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Reachin’ through time: Digable Planets at The Fillmore

Lucy Gleeson
February 8, 2024
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Touring the 30th anniversary of their first record Reachin’ (1993), Digable Planets returned to the stage once again on Saturday night, after having disbanded in 1995 due to a disillusionment with the music i...

Blonde Redhead Proves Sit Down For Dinner Was Worth The Wait

Lucy Gleeson
October 19, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Rock, San Francisco
Twelve years after their last album release, alternative indie rock trio Blonde Redhead showcased their most recent work, Sit Down For Dinner (2023), in San Francisco this Monday night. Made to wait for over fi...

King Krule Reigns at The Fox

Lucy Gleeson
September 26, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
Growing up with a mom who played The Clash in car rides home from school, and still unapologetically turns the volume up any time a Billy Bragg song comes on, King Krule always felt like a familiar sound.  ...

OHFR? Rico Nasty Played The New Parish?

Lucy Gleeson
June 6, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
Baltimore rapper Rico Nasty stopped in Oakland for a show on her Monster Energy Outbreak Tour. The New Parish date unsurprisingly sold out to a crowd excited to see Rico play her saccharine spin on hip hop and ...

In Valhalla With Skegss At The Fillmore

Lucy Gleeson
March 5, 2023
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Skegss came to the Fillmore in San Francisco last Wednesday night, stopping in the Bay Area on their tour of the United States. A line formed outside the venue before doors were opened, where fans waited in exc...

It’s Never Too Late For The Happy Fits

Lucy Gleeson
December 10, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
August Hall stood as a perfect anachronism, bringing different time periods and age groups together. Clashing decorations unapologetically revealed a timeless feel to the audience. The bar and upstairs areas ha...

25 Years of The Lonesome Crowded West: Modest Mouse at The Fox Theater in Oakland

Lucy Gleeson
December 5, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, Oakland, Photos, Reviews
The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) is considered by many to be one of the greatest indie albums of all time; last Wednesday, Modest Mouse came to the Fox Theater in Oakland to celebrate 25 years since its release...

Hanging Out with Drugdealer this Halloween at The Chapel

Lucy Gleeson
November 4, 2022
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews
Following the release of their most recent album, Hiding in Plain Sight (2022), Drugdealer returned to San Francisco to kick off their month-long North American tour at The Chapel. Hailing from Oakland, Califor...

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