“Barking Loud” with Mannequin Pussy at August Hall Sravani Khanal June 3, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, indie, Photos, Punk, women's music I learned about Mannequin Pussy thanks to my older sister, an ex-emo who has shaped most of my music taste. Immediately, I remember hesitating saying their name and thinking that I could never play Mannequin PU...
Danny Brown smiles on San Francisco Liv Bjorgum April 9, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Rap, San Francisco It takes a uniquely seasoned artist to easily command a stage without force, smile at his own lyrics, and communicate the same reverence for his audience that they give him. On Thursday night in San Francisco, ...
RAEGAN, Pigeon Pit, and Autoheart bring Queer Joy to the Cornerstone Ashley Mauldin March 18, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews On a rather uneventful St. Patrick’s Day, I found myself on the 36 (which almost didn’t stop for me) making my way towards Downtown Berkeley for a Sunday evening concert at the Cornerstone. The headliner fo...
plum blossom (revisited) tour- a reflection into the past Ashley Mauldin December 15, 2023 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews What were you like at seventeen? The answer to that question is often one filled with an awkward pause before replying with some form of “I was naive and didn’t understand love,” or “I was still ...
eaJ’s Energetic Entrance into his first Headlining NA Tour Ashley Mauldin November 10, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews With a line wrapped around the block and then some, LA local eaJ’s presence was deep-set in San Francisco Sunday night. August Hall was sold out for the first stop on the In Insomnia tour, the artist's first ...
Billie Marten Ascends to New Heights at August Hall Ashley Mauldin October 29, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews I remember the first time that I listened to Billie Marten: sitting in the dark of my room in April 2020, the soft yellow glow of Christmas lights over my desk blinking before me. I was transported into a new w...
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...
In Valhalla With Skegss At The Fillmore Lucy Gleeson March 5, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Skegss came to the Fillmore in San Francisco last Wednesday night, stopping in the Bay Area on their tour of the United States. A line formed outside the venue before doors were opened, where fans waited in exc...
Elujay Hypnotizes His Hometown Crowd with a Captivating Performance Tovah Popilsky April 27, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos On Saturday night, Elujay performed a sold out show at Cafe Du Nord in San Francisco in order to showcase his new album and perform some crowd favorites. Elujay, who grew up in Oakland, was excited to be back a...
Omar Apollo Returns to the Bay and Wows the Crowd at the Warfield Tovah Popilsky April 19, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Last week, Omar Apollo (and his two opener Tora-i, and Deb Never) performed a magnificent set at the The Warfield in San Francisco, CA. Singing everything from crowd favorites such as "Kamikaze" and "Hey Boy," ...
Garage Rock Legend, Ty Segall, Reawakens San Francisco Skylar Heyveld February 7, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews The night of Wednesday, February 2nd in San Francisco appeared hushed and lethargic–few pedestrians scattered the sidewalks and the skyscrapers towered above, quiet and dim. A growing crowd gathered outside A...
Existential zig-zagging with Jerry Paper Annie Nguyen March 8, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos While Princess Nokia graced Berkeley’s UC Theater this past Saturday, Jerry Paper took over the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and performed soothing, existential zig-zags for Noise Pop Music Festival 20...