Gabe’s Top 20 Shows of 2012
1. The 24-Hour Band Contest at the Arlene Francis Center
2. The-Dream at the New Parish
4. Nicki Minaj at the Paramount Theater
5. Miguel at the Oakland Arena
6. Bruce Springsteen at the HP Pavilion
7. Frank Ocean at the Regency Ballroom
8. Los Tigres del Norte at the Wells Fargo Center
9. Aretha Franklin at the Nokia Theater
10. Vijay Iyer at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival
11. Stevie Wonder at Outside Lands
12. Santa Rosa Symphony at the Green Music Center
13. Branford Marsalis at the Napa Valley Opera House
14. Yo La Tengo at the Mystic Theatre
15. Jack DeJohnette at the Napa Valley Opera House
16. Jeff Mangum at the Fox Theater
17. Killer Mike at the Regency Ballroom
18. The Weeknd at the Fillmore
19. Snoop Dogg at the Phoenix Theater
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Does Aretha Franklin Make Up For Rick Warren?
This is what we’ve been waiting for. Forget the Cabinet picks. The real question has been: Who will Obama pick to perform at his inauguration?
The inauguration schedule is in, and the winner is Aretha Franklin.
Does the Queen of Soul make up for Obama’s pick for the ceremonial invocation? Rick Warren, anti-gay, pro-life, co-conspirator in the fake “cone of silence” debate? No, it doesn’t. Picking one of the greatest singers ever to live (the greatest, if you read Rolling Stone) to sing at the inauguration is a classy move, but Rick Warren? Wha th’ fu?
Also performing are Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, and the usual collection of military bands and childrens’ choruses. Full schedule here.
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