By Don Mayhew / Fresno Bee staff

If there's anything more difficult than two guys performing improv well, it's doing so in front of fewer than 20 people, as The Feast did with "Improver Behavior" on Friday night at dance studio Severance's theater space. Not that it was a tough crowd, just that spontaneity feeds off a tension that mostly empty seats don't generate.

Still, the duo was game, and there were a few insane moments that dared you not to laugh. Where else are you going to hear a cancerous tumor arguing with a dog about losing the family fortune at Chukchansi? (Other inspired dialogue: "I don't like your tone." "Oh? I don't like your pitch.") And since it's improv, it'll be different every time out.

Playing: 3:45 and 10 p.m. Saturday (March 1), 5 p.m. Sunday (March 2) and 3:45 and 6:15 p.m. next Saturday (March 8) at Severance, 1401 N. Wishon Ave. Cost: $7. Rating: PG.

By Don Mayhew / Fresno Bee staff

Frisco Fred, a genial San Francisco performer who bills himself as "the world's only near-sighted comic-magician-juggler-escape artist and tightrope walker," oozes self-deprecation like Amy Winehouse oozes hungover ennui.

Wry and friendly, Fred wasn't the least bothered by the small (a group of six that swelled to 10) audience that made its way into Spectrum Gallery early Friday evening, when most people were still either working or commuting home. He even made light of the sparse turnout by heading out the door in the middle of the act to accost a passer-by: "Nothing to see here - keep going." (She did.)

It's kinda like going to RogueHop, except it's way quicker and you don't even have to leave your house.

Show details and schedules can be found at roguefestival.com. More videos from RogueHop can be found below.

In my column today, I made a plea to people who have never gone to the Rogue Festival to use this Leap Day to take a leap into The Rogue.

My two cents not enough?

Well, did you know that the Rogue Festival is counted as "destination" by Frommers? And that it's listed on the British Airways Web site? And let's all remember that it was in the New York Times in 2005.

Start believin', folks.

We're doing Post No Bills a little different this week, in honor of The Rogue Festival.

Below you'll find a vast collection of fliers for Rogue shows. After that, there are some other fliers for stuff going on this week, but we're limiting the fliers after that. A full version of Post No Bills will be back next Friday.

RogueHop is in the books and the Rogue Festival is officially starting today. Last night, The Beehive was out and about at RogueHop, taking in the scene, watching show previews (more on this later today) and snapping pictures of RogueHoppers.

Here's who we saw at RogueHop:

(p.s. Just a reminder that fresnobeehive.com/rogue is your destination for all the Beehive's Rogue coverage.)

The Rogue Festival officially gets going today with RogueHop, the appetizer sampler of the 10-day festival, where various performers will be sharing snippets of their work, hoping to hook people to coming for more. There are three RogueHop venues: Ashtree Studios (5-8 p.m.), Veni Vidi Vici (5-8 p.m.) and Full Circle Brewing Co. (8-11 p.m.). All told, 20 different shows will be previewed. The 'Hive will be out there tonight and sharing our RogueHop impressions tomorrow.

For those of you still wondering just what the heck this Rogue Festival is about, this will help make some sense of it. It's a video that our man Will Albritton put together during last year's festival, that answers the question, "What is the Rogue?"

Throughout the festival you can go directly to the Beehive's Rogue coverage at fresnobeehive.com/rogue.

Disclosure first: I've been in love with Mariah Carey videos since "Someday." Please note, this is different than being in love with Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey is crazy. Watching a Mariah Carey video is like going to the zoo and looking at the monkeys. Cute in the cages, sure, but outside of that element they'd probably go nuts and throw poo at you.

Now that this is out of the way, Mariah's new video for "Touch My Body" hit the Internets today. It's a strange one, with Kenneth the Page from "30 Rock" guesting as a geek dispatched to service the computer of an underwear-clad Mariah. A fantasy with Laser Tag and unicorns ensues. Judge it for yourself: Cool or a contrived plea for viral attention?

Last week, I stumbled across this hilariously brilliant blog called Stuff White People Like. This week, it's on its way to becoming a full-on pop culture juggernaut.

