Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at Outside Lands in San Franscisco

Okay so in actuality I was at a friend's house a few blocks from the show at Golden Gate Park. Good enough sound to hear the show. It was as to be expected from Tom Petty. Many of the same songs he's known for, played reliably as ever. The rest of the lineup wasn't particularly interesting and I went back inside for food.

Gnarls Motherfuckin' Barkley

I really don't think it is possible for this dynamic duo to put on a bad show. Playing a great mix of new songs and old favorites, topped off with an encore performance of Radiohead's Reckoner that gave Thom Yorke a run for his money. Halfway through the show they performed an acoustic version of Transformer, which was a highlight of the night. If you haven't seen them, do yourself a favor and partake in this fantastic foray of genre blending, mind melting goodness.
Opening for Gnarls, who couldn't himself make it to the show, was Deerhoof and a band from Senegal called Fallou Dieng. Deerhoof sounded like roadkill, with a wailing lead singer "blending" to upper register electric guitar. Sorry, Deerhoof, but after Robert Plant matching Jimmy Page so soulfully and spot on, you really have to blow me away due to comparison. Thankfully Fallou Dieng did not dissapoint as one by one different drums and instruments entered playing wonderfully polyrhythmic solos, punctuated by pounding accents. Definitely a band I recommend looking into.