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Gary Clark Jr. transports us out of this world at the Fillmore

Makaila Heifner
October 11, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Night one of Gary Clark Jr.’s four-night residency at the Fillmore was a smashing success. Fresh off of his recent tour with Lenny Kravitz, the singer showed no sign of fatigue. On the contrary, Clark brought...

Jeff Tweedy without Wilco – a pleasant surprise

Claire Winthrop
October 11, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Uncategorized
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass – the annual free festival at Golden Gate park with numerous artists who tip toe in, out, and around bluegrass. From Friday through Sunday, the park sets up five separate stages, eac...

STRFKR’s 10 year anniversary: a cosmic night of nostalgia

Arnav Chaturvedi
September 18, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews
STRFKR celebrated their 10 year anniversary this weekend with three performances at The Independent in San Francisco. The Portland natives came in fabulous ‘50s dresses, shining pearls, and luscious blonde wi...

HONNE blows it out of the water at The Warfield

Emma Jaeger
September 18, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos
The art of HONNE’s newest album, Love Me / Love Me Not (2018), stares at me from the backdrop of the stage: a pristinely feminine face reflected in a handheld mirror, painted in bold pop-art tones. Love Me / ...

Janelle Monáe is the icon the LGBTQ community deserves

Rebekah Gonzalez
June 23, 2018
Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews
She is standing at the top of a pearly white set of front angled stairs. The crowd at San Francisco’s The Masonic auditorium roars beneath her. Just half an hour ago, Janelle Monáe seemed cooler than ice. In...

TV Girl plays it frustratingly safe

Dylan Medlock
June 4, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Since forming in 2010, LA-based indie pop band TV Girl has done an exceptional job at forming a brand identity that’s affectionately influenced by nostalgic pop culture yet instantly recognizable as their own...

Subtly textured, effortlessly propulsive, Mount Kimbie is a Force

Dylan Medlock
May 19, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Since their acclaimed debut Crooks & Lovers (2010), electronic duo Mount Kimbie has been labeled everything from post-dubstep to art pop to future garage— all specific titles that capture creative nuances...

The new face of folk: an interview with Caamp

Makaila Heifner
May 2, 2018
Interview
If black coffee and cigarettes on a Sunday morning had a soundtrack, it would be the music of Caamp. Caamp is comprised of Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, two childhood friends who have been playing music since...

alt-J lights up Bill Graham

Sahil Chawla
April 25, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
alt-J lit up San Francisco’s Bill Graham as a part of their world tour this past Wednesday. Despite their confessed love of triangles on the hit song “Tesselate,” which helped propel the band to stard...

Ibeyi brings girl power to the Fillmore

Makaila Heifner
April 17, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Upon my first arrival at The Fillmore on April 13th, I noticed a “WOMEN RULE” t-shirt and listened as couples and groups around me spoke Spanish, French, and English. It seemed like a fitting way to start I...

Brasstracks overflow The Independent with their artistry and energy

Anna Nguyen
April 9, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
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...

Charlotte Day Wilson brings Stone Woman to life at the Independent

Anna Nguyen
March 26, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
The first time I heard Charlotte Day Wilson’s voice was randomly at an Amoeba in L.A.  My ear caught a trace of a demurely soulful voice playing through the store’s speakers and I immediately whipped out m...
EDEN mixes artistic passion with a humble demeanor

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 ...

Jordan Rakei shares a piece of his soul at his last stop on tour

Anna Nguyen
March 13, 2018
Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews
Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Jordan Rakei was a long way from home as he closed out his second North American tour in San Francisco at The Fillmore last Thursday, March 8th. Rakei brings his own...

COIN has an existential realization at the Fillmore

Desiree Diaz
March 12, 2018
Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews
It’s about 4 o’clock, four hours before the show starts, and the line is already 50-people long. Just minutes before doors open, the crowd wraps along Geary Blvd and around the corner. COIN fans come out i...
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