Django Django to start vibrations at the Regency Ballroom Valerie Law October 20, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews October 24, British art rock band Django Django make their way to San Francisco's Regency Ballroom. Earlier this year they released their second album, Born Under Saturn (2015); Friday marks their third to...
RATATAT get loud at a sold-out Regency Ballroom Joanna Jiang August 7, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews “Thank you” – over and over again. These were the only two words uttered by Evan Mast and Mike Stroud Monday evening as they tore through two hours of new and old RATATAT material at San Francisco’s Reg...
Gallery: Clean Bandit at The Regency Ballroom Maddy Smith April 28, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos April 13 UK quartet Clean Bandit played at San Francisco's Regency Ballroom, bringing a club night vibe and unreal energy to the venue despite coming straight from a wild set at Coachella. Having interviewe...
Clean Bandit’s Jack Patterson on songs, styles, strings, and singers Maddy Smith April 10, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview 1 Comment Clean Bandit are just blowing up internationally. With their recently won Grammy and success of New Eyes (2014), they are getting more and more renowned throughout the world. The album’s fourth single ...
Mikky Ekko’s soul-infused voice floors Regency Ballroom Kavitha George March 11, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Mikky Ekko's recorded voice may sound great, but it is nothing compared to the raw energy that seemed to rush out of him in a solid, forceful stream on stage, flooring every last listener at The Regency B...
Noise Pop 2015: Flight Facilities lands safely at The Regency, thanks San Franciscans for travelling with them Isaac Yi February 28, 2015 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews As one of the early headlining acts for this year's Noise Pop Festival, Flight Facilities transported the crowd to elevated heights last Tuesday at The Regency Ballroom, the second US stop on their Down ...
Watsky and friends treat a holiday crowd at The Regency Isaac Yi December 7, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews George Watsky, born and raised in San Francisco, made sure to pull "out all the stops" to give Bay Area fans two very special performances at the Regency Ballroom last weekend. Because the shows were be...
TOKiMONSTA charms the Regency with jazz-like beats, free-spirited euphoria Edfil Dulay November 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos This past Friday at the Regency Ballroom, TOKiMONSTA (real name Jennifer Lee) performed a set to promote her new album Desiderium, out September 25 via Young Art. Accompanying her were CRNKN, Doja Cat...
Home for the holidays: Watsky to play back-to-back nights at The Regency Isaac Yi November 27, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Interview, News 1 Comment Known for his fast rapping, George Watsky started out as one of the most prominent teen poets in the Bay Area, having won the Brave New Voices National Poetry Slam back in 2006. Now he is on his latest worl...
TICKET GIVEAWAY: TOKiMONSTA at The Regency Ballroom Edfil Dulay November 15, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Contests, News Jennifer Lee, better known by her stage name TOKiMONSTA, is best known for her unrelenting ingenuity in the DJ scene. The Korean-born and LA-raised producer's unique blend or jazz beats and pop hooks wi...
Julian Casablancas+The Voidz take San Francisco by storm, recreate debut album live Jade Theriault November 15, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Sunday night, patrons at The Regency Center were engaged in a ballroom dance soiree downstairs. It was a wonder those aristocrats waltzed along, oblivious to the tripped-out rock sabbatical above them. Upsta...
Bonobo gets intimate at The Regency, but not enough to stick around Joanna Jiang October 26, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Garters and CamelBaks seemed rather inappropriate for the evening, but people still wore them October 24 at The Regency Ballroom. Regardless of whether they were rave-ready or simply unwinding after work, t...
Mogwai returns to San Francisco, packs the Regency Joanna Jiang April 19, 2014 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews 1 Comment “We have one more song,” Mogwai's bassist Dominic Aitchison lied before his band played four more tracks -- three of which were in an encore. “But first, I have a question. Are a lot of you wasted?” ...