The Flaming Lips Rock in 2010 With “Dark Side of the Moon” ShowThere is a reason why the Flaming Lips have become one of the most improbably famous rock bands in the world: they are ridiculous. Seeing band ring in the new year at the Cox Center, their home city’s oldest venue for arena rock — in the same room where a teenage version of frontman Wayne Coyne once saw both the Who and Led Zeppelin give lessons on rock showmanship — it’s hard not to admire the Lips’ goofy charisma and general display of balls (both literal and metaphoric). Before launching into
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Published: 2010-01-01
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Live Shows, Rock News
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Dave Matthews Band Grab Gregg Allman, New Tunes for Tour LaunchPhoto: Ewing/Retna Three separate times during his band’s sold-out show in New York last night, Dave Matthews posed a simple question to the audience: “Who starts a tour at Madison Square Garden?” It was as if it was the first time the Dave Matthews Band had ever played the legendary venue. And from the sound of the first few songs of the show, DMB seemed as if they were genuinely nervous playing in front of 20,000 fans, despite rocking the room numerous times in their career. The group kicked t
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Published: 2009-04-15
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows
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