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Queens of the Stone Age are the most Punctual Band in Rock

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Queens of the Stone Age on the marquee of Oakland's Fantastic Fox Theater

We did something different for Monday night's QotSA show at the Fox Theater in Oakland. We sat down! I can't remember the last time we sat down for a show, but we had 8th row center mezzanine (row H) and it was rather civilized. Perhaps too civilized for a Queens of the Stone Age show, but being a Monday night after a long week of travel, it was a good call. Unlike the Warfield in San Francisco, you can bring drinks to your seat (nice cup holders) and, given that they were moshing downstairs, it was civilized indeed.

And do you know what else is civilized? QotSA is punctual! The opening band went on exactly at 8:00 pm and the Queens went on EXACTLY at 9. They play a fierce, condensed show so we were back home to pay off the babysitter at 11:15. Read more about Queens of the Stone Age are the most Punctual Band in Rock

THREE HEAVIES ON THE RADAR

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New supergroup in the works
DannyBarnes.com
The Heavy (official site)
Ninjatune store
them crooked vultures

1. New Power Trio from Fantasyland

News just slipped out that Josh Homme (front man for Boeger favorite Queens of the Stone Age), John Paul Jones (yes, THAT John Paul Jones), and Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) are recording in Los Angeles. IS THIS GOING TO ROCK OR WHAT? I couldn't dream this stuff up better if I tried.

2. New Danny Barnes Record (it's been under my hat for a while). Read more about THREE HEAVIES ON THE RADAR

Five Great Summer 2008 Concerts You Probably Missed This Year But Can Download For Free

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CVB at the Fillmore
Cracker at Summerfest
Barnes/Frisell
Bad Livers Reunion #1
QotSA and Friends

We didn't catch a whole lot of shows this summer, and only one on this list, but thanks to some generous artists and savvy tapers you can enjoy these from the comfort of your MP3 player. I recommend downloading the variable bit rate MP3's as a zip file, unzipping, and then importing into iTunes. Read more about Five Great Summer 2008 Concerts You Probably Missed This Year But Can Download For Free

Sonic Pleasures 2007

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I'm not trying to be a hep music journalist here but since I do have friends that like to keep up vicariously with my music adventures, here are some the things I listened to this year... in no particular order:

Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris

Era Vulgaris is far and away my favorite record this year and I consider it to be at a level of genius on par with the Flaming Lips' Pink Robots album. Some might snark, especially old school Queens fans. My old friends who have gone a little soft are horrified. And even Joshe Homme, the Queens mastermind, would squirm at any hint of pretention. Read more about Sonic Pleasures 2007

Era Vulgaris

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Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris

I'm guessing this will be the album of the summer.... "Era Vulgaris" from Queens of the Stone Age. You can enjoy a little cartoon preview on their home page. I'd like to provide for you here the bonus track that was left off of the album (the band has encouraged folks to do so), but we're experiencing technical difficulties w/ Boegerweb's audio system. Hope to have it posted soon. But enjoy their little video clip, it's pretty darned funny whether you are into desert hard rock or not. Read more about Era Vulgaris

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