Addison Sartino ‘Pulled it Together,’ Creating a Memorable Show For Fans, Despite Illness, a Broken Trailer, and a New Drummer Cole Haddock and Eliza Scheer November 24, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, Photos, San Francisco We walked into the police station, and the only other person there had a curly blonde mullet, blue vest, and septum. “Hey, were you just at the Greeting Committee concert?” The guy said yeah...
Love Lives in the Bay: Soft Blue Shimmer Debuts Their New Record at Neck of the Woods Nico Chodor November 22, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie, indie scene, indie-pop, music, Reviews, San Francisco “my dreams always seem concerned with your well-being…i can’t seem to shake…maybe one day we’ll learn to grow separately. maybe one day i’ll grow on my own. maybe one day this piece of you inside of...
One magic hour with Surf Curse at the Warfield Liv Bjorgum November 21, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews, San Francisco “We’re not 18 anymore / But we’ve still got our habits / You’re the creature in my heart / And you’re about to devour it / ‘Cause I remember when” - Surf Curse, “Nostalgia,” Nothing Yet (2017)...
A trip to Beatopia Lucy Hanna November 21, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, San Francisco Stopping by The Regency Ballroom on Wednesday, November 16, I was lucky enough to be transported by 22-year-old artist beabadoobee to Beatopia (2022). More than just the name of her most recent record, Beatopia...
L.S. DUNES leave San Francisco begging for more at Bimbo’s 365 Club Emmanuelle Mphuthi November 20, 2022 Blog, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, music, Rock, San Francisco This Wednesday, the 13th of November, a friend and I navigated the tumultuous Bay Area public transport system to attend an L.S. Dunes concert in San Francisco. We’d purchased the tickets a few months earlier...
A ‘Ginger Fresh!’ performance from Ginger Root at August Hall Kyle Garcia Takata November 8, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews To kick off the second show in the latter half of their Fall Tour promoting their most recent EP Nisemono (2022), Ginger Root, composed of frontman Cameron Lew, bassist Dylan Hovis, drummer Matt Carney, and cam...
You can leave it to Alex G Div Buccieri November 7, 2022 Album Review, Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie scene, indie-pop, LGBTQ+, Multimedia, music, News, Reviews Surely, you or someone you know went to the Alex G concert in SF. The event, held Oct. 19 at The Fillmore on a chilly fall Wednesday night, mothered something other than the usually-disquieted Alex G, thanks to...
A therapy session with Lexi Jayde Kamieko Goines November 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, women in music I discovered Lexi Jayde through her single “Oldest Teenager” when it popped up on my Discover Weekly just over 2 years ago. I remember immediately saving the song — it was catchy, and since it came out du...
Jessie Reyez was ‘Hittin’ at the Yessie Tour Sasha Padilla and Andrew Zendejas November 2, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, R&B 1 Comment Following her 2020 release of Before Love Came to Kill Us, Jessie Reyez has finally blessed us with a long-awaited national tour for her 2022 release Yessie. On October 27, Jessie performed after supporting act...
It’s All Love with Alvvays at The Fillmore Avery Flieder October 29, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Alvvays enchants with their first gig back in the Bay Area since 2018 alongside new release, Blue Rev (2022). “How I gauge whether this is stasis or change”... I’m 15 screaming the lyrics to “Archie...
San Francisco, Where’s Your Disco?: Dom Dolla Headlines Day To Night Festival Eliza Scheer October 22, 2022 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, EDM, Multimedia, music, Photos, Reviews, Uncategorized Day To Night Festival Day 1 Thousands of people traveled to Treasure Island on October 15 for Day To Night Festival. Only a 15 minute drive from Berkeley, I was at the festival in no time. There was onl...
The Portola Music Festival Experience Layla Mahmoud and Carolina Munce October 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized On the 24th of September 2022, the Portola Music Festival commenced on Pier 80 at noon sharp. As all the attendees made their way toward the entrance of Portola, a chilling excitement could be felt and seen thr...
People of Portola (Music Festival) Riley Collins September 29, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews The Portola Music Festival drew thousands to Pier 80 in San Francisco last weekend, on September 24th and 25th. The Berkeley B-side spoke to some of the festival goers. Here are the people of Portola: ...
First dates and new music Riley Collins September 20, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Previews, Reviews I learned about Remi Wolf how everyone else learns about music nowadays: a hinge date. More often than not, these dates are unsuccessful, filling your brain with information that will no longer be needed in two...
How to Not DYE in the Pit: Together Pangea Takes San Francisco By Storm Nico Chodor May 3, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos, Reviews Together Pangea, Sad Park, and Reckling brought out all the stops Thursday night at Cafe Du Nord for the 29th show of Pangea’s How to DYE tour. Reckling kicked things off as the crowd trickled into the Market...