The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts
by Moses Namkung
The Britney Spears Circus comes to the surrounding SF area this week with shows at Arco Arena on Saturday and the Shark Tank on Sunday. Some reviews of the show say that she just dances like a burnt-out C-3PO while lip syncing but gee, we're fairly sure the experience will be worth it. Like, would you really pass up the opportunity to see this living legend in the flesh (er, literally)? At the least, a Brit show will probably bring back years of warm, fuzzy Brit nostalgia. Like that Esquire photo shoot. Or K-Fed's bitchin' rap single. Or various psychotic bald-headed umbrella-wielding antics. Or that day when Brit burst onto the mainstream pop culture scene in... let's see, when was that ... 1998!? Oh god. Holy crap, we're old.
This week's picks after the jump.
Monday (FML), April 6
Leon Redbone @ Harlow's, $35
Tuesday, April 7
Mirah, Tender Forever, Leyna Noel @ Bimbo's 365, $16
Alexi Murdoch, Portland Cello Project @ Great American Music Hall, $20
Wednesday, April 8
Vetiver, Richard Swift, Adam Stephens @ Great American Music Hall, $16
Clem Snide, the Heligoats, Pepi Ginsberg @ Bottom of the Hill, $10/12
Marissa Nadler, Eric Shea @ Cafe Du Nord, $10/12
Thursday, April 9
Wild Hunt, It's Casual, Pegataur, Smiles @ Stork's, $7
DJs Nalepa, Tinker, Random Rob, Dr. Toast, and Sariah Storm @ Academy of Sciences, $10
Saturday, April 11
Friendly Fires, White Lies, The Soft Pack @ Slim's, $15
Britney Spears @ Arco Arena, (sold out)
Sunday, April 12
Dar Williams, Melissa Ferrick @ Great American Music Hall, $26
Britney Spears @ HP Pavilion, (sold out)
Going to something exciting that's not on the list? Have recommendations on where to go or where not to go? Let us know in the comments.