Reviews

“...Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung, Jung Jungkook, BTS!” Imagine you are in my shoes, or really, my seat. It is 2017 and the BTS WINGS concert in Anaheim, California has just commenced. I was in a craze, v...

The journey to The Fillmore to see Michael Marcagi should have been simple. It wasn’t.  It was the evening of March 19th, and I had an hour-long trip on public transit ahead of me into San Francisco. The ...

Walking into the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco feels like stepping into another era, one of opulence, intricate paneling, and chandeliers casting warm glows on the crowd below. It’s the kind of venue wher...

I share the same taste in music as my grandma.  My grandma immigrated from Korea to the U.S., bringing music and culture with her. When I was little, I remember how I would watch her profile sit in front of...

The 070 Shake concert on February 19 at the Oakland Fox Theater marked another stop on the tour for the artist’s newest album Petrichor (2024). With one of us, Bailey, being a long-time Shake fan and one, Mar...

The Land, The Water, The Sky (2023) by Black Belt Eagle Scout is a love letter to Indigenous strength, interwoven with the cedar trees and tides of the Swinomish. It is a testimony to enduring hope that lingers...

John Doe of X As soon as I opened the doors to the Cornerstone to see X perform on December 16, I could tell that I was surrounded by some of their most original fans. I found myself in the middle of a sea ...

“It’s a shame I’m not a religious person because I think I would’ve made a great preacher. So, Berkeley, will you let me take you to church?”  With those electrifying words in the latter half of her...

For the grand majority of us, listening to music is as easy as opening up your phone, connecting to your various bluetooth devices for proper amplification, and choosing a song. Everything in the world, every...

“Who cares about the party? I came to see the band play…” Toro y Moi, you took the words right out of my mouth. The decision to make the solo venture to the Greek Theatre on October 25th was an easy one. ...

I’m always first in line to any concert, and it was no different for HOMESHAKE’s November 4th show at the Regency in San Francisco. I was greeted by two burly men––well, seemingly burly, as they were bu...

It’s my second year living in California, but Seattle is my home. The bulk of my memories are there, the “growing up” stage of my life still contained in Seattle’s crisp, chilly air. I see my homesickne...

“Imagine a comforting and cooling light that starts at the top of your head and moves down to the rest of your body…” This quote encompasses everything I love about Alisa Amador’s set at the 2024 Har...

San Francisco boasted a striking 97 degrees on Sunday, the last day of the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and the warmest October 6th the city had ever seen. Despite the excessive heat, the streets s...

Haley Heynderickx is always up. Her speaking voice curls up at the corners, lilting and genuine, like peeling wallpaper about to reveal something greater hidden behind. Delightful sentiments drift out of her mo...