When the music plays twice
Never, without exception, is there a reason someone should cover The Beach Boys. Of course, I love me a Fiona Apple cover of Across the Universe, but The Beach Boys is a whole different ball game. One weekend a...
Story of an artist: The life of cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston
"The best thing you can say about me is that I have been and I always will be in the twilight zone, and I'm serious. I live a different life. I'm lonely, but it's not just being lonely. It's the things that I s...
Patti Smith’s tribute to generations of musical icons at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024
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...
The chaos of catharsis: Doom Loop Festival, starring Yeule
Doom Loop at the Regency Ballroom wasn't your standard music festival—some six-stage, three-day festival with name-brand flags and sponsored water stations. Instead, Doom Loop was a one-night, five-act festiv...
A Triumphant Return: Palehound at The Chapel
On March 10th, 2020, Palehound played at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco for their headline tour with Adult Mom. The next day, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and their tour was canceled. For Palehound, this m...
Blonde Redhead Proves Sit Down For Dinner Was Worth The Wait
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...
Ultra Q Reunites with Hockey Dad for Rickshaw Nostalgia
Australian surf rock duo Hockey Dad fathered Jakob Armstrong, Chris Malaspina, Enzo Malaspina, and Kevin Judd through their first full US tour when the boys still went by Mt. Eddy in 2018. Five years later, Jak...
“Good Tone and Emo Shit:” Ridgeway Ends My Summer Right
I have been gunning to see Ridgeway again since first catching their set with bands Soft Blue Shimmer and Downard last August…
Timing just so happened to work out perfectly this final week before classes s...
100 gecs literally hit with fans
100 Gecs and Machine Girl together in concert is a match made in heaven. Their April 5 show at Oakland’s Fox Theater was no exception. For anyone looking for high-energy music and dancing, it was a must-see s...
Celebrating local music with sundiver ca
In an energizing performance, sundiver ca took the stage this past Thursday night at the Starline Social Club in Oakland. Two indie rock openers, Analog Dog and Mind’s Eye, each built up the audience and held...
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...
Three Cheers for the Return of My Chemical Romance: wowing Oakland Arena for the first time since 2007
(Gerard Way photographed by Luis Rosales)
On October 5th at around 5:30pm, my boyfriend and I made our way towards Oakland Arena to see My Chemical Romance. We’d been waiting for this ...
A cohesive current: Yves Tumor and band play an electrifying show at 1015 Folsom
Carrying enough energy, fashion sense, and personality to make even the best 80’s and 90’s rock stars jealous, Yves Tumor entranced the crowd at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco on Friday, March 18th. Backe...