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2009 Concert Rewind, April: Springsteen, Jandek, Morrissey, The Faint, iFest, Cake... and Nickelback

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The Faint, Ladytron, Warehouse Live, April 20: "This isn't to say that what Ladytron and the Faint have doing now for lo these many years is without a hook or a heartbeat. It's just that their fans have not let them leave that state of play." Craig Hlavaty

Mates of State, Black Kids, Warehouse Live, April 29: "They make music for just-married white college graduates who are spending their first summer together in their new house in the gentrified section of Anytown, USA, and now one of them is sick and wants chicken soup. Lots of da-da-das and do-dee-dops." Brandon K. Hernsberger

Cake, Verizon Wireless Theater, April 29: "Part of Cake's appeal has always been its quirkiness and even dearness. They fused elements from Wall of Voodoo, Herb Alpert, and '90s hipster lounge culture to whip up a sound that has shone through the entire post-grunge morass." Craig Hlavaty

Neon Collars, Rocbar, April 30: "With a heavy funk groove, guitar equally rooted in jazz and rock and soulful vocals as fierce as anything Sasha could belt out, Neon Collars makes you wonder - happily, for once - what they're teaching in the schools these days." Chris Gray

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Chris Gray has been Music Editor for the Houston Press since 2008. He is the proud father of a Beatles-loving toddler named Oliver.
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