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The Boston Globe THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009 Names Mark Shanahan Pays ha Rhone Celebrating 60 years at WERS Performing at WERS's 60th anniversary show is a quid pro quo thing for Pete Yorn. "They've always been super warm to me," says the shaggy-haired singer, referring to the Emerson College station. "They're one of the first stations to play my music, like my early demos and stuff." Of course, Yorn's come a long way since then, opening for the likes of Dave Matthews, R.E.M., Foo Fighters, and Coldplay. His new CD, "Back and Fourth," comes out in June, and he also just wrapped a six-day recording session with Pixies frontman Frank Black. "I got an e-mail from Charles Thompson, and he said 'Let's make some music, Yorn told us the other day.

"I'd have been ecstatic just to have lunch with Frank Black." What was supposed to be an EP turned into a full-length CD, some of which Yorn said he'll preview Sunday at the Cutler Majestic Theatre. Also celebrating the station's 60th birthday will be JJ Grey Mofro, Will Dailey, and Ryan Montbleau. B14 Bacons in Boston The Bacon Brothers actor Kevin and brother Michael stopped by WGBH to play a few acoustic songs and chat with Jared Bowen of "Greater Boston" before their show at the Hard Rock last night. (The 'GBH segment airs tonight.) During the interview, Kevin talked about meeting his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, at the Boston public TV station while filming "Lemon Sky" for PBS in 1987. (The two played half-siblings in the "American Playhouse" show.) So, prior to yesterday's visit, he texted Sedgwick to tell her he was headed for the studio and was reminded of their "romantic time," he told Bowen.

Awww. PHOTOS BY ARAM BOGHOSIAN FORTHE BOSTON GLOBE The Edge (above) and Bono (below) greeted fans yesterday before a U2 performance at the Somerville Theatre. U2 shakes up Davis Square No ticket? No problem. The U2 faithful were rewarded for their perseverance in Davis Square yesterday, as Bono and The Edge leaned over the barricades outside the Somerville Theatre to sign autographs. One lucky fan even got a hug from the world's most famous frontman, while The Edge signed another's guitar.

The two spent just under five minutes outside, flanked by Somerville cops, whose job was made easy by the well-behaved crowd. Earlier in the day, the Edge lunched with Radius chef Michael Schlow. While only a fraction of the band's fans could get into last night's show, local merchants were only too happy to latch on to the not-so-secret "surprise" gig. The New England Aquarium reminded us it plans to show "U2 3D" for the next three Saturday nights. 'U2 3D' puts you right on stage during a concert from the band's Vertigo tour," reads the aquarium's comforting press release.

Somerville publisher Candlewick Press planned to donate one children's book to U2's charity of choice for every fan photographed with the costumed "Where's Waldo?" character it sent out to work Davis Square. The publisher also vowed to donate 1,000 kids' books every time Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, or Larry Mullen Jr. is snapped with Waldo. (Best of luck, guys.) And The Black Rose planned to put the U2 cover band Joshua Tree on stage during the real band's concert. The bar also invited U2 in for a pint.

Gisele lovingly says Tom is childlike Gisele Bundchen calls her new hubby "naive" and likens him to a child in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar. The Brazilian supermodel, who wed Tom Brady two weeks ago in LA, says the Pats QB is a "good guy He has a very pure heart. He's very naive, almost like a child. That is my favorite quality about him. One thing that I thought was so amazing when I first met him is that he is innocent.

He sees the world with colored glasses." Bundchen also reiterates her desire to start a family. "I want to have a big family. My parents have been together for 36 years, and that is whatl want Hove kids. It's amazing that I have the opportunity to hang out with my stepson all the time." That, of course, would be John Edward Thomas Moyna-han, Brady's boy with his ex Bridget Moynahan. Moore, Adams wed Actress-singer Mandy Moore and rock musician Ryan Adams were married Tuesday in Savannah, her publicist said yesterday.

(AP) Prince on Leno Prince will perform on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" March 25-27 to build anticipation for the March 29 release of "LOtUSFLOW3R" and "MPLSoUND." (Billboard) Brown no longer a Kids' Choice Chris Brown has withdrawn his name from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ballot. Brown had been nominated for favorite male singer and favorite song for "Kiss Kiss" at the March 28 awards show. The nominations came shortly before his arrest for allegedly attacking girlfriend and pop star Rihanna. Nickelodeon said yesterday it agrees with his decision. (AP) Jail time for rapper A Louisiana judge decided yesterday that Corey Miller known as rapper C-Murder will remain in jail until his second-degree murder trial because he broke the rules of his house arrest.

Miller, who has been on house arrest for three years, reportedly left his grandmother's house on several occasions. He is scheduled for trial April 20 in the death of Steve Thomas, a 16-year-old killed during a 2002 brawl at a nightclub. (AP) Names can be reached at names com or at 61 7-929-8253. 'It gives you the sex, the drugs, the rock 'n' roll, but it also gives you the diabetes. Poison singer Bret Michaels, talking to Billboard about his forthcoming autobiography It's no secret, U2 rocks Golden dreams with Fleetwood Mac MUSIC REVIEW FLEETWOOD MAC At: TD Banknorth Garden, last night MICHELE MCDONALDGLOBE STAFF LEO GOZBEKIAN U2 performs onstage last night at the Somerville Theatre.

