Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

The night of Wednesday, February 2nd in San Francisco appeared hushed and lethargic–few pedestrians scattered the sidewalks and the skyscrapers towered above, quiet and dim. A growing crowd gathered outside A...

Sweat. Demonia Boots. Axe Body Spray? I mean that’s honestly the only way I could comprehensively describe Machine Girl at The New Parish. And if I’m going to be honest: it’s a pretty good description of ...

The night of December 12th at the Fox Theater in Oakland proved a stormy one, both literally and figuratively, as rain relentlessly showered concert-goers while Sunday blues and upcoming finals loomed ominously...

Walking out of the Warfield covered in sweat and tears, I was fully prepared to cancel all therapy appointments, attack the pile of clothes that had been haunting my bed, and even go as far as to do a morning ...

Despite seeing the Regrettes perform live thrice before, I still found myself in awe of the energy and enthusiasm the four-piece group brought on stage with them to the Voodoo Room at House of Blues San Diego o...

An appropriate name for a venue. A San Franciscan hole-in-the-wall expanded in shadow, my first concert in the Bay since March of 2020 welcomed me into a secret service. A sacred offering from two spiritually b...

If I may, I’d like to be honest with you. Prior to two weeks ago, I hadn’t heard about 99 Neighbors. I hadn’t listened to a single song, was not struck by familiarity by any of the members’ names, nor c...

It’s 8 pm outside of The Warfield and an eager crowd files into the historic venue, looking up at the beautiful detailing on the ceiling as they secure their spots. Los Retros finishes off their set with groo...

If there is one band I could credit for being there throughout my teenage adolescence, it would be Ultra Q. Under their former title Mt. Eddy, Chroma became the soundtrack to the angst of my high school yea...

Since Japanese Breakfast’s newest album Jubilee was released  in June 2021, I’ve played it on repeat on virtually every occasion of my life: when I moved into my new apartment, when I binge-read Chainsaw M...

It’s 7 PM and the air on Geary Boulevard is sprinkled with a combined smell of gasoline and weed. A rather thick mist rolled in so that the 38R we were just on has become one with the cloud that lies two stop...

Starting the Nov. 9 show off, opening act Kirby strutted in, backed up by an incredible drum solo in a stunning silver sparkly outfit that shined the opening act. After what felt like forever, the star himself,...

For the last stop of their “then i’ll be happy” tour, glaive and ericdoa provided an extremely energetic performance to an even more enthusiastic audience at a sold-out Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Satu...

Greer is a four piece ensemble from Los Angeles, California, whose presence has been cemented in memories since 2014. As Gen Z’s favorite niche Internet celebrities, seeing them live at the August Hall in San...

In my poetry class, I learned of the relationship between breath in occurrence with how we experience a poem. Where we take these breaths, how we take our breaths, and when we take our breaths, influence our re...