One magic hour with Surf Curse at the Warfield
“We’re not 18 anymore / But we’ve still got our habits / You’re the creature in my heart / And you’re about to devour it / ‘Cause I remember when” - Surf Curse, “Nostalgia,” Nothing Yet (2017)...
A trip to Beatopia
Stopping by The Regency Ballroom on Wednesday, November 16, I was lucky enough to be transported by 22-year-old artist beabadoobee to Beatopia (2022). More than just the name of her most recent record, Beatopia...
A New Era: Jean Dawson Sells Out The New Parish
Watching Jean Dawson perform is like witnessing a fish swim underwater.
In the crowd at an intimate Oakland venue I felt both the tumultuous waves starting in the pit and the serenity of seeing a...
L.S. DUNES leave San Francisco begging for more at Bimbo’s 365 Club
This Wednesday, the 13th of November, a friend and I navigated the tumultuous Bay Area public transport system to attend an L.S. Dunes concert in San Francisco. We’d purchased the tickets a few months earlier...
PARTYING WELL WITH BRAXE + FALCON
There’s this flimsiness about a party that makes a good one so memorable. It’s hard to name the variable that, when provoked with the right agitator, catalyzes that sort of hazy euphoria that makes going ou...
‘Hard To Put It Into Words’: Langhorne Slim Performs at August Hall In San Francisco
Folk artist Langhorne Slim performed at August Hall in San Francisco on November 1. The show was so impressive that it is “hard to put it into words,” as Langhorne says in his song “House of My Soul (You...
Spacey Jane Plays a Heavenly Set at The Chapel in San Francisco
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to see the two best live performances I have ever been to. Kicking off the weekend with the Jungle Giants on Friday, I thought there was no chance that Spacey Jane’s Saturday ...
The Jungle Giants with Tim Atlas at Bimbo’s 365 Club
On Friday, October 28, I was blown away by the Jungle Giants’ stage presence and energy. The show exceeded my expectations in every way.
The Jungle Giants performed with opener Tim Atlas at Bimbo’s 365 C...
Omar Apollo Sells Out The Fox Theater
Omar Apollo performed at the Fox Theater in Oakland on November 3. The show was completely sold out–with tickets reselling for nearly five times their original price. The audience was composed of many college...
A ‘Ginger Fresh!’ performance from Ginger Root at August Hall
To kick off the second show in the latter half of their Fall Tour promoting their most recent EP Nisemono (2022), Ginger Root, composed of frontman Cameron Lew, bassist Dylan Hovis, drummer Matt Carney, and cam...
You can leave it to Alex G
Surely, you or someone you know went to the Alex G concert in SF. The event, held Oct. 19 at The Fillmore on a chilly fall Wednesday night, mothered something other than the usually-disquieted Alex G, thanks to...
Hanging Out with Drugdealer this Halloween at The Chapel
Following the release of their most recent album, Hiding in Plain Sight (2022), Drugdealer returned to San Francisco to kick off their month-long North American tour at The Chapel. Hailing from Oakland, Califor...
It’s not a phase mom: emo nostalgia with Pierce the Veil at the San Jose Civic
Photo by Lily Ramus
When I was 13 I ‘discovered’ rock music. The pop music in my iTunes library was replaced by darker and heavier punk rock, and my tights and dresses were swapped with band tees and bl...
A therapy session with Lexi Jayde
I discovered Lexi Jayde through her single “Oldest Teenager” when it popped up on my Discover Weekly just over 2 years ago. I remember immediately saving the song — it was catchy, and since it came out du...
Jessie Reyez was ‘Hittin’ at the Yessie Tour
Following her 2020 release of Before Love Came to Kill Us, Jessie Reyez has finally blessed us with a long-awaited national tour for her 2022 release Yessie. On October 27, Jessie performed after supporting act...