MUSIC REVIEW U2 At: the Somerville Theatre, last night By Sarah Rodman GLOBE STAFF SOMERVILLE U2 celebrated the number one debut of its new album "No Line on the Horizon" with an intimate gathering for a few friends last night. But even shrunk down to the cozy Somerville Theatre for the final gig on its three-city "secret show" promotional blitz, the quartet exuded its signature widescreen, "greatest band in the land" charm and swagger. For an audience of 800 or so ecstatic U2 fans in the theatre, and those tuned in around the world via radio simulcast, the Irish rockers spent 60 minutes powering through a handful of tracks with stadium-size energy and gamely fielding audience questions with poise and good humor. The performance portion blasted off with the fuzzy clangor of "Get on Your Boots." Bono urged folks to hop their seats and crowd the area in front of the stage and they didn't need to be told twice, deliriously jamming into any space not occupied by video equipment. (The show was videotaped for future use).

The "Horizon" songs may have not fully seeped in for fans yet but the band made a forceful case for their quality in the bass thrum and keening uplift of "Magnificent," the muscularity of "Breathe," and Bono's falsetto flights and The Edge's chiming guitar on "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight." The mini-set ended with a kinetic "Vertigo" with plenty of help from the By James Reed GLOBE STAFF With no new album to plug, Fleetwood Mac is on the road again for the best and right reason: to have fun with the band's 40-year catalog. Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham admitted as much last night at the TD Banknorth Garden, which was just shy of selling out but long on fervent audience enthusiasm. The 2-hour show didn't present the band's greatest hits in a new light, but rather was a striking reminder of their endurance. If I didn't already own them, I would have rushed out to buy "Rumours" and "Tusk" after realizing how timeless songs from those seminal albums still sound. Fleetwood Mac has always thrived on, for better or worse, the dynamic among its members, and that tension was a vital part of the show's ebb and flow.

Introducing "I Know I'm Not Wrong," Buckingham said the band has had "a complex and convoluted emotional history." Case in point: After singing "Sara," Stevie Nicks sauntered over to Buckingham's microphone, peered into his eyes, and sang the last verse directly to him. Even though the song is more about Nicks's relationship at the time with Mick Fleetwood, Buckingham collapsed his head on her shoulder. Scripted or not, it was the evening's most poign- Stevie Nicks fronted Fleetwood Mac last night. nated ham and eminently watchable. And bassist John McVie looked happy where he's always been: anchoring the group from the shadows.

Fleetwood Mac's other anchor, Christine McVie, decided to skip this world tour. Even without her, the band was at its most thrilling when all its members were in synch with the crowd. On "Go Your Own Way" and "Don't Stop," you couldn't tell how much of the volume was coming from the stage or from the surround sound of stadium-size sing-alongs. It says something, though, when an entire arena falls silent for spectral ballads such as "Landslide" and the evening's farewell, "Silver Springs." Sometimes the greatest hits, even with some dust on them, are indeed still the greatest. ant highlight.

"We didn't rehearse that one," Buckingham said afterward, looking a bit flushed. Nicks, ever the beloved rock goddess at 60, often kept her strength in the reserves. With her signature shawls and gold-flecked black scarves dangling from her mike stand, she was unusually tepid on "Dreams" early on but then a lively, black-magic woman on "Rhiannon" a few songs later. "Gold Dust Woman" ended with Nicks cast in silhouette, arms outstretched and her back, covered in long blond hair, to the audience. Buckingham, however, was a man on fire, showing a youthful elasticity in his singing and guitar playing.

He's 59 going on 40. Some songs were clearly tailor-made to showcase his guitar prowess, namely a bombastic take on "Big Love" and a searing, extended solo on "I'm So Afraid." Meanwhile, every time the cameras caught him, Mick Fleetwood looked like the mischievous kid who had scampered onstage to pummel the drums on his favorite songs. Chrome-domed and still sporting a pony-tail, he was the evening's desig- Adam Clayton. Mullen in particular thoughtfully responded to a question about advice for aspiring bands. He spoke of good songs and even better arguments but stressed democracy "where everybody feels a stake in what they do.

The idea of hired hands in bands just doesn't work, it's about respect for the individual." During station breaks the band bantered with the audience, Bono sent a shout out to Senator Ted Kennedy, and got everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to Clayton. Bono brought the night to a gracious close by verbally throwing his arms around the audience by saying "Thank you for the great life you've given us." A chant of "one more song," which rose immediately and went on for a few minutes, sadly went unrewarded but the buzz of having seen something special lingered in the departing crowd. crowd on vocals. Five minutes later the band members returned to sit in director's chairs and field audience questions read by Sway. The queries covered everything from what song Bono wished he'd written Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," a chorus of which he sang to memorable fan encounters.

Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. recalled a show at the Paradise in Boston when a female fan tried to handcuff herself to Bono's leg. "That's how I met the missus," the singer quipped. One of the night's treats was hearing from less-quoted members like Mullen and bassist James Reed can be reached at jreedglobe.com. RED BLUE Black GL B14 00:40 THIRD.