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Brazilian Girls keep it low-key at LA gig

October 21, 2009

New York quartet Brazilian Girls took it upon themselves to play a very) low-key spot at the Avalon in Hollywood Monday night. The gig was their first in Los Angeles in over a year, and one of the first warm-up gigs since lead singer Sabina Sciubba’s pregnancy. The event, sponsored by KCRW, was not promoted [...]

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Kylie’s grand finale in NYC; Jake Shears and America say goodbye

October 14, 2009

Alas, it has come to an end. Kylie Minogue concluded her two week mini tour of North America with three nights at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, a 2,500 capacity theater which sold out the first of three nights well in advance. The show went off mostly like the ones before, although after expressing hers and [...]

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Kylie in Chicago – starting impromptu disco sing-alongs

October 8, 2009

As Kylie’s North American Tour 2009 reaches its midpoint – both chronologically and geographically – in Chicago, it was perhaps times for things to be shaken up a bit. Who knew the windy city would be where Kylie showed this hemisphere how Showgirls really do go on? When we last saw Kylie, she was at [...]

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Ladyhawke, Semi-Precious Weapons, Julian Perretta, and NPSH kick it at some blogger’s party with a non-surprise set from The Gossip

October 5, 2009

As unlikable as he may be, Perez Hilton does have a decent taste in music. His tour made its final stop in Hollywood Saturday night, bringing the party, and a handful of surprises, to Avalon. The tour, cleverly named the “Perez Hilton Tour,” was curated, organized, and promoted (extensively) by the internet diva himself. New Zealand native Ladyhawke filled [...]

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Kylie live in Las Vegas and Los Angeles

October 5, 2009

As she pointed out herself, it has taken decades for Kylie Minogue to reach North America with what has become an elaborate stage show.  Since her 2000 comeback there has been no skimping on any component of a Kylie show – except, at times the skimpy outfits, be they hers or her dancers. Naturally expectations [...]

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