Best New Bands » Oakland http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Sharks, Frank Turner and Social Distortion 2/11 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sharks-frank-turner-and-social-distortion-2-11-fox-theater-oakland-ca/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sharks-frank-turner-and-social-distortion-2-11-fox-theater-oakland-ca/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:58:21 +0000 Saturday was a day of great excitement in the Bay Area. Dr. Dog was playing at the Regency Ballroom, the Chinese New Year Parade was in full effect and Social Distortion was coming to the Fox Theater in Oakland for the second night in a row. That’s the one that intrigued me most, because of

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