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 [...]
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 [...]
Gallery10 years on, Burger Boogaloo stays strange
In the years that I've been attending Burger Boogaloo, the festival heights exponentially grew each year. Two years ago, Iggy Pop did his best Alex Honnold impression and scaled the [...]
Gallery‘Punk Rock Storytelling: War Stories’ comes to Swedish American Hall next week
I first encountered the zine Lobotomy when I was a teenager in Tampa, Florida. Poking out of a stack of papers labeled "Posters and shit $1," Lobotomy appealed to [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: The Lemonheads at the Mystic Theatre
The Lemonheads (photo: Patric Carver)
Courthouse Square is a backlot at Universal Studios. It's most famous for being the town center of Hill Valley, the fictional setting of Back to [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Camp Cope at the Uptown
Camp Cope (photo: Patric Carver)
"Does anyone see an old man wearing eyeliner?" said Camp Cope's Georgia McDonald as she peered out into the crowd at the Uptown Saturday night. [...]
GalleryJackie Greene to raise money for Blue Rose Foundation at the Fillmore
The Blue Rose Foundation will be holding its sixth annual Blue Rose Benefit on Saturday, June 8 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The event will raise to provide [...]
GalleryReview + Photos: Junk Parlor at the Ivy Room
Junk Parlor (photo: SarahJayn Kemp)
I first saw Junk Parlor at the Uptown in Oakland some months back. Performing as part of a cabaret, Junk seemed very at home being [...]
