Aftershock Festival lineup promises a rock utopia Rebekah Gonzalez October 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews In just 15 days, on October 21 and 22, Aftershock Festival is returning to Sacramento, CA. This is the sixth year in a row that the hard-rock festival will take place at Discovery Park in downtown Sacramento. T...
Remembering Chris Cornell Rebekah Gonzalez May 22, 2017 Columns and Opinions On the morning of May 18, music fans around the world were stunned with sadness at the news of Chris Cornell’s unexpected passing. As the lead singer of Soundgarden, Cornell was one of the most prominent pion...
THEY. converts Social Hall to their Nü Religion Rebekah Gonzalez March 18, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews The stress of categorizing their music and performance is not something that Dante Jones and Drew Love of THEY. are concerned with. Through listening to their music and talking with them for a pre-show intervie...
Interview: THEY. want you to join their Nü Religion Kenneth Zhang and Rebekah Gonzalez March 8, 2017 Interview If you’re a fan of Bryson Tiller, Nirvana, or New Edition, you should listen to THEY. immediately. The Los Angeles based “GrungeR&B” duo consists of Dante and Drew, who make music that draws from a di...
Drab Majesty releases “Cold Souls” Rebekah Gonzalez October 27, 2016 News In a time where much of popular music labors to be compelling, offbeat, and innovative, it is comforting to know that an artist who describes themselves as “part alien, part mime, part priestess”, is dispen...
Opeth: A spiritual experience Rebekah Gonzalez October 26, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos On October 22, Opeth stopped by the Warfield in San Francisco. The Swedish band opened with the titular track from their new album Sorceress and went straight into a face melting performance of "Ghosts of Perdi...
Ween reunites at Bill Graham Rebekah Gonzalez October 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos This past weekend, October 14 and 15, Ween stopped by the Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium in San Francisco, on the first tour since their disheartening breakup in 2012. With over two decades under their b...
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, and Kevin Parker create a “Perfect Illusion” Rebekah Gonzalez September 9, 2016 News Following the disappointment and criticism that followed her experimental pop album ARTPOP, Lady Gaga took a substantial amount of time off from the pop music scene. Despite having hinted at new music in Janu...