Melt Banana

The Big Pink headlines; Crystal Antlers and White Car open. 10 PM, Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western, 773-276-3600 or 866-468-3401, $13, limited $10 tickets. Read More

Pixies start a three-night round about town tonight with Black Gold at Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W. 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-279-7740; 8, $46. Read More

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Another wonderful package found on the front door this week. Read More

The Gamecocks did surprisingly well against Florida, losing to the No. 1-ranked team by just 10 points compared to last year's 50-point blowout. Read More

Japanese trio Shonen Knife has been retuning American rock & roll like the Beatles and Ramones for close to three decades now, going from something of an underground cult act to, well, a band that sounds like the Ramones. Read More

The trick to good noise rock isn't overloading your amplifier, it's making sure the noise you're making is as interesting as it is loud. Read More

When I was young, we children ruled Halloween. Read More

Don't let the name Melt-Banana Lite fool you. Read More

Let's turn our attention now to a pair of bands we're excited to see on the first day of Fun Fest's aught nine edition, San Diego's Night Marchers and Tokyo's Melt-Banana . Read More