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Notable upcoming local live performances

Mark Lanegan (darkly emotive rock): Wednesday, 5/23/12 @Great American Music Hall, 9PM
The Real McKenzies (Irish-flavor punk): Wednesday, 5/23/12 @Slim's, 9PM
The Avengers (old-gal rock): Friday, 5/25/12 @New Parish (Oakland), 8PM
Xiu Xiu (twisted depression rock): Thursday, 5/31/12 @Bottom of the Hill, 9PM
Chad VanGaalan (quirky rock): Friday, 6/1/12 @Regency Ballroom, 9PM
The Beach Boys (old-guy rock): Friday, 6/1/12 @Greek Theater (UC Berkeley), 8PM
Barn Owl (eerie psych/ambient/blues rock): Saturday, 6/2/12 @Hemlock Tavern, 9:30PM
Van Halen (old-guy rock): Sunday, 6/3/12 @Oakland Arena
Moe! Staiano (percussive noizart): Saturday, 6/23/12 @Lab (SF), 4PM [SF Dissonance Party]
Rubber O Cement (noizart): Saturday, 6/23/12 @Lab (SF), 4PM [SF Dissonance Party]
Xome (electronic noizart): Saturday, 6/23/12 @Lab (SF), 4PM [SF Dissonance Party]
The Pleasure Kills (punkety rock): Saturday, 6/23/12 @Uptown (Oakland), 9PM
Motorhead (old-guy rock): Sunday, 7/1/12 @Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View)
Steve Miller Band (old-guy rock): Saturday, 7/14/12 @Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View)
Pat Benatar (old-gal rock): Saturday, 7/14/12 @Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View) [w/Steve Miller]
Ray Davies (old-guy rock): Thursday, 8/19/12 @Fillmore
Aerosmith (old-guy rock): Saturday, 8/4/12 @Oakland Arena, 7:30PM
Dead Can Dance (dark chamber rock): Sunday, 8/12/12 @Greek Theater (UC Berkeley)
Mermen (instro psych/surf rock): Friday, 8/24/12 @Great American Music Hall
Fred Frith, Aaron Novik's Thorny Brocky, & the Dominique Leone Band (quirky reinterpretations of the music of Frith's 1979 "Gravity" album): Saturday, 8/25/12 @Slim's, 8PM


If you see others from the playlists who are playing live, let me know and I'll mention their shows.