Posted by jharrington on September 25th, 2008 at 2:42 am | Categorized as Arnel Pineda, Cheap Trick, Heart, Journey, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Pavilion
By Jim Harrington
The triple bill of classic rockers Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick is arguably the least hip tour of the year.
In order to attend the bands’ show Wednesday night at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, I basically had to refund all the cool-music-guy points I’ve scored by going to the last 10 Noise [...]
Posted by jharrington on July 10th, 2008 at 12:49 am | Categorized as Alejandra Guzman, All Reviews, Aphelion, Bob Weir, Boy George, Christian Music Awards, Citizen Cope, Davies Symphony Hall, El Dorado Casino, Fillmore, Gov't Mule, Grand Theatre, Grateful Dead, Ice Cube, Joe Rogan, Kathy Griffin, Masonic, Max Raabe, Mountain Winery, Oracle Arena, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Paramount, Paul Weller, Ratdog, Rusted Root, SFJAZZ, San Francisco Jazz Festival, San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, Sarah Silverman, SaveMart, Seva Foundation, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Tokio Hotel, Tony Bennett, Vans Warped, Xavier Rudd
New on sales from Ticketmaster:
Now on sale:
4th Annual Christian Music Awards
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Save Mart Center
Fresno , CA
On Sale Friday, July 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Aphelion
Friday, August 15, 2008 to Friday, November 14, 2008
El Dorado Casino
Reno , NV
On Sale Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Alejandra Guzman
Friday, August 22, 2008
ORACLE Arena
Oakland , CA
On Sale Sunday, [...]
Posted by jharrington on June 25th, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Categorized as Arco Arena, Chukchansi, Counting Crows, Dave Stewart, Fillmore, Flint Center, Frank Caliendo, Great Big Sea, HP Pavilion, Hieroglyphics, Idina Menzel, Kooks, Luis Miguel, Maroon 5, Martin Sexton, Martina McBride, Nick Cave, Oracle Arena, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Pat Benatar, Ratatat, SaveMart, Silver Jews, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Pavilion, UB40, Warfield, Yard Dogs Road Show
New on sales from Ticketmaster:
On Sale Friday, June 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Frank Caliendo
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Warfield
San Francisco , CA
Islamic Relief Presents Evening of Inspiration: Zain Bhikha, 786, Baba Ali, Islamic Relief
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Flint Center
Cupertino , CA
Great Big Sea
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Palace Of Fine Arts
San Francisco , CA
Luis Miguel
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Save Mart [...]
Posted by jharrington on June 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm | Categorized as Arco Arena, Coldplay, HP Pavilion, Oracle Arena, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Pavilion
OK, until you actually have a Coldplay concert ticket in your hand - or, better yet, are actually sitting in the arena and watching the band perform - you’d better take all Coldplay concert news with a definite grain of salt. The multi-platinum band has announced all sorts of plans to perform in the Bay [...]
Posted by jharrington on August 2nd, 2007 at 12:59 am | Categorized as Rush, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Pavilion
Geddy Lee’s t-shirt had only one line of text, but it spoke volumes about the band Rush. The t-shirt, which had a picture of a motorcyclist on it, read simply, “Don’t ever stop doing wheelies.”
That’s Rush in a nutshell. Throughout its lengthy career, which stretches all the way back to the late ’60s, the Canadian [...]
Posted by jharrington on June 25th, 2007 at 1:21 pm | Categorized as Rush, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sleep Train Pavilion
Air guitar is all the rage these days. In recent months, folks have seen an air-guitar documentary film, a national air-guitar championship competition and an air-guitar-focused ad campaign for a fast food chain (who is that Hugo guy anyway?).
As with any trendy topic, however, overexposure will eventually take its toll on air guitar. In other [...]