Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

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...

Upon first access into the Glass Animals “Live in the Internet” show, it was clear we had teleported back into the time of AOL messenger with the bandmates. The show was largely emulating the early 2000s, ...

When asked to describe a typical day in a feature by J’AIPUR Journal, Raveena Aurora claims she “spend a lot of time crying about feelings, boys, injustices to women, minorities, and the poor, and world pe...

“Where are all the gays?” This question from the opening act Adult Mom reverberated throughout the course of the evening as the queer performers on stage reflected the similarly queer audience uproaring in...

After scaling the stairway into the Starline Social Club, I was greeted by dim, purple lighting cast upon a wide room, with early attendees of the night scattered throughout the space. Friends and couples line...

Seemingly a light crowd for a sold out show. Opening live performances should not be so easily dismissed. This was my first time at the Great American Music Hall, and though I am new to Helado Negro’s music,...

EDM power duo, Galantis, comprised of Christian Karlsson and Linus Eklöw, filled Bill Graham Civic Auditorium with neon covered, swim-suit wearing, raving fans. The band performed in what looked like a neon b...

Inside Swedish American Hall on a gloomy Wednesday night was a tightly knit crowd patiently awaiting the arrival of R&B up-and-comer, Dijon. Some decided to view the performance from the balcony with a dri...