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A Night Out With Pixies

Josh Jiwanmall
May 7, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Oakland
 I’m going to preface this write-up with one crucial piece of information that must be said: I am not an 80s-90s alt-head. Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Breeders, Sonic Youth: my partner loves that stu...

A Night Out with Key Glock, TiaCorine, Kenny Muney, and Jay Fizzle

Josh Jiwanmall
April 15, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Previews, Reviews, San Francisco, Uncategorized
Alright so I feel like I have to explain this concert through a different lens because I wouldn’t be able to effectively communicate the host of events that I went through Tuesday night. Key Glock performe...

A Night Out With the San Francisco Ballet: The Colors of Dance

Josh Jiwanmall
March 17, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Music Composition, Opinion, Previews, Reviews, San Francisco
Alright. Before I begin, I must preface that I am not an avid ballet or dance observer. However, in the San Francisco Ballet’s opening night performance of their newest show, The Colors of Dance, it honestly ...

A Night Out With Rina Sawayama

Josh Jiwanmall
April 16, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Rina Sawayama and Hana at The Warfield.  I will preface with this fun fact: I bought these tickets 2 years ago right before COVID hit and we were sent home. The question is: was the 2-year wait worth it? Abso...

A Night Out With Machine Girl

Josh Jiwanmall
February 1, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Sweat. Demonia Boots. Axe Body Spray? I mean that’s honestly the only way I could comprehensively describe Machine Girl at The New Parish. And if I’m going to be honest: it’s a pretty good description of ...

A Night Out with Soccer Mommy

Josh Jiwanmall
November 9, 2021
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
It’s 7 PM and the air on Geary Boulevard is sprinkled with a combined smell of gasoline and weed. A rather thick mist rolled in so that the 38R we were just on has become one with the cloud that lies two stop...

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