The blog and its creator, 29-year-old Christian Lander, were on NPR this week, featured in the L.A. Times and shouted out by Kanye West. In less than two months, the site is closing in on five million hits.

It's basically an assimilation guide, written in such a way that it's teaching someone how to properly fall in line with white people -- in this case Prius-driving, $10-dollar-sandwich eating, Wes Anderson-adoring yuppy liberals who go to Oscar parties and know what's best for poor people.

Leave the "That's hilarious" vs. "That's racist" argument over there, it's happening in the comments of each post already. It's satire, folks. Damn good satire at that.

One note: I find the whole site better if you read it in Dave Chappelle voice.

If you missed my cover story in last Friday's issue of 7, it was about the strength of the Visalia indie music scene, centered around a nice run of shows this week -- Cursive on Thursday at Howie and Son's and British Sea Power at The Cellar Door on Friday. The Helio Sequence played at Howie's on Monday, starting off the week.

Now comes word of what is sure to be another big Visalia indie show.

Kimya Dawson, who played on half of the very popular "Juno" soundtrack will be playing at Howie's on April 26. She is, of course, doing pretty well these days with "Juno" being one of the top-selling soundtracks since "Garden State." Tickets cost $10.

More upcoming Visalia indie shows here.

We're only a couple days away from the beginning of the Rogue Festival. By now, hopefully you've got a decent idea of what this year's festival has to offer.

I say decent because the Rogue is always overwhelming. There are always way more shows than anybody could ever see. And there's always something on my list that I'm not able to see. This year's I've got my eye on:

• It Could Be Worse: My Life in the Central Valley
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live soundtrack
• Sprawlzilla vs. Main Street in Kingsburg and Fresno
• American Squatter
• Charlie and the Chocolate Porn Factory
• Benjamin Boone Jazz Quartet featuring Steve Mitchell
• PC Munoz’s Left Hook

Vegas is calling you, douchebags. "Duh, bro! Vegas is alwaaays callin' me!" Oh, but this time is different. Vegas.com is running a promotion offering discounts to douchetastic dudes whose sole desire in life is to drunkenly make out with some "hot chick" at Pure.

See that ad to the right. It's real. And it ran in L.A. Weekly.

Can't front: There are a lot of douchebags here in Fresno as well. They're all over the place these days, actually -- from Roe to Pangea to Livingstone's. In fact, one of the best signs of a Fresno d'bag is a propensity to go on and on about their plans to visit Vegas (or L.A., or Pismo in the summer) or tell tall tales from their last trip.

You know exactly who I'm talking about, too. So be a good friend and let the douchnificent people close to you know that Vegas.com is helping to expedite that overpriced-drink fueled drunken make-out session.

Wondering if you yourself are, in fact, douchetacular? Well, read over the following survey from the Vegas.com folks:

The Rogue Festival gets going this week, bringing to Fresno 10 straight days of fringe theater, music, dance, visual arts, comedy, storytelling and any other type of performance art you can imagine.

We'll be talking a lot about the Rogue this week on The Beehive. Once it kicks off on Thursday night, we'll be offering up plenty of show reviews. We'll also have a space where you can write your own reviews. More on that later. For now, let's get Rogue Week started with this teaser video put together by festival founder Marcel Nunis.

It wasn't the red carpet at the Oscars by any means, but Friday night's grand opening night at 2039 Ultralounge had quite the buzz. There was even a line to get in when we got there. In Downtown Fresno, no less!

Once we got in, The Beehive was conversatin', listenin' to music, sippin' drinks, lookin' for comfy places to sit and snappin' pictures. Look below at some of the cool Fresno people we saw.

Oh, and don't miss some of the early reviews of the new downtown lounge.

The new 2039 Ultralounge is the place to be this weekend. Just ask The Fresnan, Fresno Fusion and countless other music and nightlife loving people.

In last week's issue of 7, I introduced you to 2039, the former Fagan's Irish Pub, which has been re-styled as a swank, plush lounge. Tonight, we'll be in attendance as the grand opening weekend kicks off with live performances from 40 Watt Hype, Moonshine Bandits and The Argyle Pimps. Events continue through the weekend -- peep the fliers below.

