Reviews

Priests at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records in Oakland Washington, D.C.'s Priests took the back room platform at Oakland's 1-2-3-4 Go! Records on Tuesday night after a somber set from local droners Alien Tears. No pre-s...

Gearing up for his next world tour, the consistently impressive if controversial Jack White has unfurled another napalm inferno with “Lazaretto.” This title track catapults Lazaretto (Third Man Records, ...

TORONTO, ON* -- The audience was primarily European, or so a girl from Berlin said to me Thursday evening at The Drake Underground. She laughed knowingly. “It’s the Klingande crowd.” And she was right. ...

LONDON, ENGLAND* -- Beneath transformative flashing lights and a mobile ceiling of mirrors, Arcade Fire staged a breathtaking coup of London’s Earls Court on Friday and Saturday night. The expansive hall was...

Arriving two years after their 2012 EP, Undersea, The Antlers’ nine-track Familiars washes open with lead single “Palace,” a soft piano ballad. With its subdued tones and relaxed hi-hat beat, this in...

MONTEREY, CA* - After two days of the California Roots Festival, fans might have thought they had seen all that was possible to see in one holiday weekend, but they were pleasantly surprised when Day 3 turne...

TORONTO, ON* – Thursday night, we swung down to Adelaide Hall, one of Toronto’s newer music venues, for a Red Bull Sound Select night. Situated cozily between a more established bar and a newer country sa...

MONTEREY, CA* -- Day 2 of California Roots Festival started off cloudy and colder, but the lack of sun didn’t stop the fans from packing the Monterey Fairgrounds once again. For most of the day, "the Cali...

Had Echo and the Bunnymen not split for six years in the 90s, they might today possess the same immortal status as Irish greats U2. With their psychedelic, New Wave tint, the prog-rock veterans have more or l...

MONTEREY, CA* -- It’s hard to believe it’s already been a week since the beginning of The 5th Annual Cali Roots Festival, which packed a punch for fans and artists alike. Many returning artists noted how...

The buildup was tremendous at The Warfield on Friday, May 9. After uninspiring sets by overly glossy Penthouse Penthouse and Bay Area DJ Ana Sia, the three beat masters who comprise LA-based The Glitch Mob -- O...

On Saturday, April 26, enthusiasm was high at student co-op Cloyne Court as house dog Rugs greeted the influx of festively-dressed ticket-bearers. Everyone had arrived for day-long party Clochella, a portm...

Roaring through Oakland on their roots rock revival tour for recently released 9 Dead Alive, Mexican acoustic duo Rodrigo y Gabriela took Oakland’s Fox Theater on a wild ride on Friday, May 9. Opening the ...

After last month's release of genre-defining Cope and the announcement of diverse opening acts Kevin Devine and Balance and Composure, it was no surprise that Manchester Orchestra sold out The Fillmore last F...

Bleached on Upper Sproul Thursday power pop group Bleached played Cal's Upper Sproul as part of SUPERB's Spring Concert Series and local band Hot Flash Heat Wave opened the show. Hot Flash Heat Wave,...