Brand New: love and despair are raging inside me Sam Jameson November 6, 2016 Multimedia, Photos, Reviews It felt as though this turn of events was just a pleasant dream, but as I awoke sprawled across a couch in San Jose with a memory card full of the best pictures I'd ever taken - I realized that I had not o...
The Summer Set present a tour made by the people, for the people Desiree Diaz November 3, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos The Summer Set, a pop rock band from Arizona, was on the brink of breaking up before releasing their latest album Stories for Monday (2016) in April of this year. They have stated that this is their most per...
K.Flay slays at the Great American Music Hall Isaac Yi November 2, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Kristine Flaherty, known as K.Flay, has come a long way since writing her first rap parody track over 10 years ago, performing in front of a sold out crowd in her hometown of San Francisco last Thursday, Octo...
Drain – the waves aren’t the only thing slamming Sam Jameson October 30, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews This weekend I had the pleasure of going back to Santa Cruz to catch the rockers in Drain playing their hometown date of their west coast run with Momentum (LA Crossover) and No Right (SF Hardcore). This show ...
The Growlers sell out and the sky cries: Beach Goth 2016 Ally Mason October 30, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos 1 Comment Music festivals are crowded. They curate grandeur and spectacle at the expense of intimacy and sometimes, safety. In the rush to obtain the best vantage point possible, many fans will crack a few eggs to make a...
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...
Gallant performs sold-out show at Great American Music Hall Vivian Chen October 23, 2016 Multimedia, Photos Two nights ago, Gallant and Eryn Allen Kane performed a soulful, electric show in San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. Eryn Allen Kane opened up the night, introducing herself, the band, and stating th...
Grouplove is a Big Mess – in the best way possible Michelle Cho October 20, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Thursday night in Oakland on the evening of October 6th was a little more vibrant than usual, thanks to the presence of indie-pop band Grouplove. The five members performed at the Fox Theater on a stage of brig...
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...
Treasure Island 2016: Photos won’t do it justice Fiona Duerr October 19, 2016 Multimedia, Photos Photos won't do Treasure Island Music Festival 2016 justice, because you can never experience torrential downpour and hazardous winds through a photograph. You cannot feel the ankle deep mud through these imag...
Joyce Manor (the band you will never get out of your head) rocks Great American Music Hall Sam Jameson October 6, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Joyce Manor kicked off their Fall 2016 tour on October 5th at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. After roughly a 3 month break since their last full US tour with Modern Baseball, the band returne...
A Day at Hardly Strictly: Where the young and old dance as one Fiona Duerr October 5, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Photos, Uncategorized Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival is a beautiful gift to San Francisco. The free, three-day music festival draws a diverse group to Golden Gate Park with the purpose of dancing, singing, and watching liv...
VÉRITÉ brings The Fillmore to life Joanna Jiang September 29, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos After a quick live equipment check, Brooklyn songstress VÉRITÉ (real name Kelsey Byrne) hit the Fillmore stage before an impressively energized post-Folsom Street Fair crowd. The second opener for fellow Eas...
Coldplay Rival Superbowl Performance for Labor Day Weekend Arnav Chaturvedi September 8, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Coldplay returned to Levi's Stadium on Saturday (9/3) to bring a triumphant end to the US leg of their Head Full of Dreams tour . Their last appearance at the stadium was none other than the extravagant ha...
Gallery: The National colorize the Greek Kavitha George August 8, 2016 Photos The National played Berkeley's Greek Theatre last weekend, where they also hinted at a new album. Photos by Kavitha George...