Freak the Freak Out!
Last weekend, right on the heels of San Francisco’s multi-day, multi-venue Psyched! Fest, we crossed state lines for a Pacific Northwestern analogue: Freakout Fest in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The ...
I won’t quiet down for Faye Webster… even if she wanted me to
When did I start dreaming? Definitely not the day that I met Faye Webster, but that would’ve been so cool for this article.
Singer Maye opened the stage for Webster. While I did not feel like her vibe fit ...
eaJ’s Energetic Entrance into his first Headlining NA Tour
With a line wrapped around the block and then some, LA local eaJ’s presence was deep-set in San Francisco Sunday night. August Hall was sold out for the first stop on the In Insomnia tour, the artist's first ...
A Triumphant Return: Palehound at The Chapel
On March 10th, 2020, Palehound played at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco for their headline tour with Adult Mom. The next day, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and their tour was canceled. For Palehound, this m...
Battling Titans: Pallbearer and High on Fire at UC Theatre
Metalheads are no strangers to the concept of giving up sleep in order to see their favorite bands live. However, there is something beautiful about a concert on a Saturday night. Everyone is able to let go of ...
There Must Be Something About Stephen Sanchez: The Troubadour Performs His Biggest Show To Date
I still remember the first time I encountered Stephen Sanchez. I was scrolling through TikTok and a video with Sanchez in a hospital room waiting for his doctor came up on my feed captioned: “POV: You’ve be...
8 DAYS/14 SHOWS/9 VENUES: A Countercultural Halloweek at Psyched! Fest
Psyched! Fest - San Francisco's Independent Festival of Arts, Music, Diversity & Counterculture - opened Wednesday, October 25th at Rickshaw Stop. Brought to you by Psyched! Radio, the multiracial nonprofit...
A Drug-Free Trip: Psychedelia & Hip-Hop at The Masonic with Lil Yachty’s The Field Trip Tour
As I walked the near vertical climb up Powell Street on my way to The Masonic, I couldn’t help but wonder what to expect from this concert. After releasing his 2023 project “Let’s Start Here.”, Lil Ya...
Billie Marten Ascends to New Heights at August Hall
I remember the first time that I listened to Billie Marten: sitting in the dark of my room in April 2020, the soft yellow glow of Christmas lights over my desk blinking before me. I was transported into a new w...
Partying like it’s the late 1900s: the Breeders and Belly at the Warfield
Working as a stagehand at a music venue, you see enough middle-aged men whose bands you’ve never heard of strut across a stage. Thus, attending the Breeders’ 30th anniversary tour of their 1993 album Last S...
Angel Olsen at Regency Ballroom: Return/Rebirth in Earnest
Angel Olsen walks out in white tulle, glorious bouffant, and unselfconscious grin. She is merry and (titularly) angelic. The set begins and drool appears on my chin. The rest of the audience is similarly en...
Warm shower, hot show: Warmduscher with TREASVRE at Cornerstone Berkeley
That special mid-October heatwave hit Wednesday night, in time for Warmduscher’s first time playing in Berkeley. A warm evening for a band whose name means “warm showerer.” I was excited to see the band...
Musings on the state of punk at The Garden’s West Coast Tour
It was a cool Saturday evening when my friend Sabrina showed up to my apartment, white face paint and black eyeliner in hand. We excitedly applied the white base, our eyes flickering between the mirrors in the ...
In a Shoegaze Daze: A Night with Slowdive at The Warfield
The shoegaze renaissance is upon us and we can thank Slowdive for that.
Shoegaze is a genre of music popularized in the 1980s and 90s and is characterized by its use of distortion, guitar pedals and muddied...
Still coming off of a concert “High:” a magical night with Slow Pulp and Babehoven
Ryan Albert during Babehoven set
Emotions were high. Tears were shed. It was an incredible night in San Francisco, where Slow Pulp graced us with their presence for the first time at The Chapel since openin...