Review: This classic ’80s act still goes ‘One Step Beyond’ in concert

The Cruel World onslaught on the Bay Area keeps right on rolling along, with so many acts playing the big ’80s music festival in Pasadena also performing dates up north.

Following a better-than-decent show from The Go-Go’s on Tuesday and a triumphant outing from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on Wednesday, fellow Cruel World act Madness took the stage on Thursday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland to deliver a quick, fun set of ska and pop.

Although the venue was far from full capacity...