Tagged R&B

I would just like to preface this by saying that if you plan on attending a later stop on this tour and don’t want to have the experience ruined by knowing the setlist in advance, don’t read this. I am awar...

A slow-burning candle. Clouds colored in a deep, dusky rose. Dried lavender crumbling through your fingers. Forgive me for playing a bit of word-association, but the above phrases are about as close as I ca...

What captivates me the most about being a supporter of up-and-coming artists is when you find one like Choker, one who you just seem to know is going to be someone someday. I felt the same way about Kevin Abstr...

The 2018 fall semester is nearing a close. Chances are you’re tired, and most likely dreading finals. Here’s a couple playlists that fit every mood you may experience during dead week. “I have a whole ...

On November 24th, 21-year-old England native Jorja Smith performed an unforgettable show at The Warfield in San Francisco, leaving the crowd in awe and simply beaming throughout the night.  This tour served as...

Earlier in February this year, Rhye released their newest album, Blood (2018), much to the anticipation of many who were awaiting their comeback after their debut album, Woman (2016). At the Ace of Spades in S...

Selling out the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco is no easy task. Up-and-coming UK R&B powerhouse Jorja Smith managed to do so without even having a full-length commercial LP under her belt yet. Smith has ...

What do Latin dance moves, sexual gestures, and a silky voice have in common? They’re all characteristics of the electric live performance of R&B powerhouse Miguel, as his stop in Berkeley expressed in ab...

The term “dynamic duo” couldn’t be more appropriate for musicians Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne who met at the Manhattan School of Music and started a joint project Brasstracks just a few years ago.  Sinc...

The Chapel was graced by the presence of Bruno Major and his live band last Tuesday, February 20th as a part of Noise Pop Festival 2018.  Performing for a sold-out crowd, this is Major's first North American t...

A weekly Wednesday night event in a seedy pocket of East Los Angeles, Low End Theory has always been cooler than it should have been: with better-than-thou fashionable attendees despite its un-instagrammable ae...

This show was exactly what a stressed, academically-inclined, spiritual woman of color needed before finals. It was full of sweetness and love -- enrichment to my soul. The Great American Music Hall’s small v...

Bay area-based band The Seshen has always been hard to pin down. Falling somewhere between dub, R&B, electronica, and synth-pop, their music lies outside of all genre expectations. Groovy without a doubt, t...

Jamila Woods will be saturating the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on December 6 with her sweet and soulful R&B groove to promote the re-release of her popular debut LP, HEAVN (2016) presented ...

Bay area-based R&B group The Seshen is set to grace the Cornerstone stage in Berkeley this Friday. Opening will be LoCura, Space Captain, and DJ Dream Queen. Characterized by Akiyoshi Ehara’s synthy-di...