To get you ready, The Beehive has put together a virtual tour of the new downtown lounge, thanks for to the camera of Bee photographer John Walker.

Oh, and if you see The 'Hive, holler at us to get on the society page.

What's going on in Fresno? What bands are playing? What clubs are open? The best answer to those questions is right here.

It's another week of Post No Bills, the biggest collection of Fresno fliers anywhere on the Web, brought to you by FresnoBeehive.com.

Very much is on the horizon, including the Rogue Festival. Below you'll find an entire section devoted to the Rogue, as well as the regular assortment of shows and events.

Got something to contribute? We don't discriminate -- all bands, performers, venues and DJs are welcome to e-mail flier links to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.

Oh, and if it's loading slow, just give it a minute. There's a lot happening.

Local news, echoes from the blogosphere and other stuff that's amusing today:

• Ever wonder what our friend Scoopy would look like with the Warhol treatment? Our cousins in Modesto did. Ever wonder what our friend Scoopy would look like with the rapper treatment? I did. [ The Hive ]
• Ever wanted to sing the National Anthem at a Grizzlies game? Ever wondered what Heidi Watney would be like as Paula Abdul? Two birds, one stone on Saturday. [ Fresno Grizzlies ]
• Podcast update: Famous has posted its latest "Flowing" podcast, looking at The Rogue Festival. Meanwhile, blogger Brodie Mash has teamed with LateUpdate.com to debut "The DUmb."
• Great on title alone: "I'll fight anyone who says Fresno's just the armpit of California." [ Hugh ]
• Yo, haiku masters / Want to be part of the Rogue? / Vocabulary! A Rogue show is looking for haikus. That was my try. [ Famous ]
• Dreaming on the Fulton Mall [ Me/The Bee ]
• Fresno gets some love from AAA's "Via" magazine [ Beehive - Opinion ]

So Michael Bublé is coming back to Fresno -- May 6 at Save Mart Center, if you want to scribble it down on your calendar.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 29, costing $51.25, $66.75 and $86.75.

Here's the question to Fresno fans of Bublé: Do you want to see him again?

You'll probably remember that his last show was July 2006 at Saroyan Theatre and it got quite toasty in the theater after the air conditioning went out. People were sweating something fierce, some left, water was handed out -- eventually refunds were too.

So whattya think? Would you go see Bublé again? Is all forgiven at a new venue?

You know how every now and again, Fresno makes it onto some list of "The ____est Cities in America." Of course, you do. We're a bunch of happy, drunk, rockin' folks here in The 'No.

And the latest title bestowed upon us? Are you ready? I wasn't.

Apparently Fresno has the best vocabulary. For real? I mean, I know we have some great poets to our credit and we like to talk about libraries, but does that make up for this guy? Somehow, I think not.

The declaration comes from video-game maker Ubisoft, who recently released "My Word Coach" for Nintendo Wii and DS. What's the criteria you ask? Rather than explaining it, just go read the press release yourself. You're from Fresno. You have a good vocabulary. You can do it.

Oh, and if you're looking for something to read, oh great Fresno vocabularian (is that even a word? see, I'm already trying to bust this myth), might I suggest you read The Beehive every day and also check out our Beehive fam in sports, opinion and new/biz, as well as Fresno Famous and CentralValley.com.

• The Warped Tour has announced an expanded lineup. Notable additions for the Aug. 13 Fresno date include: Against Me, Cobra Starship, Angels and Airwaves, Say Anything and Murs.


• Another new rock festival is due in Fresno this summer. It's the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour and will be headlined by Slipknot (right) and Disturbed. Also on the tour: Sevendust, Machine Head and Five Finger Death Punch, among others.The Fresno date appears to be July 15.

There are some cool acts in town. Such as ...

Poncho Sanchez: The legendary conguero tonight at Roosevelt School for the Arts. The show is sponsored by JazzFresno. It starts at 7 p.m. Cover is $25, or $20 for students, seniors and JazzFresno members.

