Kikuo: A rainbow fever dream of a concert Gwen Tam September 13, 2024 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Previews I had convinced (not that it took much convincing) a close friend of mine to attend Kikuo’s concert with me, on September 8th in San Francisco. For context, this friend was one I had known since second grade;...
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, ...
The chaos of catharsis: Doom Loop Festival, starring Yeule Rushaad Mistry and Selina Yang March 21, 2024 indie, indie-pop, Rock, San Francisco, Shoegaze 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 jester’s surprise: The Garden hits The Regency Ballroom Maya Banuelos December 3, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews In one of their final stops on the Horseshit on Route 66 tour The Garden gave their first of two nights at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom on November 29th. Despite a notably lackluster energy from the band ...
Nils Frahm at The Regency Ballroom Jonah Thedorff April 17, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews I entered into the sprawl of the Regency Ballroom accompanied by the artist's co-agent closely behind. The show hadn’t started yet but on the stage was an impressive layout of multiple synths, a grand piano, ...
EDEN brings new sound, emotion to the Regency Ballroom Jacob Green March 19, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Minutes before the beginning of his highly anticipated performance, 22-year-old Jonathon Ng (stagename EDEN) quickly peaked his head out from backstage to see a sea of fans closely monitoring the stage for any ...
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...
Danny Brown to take Regency Ballroom by storm this fall Eda Yu September 17, 2016 Uncategorized Following his release of XXX in 2011, Detroit-born rapper Danny Brown became an established name in the hip-hop game. With his high-energy beats and quick, clean flow, the musician has developed a reputation f...
Rhye entrances and stuns at The Regency Ballroom Vivian Chen April 23, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Despite having two members encumbered with the flu, Rhye managed to give a stunning performance last Wednesday that immersed the crowd in their sensual, soulful, and powerfully rich sound. Oakland artist I...