In Valhalla With Skegss At The Fillmore Lucy Gleeson March 5, 2023 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Skegss came to the Fillmore in San Francisco last Wednesday night, stopping in the Bay Area on their tour of the United States. A line formed outside the venue before doors were opened, where fans waited in exc...
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)...
Reverend Hort Heat and The Buttertones bring together generations of surf-rock Natalie Gott February 13, 2020 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On the night of January 25th, 2020, Reverend Horton Heat had Slim’s swelling with pin-ups and psychobillies for a sold-out show. A line stretched out the door well before the show was set to begin, crowding ...
The Growlers’ Natural Affair neglects all that once made them great Natalie Gott November 10, 2019 Album Review On October 25th, 2019 The Growlers released their latest album, Natural Affair, as if to tell listeners that, yes, they did indeed peek in 2014 and it has been all downhill from there. It lacks the luster of th...
Pop-punk band The Frights drops new music video “Me and We and I” ahead of new album Hypochondriac Veronica Irwin June 19, 2018 News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFQEE_N1azA Known for their charming brand of sarcastic surf-rock, The Frights released their latest music video “Me and We and I” in support of their third studio album H...
The Beach Boys don’t like the beach anymore: an Earth Day playlist Hannah Hartt April 22, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes Earth Day became a national holiday in 1970, in light of a growing concern for the planet’s health. In the 25 years following World War II, the United States experienced a major increase in the number of cars...
Real Estate brings warmth back to the Bay Annie Nguyen February 28, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Last weekend, Real Estate visited Fox Theatre to play their first show in Oakland, CA. The concert was part of the Noise Pop Music & Arts Festival, the Bay's annual indie arts week, and it was only fitting ...
Cherry Glazerr releases “Hot Cheetos and Wine” for anti-trump “Our First 100 Days” campaign Veronica Irwin March 27, 2017 News The indie-rock community’s response to President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, the “Our First Hundred Days” project is a currently 57 song long album raising money for organizations focused o...
Shannon and the Clams’ rockabilly revival at the Fox Abby Blaine March 3, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Courtesy of Harry Leath Sandwiched between White Fence, the psychedelic rock group with a gangly frontman in white face paint, and Ty Segall, the prolific poster boy for modern California garage rock, Oakla...
Surfer Blood holds mass at The Chapel Ally Mason February 9, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews Surfer Blood is on tour fresh off the release of their new album Snowdonia (2017). They stopped by The Chapel in San Francisco Tuesday night, drawing the largest crowd I've seen at the venue since Real Esta...
La Luz Tests Crowdsurf Cam At SF’s The Chapel Joanna Jiang January 23, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos 1 Comment Monday nights are usually unfruitful when it comes to live music. But fans who wandered into The Chapel during this month's Martin Luther King Jr. Day were in for a treat. A couple of West Coast acts managed ...