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Savoir Adore and friends, says Paul Hammer, head out on tour

Joanna Jiang
March 26, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
Sometime between Our Nature (2013) and "Lovers Wake," dream pop outfit Savoir Adore were put on hiatus by the media. Though we were unaware of the news then, it was shortly after their critically-acclaimed soph...

N’Essaie pas, parce que demain est une autre nuit

Joanna Jiang
March 23, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
“They’re really good,” I tried to convince my friend of Essaie pas. “I’m just really tired.” The Montreal duo, spinning track after track from their latest Demain est une autre nuit at the SF...

Jack Garratt and Kacy Hill fire up The Great American Music Hall

Kenneth Zhang
March 20, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
On the evening of March 10, the fiery-haired UK multi-instrumentalist and former music teacher Jack Garratt entranced his crowd during a sold-out show at the iconic Great American Music Hall. Even the pouring...

Into It. Over It. sets high Standards

Nathan Black
March 15, 2016
Album Review, Columns and Opinions
Evan Weiss, with his solo project, Into It. Over It., has built a worthy successor atop the graves of Sunny Day Real Estate and American Football. Rather than reinvent the genre, Weiss has evolved it without sh...

Howard conforms listeners at The Chapel

Erica Munson
March 15, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Folktronic is not a term you hear too often in today’s music scene, however, Howard’s performance at The Chapel last Saturday certainly put it on our radar. The Brooklyn based trio is comprised of Howard ...

Keys N Krates raise spirits at the Regency

Isaac Yi
February 23, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews
With just a few stops remaining on their "Midnite Mass" tour, Canadian trio Keys N Krates led service last Thursday, February 18, at the Regency Ballroom. The idea that the "Midnite Mass" tour is supposed to "f...

Keys N Krates to stage a Bay Area return at the Regency tomorrow night

Isaac Yi
February 17, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
Toronto-based Keys N Krates are set to make an appearance at the Regency Ballroom tomorrow, February 18, as part of their month-and-a-half long tour following the January 15 release of their latest EP, Midnite ...

Ty Segall and company thrill at The Fillmore

Jacob Elsanadi and Sofia Duarte
January 26, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
Ty Segall completely astounded the historic Fillmore in San Francisco two Monday nights past. His signature punk/garage rock sound, incredible in its own right, was accompanied by a bizarre yet bafflingly good ...

Majical Cloudz release Wait & See EP, to play The Chapel Tuesday

Joanna Jiang
January 22, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
Canadian minimalists Majical Cloudz exploded late last year with their third record, Are You Alone?, the latest installment of a steady climb from critically acclaimed obscure pop to... popular indie obscure po...

Kygo blows out Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Arnav Chaturvedi
January 19, 2016
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Norwegian boy wonder Kygo set forth on his Cloud Nine Tour starting in none other than the great city of San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium two Thursdays past. The night featured a list of...

Odesza’s live set blooms for In Return tour

Arnav Chaturvedi
December 23, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
On a night of rough rain and hailstorms, everyone in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium completely forgot the world outside its doors. Friday night, Odesza’s unique brand of subtle melodic trap music managed ...

Microwave starts the night at Bottom of the Hill

Arnav Chaturvedi
November 17, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
Some young punk rock bands often derive from the era that they emerge from. Microwave take this derivation a step further and develop a similar base of '00s lyrical themes coupled with impressive instrumentatio...

Keep Shelly in Athens return to Rickshaw Stop November 19

Joanna Jiang
November 16, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
Two years ago, we interviewed Keep Shelly in Athens before their performance at Rickshaw Stop. The Greek duo were then comprised of producer RΠЯ and a “petite young girl with large eyes that go from worried...

Mystic Braves truly mystify at The Chapel

Jacob Elsanadi and Sofia Duarte
November 12, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
From the moment I arrived at The Chapel this past Thursday, a sense of nostalgia held onto me and would not release its grasp until I left the venue that night. Parked directly in front of the box office window...

Gallery: Reptar excites fans at Rickshaw Stop

Sofia Duarte
November 11, 2015
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
Reptar played to an excited audience last Friday night, November 6th, at the Rickshaw Stop as part of their North American tour following the March 2015 release of their album, Lurid Glow. The Georgia-natives p...
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