C o n c e r r t t B e a a t t s

Friday, Oct. 14

Coco Rosie at 7:30 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church Sanctuary

Franz Ferdinand / Sons and Daughters / Cut Copy at 8:00 p.m. at the Tower Theatre

My Chemical Romance / Alkaline Trio / Reggie and the Full Effect at 7:30 p.m. at the Tweeter Center

Some Girls / Daughters / Breather Resist / Affirmative Action

Jackson at 7:30 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church

U2 at 7:30 p.m. at The Wachovia Center

Tuesday, Oct. 18 tralian tour. Unfortunately, ABBA’s success did not last long. The group would only release three more albums and complete one U.S. tour before their break up in 1982.

ABBAwas truly one of the first large scale international pop groups. They were a pioneering force with their catchy tunes and their colorful matching costumes.

ABBAwas also one off the first groups to widely use music videos to accompany their songs.

Acclaimed director Lasse Hallstrom directed all of the music videos as well as the 1977 movie.

Hallstrom also directed such

ABBAwill forever be remembered in the annals of music as the beginning of the model pop group. Their songs became the songs that everyone sung along to and got stuck in your head no matter how hard you tried. Before the likes of Destiny’s Child or Backstreet Boys, ABBAshowed the world what pop music could really do.

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Warlocks / Gris Gris / Psychic Ills at 9:00 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church

Saturday, Oct. 15

Atmosphere / Blueprint at 7:00 p.m. at The Trocadero

Frames / Josh Ritter at 9:00 p.m. at The Theater of the Living Arts

Sunday, Oct. 16

Liz Phair / Matt Pond PAat 8:00 p.m. at The Theater of the Living Arts

U2 at 7:30 p.m. at The Wachovia Center

Monday, Oct. 17 stralia and More!!

Devendra Banhart & The Hairy Fairy Band / Bunny Brains / Tarantula AD at 8:00 p.m. at The Theater of the Living Arts

Allister / Fenix TX / A Day at the Fair / Houston Calls at 8:00 p.m. at The Theater of the Living Arts

Wednesday, Oct. 19

Black Dice / Enon / Growing at 8:00 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church

Bravery / The (International) Noise Conspiracy at 9:00 p.m. at The Theater of the Living Arts

Rusted Root / Jazz Mandolin Project at 8:30 p.m. at The Electric Factory

Thursday, Oct. 20

Acid Mothers Temple / Bardo Pond / Occasion at 8:00 p.m. at The First Unitarian Church

Les Claypool / Hella at 8:30 p.m. at The Electric Factory

Miss Argentina / Kill Hands / Bumrummer / Univox at 9:00 p.m. at The Khyber