Rocking and rollicking, Phantogram storms The Greek Jordan Aronson July 10, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews New York-based electro rock duo Phantogram stopped by the Greek Theater last Saturday, bringing their rocking, rollicking live show to Berkeley. The show was the eighth stop on a 33-city tour in support of thei...
Photos: Burger Boogaloo 2017 John Lawson July 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Burger Boogaloo didn't feel like Coachella for a second, and it sure as hell didn't try to be. However, the eighth annual punk festival in Oakland's Mosswood Park did attract the biggest headliners in t...
Tatted at Burger Boogaloo 2017 John Lawson July 5, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos This Fourth of July weekend, happy punks of all ages gathered in Oakland's Mosswood Park for the eighth annual Burger Boogaloo. While patriotism was scarce (we hardly found any), ink was in abundance. ...
Lo Moon keeps The Masonic grounded as Air heads for stars Jordan Aronson June 29, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lo Moon There’s a strange phenomenon in the Bay Area where concert-goers, more often than not, skip the opening act. As a Los Angeles native, I’m accustom to seeing most of a crowd line up before the do...
(Sandy) Alex G brings house-show intimacy to The Chapel Dylan Medlock June 24, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews 1 Comment The appeal of (Sandy) Alex G’s music to Bay Area twenty-somethings isn’t too difficult to understand; his unique songwriting and DIY production captures an experimental spirit that’s simultaneously ambiti...
Allah-Las rings in Warriors victory Rosie Davidowitz June 15, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews I don’t think Allah-Las understood the implications of their performance on June 12, 2017. When they booked this Starline date, they probably thought it was just another show - and to them, maybe it was. Afte...
Phoenix absolutely dominates BFD stage Annie Nguyen June 14, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos LIVE 105’s Big Fucking Day is the South Bay’s one-day music festival. It’s that one festival that’s kind of like a knock-off version of Coachella, but surprisingly not so hard on your wallet. That last ...
In penultimate North American show, Jean-Michel Jarre stuns at The Greek Jordan Aronson June 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Lasers danced across the sky like holograms, settling on the treetops at the back of the theater, in time to the warm sounds of electronic vibes combating the chilly Bay Area evening as spectators high in the b...
Stars set to align for Enchanted Forest gathering Conner Smith June 7, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews As Karl the fog begins his annual assault on the San Francisco coastline, blue skies and warm winds await us further north. As we cruise on towards the solstice, this weekend’s Enchanted Forest Gathering ...
Amore from Orlando: Phoenix lights up hearts on their Ti Amo Tour Delaney Gomen May 18, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Red laser beams began to suddenly flicker across the stage, reflecting off of the massive mirrored backdrop and into the eyes of the packed House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. The hypnotic disco vibe and dance-...
Andrew McMahon does triple duty at the UC Theatre Desiree Diaz May 11, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Although this show's lineup technically consisted of three bands, the reality is that the Zombies in America tour is a 6-for-3 deal. Andrew McMahon takes us on a tour through his musical journey, taking obligat...
The Zombies bring Odessey and Oracle to life at the UC Theater Matt Sater and Jessica Morgan May 2, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Go see a Zombies live show in 2017, and you’ll only see two of the core original members of the British band behind classic songs like “She’s Not There”. If the show you see is anything like the UC Thea...
State Champs switch things up at the UC Theatre Desiree Diaz April 23, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Uncategorized Just a few short months after opening for Sleeping With Sirens in San Francisco, State Champs made their way back to the Bay this week on their headlining tour for Around the World and Back (2015). Despite tou...
The xx and Sampha bring all the emotions to SF Matt Sater and Annie Nguyen April 21, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews There’s one simple fact about the xx that gets overlooked so often that, frankly, it’s a little upsetting. Before any review of their live show can really begin, we must all accept this one mostly unspoken,...
The Offspring without the frills of an amphitheater Rosie Davidowitz April 19, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Last week, the Offspring played an intimate show in Berkeley at Cornerstone (the new venue no one knows about) as a benefit show for 924 Gilman (the old venue everyone knows about). They played their 1992 album...