Ashe joins Louis the Child at the Fox this Saturday Jordan Aronson December 7, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews This Saturday, pop singer-songwriter Ashe will join electronic duo Louis the Child for a stop at Oakland’s Fox Theater as part of their “Last to Leave” tour. Previously best known for her vocal feature on...
Retrospective: Ten years later, Daft Punk’s Alive 2007 remains a masterclass in live albums Jordan Aronson November 19, 2017 Columns and Opinions Looking at an artist’s discography in retrospect, live albums often don’t stand out as particularly important works. For fans, live albums are a nice bonus, a different take on music they already enjoy; but...
Worlds Apart: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile share the stage at The Fox Jordan Aronson October 25, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lotta Sea Lice (2017) On paper, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile come off as unlikely collaborators. Hailing from opposite corners of the world – Barnett from Sydney, Australia, Vile from Philadelphia, PA ...
At The Greek, Mac DeMarco does his thing, takes it easy, celebrates Christmas Jordan Aronson September 13, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Last Friday night, Canadian-born, LA-based slacker-rock musician Mac DeMarco rolled through Berkeley’s Greek Theater, playing before a sold out crowd to kick off the North American leg of his tour in support ...
This Friday at The Greek: Mac Demarco closes out the summer Jordan Aronson September 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews This Friday, Canadian-born indie rocker Mac Demarco will bring his chill, “slacker-rock” vibes to Berkeley’s Greek Theater. The show marks the start of a North American tour in support of his third studio...
Keys n Krates storm Cornerstone for Audiotistic afterparty Jordan Aronson July 28, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On Saturday, July 15, after headlining the Audiotistic festival in Mountain View, Canadian-DJ-trio Keys n Krates travelled up the East Bay for an afterparty set at Cornerstone. Bombastic beats in tow, Keys put ...
MNL to SFO: Manila Killa swings through the Regency Ballroom Jordan Aronson July 27, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On Saturday, July 8, 24 year old Filipino DJ Manila Killa brought some of his future bass stylings to the Regency Ballroom, delivering a 90-minute set of this year’s EDM staples. Manila Killa – who takes hi...
In Bay Area homecoming, Tycho radiant at The Greek Jordan Aronson July 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews There’s something about The Greek that allows it to elevate a good show to a great show. Whether it’s the location, the tall, steep bowl shape, the columns lining the back of the stage, or the oversized pit...
Rocking and rollicking, Phantogram storms The Greek Jordan Aronson July 10, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews New York-based electro rock duo Phantogram stopped by the Greek Theater last Saturday, bringing their rocking, rollicking live show to Berkeley. The show was the eighth stop on a 33-city tour in support of thei...
Lo Moon keeps The Masonic grounded as Air heads for stars Jordan Aronson June 29, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lo Moon There’s a strange phenomenon in the Bay Area where concert-goers, more often than not, skip the opening act. As a Los Angeles native, I’m accustom to seeing most of a crowd line up before the do...
In penultimate North American show, Jean-Michel Jarre stuns at The Greek Jordan Aronson June 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lasers danced across the sky like holograms, settling on the treetops at the back of the theater, in time to the warm sounds of electronic vibes combating the chilly Bay Area evening as spectators high in the b...
Jean-Michel Jarre returns to North America, plays The Greek May 26 Jordan Aronson May 22, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews Jarre performs in Toronto on May 9, kicking off the North American leg of the Electronica Tour On the heels of his last two projects – Oxygène 3 (2016) and Electronica (2015-2016) – French electronica ...
On Memories…Do Not Open, The Chainsmokers earn your contempt Jordan Aronson April 16, 2017 Album Review, Reviews The Chainsmokers catch a lot of flack. Since the release of their first hit, 2014’s infamous “#SELFIE”, the EDM-lite NYC DJ duo has drawn constant criticism for their signature sound of “not electronic ...
Tchami brings the house, tears it down Jordan Aronson March 19, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews French techno/future house producer Tchami rolled through the Bay Area for a Tuesday night stop at the Fox Theater. Fending off the midweek blues and the seemingly ever-present burden of midterms, the packed th...
On Roadhouse 01, Allan Rayman would prefer you meet his alter ego Jordan Aronson March 3, 2017 Album Review, Reviews On the cover of Roadhouse 01 (2017), Allan Rayman stares down the camera, bearded and underexposed. It’s probably the first time listeners have seen him, not that that would upset him – the social-media-and...