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Metallica @ The Wiltern Wed 5/14

This Just In: Metallica will play the Wiltern this Wednesday, the latest installment in what is fast becoming a trend of aging musicians expecting exorbitant fees in intimate Los Angeles venues:

(Los Angeles, CA May 10, 2008) :: Silverlake Conservatory of Music will be celebrated with an extraordinary evening of musical entertainment taking place Wednesday, May 14 at The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010). Metallica will appear with Scars On Broadway, the opening band fronted by Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan from the band System of a Down.
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…At least, they did last night at the El Rey. They covered the Tim Hardin chestnut, and it sounded a lot like this.

Hey, I can’t complain. I just wish Tony would’ve donned his jaw-dropping Sigue Sigue-era hair to equalize Mick’s combover and more effectively capture the flavor of the (arguably) definitive Rod the Mod cover of the song. Seriously, though.

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