BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130524T125512CEST-7169bVUJLb@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130524T100512Z DESCRIPTION:\nThe Tubes will go down in the rock history books as one of th e most exciting\, in-your-face tight-knit group of musicians who epitomise d the hilarity of popular American culture by making it into a the ultimat e rock&rsquo\;n&rsquo\;roll extravaganza. Their live shows involved mock b ondage rituals\, simulated sex\, 12-foot high rock stars by the name of Qu ay Lude singing &lsquo\;White Punks On Dope&rsquo\;\, exploding television s\, chainsaws and an array of semi-clad dancers. Some say they were about 15 years ahead of Madonna\, and light years ahead of the politically corre ct. \n\nIn the tradition of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart\, the Tubes were one of the first bands to write and perform songs in a head-on theatr ical onslaught. \; They simply didn&rsquo\;t entertain\, they shocked audiences into submission. \; The Tubes were one of the pioneers of th e rock video years before MTV became a household name\, and used the mediu m in their early performances. \; The band tapped into the American ze itgeist and ridiculed its materialistic values\, superficial advertising m ethods\, took a poke at religious fundamentalists and often questioned sex ual taboos. \; They took popular culture by the scruff of the neck\, t urned it upside down\, and made it into entertainment. \n\nTheir outrageou s performance-art concepts ranged from titillating\, tongue&rsquo\;n&rsquo \;cheek pornography to straight-laced\, black tie all-American conservatis m\, all of which frequently clouded the fact that they were\, like Frank Z appa\, technically gifted musicians in their own right. As the band progre ssed into the 1980&rsquo\;s they shed the controversial theatrical spectac le in favour for a more stripped down live setting that showed them in a m ore musical light\, that ultimately brought them long overdue commercial s uccess in America.\nThe Tubes' Website! DTSTART:20130314T200000 DTEND:20130315T000000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:THE TUBES feat. Fee Waybill END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR