Blondie at the Crossroads

According to Wikipedia, Deborah Harry, lead singer for the new wave band Blondie, which played last night at the Crossroads KC at Grinders, turned 64 this past July 1. Damnit, Wikipedia, where are your manners? If this is correct, and I have a feeling it is -- the great and powerful AllMusic.com backs it up -- then Harry was 30, or close to it, when she and guitarist Chris Stein founded their band in 1975.
Can you imagine a 30-year-old female American musician doing this today and having anywhere near the kind of success Harry did? I needn't go on about contemporary society's obsession with splaying out and dissecting youth and beauty, paparrazi-blog commenters taking apart female celebrities on computer screens like fetal pigs. And when Harry began, first as a Playboy Club cocktailing "Bunny" who played in bands, she came on fully sexual -- even more so with Blondie. Just watch the video for "Denis." Gee willakers!
Times have changed, and last night at the Crossroads, fans came more for nostalgia than for lust. And they were greeted by a classy, bouncy dame and her backing band, who, if not as nimble as they were 30 years ago, were still rarin' to have a good time.
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Green Day makes all the right moves in triumphant Bay Area homecoming

is our time. This is our moment right now," Green Day singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong told a packed house at HP Pavilion early in the evening on Tuesday. "Are you with me, San Jose?"

San Jose was — most definitely. From the moment the group opened its show with the title track to "21st Century Breakdown," to the encores that came nearly three hours later, audience members acted like they were watching the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band.

And who's to argue with them?

In May, "Breakdown" debuted atop the charts in 14 countries. The album's lead single, "Know Your Enemy," hit No. 1 on both Billboard's alternative and rock charts. And there was the news that Berkeley Repertory Theatre Company will produce a stage adaptation of the band's 2004 multiplatinum rock opera, "American Idiot." The musical begins previews on Sept. 4.

And, oh yeah, there's the blockbuster concert drawing capacity crowds across the country.

It all adds up to one thing: 2009 is the year of Green Day.

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MAXWELL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

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Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon is an alternative rock band from Nashville, Tennessee formed in 1999 by the brothers Caleb Followill, Jared Followill and Nathan Followill with their cousin Matthew Followill. The band got its name from the fact that both their father and grandfather went by the name 'Leon'. The band's early music was an upbeat blend of southern rock and garage rock influences. Since the band's debut in 2003, they have grown from an indie act to achieve international stardom, particularly in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia. After the release of their 2008 album Only by the Night the band also experienced a growth in popularity in both the United States and Canada. As of 2009, Kings of Leon have had nine Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, including a number-one with the hit single "Sex on Fire". On July 22nd, 2009, it was revealed that the band's latest album, Only By The Night, was just certified platinum in the United States.
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The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical focuses on a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius known as "The Phantom of the Opera." The Phantom of the Opera opened in London's West End in 1986. It is the second longest-running West End musical in history and the longest-running Broadway musical. According to its official website, it is the most successful entertainment project in history, grossing more than $5 billion worldwide by 2007. In 2004, the musical was made into a film, directed by Joel Schumacher, and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Dallas Cowboys Tickets - Dallas Cowboys Schedule

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They are based in the suburb of Arlington, Texas which is between Fort Worth and Dallas. The team is scheduled to play its home games at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington beginning in the 2009 season. The Cowboys joined the NFL as a 1960 expansion team. The team's national following might best be represented by its NFL record of consecutive games in front of sold-out stadiums. The Cowboys' streak of 160 sold-out regular and post-season games began in 1990, and included 79 straight sellouts at their home, Texas Stadium, and 81 straight sell-outs on the road.
The Cowboys have been one of the most successful teams of the modern era (since 1960). The team has won five Super Bowls and eight conference championships. The Cowboys have more victories (41) on Monday Night Football than any other NFL team; the Miami Dolphins are second with 39 and the San Francisco 49ers are third with 38. They hold NFL records for the most consecutive winning seasons (20, from 1966 to 1985) and most seasons with at least ten wins (25). The team has played in a league record of 56 post-season games (winning 32 of them), the most division titles with 20, the most appearances in the NFC Championship Game (14), and the most Super Bowl appearances (8). The Cowboys also played in two NFL championship games before the NFL's 1970 merger with the American Football League.
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Texas Longhorns Football Tickets - Texas Longhorns Football Schedule

The Texas Longhorns football team is the intercollegiate football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. On November 27, 2008, the Longhorns passed Notre Dame as the second winningest college football team, having won 832 games to Notre Dame's 831. However, another source that takes into account all game forfeitures by NCAA teams has the Longhorns with 835 wins. They are ranked 2nd in all-time wins, one of only seven programs to have attained at least 800 all-time victories, ranked 3rd in all-time winning percentage (71.8%), ranked 2nd in number of bowl game appearances (25-21-2), and ranked 8th in number of games played (1182). The Longhorns have won four Division I-A national championships — in 1963, 1969, 1970, and 2005. Two Longhorn players have won the Heisman Trophy, college football's highest individual honor: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). In 2008 the Texas Longhorn football program kept its record NFL Draft streak alive by having at least one player selected in 71 consecutive drafts dating back to 1938. As of 2008, ESPN ranked the Texas Longhorns the 7th most prestigious college football program since 1936. Texas football plays its home games at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, located on-campus in Austin. The current head coach of the team is Mack Brown, who is under contract through the 2016 season. When Brown retires, he will be succeeded by Will Muschamp, who was named coach-in-waiting in November 2008.
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