GallerySponsored: A Very Independent December
As we roll out of 2018 and into 2019, the Independent is going out with a bang. With a slate of fabulous shows on the horizon, the reliably rad [...]
GalleryWhat’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Nov 31 – Dec 2
Friday, November 30
Jay Som, Justus Proffit @ Starline Social Club
Though she recently relocated to (guess where) LA, Jay Som will always be ours. There, she linked up with label-mate [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Jackie Greene at the Throckmorton Theatre
Jackie Greene (photo: William Wayland)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
Songwriting troubadour Jackie Greene just turned 38 years old, so he decided to throw himself a birthday party by inviting a few hundred [...]
GallerySponsored: Kurt Vile picks up where he left off at the Fox
(photo: Jo McCaughey)
Fresh off the October release of his latest full-length album, Bottle It In, Kurt Vile is picking up right where he left off: playing his songs on [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Circles Around The Sun at Cornerstone
Circles Around The Sun (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
The language of music is profound and universal. It speaks to our souls on a level that, for the most part, [...]
GalleryWhat’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Nov 23 – 25
Friday, November 23
Jorja Smith @ The Warfield
Bolstered by an appearance on the Black Panther soundtrack (but already well on her way in R&B and vocalist circles), British singer Jorja [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: BAND-MAID at the Chapel
BAND-MAID (photo: William Wayland)
Words by William Wayland
What can I tell you about BAND-MAID?
They are a heavy metal rock and roll group from Tokyo.
They have fans all over the world who [...]
GalleryWhat’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Nov 16 – 18
Elizabeth Moen (pictured), French Cassettes, M. Lockwood Porter, and more.
Friday, November 16
Emily Kinney @ Cafe du Nord
Ever wonder why Emily Kinney sang so often on The Walking Dead? It's [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Ace Of Cups at the Mill Valley Community Center
The Ace of Cups (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
It was 1966, the psychedelic era was just about in full swing, and rock and roll was becoming the voice of [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Tyler Childers at the Fillmore
Tyler Childers (photo: William Wayland)
Words by William Wayland
Tyler Childers released his breakthrough album, Purgatory, in August 2017. Even before I had listened all the way through I had tickets to [...]
GalleryShe + Him throw the coolest holiday party at the Masonic
Remember that moment in the mid-2000s when you — probably in class just before winter break, or dragged to the movies with your younger relatives over the holidays — [...]
GalleryWhat’s Happening This Weekend? A Guide To Shows Around The Bay, Nov 9 – 11
Friday, November 9
Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia @ The UC Theatre
2017's Tiny Desk Contest winners and fellow New Orleanian, bounce queen Big Freedia, join forces for the ultimate [...]
