Big Freedia (photo: Ian Young)
Big Freedia, the Queen Diva, brought the bounce back to Berkeley on Tuesday night at the UC Theatre with a raucous wave-your-ass-in-the-air-like-you-don't-care set filled with [...]
Soul Ska (photo: William Wayland)
Words by William Wayland
If you’re reading this and you don’t know Soul Ska, that’s partly by design. The band was never interested in blanketing the Bay Area [...]
Sleater-Kinney (Photo: by Daniel Kielman)
Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein make it look easy to bring a great live show after nine albums in, especially for a band that has survived [...]
Ghostland Observatory (photo: Ian Young)
Austin's Ghostland Observatory kicked off the weekend Friday night at the Midway with a late-night dance celebration featuring singer Aaron Behrens' manic dance moves, synth-player Thomas Ross [...]
Peter Hook and The Light (photo: Patric Carver)
When I am at the Fillmore, I always like to spend a little time during the show in The Introvert Self-Exclusion Zone [...]
Black Belt Eagle Scout (photo: Ria Burman)
Black Belt Eagle Scout brought their rock and roll indie vibes to Cafe Du Nord on Nov. 13. If you haven't checked out [...]
Twin Peaks (photo: Pedro Paredes Haz)
Chicago rock band Twin Peaks performed at the Great American Music Hall for a energetic and rousing show in support of their latest album, [...]
Anna of the North (photo: Ian Young)
We take music discovery north (way north!) of the Bay to check out the best up-and-coming artists from Iceland, Europe, and beyond.
The end [...]
Tab Benoit (photo: Ria Burman)
Tab Benoit brought his guitar wails and blues shreds to the Great American Music Hall for a rocking time Wednesday night last week. Before his [...]
Ramblin' Jack Elliott (photo: Carolyn McCoy)
Words by Carolyn McCoy
There are very few old-timer troubadour folk singers left, as most of them have passed on through the Pearly Gates of Heaven. [...]
Ali & The Thieves Conspiracy of Beards Kugelplex (photo: Jon Bauer)
The first night of the San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival, "A Celebration of Leonard's Music, Poetry, Insight & Humor" was [...]
FKA twigs (photo: Jon Bauer)
For Tahliah Debrett Barnett, it’s all for the gain.
Since 2012, Barnett (FKA twigs) has mesmerized many with her narcotic, dizzy trip-hop that is impossible to [...]
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