Keys n Krates storm Cornerstone for Audiotistic afterparty Jordan Aronson July 28, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On Saturday, July 15, after headlining the Audiotistic festival in Mountain View, Canadian-DJ-trio Keys n Krates travelled up the East Bay for an afterparty set at Cornerstone. Bombastic beats in tow, Keys put ...
MNL to SFO: Manila Killa swings through the Regency Ballroom Jordan Aronson July 27, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On Saturday, July 8, 24 year old Filipino DJ Manila Killa brought some of his future bass stylings to the Regency Ballroom, delivering a 90-minute set of this year’s EDM staples. Manila Killa – who takes hi...
Phoenix absolutely dominates BFD stage Annie Nguyen June 14, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos LIVE 105’s Big Fucking Day is the South Bay’s one-day music festival. It’s that one festival that’s kind of like a knock-off version of Coachella, but surprisingly not so hard on your wallet. That last ...
On Memories…Do Not Open, The Chainsmokers earn your contempt Jordan Aronson April 16, 2017 Album Review, Reviews The Chainsmokers catch a lot of flack. Since the release of their first hit, 2014’s infamous “#SELFIE”, the EDM-lite NYC DJ duo has drawn constant criticism for their signature sound of “not electronic ...
Tchami brings the house, tears it down Jordan Aronson March 19, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews French techno/future house producer Tchami rolled through the Bay Area for a Tuesday night stop at the Fox Theater. Fending off the midweek blues and the seemingly ever-present burden of midterms, the packed th...
Top Five // 11.06.15 Christopher Farmer November 6, 2015 The Electric Guide If you missed out on Halloween, worry not. There's still a full lineup of talent coming into San Francisco this weekend. From big name headliners to funky new power duos, there is definitely something for ev...
Basement Jaxx return with energetic set at Public Works Luke Sheard June 30, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Source: Public Works SF on Facebook On Friday night Basement Jaxx took a break from their latest tour to entertain the Bay with a quick DJ set at Public Works in San Francisco's Mission District. The Grammy...
Flume commandeers Tuesday evening at the UC Davis ARC Pavilion Edfil Dulay May 26, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos With its quiet suburbs, swarms of bicycles, and (of course) cow population -- Davis may seem like an unlikely place to host one of electronic music's rising stars. However, thanks to the ASUCD Entertainment...
Gallery: Clean Bandit at The Regency Ballroom Maddy Smith April 28, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos April 13 UK quartet Clean Bandit played at San Francisco's Regency Ballroom, bringing a club night vibe and unreal energy to the venue despite coming straight from a wild set at Coachella. Having interviewe...
Clean Bandit’s Jack Patterson on songs, styles, strings, and singers Maddy Smith April 10, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview 1 Comment Clean Bandit are just blowing up internationally. With their recently won Grammy and success of New Eyes (2014), they are getting more and more renowned throughout the world. The album’s fourth single ...
Dillon Francis and his alternate persona play Fox Theater December 18 Darius Kay December 21, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On Thursday night after some brutal finals, we found ourselves at the elaborate Fox Theater in Oakland for a show by visceral/audio powerhouse and EDM darling Dillon Francis. After a couple underwhelming ope...
DJ Hardwell proves superior at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Friday Jade Theriault November 11, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos The LED lights might have spelled DANNIC at the beginning of the evening, but by the end, they really said "worship me." The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, notorious for hosting a line ten years long, housed ...
Bassnectar closes tour in San Francisco with noise, beauty Joanna Jiang November 11, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews 1 Comment The line dragged across the lawn at Civic Center Plaza to Polk and McAllister, a grab-bag mix of candy ravers, skate punks, mild metalheads, and Giants memorabilia -- yes, this last one, even a week after t...
Dillon Francis pushes boundaries on debut album Money Sucks, Friends Rule Darius Kay October 26, 2014 Album Review 2 Comments courtesy of Steady Focus Productions College kids love EDM -- according to Spotify, EDM is the second most popular genre on college campuses, and UC Berkeley listeners enjoy EDM on average more than any...
Mat Zo’s Damage Control Revitalizes EDM Myra December 12, 2013 Album Review You might have heard of Matan Zohar, a.k.a. Mat Zo, through tracks such as "Rebound" or "The Sky or Bipolar." He is, for the untrained ear, a leading club DJ with killer live mixing chops like in this hour-lon...