Bringing back the ’60s with Temples
Courtesy of Ed Miles
The four-piece British rock group Temples began their tour across the western US at The Chapel in San Francisco this week. The band is touring not only in support of the release of th...
BADBADNOTGOOD makes SF move with dynamic performance at The Fillmore
While opener London O’Connor’s Casio beats and playfully simple melodies were nostalgic and innocently satisfying, and follow-up act rapper Hodgy (of Odd Future fame) gave an engaging and commanding perform...
Austra to bring political subtleties to MEZZANINE SF
“I love you more than you love yourself,” croons Katie Stelmanis on a lead single of the same title from Austra’s recent album, Future Politics, out January 20 via Domino.
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Devendra Banhart captivates The Fillmore; calls on SF to “Make More Art”
The night opened with San Francisco locals and Devendra Banhart’s long-time friends, Vetiver, who welcomed the audience with a mellow, yet playful indie folk set. Missing their drummer, the remainder of the b...
LANY Romances at The Regency Ballroom
On the evening of November 17th at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, front man Paul Klein of indie-pop band LANY opened the show in an unusual manner. Without any explanation, he sat down cross-legged on t...
Dancing Away with Rüfüs du Sol
Australian trio, Rüfüs du Sol turned the Fillmore into a tropical nightclub last week during their North American Fall Tour. On the second of two nights in San Francisco, the band brought out the growing,...
Three birds, one synth: Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave and Hazel English
The stars collided for a weekend as Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave, and Hazel English’s paths all fell to San Francisco.
After a career spanning multiple decades and genres as founding member and bass...
Max Frost to funk up Brick and Mortar
Austin-based multi-instrumentalist Max Frost originally caught the attention of influential ears in 2013 with the track “White Lies” and its incredibly flexible sound. Equal parts The Love Below-era Andre 3...
Opeth: A spiritual experience
On October 22, Opeth stopped by the Warfield in San Francisco. The Swedish band opened with the titular track from their new album Sorceress and went straight into a face melting performance of "Ghosts of Perdi...
Ween reunites at Bill Graham
This past weekend, October 14 and 15, Ween stopped by the Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium in San Francisco, on the first tour since their disheartening breakup in 2012. With over two decades under their b...
Joyce Manor (the band you will never get out of your head) rocks Great American Music Hall
Joyce Manor kicked off their Fall 2016 tour on October 5th at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. After roughly a 3 month break since their last full US tour with Modern Baseball, the band returne...
A Day at Hardly Strictly: Where the young and old dance as one
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival is a beautiful gift to San Francisco. The free, three-day music festival draws a diverse group to Golden Gate Park with the purpose of dancing, singing, and watching liv...
VÉRITÉ brings The Fillmore to life
After a quick live equipment check, Brooklyn songstress VÉRITÉ (real name Kelsey Byrne) hit the Fillmore stage before an impressively energized post-Folsom Street Fair crowd. The second opener for fellow Eas...
Flume Closes Out the Weekend at Bill Graham
Australian producer and musician Flume camped out in San Francisco for three nights as crowds trudged through dense bass, making their way in and out of the Civic Center. Flume has been preforming for the ma...
TR/ST confirms upcoming album, to play West Coast run this weekend
After a relatively quiet year, Robert Alfons (main mastermind behind Canadian, dark electronic act TR/ST) posted on Facebook a video last month hinting at a third release. The surprise followed his June announc...