GalleryReview + Photos: Big Wreck at the Bottom of the Hill
Big Wreck (photo: Patric Carver)
"Wow. This place is small."
This was the most common observation amongst Big Wreck fans gathered at Bottom of the Hill, most of whom seemed to [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Ride at the Regency Ballroom
Ride (photo: Patric Carver)
Ride came back to San Francisco to play a packed show at the Regency Ballroom.
Opening act Spirit of the Beehive had a bright and beautiful sound that, much like [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Bad Bad Hats bring bubblegum folk to The New Parish
Bad Bad Hats (photo: Patric Carver)
“Hello, I usually do not speak until after the second song, so let’s pretend this did not happen.”
That’s how lead vocalist and guitarist Kerry [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Bitter Lake at Rickshaw Stop
Bitter Lake (photo: Terry Gatechair)
I first saw Jason Myles on stage as part of the duo La Fin Absolute Du Monde, a heavy industrial unit that melted the faces of [...]
GalleryRedd Kross and The Melvins at Cornerstone Brewing
The Melvins (photo: Karen Goldman)
A few years ago, I came to really understand what living in the Bay Area was all about when I was invited to a group [...]
GalleryBloc Party go ‘Silent’ in SF this November
(photo: Estefany Gonzalez)
Starting on September 16, Bloc Party has been playing a very limited tour of the US, playing their debut album Silent Alarm in its entirety. San Francisco [...]
GalleryBlack Belt Eagle Scout brings her ghostly jangle to SF
Two years ago, Katherine Paul's debut album as Black Belt Eagle Scout, Mother of my Children, was released. Haunting and simple, the constructs of the songs were designed to [...]
GalleryBeehive swarm up + down the West Coast to SF, Oakland
Though the duo Beehive formed recently in early 2019, band members Jake Sprecher (formerly of Terry Malts) and bassist Bud Amenti (also of Shutups), having been playing Bay Area venues for [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: OMD at the Mountain Winery
OMD (photo: Patric Carver)
"The moral of our set is don't be afraid of middle-aged men from Liverpool. We've come to kick your ass with synthesizers."
That's how bassist and vocalist [...]
GalleryJames and the Psychedelic Furs at Stern Grove
The Psychedelic Furs (photo: Patric Carver)
How do you mend a broken heart? That question seemed to be on the minds of many of the at-capacity crowd that filled Stern [...]
GallerySleepbomb sountrack classic, sometimes campy films at the New Parkway
About a week ago, I was at the New Parkway to see a movie, and I noticed an unsettling hum coming from the other theater. Was that the tritone? [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: ‘Punk Rock Storytelling: War Stories’ at Swedish American Hall
War Stories (photo: Patric Carver)
They say that you care less about what other people think about you as you age.
Imagine what would happen if you didn't give a shit [...]
