Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews

It was a long march. Like pilgrims, we spectators took slow steps down the street to our destination: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in SF. The line circled the block for Tool. Inside, metal heads of every col...

Two weeks ago and amid a touring break, indie rock band The Kooks surprised fans with the announcement of a concert at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Unsurprisingly, the show sold out. On Sun...

Four Tet at Mezzanine in San Francisco Four Tet, the moniker of electronic artist Kieran Hebden, delivered a hypnotic, sample-based performance at the Mezzanine in San Francisco Saturday night, mixing element...

Promoting their new album, BADILLAC, LA garage punkers together PANGEA headlined at the Bottom of the Hill on Wednesday night, playing for a packed house of fans who belted lyrics and orchestrated stage dives ...

The Weekend Menu Every Thursday The B-Side serves you The Weekend Menu. We’ll tap select Bay Area shows we’re definitely going to and hope to catch you at. Follow @berkeleybside on Instagram and Twitter an...

photo credit: Dominio Faris Gilbert Attending a concert solo elicits a spectrum of emotions, from self-determination to utter solitude. At the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Monday night, those ...

On Sunday night, Noise Pop came to a close with its five final installments. But if the festival had ended with Saturday's Dr. Dog show at The Warfield, we would’ve been just fine; their explosive performanc...

Digital Mystikz A night doused with precipitation and subsonic frequencies arrived at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco this Thursday, where footwork and dubstep duo DJ Rashad and Digital Mystikz (UK producers Mal...

Cibo Matto Sporadic showers and behind-schedule buses didn’t stop dedicated Cibo Matto fans, many of whom have been devotedly following them since the late-90’s, from flocking to Slim’s on Wednesday to ...

Last week, Night Riots brought their first headlining tour of the year to Bottom of The Hill in San Francisco, with support from The Epilogues, Ghost Parade, and Kiven. Night Riots have come a long way from hum...

Noise Pop 2014 Going on 22 years strong, Noise Pop will again unpack its annual festival around San Francisco this week, and everyone from hometown indie hero Mark Kozelek to Michigan up-and-comers Lord Huron ...

Every Thursday The B-Side serves you The Weekend Menu. We'll tap select Bay Area shows we're definitely going to and hope to catch you at. Follow @berkeleybside on Instagram and Twitter and send us the best sn...

Night Riots are bringing their DIY act to The Bottom Of The Hill this Thursday, and it's going to be a show you won't want to miss. Hailing from San Luis Obispo, California, the alternative rock four-piece Ni...

The UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra performed works by two classical warhorses on Saturday in Hertz Hall. The show featured Dvořák's truly American “From the New World” symphony and Stravinsky’s riotou...

Terry Malts at 924 Gilman On February 15, Terry Malts took their crooning ballads and distorted guitar riffs to Berkeley's historic punk venue, 924 Gilman. Opening acts included local bands Manatee, Street ...