Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

On the night of January 25th, 2020, Reverend Horton Heat had Slim’s swelling with pin-ups and psychobillies for a sold-out show. A line stretched out the door well before the show was set to begin, crowding ...

Sprinkled with pockets of scenic lookout points throughout the coast, where passer-byers, tourists and excited concert-goers such as myself can step out and experience the magical vastness through its stunning...

It’s a rainy Tuesday night and people clad in Carhartt jackets, rolled up beanies, and distressed denim shuffle into the Filmore for the sold-out show. Ranging in age, audience members held their craft beer ...

Chadwick Stokes takes a sip of tea from a paper cup before giving his bandmates a gentle nod to play their first song. The delicate plucking of his guitar indicates they’re opening their set with none other ...

Riding the wave of their critically acclaimed You Wont Get What You Want (2018), Daughters put on a show last December to a mostly packed Fillmore stage, a medium sized venue that fit a few hundred people, all...

Photo gallery of Oakland-based band SWMRS performing at the UC Theatre during their fifth annual Uncool Records Fest in Berkeley. Photos shot on digital and 35mm. Article and photos by Josie Ruggeiro...

Elephant Gym Taiwan’s Accidental Response to an Ok Boomer Generation “Are-are you a fan?” asked the wiry 20-something standing next to my father. There were a lot of wiry 20-somethings standing next to ...

I think idolizing others is a dangerous game. It creates a false sense of normalcy and places people on a pedestal that is unreachable and ridiculous. With this being said, I am also fully aware of my own idoli...

I’ve recently reached the age where I’m no longer young enough to believe that my big break is coming. When you’re 18 or 19, you can always say, “Oh yeah, I just need to hustle a little harder, I’m su...

Spotify knows me too damn well. It intentionally hit a soft spot when it notified me that The Frights were playing an upcoming show near me. I impulsively bought two tickets and found myself diving back into a...

All smiles and high spirits at Rickshaw Stop.  19-year-old Texas native Sloan Struble, known as Dayglow, has risen to indie-pop fame with the recent release of his debut album Fuzzybrain (2018). His infecti...

As Kakacek’s twangy guitar riffs echoed through a San Franciscan concert venue, I listened with a pang of nostalgia in my stomach that paralleled what the returning half of a road trip feels like. Steerin...

Last Saturday night, Frankie Cosmos graced the stage of the UC Theatre for the last day of their tour for their fourth studio album, Close It Quietly (2019). Frankie Cosmos is well known for capturing the heavy...

Twin Peaks continue to demonstrate their musical capabilities, producing music ranging from garage rock to, as noted on their most recent album, a combination of country and soul influences. Their newest album,...

If you just clicked on this article and you don’t know who Jon Bunting is, stop. Don’t you dare make any assumptions because you saw the picture of a dude in a beanie playing acoustic guitar. Go listen to h...