Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

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...

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...

  It’s Saturday the 16th and the line for the Greek theater entrance is miles long. Crowds of fans in Doc Martens stomp down Piedmont and there’s a palpable feeling of excitement and anticipatio...

Last Friday, I got the opportunity to see two of my favorite modern indie pop icons: Molly Burch and Alina Moore of Tennis at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Shortly after arriving, I asked my friends what the v...

Lead singer Dillon Basse feels the music at recent Brick and Mortar Music Hall performance. Photo contributed by Amanda Laferriere - @ajpgphoto Have you ever been to a concert that left you in a trance for ...

Last Thursday night, Shakey Graves started off his 2021 tour in his hometown of Austin, Texas at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater. Shakey is known for his honest lyrics, cheerful demeanor, and guitar licks tha...

Kidd Kenn is an 18 year old rapper from Chicago who is breaking out into the rap game. Kenn is a vibrant personality with bright hair, flawless makeup, and an energy that can undeniably be felt even through Zoo...

“My heart breaks and I pray for the world…” is how J Balvin decided to start his emotional performance of  “Rojo” from his album Colores (2020). His uplifting words could not come at a better time, n...

Let’s get right into it: Concerts are nowhere on the horizon, dressing up these days means simply wearing something other than sweatpants, and spiced (or spiked) cider just doesn’t hit right when spooky se...