'Twas a joke, dear reader. Although IASAR was pretty badass. I'm must of listened to "Confetti" 100 bagillion times......

I'll look pretty silly if they don't play that song. What am I talking about? I'll look silly if they DO play that song :)...

Oh SNAP!...

Belinda Carlisle is a poor man's Annie Lennox....

Well Disgruntled, assuming that "jerk" you're referring to is me, I would humbly venture that there's no need for ungrounded ad hominem attacks. I'm a pretty nice fellow, if I do say so myself. ...

Also, Showalter was right: WHY THE HELL WERE PEOPLE YELLING OUT RANDOM REFERENCES TO THE PROJECTS HE HAS BEEN A PART OF? So juvenile. It's like being in a room with 400 people quoting the same SNL sk...

I enjoyed Showalter's set immensely. The ease with which he handled the crowd kinda blew me away; after the first minute we were putty in his hands, and he rode it out from there for what seemed like...

Last time I went to The Peacock I called the already snotty bartender on going waaaay too light on a $6 Jaeger shot. She spent the rest of the evening ignoring me. Also, the decor reminds me of t...

Good stuff. Thanks S!A!...

I heard that Maroon 5 and Uncle Kracker are playing Beerland...perhaps an acoustic set by Staind to kick things off......

I sincerely appreciate everyone that's chimed in on this review, whatever your take is. As always, simply taking the time to read and scribble down your e-pinion makes our day. I would, however, lik...

Just like in any other publication, if necessary, we sometimes need to clarify, correct ourselves, and - in this case - define our intentions. And Heyzeus, you make a good point. The article does ha...

A) No one suggested that sarcasm and irony were one and the same at any point in this forum/article. B) You (heyzeus) said that "sarcasm and irony are different things", implying that the author (me)...

Actually, Professor Heyzeus, you're wrong: "Sarcasm is a form of verbal irony, expressing sneering, personal disapproval in the guise of praise." And if you couldn't tell, in referring to you as "Pr...

Irony - n. - An intentional contradiction between what something appears to mean and what it really means. Irony is normally conveyed through contradictions between either what is said and what is m...

It's called irony, folks. Look it up....

Kerry, if you read the post more closely you'll see that my ire isn't with corporate sponsorship of live music. Nowhere do I say that. In fact, I say clearly that I respect the right of R.J. Reynold...

Wayne Coyne - "People don’t realize how much productions cost these days. I’m always looking for a way to say, “Can we get to these places, do a big production and not make it $50 [for a ticket], so k...

#38, thanks for your comment. Evidently, Camel works with four different marketing firms here in Austin. This particular show was brought to us by BFG, known for their aggressive techniques. Even i...

Hey everyone! Thanks for chiming in about this, wherever you come down on this issue. Check out Wayne's brilliant rebuttal to the brouhaha... http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/flaming-lips-blow-sm...