Apologies on these being a couple days late, but they're still worth checking out nonetheless. Here's some performances videos from local bands The Dalloways, The Sleepover Disaster and Aspen Hollow, who took the Starline stage on Friday night. H-Mac already broke down the social scene, but now you can see and hear the bands for yourself.

Friend of The Beehive Erik writes with the following morsel:

I was listening to Adam Carrola this morning as he was trying to explain to Coolio that most L.A. radio hosts aren't natives of L.A. because they have to work their way up from smaller markets. To which Coolio remarks, "Like Fresno?" I just thought I'd share that. I know you Beehivers are interested whenever someone mentions Fresno.

Yes, Erik, we are. So much so that we sought out the audio (listen here) to hear Coolio say it himself. Erik's recount is indeed true. Coolio understands such things, because when your mediocre rap career fizzles out, you have to find ways to still make money ...

Like hosting a cooking show on some Web site, hoping one day you'll get the hits of Funny or Die. Same thing, right?

Oh, and Coolio, you're welcome for us mentioning your name and your stupid show.

Local news, echoes from the blogosphere and other amusing stuff:

• The Blue Man -- Madera resident Paul Karason who has been featured on "Today," CNN, among others -- will go see the queen of talk TV today, Oprah. [ ABC30 ]
• Rick Bentley talks to Allysa Shorte, a Fresno native who was on ABC's "Dance War." [ The Bee ]
• Speaking of Fresno natives: Audra McDonald got a couple pages in the new Entertainment Weekly [ EW ]
• If it's not a "star" like Bubba, do people not care about Fresno's next mayor? [ Fresno Famous ]
• Don't be that person. Wear underwear to the gym, people. [ The Bee ]
• Darn, kids these days ... can't even egg a house without crashing a car. [ News blog ]

Welcome all to another week of Post No Bills on The Beehive, our weekly flier gallery of what's happening in Fresno.

Lots on the horizon, including the Rogue Festival . We've added some Rogue fliers this week, but there's always room for more, so send 'em along. As usual, there are a lot of concerts and club events going on. So dig in to this week's Post No Bills and find yourself something to do.

Reminder: We don't discriminate -- all bands, performers, venues and DJs are welcome to share their cool fliers. If you have something to contribute, e-mail a link to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.

Local news, echoes from the blogosphere and other stuff that's amusing this morning:

• Fresno woman causes near collision between motorcyclists, bumps pick-up truck, clips telephone pole, crashes into school bus, walks away with bottle of vodka in her hand. All before 2 p.m. Allegedly. [ The Bee ]
• Seven things we suggest that you do in the coming week. [ The Bee ]
• Local blogger extraordinaire Ed takes us inside Rademacher's Valentine's Day show. [ estewartartist ]
• Take a trip inside Fresno's new plush ultralounges. [ Me ]
• Got some bleachers sitting around? Want to make a team of women very happy? The Smog City Roller Grrls are in need. [ Fresno Famous ]
• Wanna see a show tonight? The Fresnan recommends The Dalloways. We agree. See ya there. [ The Fresnan ]

Local news, echoes from the blogosphere and other stuff that's amusing this morning:

• Just add water: The solution for Fulton Mall? Or another downtown idea that will go down the drain? [ The Bee ]
• Famous Classifieds: When you're too cool for Craigslist. [ Famous ]
• The Fresno State sports folks announced the hiring of a young, blonde female coach yesterday ... why does that sound familiar? [ The Bee ]
• Our friend The Fresnan has unleashed a new Fresno-centric podcast. Warning: It probably has a lot of "F" words. No, not Fresno. The other one. [ The Fresnan ]
• Where you should eat before/after you go to a show at Tokyo Garden. [ Hot Mess Magic ]
• Since it's Valentine's Day. Here's an "awwwww" story for you. [ The Bee ]
• Also: The best places to smooch in Fresno. [ Famous ]

Local rockers Flight 409 tackled something you might not expect on their new album, "We Don't Dance." Not only did the band cover a classic -- it covered a Journey classic, with Flight 409 singer Andy Thornton doing his best here's-what-Steve-Perry-would-sound-like-if-he-grew-up-listening-to-Blink-182 version of "Don't Stop Believin'."

