Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

“It’s a shame I’m not a religious person because I think I would’ve made a great preacher. So, Berkeley, will you let me take you to church?”  With those electrifying words in the latter half of her...

“Who cares about the party? I came to see the band play…” Toro y Moi, you took the words right out of my mouth. The decision to make the solo venture to the Greek Theatre on October 25th was an easy one. ...

I’m always first in line to any concert, and it was no different for HOMESHAKE’s November 4th show at the Regency in San Francisco. I was greeted by two burly men––well, seemingly burly, as they were bu...

It’s my second year living in California, but Seattle is my home. The bulk of my memories are there, the “growing up” stage of my life still contained in Seattle’s crisp, chilly air. I see my homesickne...

“Imagine a comforting and cooling light that starts at the top of your head and moves down to the rest of your body…” This quote encompasses everything I love about Alisa Amador’s set at the 2024 Har...

San Francisco boasted a striking 97 degrees on Sunday, the last day of the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and the warmest October 6th the city had ever seen. Despite the excessive heat, the streets s...

Haley Heynderickx is always up. Her speaking voice curls up at the corners, lilting and genuine, like peeling wallpaper about to reveal something greater hidden behind. Delightful sentiments drift out of her mo...

My experience on Friday, October 4th, Day 1 of San Francisco’s annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival starts with a harrowing journey, full of twists and turns (literally, physically turning around and w...

Editor's Note: This piece comes from our concert review archives. This event originally took place August 29, 2024. On the night of SDoC (Second Day of Class), Tatum and I slung back vanilla vodka, sprinted ...

September 27th was beginning to feel like a pleasant evening for live music, as UC Berkeley students and Bay Area locals, alike, flocked to the Greek Theater for none other than Faye Webster. Summer seemed to h...

There are so many things that can be written about Mitski’s innate ability to create art, and yet so little at the same time. Mitski captured the hearts of everyone in the audience, taking them through variou...

The energy was electric on the sidewalk outside the UC Theatre on Wednesday night, the air buzzing with excitement as attendees thronged at the entrance to Vulfpeck’s late show. Inspired by the session musici...

Following the weekend of San Francisco’s annual festival Outside Lands, the Golden Gate Park hosted 50,000 people for another day of music on August 17, though this time the event attracted a crowd of metal a...

After 40,000 steps, two missing scarves, and a shredded pair of boots, HARD Summer left us with an echo of beats in our minds and sore bodies from a weekend of dancing. It was acts including Fisher and Chris La...

Following the release of their new record titled ‘Neon Pill,’ alt-rock band Cage the Elephant made their ninth tour stop on July 3 at the Santa Barbara Bowl to tear up the stage with an energy I’ve rarely...