Blonde Redhead Proves Sit Down For Dinner Was Worth The Wait Lucy Gleeson October 19, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Rock, San Francisco Twelve years after their last album release, alternative indie rock trio Blonde Redhead showcased their most recent work, Sit Down For Dinner (2023), in San Francisco this Monday night. Made to wait for over fi...
Kuromy Teaches Us When To Spit On People Samantha Friedland October 16, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Interview Kuromy Teaches Us When To Spit On People Kuromy is a garage punk band from Los Angeles, consisting of guitarist-vocalist Sophia, bassist-vocalist Beef (Grace), and drummer Lani. If you’ve been attending loca...
Moshing and Mortality: ‘America’s Band’ Polyphia Enthralls at The Warfield Ivonne Liang and Sravani K October 16, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, prog-rock, Rock, San Francisco I distinctly remember the first time I discovered Polyphia. I was stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown, mindlessly scrolling the internet in search of anything that would fill the copious amount of time I...
A silver Saturday at The Fillmore with ALO Katie Hulse October 15, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, Reviews, San Francisco On March 25, 2023, I got the opportunity to witness the blooming and time-suspending band called ALO at the famous Fillmore in San Francisco. ALO, standing for Animal Liberation Orchestra is a rock jam-band clo...
A Love Letter to The Beths Luke Lanterman October 15, 2023 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, Photos One day during the Outside Lands music festival in August of 2022, my dad and I were walking around with little of a plan. The artists we were interested in seeing were all playing later in the day, so we found...
A Bewitching Night With the Reviver of Jazz: Laufey Ashley Mauldin October 11, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews Girls in lacy skirts and dresses were standing next to their friends or partners in crewnecks, hair ribbons flowing in the Sunday night breeze. According to my friend William in the photo pit, this crowd had st...
“Jazz!! is!! back!!:” The release of Laufey’s “Bewitched” and thoughts on the future of the genre Gianna Caudillo October 10, 2023 Album Review, Classical, Columns and Opinions, Cultural Commentary, indie-pop, Jazz, Music Consumption, Opinion, Reviews In early 2021, a friend of mine sent me a link to a TikTok accompanied by an innocuous message somewhere along the lines of, “Thought you’d like this.” Intrigued, I clicked, and a curly-haired girl in a p...
Gus Dapperton brings magical electricity to Bimbo’s 365 Club, captivates audience Anna Armstrong October 9, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, San Francisco No one commands a room quite like Gus Dapperton. On Sept. 30, Gus Dapperton took the stage at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco as part of the tour for his latest album, Henge (2023). Dapperton delivered one...
Begging for more Daniel Caesar at the Greek Theatre Nicole Sears and Eliza Scheer October 3, 2023 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, Multimedia, music, News, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized Just 100 feet away from the building where I had my chemistry lectures, I lined up in a very long line for Daniel Caesar on a Tuesday night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. At this sold out show, there was no ...
In Holy Flux with Weyes Blood Dorothy Eck September 30, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, music Hearts were aglow at the Warfield on Wednesday night where Natalie Mering, aka Weyes Blood, took the stage for her "In Holy Flux: Unleashed Tour." As the venue lights dimmed, gothic candelabras glowed on stage....
Kali Uchis’ Return to the Bay Area was ‘Worth the Wait’ Andrew Zendejas September 29, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, music, Oakland, R&B Kali Uchis, returning to the Bay Area after her first leg of the Red Moon in Venus Tour, left her San Francisco audience blown away. On September 26th, Kali Uchis performed a sold-out show at the Oakland A...
King Krule Reigns at The Fox Lucy Gleeson September 26, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Growing up with a mom who played The Clash in car rides home from school, and still unapologetically turns the volume up any time a Billy Bragg song comes on, King Krule always felt like a familiar sound. ...
HANNAH SHARES APERTURE WITH THE BAY Nico Chodor September 25, 2023 Album Review, Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco Support from Miloe & Lance Redeker primed what became Hannah Jadagu’s stage through and through. She breezed into the city Wednesday night, immediately following her show at the Echo 24 hours prior, to pl...
Qrion at The Midway SF: A Night of Synth and Energy Eliza Scheer September 25, 2023 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, dance, EDM, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco, Uncategorized On Sept. 16, Qrion opened for Ben Böhmer at The Midway SF. In a warehouse-style setting, Qrion’s set had an underground feel, but maintained high production quality and a fantastic set. Her vibe on stage was...
The Generationals at Bimbo’s 365 Club Celebrating Their New Album, Heatherhead Eliza Scheer September 25, 2023 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco On Sept. 16, the Generationals performed at Bimbo’s 365 Club. The indie pop band is on a U.S. tour for their new album, Heatherhead (2023). Their new album is upbeat and fun, with a similar vibe to their clas...