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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
Richard E. Willey
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I've seen a number of great live groups in my day, however, Sleater-Kinney was definitely the best. Three incredibly talented ladies.
Corin Tucker has a phenomenal voice. Carrie Brownstein is a great guitarist and Janet Weiss's drumming has to be experienced to be believed.
There aren't many bands worth traveling for, however, I'd happily drive 4 hours up to catch Sleater-Kinney in Burlington VT only to see them again the next night in Boston. I still remember my first S-K show. I was right up front in a small hall, the warmup band had just finished, and some random dude in the audience turned to me and said “Now Comes the Thunder”. Such a great show.
When Sleater-Kinney announced they were going on hiatus it broke my heart...
Other standouts include
Concrete Blonde: The Group Therapy tour was a hell of a lot of fun. How often do you get to see the lead singer Flamenco dance...
Aimee Mann (Her “Acoustic Vaudeville” Tour was inspired. Integrating David Cross into the show was a brilliant choice)
The Waterboys are always a hell of a lot of fun
If you're ever in Austin, be sure to check out Patrice Pike
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
