Bauhaus

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If you've ever wondered what it's like to see about 20 dudes on a single stage pumping out feel good rock 'n' roll anthems that would make Axl Rose jealous, then you don't want to miss Boston's Bang Camaro June 12 at The Bowery Ballroom. [On Sale: Friday April 11 at noon]

There seems to be a trend these days of seminal indie bands playing entire sets of classic albums. (Did you catch Sonic Youth doing Daydream Nation last summer at McCarren Park Pool?) Add Mission of Burma to that list. The 80s punk rock legends are scheduled to perform the album Signals, Calls, and Marches on June 14 at The Bowery Ballroom, and the album VS the following night. [On Sale: Friday, April 11 at noon]

Calling all former Goth kids: Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is coming to The Blender Theater at Gramercy on June 26 and 27. [On Sale: Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m.]

First R.E.M., then the Breeders, and now Pearl Jam! When will the comebacks end? The Seattle grunge progenitors play MSG June 24 and 25. [On Sale: Friday, April 11 at 10 a.m.]  read more »

Madonna turns 50 this year and whether one loves or hates her, one has to wonder how many listenable albums she has left. This is as much because every album represents another persona, another clone of the same DNA, as the fact that the woman is turning 50. Eventually, she's going to transform from a M.I.L.F. to a M.I.L.A.L.M. (Mom I'd Like to Act Like a Mom). When a quality version of the single "Four Minutes to Save the World," off her new album Hard Candy (due April 29th), was leaked onto the Internet last week, fans could be forgiven for cringing a bit at Madge's cool-as-a-cucumber delivery being drowned out by the "urban," brassy hip-hop beats. Was it Mommy telling us to turn the music down?  read more »