Oh hey, remember that Joan Jett tribute we told you about awhile back? The wrath of Hurricane Earl canceled that particular show, but tough broads always prevail. The band plays this Saturday at Reflections along with a Bikini Kill tribute fronted by Jen Clarke of Jenocide. Queens of my world! 9-11pm, $3.
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Finally, A Joan Jett Tribute Night
a-guh guh guh guh guh guh The Coast’s favorite rock heroine with a bad reputation will get her due at Reflections this Saturday. Craig Hamlin, Matt Grace, Ben Manuel and Myles Deck form The Blackhearts while the sultry-voiced Chantal Caissie (of Audrey and the Agents) will don Joan’s leather pants. “I’ve always really liked what […]
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One Week Later, The End of Bonnaroo
So I’m home now, and Bonnaroo is already old news, and I’m already jealous of everyone who got to go to Toronto and see Iggy Pop. But there is a final day to discuss, and after 24 hours of sleep, sucking on my first cup of Java Blend in two weeks (oh my god, where […]
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Women, guitars and the big screen
While Emily Haines was still enjoying Raffi, Joan Jett had already zipped up her red leather suit, chopped her shag hair and tossed beer bottles back at pissed crowds. Jett’s early rock antics are captured like a lipstick sneer by Floria Sigismondi in The Runaways, opening this weekend. In a recent Sundance Film Festival interview, […]
