here. And he's still hot, regardless... ![]() 2008 US AIR GUITAR SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS @ Independent 6/25/2008Thanks to the madmen behind US Air Guitar, a show consisting entirely of performers playing invisible guitars can sell out the Independent. For those unfamiliar with the magic and mystery of air guitar, it is an annual collection of...
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