The Best Shows of 2010
These particular shows captured everything a concert experience should be: entertaining, invigorating, and provided an overall I-can’t-believe-that-just-happened good time.
PICTURE THIS: Weezer @ Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium 11/29
Anyone near the Nob Hill Masonic on 11/29 was cursing the traffic gods for lack of parking. You can thank Weezer for that curbside madness.
FROM THE NEWS NEST: Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears tells gay youth ‘It gets better’ and more.
Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears has joined the number of celebrities and musicians who have been contributing YouTube videos to Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Project.
FROM THE NEWS NEST: Listen to the Kooks cover Ace of Base and more.
British cuties The Kooks — named for a Bowie song, how can I not love them? — have completely reinvented Ace of Base’s ’90s classic “All That She Wants.”
FROM THE NEWS NEST: Katy Perry bares too much for Sesame Street and more.
Oh, Katy Perry! Here you were doing something for the kids, and parents found your bustier way too provocative for the toddler set.
FROM THE NEWS NEST: George Michael going to jail and more.
Guys, do you remember when George Michael was this crazy hot sex icon making model-filled music videos like “Freedom”? The talented musician has long since gone the way of tabloid fodder, and he’s making headlines again as the 47-year-old singer has been given an 8-week jail sentence.
THE LO DOWN: “Kaleidoscope Heart†Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles releases Kaleidoscope Heart, and it does not suck.
FROM THE NEWS NEST: Man commits suicide at local Swell Season show and more.
A 32-year-old man from San Jose apparently committed suicide Thursday night at the Swell Season concert at the Mountain Winery in the Saratoga Hills.