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...
Less than Pristine: Snail Mail at the Fox Sophia Shen April 27, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews 1 Comment In the wake of her sophomore album Valentine (2021), an LP that marked a sonic shift in the Snail Mail catalogue, Baltimore’s Lindsey Jordan and her band voyaged west to pay a visit to the Fox Theater on Apri...
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," ...
A night of introspective grandeur with Clairo Aaron Wu April 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Moving the audience to their feet and to tears, Clairo channeled Gen-Z bedroom pop and 70’s indie folk in a gentle, contemplative concert at Fox Theater on March 31. From the upbeat playfulness of “Bags” ...
A Night of Unconventional Sound and Post-Punk Excitement With Squid Sabrina Herrera March 17, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Photos “It’s Saturday?” asks Squid lead singer and drummer Ollie Judge at the August Hall on March 12th. It was definitely Saturday night for the very diverse crowd where people from all walks of life enjoyed th...
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...
When in doubt, see the The Regrettes live again – Photo Gallery Kian Maple November 30, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Despite seeing the Regrettes perform live thrice before, I still found myself in awe of the energy and enthusiasm the four-piece group brought on stage with them to the Voodoo Room at House of Blues San Diego o...
HELLTONES AND MACKS AND SPOON BENDERS, OH MY! Nico Chodor November 19, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews Who? The Helltones, The Macks, and Spoon Benders; What? Oakland Secret Halloween Bash; When? Thursday, October 21st at Oakland Secret - community arts space for live music and vendors, but also home to my good ...
Crying in the Pit: Japanese Breakfast in Concert Jax Samsell November 13, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Since Japanese Breakfast’s newest album Jubilee was released in June 2021, I’ve played it on repeat on virtually every occasion of my life: when I moved into my new apartment, when I binge-read Chainsaw M...
Greer Live in San Francisco Jax Samsell November 8, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Greer is a four piece ensemble from Los Angeles, California, whose presence has been cemented in memories since 2014. As Gen Z’s favorite niche Internet celebrities, seeing them live at the August Hall in San...
Our first live show in over a year: Shakey Graves in ATX Makaila Heifner June 23, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Last Thursday night, Shakey Graves started off his 2021 tour in his hometown of Austin, Texas at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater. Shakey is known for his honest lyrics, cheerful demeanor, and guitar licks tha...
A trip to Dreamland: escaping reality with the Glass Animals Alice Markman and Tovah Popilsky October 20, 2020 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Upon first access into the Glass Animals “Live in the Internet” show, it was clear we had teleported back into the time of AOL messenger with the bandmates. The show was largely emulating the early 2000s, ...
Brittany Howard: a god amongst us Makaila Heifner November 28, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos I think idolizing others is a dangerous game. It creates a false sense of normalcy and places people on a pedestal that is unreachable and ridiculous. With this being said, I am also fully aware of my own idoli...
Unapologetic, brash, brilliance: JPEGMAFIA at The New Parish Everett Williams November 1, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews JPEGMAFIA relishes the stage. Swaggering around as if possessed, a mischievous grin peering out from under his Air Force cap, Peggy (as his fans affectionately call him) is in his element. “Stage presence”,...
Vulfpeck at the Greek: a night of funk, comedy and vegetarianism Sophia Leswing July 14, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Vulfpeck kicked off their West Coast “Greek Week” with a performance at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA this past Saturday. In typical eccentric fashion, marketing leader and band member Jack Stratton...