Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

When Spiritualized walked on stage on Tuesday, March 30th, at the Masonic, between the cheers and shouts someone cried out: “We’re all just gon sit here, uh?” Defining Spiritualized’s live show as an ex...

When I walked into the Cornerstone to see Novo Amor live, I was greeted inside by a crowd-wide shush, signaling Gia Margaret’s arrival on stage. It was perfect timing. Every microphone has ivy leaves growi...

Before I start, I should clarify: I did not draw blood then decide to go to the Bear Hands concert. I also didn’t decide that the perfect day to draw three vials of blood would be the day of the concert. It k...

Mt. Joy is in good company. They drift within the same waters as The Head and the Heart and the Lumineers, and are quickly establishing themselves as a household name in the folk-pop genre. On March 30th, Phila...

Wednesday before spring break, mentally exhausted from endless studying, I could not have been looking more forward to the week off school. Midterms seem to be continuous and I unfortunately have one right when...

A drawn-out scream collides with a new crescendo, elevating you to a state susceptible to the pounding drums, giving you a new pulse that follows the rhythmic guitar. Behind you, bodies clash. Each shoulder-to...

Conan Gray is a prime example of Generation Z’s obsession with normalcy and reality packaged in a faded VSCO filter with overlaid contour doodles. With vlogs and sit-down Q&As about his life in Texas subu...

Rayland Baxter is the perfect mix of singer-songwriter, psychedelic rock, and country. His songs are sickeningly sweet, a tad-bit whimsical, and just the right kind of rowdy. Baxter brought his eclectic mix to ...

When I approached August Hall on March 15th, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I was promised a “healing sound bath - live in concert,” but it felt no different from every other indie rock show, comp...

As the 2019 Bay Area Noise Pop Festival came to a close, Crumb, comprised of members Lila Ramani (guitar/vocals), Jesse Brotter (bass), Brian Aronow (synth/keys, percussion, reeds), and Jonathan Gilad (drums), ...

Born in Manhattan but raised in L.A, Bryce Vine’s music reflects a diverse upbringing. His widely influenced, genre-bending style joins his teen punk-rock days through his studies at the Berklee School of Mus...

I would just like to preface this by saying that if you plan on attending a later stop on this tour and don’t want to have the experience ruined by knowing the setlist in advance, don’t read this. I am awar...

While Princess Nokia graced Berkeley’s UC Theater this past Saturday, Jerry Paper took over the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and performed soothing, existential zig-zags for Noise Pop Music Festival 20...

As headliner of the 2019 lineup of the Noise Pop Music Festival, Princess Nokia played a show at the UC Theater on Saturday, March 2nd. Born Destiny Frasqueri, Princess Nokia is a rapper of Puerto Rican descent...

Bay Area consumers, yearning to be entertained in novel ways, are no strangers to technological innovation. Robots can make our coffee and deliver our food, virtual reality is constantly mined for new immersive...