British Isles band Joanna Gruesome kick off US tour in Oakland Penelope Leggett August 26, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos UK-based band, Joanna Gruesome -- yes, it is a play on Joanna Newsom -- have finally made it over to the United States, starting their US tour off with a sold-out show. The band played Oakland's premier punk v...
Camp Life at Roskilde Festival 2014 Penelope Leggett August 20, 2014 Blog, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Copenhagen, Denmark* -- Attended by over 130,000 concert-goers, Roskilde is one of Europe's largest festivals; yet, few in the States have caught wind of this amazing nordic event. Located in the town ...
DJs Gold Panda and Doseone connect with fans at Mezzanine SF Chris Redman August 19, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Two rising artists took the stage in San Francisco’s Mezzanine on Saturday August 9th: Doseone swept the crowd with a bass-infused melodic current from the very beginning and Gold Panda ended the show cha...
Outside Lands 2014: an indie delight Jade Theriault August 14, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos 1 Comment Day One It’s a music festival. Flashy hipsters in animal costumes, neon-glo face paint, and flower crowns flocked into San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Early risers were already trekking deep into the 7th ...
Slightly Stoopid and friends tear up the Greek Chris Redman July 20, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Friday evening, an extensive number of people filed into The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley, ready to have a good time. Slightly Stoopid’s tour included Stephen Marley and NOFX, and that night, all three pr...
Photo Set: Burger Boogaloo, Day 1 Audrey Gertz July 6, 2014 Blog, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos 1 Comment Blowing off steam at Burger Boogaloo On Saturday, July 5, I had the pleasure of (wo)man-ing KALX's merch table on Day 1 of Burger Boogaloo, Burger Records' annual music festival in Oakland's Mosswood Park...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart play Copenhagen Penelope Leggett June 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos COPENHAGEN, DENMARK* -- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart performed in Denmark this past Monday, June 23, on one of their European tour dates following the release of Days of Abandon (2014). They played with ...
Rappers Waka Flocka Flame and Chanel West Coast tag team Mezzanine Chris Redman June 24, 2014 Photos Chanel West Coast | Waka Flocka Flame | Mezzanine SF ...
California Roots, Day 3: A promising ending Sam Putt June 5, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos MONTEREY, CA* - After two days of the California Roots Festival, fans might have thought they had seen all that was possible to see in one holiday weekend, but they were pleasantly surprised when Day 3 turne...
California Roots, Day 2: Weather cools down, culture heats up Sam Putt June 3, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos MONTEREY, CA* -- Day 2 of California Roots Festival started off cloudy and colder, but the lack of sun didn’t stop the fans from packing the Monterey Fairgrounds once again. For most of the day, "the Cali...
California Roots, Day 1: An explosive start Sam Putt June 2, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos MONTEREY, CA* -- It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since the beginning of The 5th Annual Cali Roots Festival, which packed a punch for fans and artists alike. Many returning artists noted how...
The Glitch Mob close US tour, prove they might make the world stop Joanna Jiang May 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos The buildup was tremendous at The Warfield on Friday, May 9. After uninspiring sets by overly glossy Penthouse Penthouse and Bay Area DJ Ana Sia, the three beat masters who comprise LA-based The Glitch Mob -- O...
Rodrigo y Gabriela set fire to the Fox Conner Smith May 21, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews Roaring through Oakland on their roots rock revival tour for recently released 9 Dead Alive, Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela took Oakland’s Fox Theater on a wild ride on Friday, May 9. Opening the ...
Bleached add heat to a sunny Upper Sproul Penelope Leggett May 5, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, News, Photos, Reviews Bleached on Upper Sproul Thursday power pop group Bleached played Cal's Upper Sproul as part of SUPERB's Spring Concert Series and local band Hot Flash Heat Wave opened the show. Hot Flash Heat Wave,...
Waxahatchee and The New Tenants play to a sunny Sproul, Wednesday afternoon Penelope Leggett April 17, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos After playing the Oakland Metro Opera House with Hop Along, Waxahatchee played a second East Bay show on Upper Sproul as part of SUPERB's Spring 2014 concert series. Berkeley locals, The New Tenants, opened th...