And with Perry's Valley roots, that's a daunting task for a local band to attempt. Go to the band's MySpace page to listen to very updated version of "Don't Stop Believin'," then come back here and tell us what you think. Does Flight 409 have you "Believin'?"

Bonus: Below is a quick back-and-forth on MySpace I had with Thornton about his decision to sing the song:

... and beating him with a shovel*, after stripping down to your underwear and burning your clothes ... well, then maybe you'd dig Kanye's new video for "Flashing Lights." Warning: NSFW.

*and really, who hasn't?

Make that skate and hope you don't die, dude.

This happened in Baltimore, where in real life apparently not all cops are as interesting as the ones on "The Wire." Some are just asses. For protecting and serving this 14-year-old skateboarder, officer Salvatore Rivieri has got a lot of media attention and has been suspended ... but with pay,

Way to go, dude!

Finally, the writer's strike is over.

If you're like me, your first question was "OK, good, so when is ______ coming back to my TV?"

The Beehive got you covered on that one, friend. Not only have we located that information for you, we found it in a variety of forms, depending on your preference:

• The L.A. Times has a network-by-network grid.
• Yahoo has a show-by-show photo slideshow.
• Film School Rejects put together an alphabetical list.

Don't say The Beehive doesn't love you. Now go forth and find your answer.

p.s. I shall keep missing you, Jack Bauer.

UPDATE: So it doesn't look like this is coming to Fresno, but I thought I'd let you all know that the show will be at Arco Arena in Sacramento on April 18 and at San Jose's HP Pavilion on April 19. Tickets go on sale Friday morning -- for Sac at 11 a.m., costing $37.75-$70.75; for SJ at 10 a.m., $39.50-$75.00.

Original: From Kanye West's blog: THE END OF THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW IT!!!!!

So the new Mariah Carey single "Touch My Body" made its debut to the world today. You can peep it below, thanks to advantageous YouTubers. What do you think? Will it be Mariah's 18th No. 1 single, beating Elvis? Or has Mariah lost her path to the top of the charts?

I think it's a little weak. Did you listen to the words? "If there's a camera up in here / Then I'd best not catch this flick / On YouTube / 'Cause if you run your mouth and brag / About this secret rendezvous / I will hunt you down." Cor-ny! Another thing, people need to stop going to The Dream to write their songs. Just 'cause dude wrote "Umbrella" in 12 minutes ...

• On his Web page, Al Green lists a Sept. 17 concert date at Tachi Palace in Lemoore. Prediction: There will be an abundance of babies born around June 17, 2009.
• Bob Wills fans got some good news recently. A previously unheard recording of the Western swing legend surfaced -- a recording that took place right here in Fresno, in a hotel room around 1950. More at Taking it Back to the Roots.
• The prestigious South by Southwest music festival has released its list of showcase artists and Fresno band The Sleepover Disaster is on the list. Props, guys. You can check out Sleepover on Friday night at Starline with The Dalloways.

Twelve hours later, I got some extra thoughts on last night's Grammys. First, plugs for my story in the paper today and the blog from last night, if you missed 'em. Now, onward...

• Look at the album cover to the right? Do you own this album? Have you ever seen it in a store? Do you know anybody who owns it? Have you heard this album? Just curious.
• According to our friends at Nielsen SoundScan, the newly anointed album of 2007 has sold 56,000 copies. By contrast, Paris Hilton's CD sold 193,000, William Hung sold 197,000 and Jusin Guarini sold 143,000. I'm not saying that sales should determine the winners by any means, but shouldn't the best album of the year have made an impact with more than a football stadium's worth of people?

Welcome to our Grammy blog. Among the thrilling questions going into tonight's 50th installment of the Grammys: Will Amy Winehouse stand up straight? Will Kanye West meltdown? Will Fergie make me cut off my ears? Will any of us be able to sit through three and a half hours?

I'll be adding commentary as quickly as possible (I'm also writing a story for tomorrow's paper -- so forgive me if I'm not super duper prompt 100% of the time). But please feel free to chime in with your owns opinions and reactions as the show goes on, so I know I'm not alone in this.

