Margaux Poupard

2010's Concert Cheers and Jeers

Auld Lang Syne says ‘tis the season to not forget old acquaintances while we make new ones, or something like that. In this spirit, I bring you 2010’s best (and not so best) shows that I&rsquo...

Give Good Music

Holiday shopping is the stuff nightmares are made of. Spare yourself the embarrassment of inquiring loudly where the Susan Boyle CD is this year, won’t ya. Don’t worry, we’re sure it’s for...

Hardly Strictly The Flaming Lips and Arcade Fire

Rarely do weekends like this one happen upon us very often. A free, three-day concert in Golden Gate Park with acts you’ve actually heard of. Veterans of everything that is cool, get the biggest game of laser...

Outside Lands Fest's night moves

Put your personal feelings about line-up this year aside, because the best part of Outside Lands is about to happen; The Night Shows. Kicking it off tonight is, Devil Makes Three at the newly renovated Independent and Dawes is...

A ray of effing Sunshine

Were you like, so totally dying to watch an endless jam sesh but couldn’t afford Phish tickets last week? Well shoot, should’ve told me, you too could of partaken in the watered down version of it...

An open letter to Alison Mosshart. And the rest of The Dead Weather.

Dear Alison Mosshart (and the rest of Dead Weather),Where does one even start? It’s taken me nearly two weeks to properly recuperate from the face-melting, awesome-ness, that was The Dead Weather show at The Warfield...

NoBunny, I love you

When you think about bunnies, your mind usually tends to wander on the side of Thumper. Or even perhaps, the creepy high school kid in the bunny suit at the mall you begrudgingly take a photo with at Easter. Well...

It's Harlem, duh

You know what band I really like, that doesn’t get enough play? Harlem. I hardly recognize Texas for much else, other than its influx of sick-ass bands that tend to come out of Austin. Present company most...

Eagles of stoner metal

If you're going to hold the First Annual High Times Cannabis Cup and have the ensuing party--aptly titled, Epic Daze--at The Mezzanine with Eagles of Death Metal, what better town to do it in than San Francisco...

Punk is not dead. You are.

How does one go about becoming one of the most prolific, anarcho/political-punk rock bands of the early 80's? Good question. I'll make sure to ask that if I ever get the chance to shake Dick Lucas...

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