Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews

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 ...

Surely, you or someone you know went to the Alex G concert in SF. The event, held Oct. 19 at The Fillmore on a chilly fall Wednesday night, mothered something other than the usually-disquieted Alex G, thanks to...

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...

When listening to Brooklyn-based artist BAYLI, you cannot help but be transported to a universe that embraces creativity, authenticity, and community. One look at the cover for her newest EP, stories 2, and you...

  Photo by Nicolita Bradley Arca: She/Her/It/They/Them Arca, our extraterrestrial goddess. Arca knows no limits and chooses to defy every border within music. Arca is a legend. A Venezuelan artis...

It’s with electric guitars and flashing red lights that Girl in Red opened her sold-out concert in San Francisco on the 11th of April. At the Regency Ballroom, in front of a crowd of mostly young women, s...

On Thursday, March 21st Indigo De Souza performed at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, mesmerizing a fairly quaint venue packed with screaming fans. Indigo’s music has a unique rhythmic quality ...

The unexpected rain created a sense of urgency as fans rushed to get inside Oakland's Fox Theater on March 27th; shelter-seekers became indistinguishable from those clamoring to hear Baby Tate open for Charli X...

“It’s Saturday?” asks Squid lead singer and drummer Ollie Judge at the August Hall on March 12th. It was definitely Saturday night for the very diverse crowd where people from all walks of life enjoyed th...

About two months ago I was on the set for what was then Berkeley B-Side’s latest live production. In between fixing cameras to tripods and uncoiling extension cords, I noticed a certain individual walk in and...

Who? The Helltones, The Macks, and Spoon Benders; What? Oakland Secret Halloween Bash; When? Thursday, October 21st at Oakland Secret - community arts space for live music and vendors, but also home to my good ...

After nearly two years without live music and over a year since their last release, Oakland-based punk band Ultra Q has returned to the Bay in anticipation of their third and upcoming EP Get Yourself A Friend,...

On Saturday night of Halloween weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing Wolf Alice at August Hall in San Francisco. As I walked to the venue from the train station, I began to fill with excitement. The streets wer...

On a chilly Sunday evening, the sky above downtown Oakland seemed indecisive. It was painted that shade of deep, mysterious blue that holds you in suspense. That shade of blue you find in the depths of the ocea...

Can you ever go wrong with Dua Lipa? After releasing her second album Future Nostalgia (2020) in March, Dua released a remixed version just five months later featuring Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Mark Ronson, and J...