It's getting close to Grammy time. And for Grammy Sunday, The Beehive shall be buzzin'. Get in your predictions if you haven't yet. And come back later tonight for Grammy reaction and commentary.

For now, here are the list of nominees, plus 10 more stories to get you ready for tonight's show.

• Stars of the night: Amy Winehouse and Kanye West
• Amy's allowed in the U.S., but not coming
• It's girls night at the Grammys
• Behind the scenes for show preparations
• In honor of the 50th Grammys -- 50 Grammy memories
• Expect some unusual duets
• The Grammys don't matter!
• The Grammys do matter!
• A look at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party
• Grammy weekend kicks off with Aretha tribute

Pop prognosticators, your day is here. Those of you who didn't get enough of selecting things on Super Tuesday, you come read this too.

It's time to make predictions for Sunday night's Grammy Awards. Even if you hate the Grammys, this will still be fun. Trust me.

Below you'll find the nominations for 20 categories -- the big ones plus some odd ones just for fun. My picks are bolded. Can you get more correct than me? If you can, you win a very prestigious virtual high-five. Good luck!

(Simple instructions: Just copy and paste the following list, delete all the nominations except your pick and post it).

It's another week of Post No Bills on The Beehive, our weekly flier gallery of what's happening in Fresno.

In today's installment you'll find a new Rogue Festival section. Yep, it's almost Rogue time again already. While you're looking at a few Rogue options (send more, Rogue folks!), you can also check out various events happening between this weekend and April. Yep, that's how we roll.

We don't discriminate -- all bands, performers, venues and DJs are welcome to share their cool fliers. If you have something to contribute, e-mail a link to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.

Thank you, TV news, thank you so much. Every once in a while, a local news team stumbles into journalism so wonderful that the whole world deserves to see it. Such is the case with this report out of WZZM 13 in West Michigan. It's a case of a missing Jesus statue that results in the best ransom note ever.

Despite fear to the contrary thanks to the writer's strike, the show will go on for the 50th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

In my column today, I talk about why I'd rather the whole thing be canceled -- mainly because I believe the Grammys have become outdated and irrelevant in this current fractured era of popular music.

Thanks to the Internet, there's less and less of a collective music culture anymore. There's so much music out there, in fact, that a big genre-spanning show like the Grammys is completely out of touch. Soulja Boy gets a nomination -- but I bet you whoever picks this stuff never even listened to Brother Ali.

To me, the Grammys are nothing more than a chance for the major labels to pat themselves on the back and cross their fingers that three hours in primetime will get people back to the CD rack.

Tell me I'm wrong here. Do you actually care about the Grammys?

More from Wednesday night's Scary Kids Scaring Kids show at The Exit that ended with security guards discharging pepper spray to clear out the venue. Check the original post about the whole debacle if you need to get caught up.

Props to YouTube user bbqryan for getting this video footage. The first video is the the concert right before the pepper spray -- the last 15 seconds is when you can hear people coughing and see them trying to run away. The second video is the band's keyboard player Pouyan Afkary talking to fans after the show about what had transpired. Language NSFW.

UPDATE: The Exit has also put up a statement on its MySpace. This is also being discussed at Synthesis and AbsolutePunk.

ORIGINAL POST: Apparently things got a little, ummm, scary last night at the jam-packed Scary Kids Scaring Kids show at The Exit. Sources tell me it was nearly a riot, with blood, crying kids, pepper spray and people chanting for refunds.

There are some details on the news blog from the police side of things. Beyond that report, I've heard a lot of differing takes on what happened from people who were there.

Here's what consistent in those stories: The place was quite full. The fire marshal showed up and the crowd had to be separated into different rooms in the venue to keep with code. Later, a security guard dispensed pepper spray into the crowd of concertgoers, control was lost and things got plenty scary.

Stories differ when you start talking about why the pepper spray was used -- whether the band encouraged the crowd to get unruly and security stepped in or whether the crowd got unruly because of overzealous security and the band was just sticking up for its fans.

There are lots of questions to answer. Is everybody OK? What happened? How could this have been handled better? What kind of effect do you think this will have on future shows at The Exit? Were you there? What's your take?

Below is a statement about the show that the band posted on MySpace at 1 a.m. this morning.

And movie watchers? You need to stop too. If you keep paying to watch these stupid movies and making them No. 1, the lazy studio executives are just going to keep making them.

Since we're slowly transitioning from Super Tuesday to Fat Tuesday, it's about time to figure out where the party's at this evening. Below you'll find an assortment of fliers for events going on around town to help make that call.

If you're more apt to spend the night waiting for election results than partying, check out The Bee's election blog.

Since it is Super Tuesday, I figure we gotta do something election-ish here on The Hive. Rather than doing a "tell us who you voted for and why" post -- I heard something similar on the radio this morning and it really horrified me -- I'm giving you this. It's the music of Super Tuesday. Not so much the campaign songs, no reason to further anger John Mellencamp, but instead the songs of support penned for the particular candidates.

CLINTON

This is "Hott 4 Hill" by Taryn Southern. Granted, it's probably more an attempt at viral fame than a ringing endorsement (it's got more than one million views so far), but I bet Bill approves either way.

Country legend George Strait is known for his more than 50 No. 1 hits, that iconic cowboy hat and his reputation as a consistent concert crowd-pleaser.

Now, Fresno fans, it's your chance to tell us if you thought Strait lived up to that reputation Friday night at Save Mart Center.

How was the show? Did it compare to his previous shows in Fresno? How was the crowd? Was it packed? Were they into it? Did you dig the set list? Anything you missed? Did you swoon?

Leave a comment with your review. If you've got photos, share them at CentralValley.com. If you've got a video, you can upload that on our site, too.

Big ups to business reporter Bethany Clough for giving us an update on Fresno Wabo. From her story in today's paper about new Irish and Russian restaurants at Granite Park comes word that Cabo Wabo is set to open in April.

Yes, those new restaurants also sound awesome. But what's four times as awesome? How about that Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony will be performing live the first four nights Cabo Wabo is open! So says developer Milt Barbis.

I'm relieved. At one point, not-so-good rumors were circulating about the future of the restaurant/nightclub. Then I didn't hear anything for months and I was beginning to wonder. So it's good to hear Fresno Wabo is about ready to rock.

It's another week of Post No Bills on The Beehive, our weekly gallery of what's happening in Fresno.

In today's installment you'll find sections devoted to upcoming Super Bowl Sunday and Fat Tuesday events. From there, our fliers stretch all the way into March. So take a look below and find something to do in these times of many, many parties.

We don't discriminate -- all bands, performers, venues and DJs are welcome to share their cool fliers. If you have something to contribute, e-mail a link to mosegueda@fresnobee.com.

Next week, I'd like to start a Rogue Festival section, so all you Roguers out there, if you have a flier, get at me!

Inspired by Super Bowl Weekend and The Fresnan, I'm bringing back The Friday Five this week. Here are five things happening this weekend that have the Mike Oz stamp of approval and, thankfully, have nothing to do with Hannah Montana.

1. The Shape & The Spirit
SoCal band Delta Spirit is playing Saturday night at Starline, a day after playing a sold-out show in West Hollywood. They're making moves and they've got a nice sound. Check it on MySpace. Local faves The Same Shape come out of hiding to play with them. Should be a good one. Link for details: Love the Captive.

As you might know, the hottest concert ticket in years is Disney tween sensation Hannah Montana. So hot that a mom and kid would conspire to falsely win tickets. So hot that the only option to quench Montana mania was to take it into movie theaters, offering her legions of fans an easier way to see Ms. Montana.

At least that was the idea.

The movie version opens in IMAX theaters today -- including the theater at RiverPark -- and runs for only a week. And surprise! It's already a tough-to-come-by ticket.

As I write this, only really early and really late shows in Fresno still have opening weekend tickets available: 8:40 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 1 p.m. and 11:50 p.m. Friday, 11:50 p.m. Saturday and 9:40 p.m. Sunday.

Parents, guess what this means? Craigslist. Yep, they're already marked up.

When, oh when, will this madness end?